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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
New Air Force
Hailed by China

.6fftNGKfNG, March II INSt
Chinese military quarters today
hailed the announcement of the
establishment of a separate Amer
lean air force in China as the first
5 tep in President Roosevelt's
promised campaign 10 hit Japan
from Chinese air bases.
The Fourteenth Air Force. COM
manded by Brig. Gen. Chennault,
under the direction of 1t. Gen.
Stilwell. was activated by a war
department order 10 replace the
China air task force. Bombers
and fighters OF the new command
were taken from the Tenth Air
Force.
American air operations In
China now will be under a Sepa-
rate command, although super
vised by Gen. Stilwell as COM
manding general of United States
Army forces in China, Burma and
India.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
Us. Loses
36 Ships.
Axis Says

LONDON, March II (UP)-A
special communique broadcast
from Berlin said today that Ger
man submarines had sunk 80 ships
totaling 2o7, 900 tons in attacks
on a convoy en- route to Britai1
from North America. 1
The sinklngs in the last "a hours
included eight ammunition ships.
which were blown up, the com
munioue said.
"Our U-boats still are attack
ing said the communique. is
sued from Hitler's headquarters
Radio Rome today reported the
italian air force had sunk 1000.
600 tons Of Allied shipping since
beginning Of the war. claiming a
15,000-ton steamer had been de-
stroyed and another large-Sized
merchantmen and DESTROYER
heavily damaged in 4 raid on ar
Allied convoy between Bougie and
Algiers.
The broadcast said the convoy
was attacked by torpedo planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
Shop Stewards
Taste Army Life
Special to THE DETROIT TIMES

WASHINGTON, March ia
delegation of 300 shop stewards OF
the JAW will leave Detroit next
Monday for Camp Atterbury. In
diana. where they will be put
through regular training procedure
for several days.
The plan was announced by
Undersecretary of War Patterson,
who said the move would bring
war plant workers and soldiers
closer together and would stimu-
late production.
Patterson explained that the
men would be put through the
same course the soldiers get, such
as crawling through pipes, jump
ing over obstacles and tough night
assignments.
These men will learn" Pat
terson said, that no matter
what the weather Is like, the
army works just the same"
Order War Stamps delivered
to your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
PAYING FIRST TIME

For an estimated 100000 tax
payers who would he paying in
come taxes for the first time this
year, the deduction by means of
the II per cent levy would be
credited against their 1913 taxes
payable in 1914
The 3 per cent applicable against
Tho victory tax would discharge
this obligation for numerous tax
payers. because there arc de-
auctions against the tax. But a
great many taxpayers still would
owe part Of their l942 victory
tax on March ID. 1914.
Beginning next Jan. !, the CON-
hned II and 3 withholding levies
would run round the year and
would 20 a long way toward pay
ing Of for the vast majority Of
taxpayers the taxes owed on their
1913 income.
But the taxpayers still would be
4 year behind
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
HANDLING APPROVED

The House rejection of Vorys
proposal Was INTERPRETED ~ vote
OF confidence in President Roose-
velt's handling OF the lend-lease
program.
The report Of the bill adopted
by the Senate committee included
the master lend-lease agreement
between the United States and
Great Britain.
This agreement states that the
terms of settlement shall be such
as not to burden commerce be-
tween the two countries but 10
promote mutually advantageous
economic relations between them
and the beiterment OF worldwide
economic relations
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
Service Officer
Sues Landlord

A triple damage suit under The
rent regulations was begun today
in commons pleas court by Petty
Officer, first class. Adam Owocki,
aged "a. Of 1889 Pennsylvania.
X Owocki charges the Smith Bis
schop Co. owners of the apart
n1ent he and his wife occupy with
refusing 20 lower his rent from
S4250 10 the legal maximum Of
S35. He asks. through his At
torney, Aaron WeiSwasser. S135
damages and costs.
The case is being heard by Judge
JeffrieS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
War Today
Counter Offensive
by Nazis May BaIk
Ukraine Cleanup
By LOUIS 7. kEEMLE
United Press War Analyst

