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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-10
U. s. Bombers May Again Smash At Japan
Three Officers of U. s. Army Air Force in China ln- inmates They Will Soon Be Visiting
 Japanese Cities
BY KARL ESKELUND Limited Press Staff Correspondent

United States Airforce Headquar- ters, China, July 10.-(UP)-Three officers in charge of the U. s. army air force in China expressed belief today that the Japanese had been forced on the defensive in the air and that Americans would be flying bombers over Japanese cities before we get through"
 Judging by recent Far Eastern events the turning point in air oper- ations has been reached and the Japanese are now more on the de- fensive whereas the American air. forces are on the offensive" Brig. Gen. Claire l.. Chennault said, prom ising intensified attacks on the en- emy.
 Chennault, Col. Caleb V. Haynes, chief of the bomber command, and Col. Robert L. Scott, commander of the 23rd pursuit group made the pledge to carry the fight to the Japanese when I interviewed them at airforce headquarters.
 "The bombing of Japanse bases will be greatly intensified" Haynes said. We already have made sey- eral raids on Japanese bases and they will get 1t worse in the fu- ture."
 Scott said he visited Japan and cities along the China coast when he was in the navy in 1924.
 And I hope I will fly over those cities again before we get through" :" he said.
 Kill Jap Air Power
 Chennault, in command of the entire American airforce in China and until recently the directing head of the American volunteer group that fought for China against the invaders, predicted that growing United States airpower coupled with Allied airforces eventually would destroy Japanese airpower.
 Destruction of Japan's air arm will make the conquest of Japan fairly easy, judging by recent events,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-10
PAUL REVERE SIGNS UP

Fort Devens, Mass, July 10-UP) Paul Revere, 25, of Braintree, di- rect descendant of the famed Amer sworn into the U. s. army today. ican patriot and midnight rider, was
 The new patriot expects to ride a jeep.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-10
BY GEORGE E. REEDY, JR. United Press Staff Correspondent

Limited Press Stan COrreSpOndent)
 Washington. July 1O-(UP)-Sen. George w. Norris, Ind, Neb., vet eran liberal, proposed today on the eve of his 81st birthday that the United Nations prepare to watch" Germany, Italy and Japan for "at least 50 years" after the war to guard against their rearming.
 Norris, one of the little group Of wilful men" who opposed United States entrance into World War l, said in an interview:
 "The peace terms of this war must include complete a.ld total dis armament of Germany, Italy and Japan. Every vestige of armament In those nations must be destroyed, including the factories that are cap able of producing those armaments.
 For a period of at least 50 years those countries should be watched
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-10
Herbert Karl Friedrich h Bahr Trapped On Steamer
Judge Smith Delayed Case of Wilhelm Kunze
Until July 28; Trial of Two Others Is Also Included in Delay

Hartford, Conn.,, July 10. - (UP) - The government consented today to delaying until July 28 the trial of Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze and two others accused of espionage to permit the GermanAmerican Bund leader to prepare defense against charges he Axis agent
 Kunze held under $50000 bond at county a appre heded recently in Mexico he prepared to flee to Europe in small boat He preSented in federal court
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PREPARE--For success at Post Junior College of Commerce. 24 Central Ave.--Adv.
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The Weather

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
farm HOUSE WITH
ALL CONTENTS is
BURNED TO GROUND
Fire of Unknown Origin De-
stroys Home of Alvin Stag
er on Bentley Road
Loss of Dwelling and Contents
Estimated at $4,000,
Partly Insured

Fire of unknown origin totally de-
stroyed two story frame dwelling
occupied by Alvin Stager and family
four miles south of town on the
Bentley road near the Lincoln high
way, Saturday night shortly after 8
o'clock.
No one was at home at the time
of the fire and all contents of the
house were lost. Loss of the house
and contents is estimated at $4,000
partly covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered by Mrs
Lille Manahan, residing near Beav-
erdam who was passing the house at
the time. She telephoned the alarm
to Bluffton and the fire department
responded but arrived too late to
check the flames. Mr.. and Mrs
Stager and daughter were in Bluff
ton doing Saturday night shopping
when they learned of the fire.
The farm, formerly the Schaubllr
homestead, is owned by Mrs. Ell
Locher of Bluffton.
The Stager family moved the first
Of the week into an apartment in
the Allen Beeshy residence on Riley
street. Stager who operates a truck
is engaged in hauling coal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
VIII OF Scott Whistler
Filled In Probate Court