TIE GERMANS. by a SUI
preme effort and aided by an
unusually early ttaw. have
eNtricated themselves from an
extremely bad position in south
ern russia
Had normal winter weather
continued. II Is possible the
Russians would have succeeded
in their plan 10 drive down TO
the Sea Of Azov and cut of the
Germans 10 the east in a victory
as great as that oi Stalingrad.
The weather slowed the Rus
sian drive. Moreover. the Rus
SLAMS had recaptured so much
territory that their communlca-
tons were stretched and there
was no time 10 Teorganlze sup
plies and make full use OF rail
lines they had regalned.
TAKING ADVANTAGE Of
the situation. Hitler. or whoever
now is directing German STRAIT
egy, threw an overwhelming
mass of reserves into action
nearly two weeks ago. Not only
did the Germans halt the Rus
sian offensive. bat they threw
the Red army back for distances
UP 70 so miles. taking eight i'm
portant bases IN the region
below Kharkov
Now they are threatening
Kharkov itself, the most I'M
portant base in the Donets area.
Should they retake Kharkov.
their position would be so
strong that there would be little
prospect of an early resumption
of the Russian drive 10 sweep
them out OF the Ukraine and
back 10 the Dnieper.
II there is 10 be a renewed
Russian offensive, II Is unlikely
TO come now until better
weather arrives and makes the
ground suitable for operations.
On the other hand. X they
maintain their present strength
in the area. the Germans may
continue their push and try 10
fight their way back TO the Don
this spring,
r.EANWHILE. IN the north,
the winter weather still holds
firm and the Russians are con-
tinuing advances in the RzheV-
wanna sector. They are MAX
ing widely separated attacks
which keep the enemy spread
out and prevent him from con-
centrating dangerously in one
area.
Hitler was forced 10 throw so
much into the Kharkov front
that ii is doubtful If he can
weaken his reserves further 10
reinforce his armies in the
north. Russian sources say he
employed % divisions in the
Kharkov push and that they
were drawn from western Eu-
rope.
II that is true. he may have
saved the situation in south
Russia, but the crescendo Of
Allied bombing is rising over
western Europe and when the
invasion comes, Hitler is going
10 need the divisions he squan-
dered in Russia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
Raj Bombs Jap Base

NEW DELHI, India, March II
tINS)-The Japanese-held Bur
mese port of Akyab was bombed
heavily last night by Raj planes
the British India command an
nounced today. Fighter planes at
tackled Japanese positions in the
Rathedaung area, IS miles north
of AkVah
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
SpeIIman in Egypt

LONDON. March II (INS)--
Archbishop Spellman OF New York
arrived yesterday in Egypt. the
Fighting French news agency re-
ported in a Cairo dispatch.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
Reds Ward Off
Fierce Jabs in
Khdrkov Area

MOSCOW, March IL CUP)-
Red armies hammered the Ger
mans back TO within - miles of
their central. front bastion of
WANNA today while warding off
fierce jabs by masses of Axis tanks
and infantry on the muddy plains
south and west of KharkoV.
A Russian thrust TO within
striking distance of WANNA from
the east was disclosed in the Rus
sian midday communicates an
nouncement of the capture Of
Isakova. y miles away on the
railroad from Kaluga.
The Russians also captured No
vodugino. 2S miles north OF
wanna, on the railroad to Rzhev,
and Belly, 70 miles to the north
west.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
REDS NEAR AZOV

German forces defending Tagan-
rog, on the Sea Of Azov coast,
the Russian positions in
one sector but were thrown back.
In the northwest Caucasus, the
Russians pushed the German
armies closer to the Sea OF Azov
and Black Sea with the capture OF
Krasnoarmeisk, AZ miles northeast
of the naval base of NoVoroSSlsk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
U.S.PIaneS
Set Fires
At Munda
Registsred U. s. Patent ONCE