Ben Whistler, of Bluffton, was
named executor of the estate of his
father, the late Scott T. Whistler, in
an appointment made last week in
Allen county probate court.
In the will, the elder Whistler left
all household goods, furniture, cloth
ing and the "home property" to his
son. To his wife, Whistler willed a
114-acre Union township farm.
Upon the death of his wife, $500
is to be given to the Pleasant View
United Brethren church of Union
township, to be invested in bond;
and the income used as church
trustees see fit.
Other bequests include: $50 shares
of stock in the Buckeye Machine Co
to Ben Whistler; 5000 to each of the
following: Idell Whistler, wife of &
nephew; Zoe Rupright, of Belmore
Mary c. Garten, daughter of Whis
ler's sister; Eliza Shelter and DIV,
Taylor, of Ell Paso, ILL.,; and thu
balance of property and money tt
Ben Whistler and his sister, Mrs
Estell M. Harris.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
In New Locations

w. w. Wirries and family have
moved here from Lima and are oc-
cupying the brick residence on South
Main street, the former Emil Garau
property recently purchased by DR..
M. d. Soash. Wirries is employed at
the Triplett plant.
Arthur Hauenstein and daughter
have moved from the Mrs. Catherine
Lory property on Railroad street to
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Gar
net Foltz. Mrs. Lory recently moved
here from Lima and is occupying her
property.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Vandemark
have moved from the Perkins farm
west of Bluffton to a farm east of
Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
II FROM DISTRICT
REGISTER In CALL
FOR Is YEAR OLDS
List of Those Registered An
nounced by County Draft
Board No. 3
Second Group of LIS Yr. Youths
Is Being Registered
This Week

Seventeen Bluffton area youths
were registered with the 18 year
old group during the past week
under the Selective Service act for
possible military service, it is an
nounced by Allen County Draft
Board No. 3.
The youths We're those who at
tanned their eighteenth birthday an
niversary between July l and Aug,
81.
Registered were:
Ellis Hauenstein, James Leonard
Gratz, Jr.; Weldon Deppler, Denard
Loganbill, Gust Basinger, Jr., Bluff
ton.
Jack Oswalt, Beayerdam.
Ivan Ross Clum, Randall Ellsworth
Clum, Ada.
Edward Claire Taylor, John Ar
thur Conrad, Lima Route 5.
Dwight William Long, John
Wayne Downard, Paul Johnston Nc
Clure, Lafayette.
Herbert Lee Anlstutz, Don Edison
Renner, Maurice Floyd SEEKER
Russell Rollie Bellinger, Col. Grove
Youths who have attained their
eighteenth birthday anniversary be.
tween September ! and October 81
are now being registered until Thurs.
day night at Offices of the drafi
board in the National Bank building
in Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
With The Sick

P. w. Stauffer, Bluffton college
and high school speech instructor,
has been removed to his home on
Kibler street, where he is convalesc-
ing from an appendicitis operation.
Miss Lucille Medler, Bluffton col
lege student, has been removed from
the Bluffton hospital to her home in
Findlay.
Walter Sommer, Bluffton school
bus driver, is convalescing from an
operation at the Bluffton hospital.
Marion Burkholder is i'll at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
S. S. Burkholder of Cherry street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
BiuftOn Cdgers
Win In Lima Loop

Buttons independent basketball
team racked up its third win of the
season by capturing its first start
in Lima industrial league play, a
SO to "a decision over Stones Grill
last Thursday night at Lima.
Rich Gratz with 16 points and
Russ Gratz with IA accounted for 30
of their teams SO points. Others
playing for Bluffton were Rog Howe,
Barney Fritchie, Paul Detwiler and
Johnny Hermann.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
Arrival OF Winter Tuesday Preceded
By Near-record Low Temperature
Monday was Coolest Day of
December with Merk at A
Below Zero
Light Rain and Freezing Temp.
eratures Making Roads
Hard to Travel

With winter officially arriving here
on Tuesday the weather proved to be
less wintry on that day than any of
the days just preceding, in which
some near record lows in tempera-
ture were reported.
AS the result of the unusually cold
spell the town has been blanketed
with several layers of snow only to
see most of it melt with the rising
temperatures.
The thermometer officially record
ed the temperature at a below zero
on Monday, believed to be something
of a local record for this time of
the year.
For many years the weather has
been warm during the month of De-
ceember with numerous balmy Christ
masses reported during the past sew
eral years.
Light rain and changes in temp
erature to below freezing have pro-
duced slippery highways that are
dangerous to drive, motorists here
reported.
TraditionaIly the first day of win
ter is the shortest day of the year
! but, according to the World Almanac
there actually will be no differenc,
from any other day from Dec. II t.
Dec. 27, a period of IL days uni
formly hours and IA minutes il
length from sunrise to sunset.
The sun in this latitude will ris,
at 8:21 o'clock Eastern War time
and will set at 5:35 o'clock. TIL
only difference in length during tn
period of shortest days is that tn
sun both rises and sets few sec
onds later each day.
Next Sunday, sunrise will be a
8:24 a. m. and sunset will be at 5:3
p. m. The following day the sunris
| will be at the same hour but tn
sun will set a minute later. Fror
then on there will be gradua
lengthening of minute or two eac
day according to the almanac, but
will be the middle of January befor
the difference will begin to be notice
able.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
Price Shows Only Modest Ad-
vance i'm Face of Soaring
Markets
Many BlufftOn Families viii
Serve Goose for Holi-
day Dinner

Goose-traditional center of the
Christmas dinner is regaining this
year much of its former popularity.
Long eclipsed by turkeys and chick
ems as the meat course for the holi-
day feast, the difference in market
prices this year has done much to-
ward restoring goose to popular ia
vor. Demand for goose is showing
a marked increase, dealers stated.
In the fact of soaring poultry
markets, geese have shown little
tendency to rise. Liveweight retail
price on Bluffton markets the first
of the week was 20 cents per pound,
an advance of four cents over a
price of 16 cents year ago.
Chickens retailing last year around
20 cents, liveweight, are bringing 27
cents pound this year for spring
ers and heavies. Hens may be had
for "a cents.
TURKEYS HIGHER
Turkeys have also shown a marked
increase in price this year, retailing
at 35 cents liveweight per pound
compared to 27 cents last year. Two
years ago turkeys retailed for 20
cents and chickens for 16 cents a
pound.
The greatest price increase in eggs
took place last year when they
jumped % cents to 40 cents per doz-
en-. This year white prime eggs are
bringing "A cents per dozen with
brown eggs about 40 cents. Pullet
eggs are around 30 cents dozen.
The large increase came last year
rather than this year because of the
expectation of powdered eggs to var
ious European countries engaged in
war.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
Goose, Traditional For Christmas
Dinner, Again Popular This Year
Xmas Greetings From
Africa Arrive On Day
OF Fathers Funeral

GABLE message from Africa
bearing Christmas greetings
sent by Catherine Gratz to her
father, Peter Gratz, Button
drygoods merchant, arrived Sun
day, the day of the latter's
funeral.
The message was dated Thurs
day, the day of her fathers
death. The Bluffton woman. en-
gagged in mission work in French
West Africa was unaware of her
fathers illness. The last word
previously received from her
was a letter written in Septem-
Der.
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Funeral SerUices
For Peter Gratz