WASHINGTON, March II (INS)
fires were started az
Japanese supply dumps and anti
positions at Munda. on
New Georgia Island in the Gen.
trail Solomons. by a large force
of American dive bombers and
torpedo bombers. the navy an
yesterday.
The raid occurred on the morn
ing OF March 9. Earlier in the
our heavy bombers had
dropped bombs on japaneSc-hcid
Kahili and Ballaie in the Short
land Island area OF the Northern
and on Munda and
Villa. but results could not he
Villa is in the Central
No American planes were lost
in either assault.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
LIMIT DROPPED

The committee took no action
on proposals 10 limit the Presi-
dents mower over lend-lease eX-
penditures. hut declared I h {
Congress must approve future
economic agreements with other
nations.
a provision 10 this effect was
included in the committees report
after Republican members de-
clared that the United States
might otherwise he committed 10
future policy of reduction OF
tariffs and commercial agreements
which might be rejected by the
people.
Rep Vorys (R) OF Ohio. who
had proposed that the Senate
ratify lend-lcase agreements, said
that the vote on this issue would
test whether we want 10 author
ize the President 10 determine all
final flend-lease) agreements.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
IS NAZI DIVISIONS

A front dispatch 10 Red Star,
the army Newspaper, said the Ger
man armies on the Kharkov front
estimated at 25 divisions num-
boring some 100000 troopS-were
attacking the new Russian lines
south and west of the city with
-unabated violence.
Marshal TimoShenko's north
western armies were credited with
the capture of several towns in
their drive toward Staraya Russo,
teloW Lake linen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
HERE'S THE OUTLOOK

The outlook for the great mas
Of taxpayers on July l would b'
this,
They would have paid half of
their 1912 income taxes up 10
that date by renting the
March IS and June Is install
ments. Most of the quarterly
instruments on 1912 incomes
that would be payable on Sept.
IS and Dec Is would be de-
Quoted by means of the II per
cent income tax levy.
However, they still would
have to pay instruments on Sept.
is and Dec. Is 10 the extent
that the II per cent withhold
ing levy failed 10 discharge
their 1912 tax liabilities. That
--rle.sld-be particularly true of
taxpayers with incomes from
sources other than salaries. as
well As all taxpayers having
more than $1,000 Of taxable in
come.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
House Approves
Year Extension
Of Lend-Lease +,

WASHINGTON. March II
tINS).-The House, by a vote of
407 to 6, has adopted a resolution
to extend the lease-lend act for
another year.
Three Michigan Republicans
Reps. Crawford, Hoffman and
Woodruff-were among the six
voting against the measure.
A Republican proposal 10 make
President Roosevelt's handling of
lend-lease funds subject TO Senate
ratification was defeated. 17S TO
l1S.
The Senate foreign relations
committee. meanwhile, approved a
similar resolution TO extend the
lease-lend act for a year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
EXISTING SYSTEM

+ The result OF the committee ac-
ton is 10 leave in effect the exist
ing system. and 10 toss into the
discard the proposal of BeardSley
Ruml 10 forgive the 1912 tax
liability. All compromise plans
for partial forgiveness also are
Iiunked.
The committee action was AL
most straight party vote. All
rs Democrats voted against for
giveness and nine Of the 10 Re-
publican members stuck by their
support of the Ruml plan. Only
Rep. Gearhart of California lined
up with the Democrats.
The nine Republican supporters
OF the Ruml plan announced they
would file with the House a
minority report criticizing the
committee action and calling for
adoption Of the Ruml plan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11

Under the approved committee
plan, taxpayers would pay their
March ID and June Is quarterly
instruments as they are required
10 do under existing law. w
change in tax rates, of course. is
involved in the committee action
Beginning July !, however, iall
wages and salaries would be SUBJ
iect TO a 20 per cent Withholding
tax.
OF this. 3 per cent would apply
against the existing ; per cent
victory tax and II per cent
against income tax.
The government would collect 8
per cent of all wages and salaries
over 1924 a year. both in the case
of single and married persons, and
II per cent of all over the follow
ing exemptions: $500 for single
persons, 81 200 for married per-
sons and $3.50 for each dependent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-11
PRODUCE A MOUSE