Funeral services " Peter GratZ,
7a, prominent IN dry goods
this community,k held at the
First Mennonis rh Sunday
afternoon at o. D
He died at hsN kJ.e on South
Jackson street Tffnsday night at
10 o'clock. Death was attributed
to penumonia following a two weeks
illness.
The son of Christian and Gather
inc (Steiner) Gratz, he was born
in Richland township Nov 9, 1869.
He was married to Katherine Buch-
er who passed away in 1907. On
Nov. II, 1920, he was married to
Laura Seyb, who survives.
He first became engaged in the
dry goods business here in 1903 be-
ing associated with Samuel Bixel un-
der the firm name of Gratz and Bixel
in the location now occupied by the
| Basinger Furniture store. In busi-
ness until 1917 he retired selling his
| interest to Bixel who moved the
store to the location now occupied
by the Ruff variety store.
In 1925 he purchased the Staater
| Dry Goods store in which he has
been active ever since. The business
will be continued at the present
time under the management of Mrs
Gratz.
Mr.. Gratz served eight years as g
member of the board of education
and was president of the board fol
one term.
He was a faithful member of tn,
First Mennonite church and belonged
to the Mems brotherhood and tn,
Mems Bible class, being former
president of the latter group.
In addition to his wife he is sur
vived by one son, Oliver Wendell
Gratz, of Celina; three daughters
Mrs. Eldora Schumacher, of Candy
Oregon; Mrs. Paul Lawrence, o
Harrod; Miss Catherine Gratz,
missionary in French West Africa
and sister, Mrs. Lena Basinger, O
, Pandora; and six grandchildren.
Rev. ]. N. Smucker, pastor of th
First Mennonite church and Rev. A
F. Albro, pastor of the Bluffton Mis-
sionary church, officiated at the fun
eral services Sunday afternoon. Bur
ial was in the Ebenezer cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
CHRISTMAS TREE.
MAIN DECORATION
HERE THIS YEAR
War Has Eliminated Most of
Decorative Frills; Town
Welcomes Yuletide
Churches are Planning Christ
mas Programs Thursday
And Friday Nights

With the Christmas trees the prin-
cipal Yuletide accessory in time of
war which has eliminated most of the
decorative frills, Button youngsters
are nevertheless keeping sharp look
out for Santa as the town prepared
this week to welcome the holiday
season.
Fortunately one of the few items
on which there are no restrictions or
rationing is the Christmas tree. Mer-
chants have reported plentiful sup
plies as many of the trees sold here
are from nearby sources of supply
The first of the week found stores
filled with late holiday shoppers, the
postoffice flooded with an avalanche
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
Red Cross Rooms To
Close Until Jan. 5

The Red Cross work rooms at the
grade school and at the home of
Mrs. J. S. Steiner will be closed un-
til Tuesday, January 5, it was an
nounced this week by Mrs. Steiner,
Director of Supplies.
The room at the grade school
building will be cold during the va
cation period and the quota is
reached in the sewing work, Mrs
Steiner said.
In the new year, the Red Cross
groups will make kit bags for the
soldiers. Further announcement will
be made about this new project, il
was stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
Wed At Ebenezer
Church On Sunday

In simple but impressive cere-
mony at the Ebenezer Mennonite
church took place the wedding of
Miss Meta Sorenson and Howard
Amstutz, both of Chicago, Sunday
afternoon at a o'clock.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Christian Sorenson of Sid
ney, Montana, and the groom the
son of Albert Amstutz of LaRue,
has made his home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Luginbihl of this place.
The wedding vows were received
by Rev. A. C. Schultz, pastor of the
church. Decorations included an
altar of evergreens and ferns with
light from tapers of candelabra.
The bride was attired in white
satin with fingertip veil caught by
a coronet of seed pearls and carried
a white Bible.
Attending bridesmaids, Miss Chloe
Webber of Chicago and Miss Mar
ceiIle Luginbihl cousin of the groom,
wore pink and blue taffeta floor
length gowns and carried bouquets
of carnations and pompons.
The groom was attended by his
brother Landolene Amstutz. Ushers
were Ray and Robert Luginbihl
Wedding music consisted of voca
numbers by Mrs. Landolene Amstutz
and Emmett Augsburger with Mis-:
Mabel Amstutz at the piano.
Both the bride and groom are stu
dents at Moody Bible Institute IL
Chicago from which Mr.. Amstut;
will be graduated soon. He vii
continue his theological studies il
Northern Baptist seminary, Chicago
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
COunty's Victory Bond
DriUe Goes OUer Top

Allen County's Victory Bond cam
paign for the December sale of war
bonds went over the top last Friday
by margin of $4,000.
Subscriptions in the county at the
close of Fridays campaigning to-
tailed $2,656,000. Allen county's
quota had been $2,530,000.
Hancock county also is over-sub-
scribed, with total of S2,291 900
against a quota of S1,670,000.
Putnam county has only 1858, 900
toward quota of $4,000; and
Hardin county reports only $961, 900
toward a quota of S1,113,000.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Martinka, Con-
tinental, boy, Gary Allen, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Blosser, CO.
lumbus Grove, boy, Kenneth Dale,
Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
HEAVY VOLUME OF
XMAS MAIL SETS
new RECORD HERE
Holiday Business This Christ
mas Season Will Surpass
Last Years Mark
Flood of Holiday Mail Taxes
Facilities of Bluffton's
P0stoffice Staff

With letter cancellations already
better than 10000 ahead of last
years figure, new all time record
for outgoing mail has been estab-
lished at the Bluffton post office this
Christmas season, it was announced
the first of the week by postal Off
cials.
During the past week the cancella-
tions have been averaging higher
than 5000 per day. The average
during the same period last year
was about 1000 per day.
Whether this is reflection of
early mailing or whether it will be
an all-time record for volume will
not be known until the tabulations
for the Christmas season are COM
pleted, it was stated.
INCOMING MAIL
Incoming mail has also been heavy
this Yuletide season with the climax
coming on Monday when 100 sacks
and pouches of mail literally
swamped the post office. Extra help
and overtime work of the regular
employees were necessary to handle
the increased volume. There were
63 sacks of outgoing mail on Mon
day.
Mondays total of 172 sacks was
the heaviest single days business in
the history of the post office here.
First class mail is received in
sealed pouches while second, third
and fourth class mail comes in sacks,
postal officials explained.
Mail in the business section was
carried by substitute carrier allow
ing the regular carriers, Wilbur
Potee and Ralph Reichenbach, to
cover the residential sections.
Saturday afternoon deliveries were
made this year to ease the pressure
for the Monday Accommodation. Altho
the entire volume Of mail has been
efficiently handled and dispatched,
town and rural deliveries were some
what behind schedule for a few days.
For the convenience of the public,
stamp windows at the post office
were open last Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday nights
until o'clock. The lobby has been
open every night of the week in
order to allow patrons to mail let
ters and parcels.
MAIL DISPATCHED XMAS
On Christmas day mail will be dis
patched by a skeleton crew to be
maintained for that purpose. The
stamp windows will not be open but
| mail will be received, Postmaster Ed
r. Reichenbach stated. There will
| be no mail deliveries on Christmas.
Deliveries of Christmas packages,
however, will be made until noon, it
was stated.
Generally the mailing of Christ
mas cards has come much earlier
this year, it was stated by Ralph
Stearns, assistant postmaster. Peak
day for cancellations was on Thurs
day of last week which is much
earlier than usual for the high mark
of the season.
Sale of Defense stamps and bonds
has also shown a marked increase.
This together with the rush of the
seasonal volume of postal business
has created an unusual volume of
activity.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
Ebenezer Broadcast

A mixed quartet consisting of Mrs.
Milo Lora, Mrs. Francis Niswander,
Clayton Bucher and Francis MIS-
wander will be featured in the week
ly broadcast of the Ebenezer Men,
monte church over radio station
WIN Sunday afternoon at 4:15
o'clock. Mrs. Geraldine Bucher is
the accompanist.