Rep. Knutson (R) of Minnesota
commenting on behalf OF the nine
Republicans. said
THE mountain has labored
and brought forth a mouse
THE plan adopted will be
great disappointment to taxpay-
ers." he added. "All the COM
mittee has done II 10 continue
the present archaic system OF
collecting the income tax the
year after the income Ia earned.
1T Ia obvious that the House
will have to take the matter
into Its own hands"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-09
Messiah" To Open
Xmas Season Dec. I9

Opening Bluffton's musical observ-
ance of the Christmas season, the
Bluffton College Choral society will
present its 41st annual rendition of
HandePs Messiah" at s p. m Sun
day, Dec. 10, in the high school
gymnasium.
Supporting the chorus of 125
voices will be a 30-piece orchestra
directed by Sidney Hauenstein. Prof.
Russell A. Lantz will direct the rem
dition for the 18th time, and Mrs.
Pearl Bogart Mann will be the
piano accompanist.
Soloists for this years rendition
include Dorothy Schultz, soprano, of
Lima; Opal Berry Stauffer, con-
tralto, of Columbus; B. Fred Wise.
tenor, of Chicago; and E. E. Emer-
son, baritone, of Toledo.
The Choral society presented the
Christmas oratorio here for the first
time in 1902, with 33 singers making
up the chorus. First orchestral ac-
compartment was in 1914.
Each Christmas rendition of the
Messiah" is financed by free-will
offerings and no admission charged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-09

Christmas activities are beginning
at the High school with the choir and
orchestra starting work on the annual
Christmas concert. The dramatics
class of the high school will present
the annual Christmas play in chapel
on December "a. The play is entitled
"Christopher's Candle" and deals with
the troubles of small boy who wants
a candle to put in his window on
Christmas Eve. Appearing in the
cast are: Lois Oyer, Rodney Jen-
nings, Mary Margaret Basinger, Rob
ert Burkholder, Florence Blome, Rob
ert Amstdtz, Beverly Biery and Jane
Howe.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-09
BeQUerddna Beats
Mt. Cory, 1920

Beaverdam High captured its
third cage victory in five starts last
Wednesday night by taking % to
20 decision from Mt. Cory, on the
Hancock county teams court.
Mt. Cory led at the first three
periods, to 8, 10 to 8, and 18 to
II, but Beaverdam took the advant-
age early in the closing stanza and
held it the rest of the way.
J. Yant and Yarger were high
for Beaverdam, with eight and six
points respectively. Jones, of Mt.
Cory, with 10 points was high scor-
er, and his teammate, Werner, got
six.
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close and sympathetic brotherhood,
is dissolving now. The training cy-
Gle is being finished and already the
old ties are loosing.
The student cooks whom | grew
to know and feel fondness for
during those months are not so for
tunate as some of the other soldiers.
The Charlotte boys who were in
Quoted with me and who went
through their antitank training to-
gether will go together to Fort
Knox and will continue to be with
each other for at least while long.
err On the other hand, these stu
dent cooks of Battery A will not 90
out together. No Fort is going to be
sent whole battery of cooks. One
cook will be needed here, another
there, and the old third platoon will
be scattered from hell to breakfast.
An old thirty-year man, with FIVE
or six hash marks on his sleeve,
will tell you that no matter how
long you stay in the Army, you'll
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-09

building up and advancement Of
Bluffton.
More troubles are besetting the
Christmas candy trade. Now since
there has been an extra allotment of
sugar for candy-making, there has
developed an acute shortage of man.
power, especially in the larger manu-
featuring establishments.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Biery will OBJ
serve their fifty-ffth wedding an
niversary next Monday. No special
observance of the day is planned.
They have resided at their present
location on Grove street throuout
their married life.
Mrs. Irene Crawford residing
southwest of Bluffton has received
letter from her brother Eugene
Augsburger, formerly of near
Beaverdam, who is confined to an
army hospital following injuries re-
ceived in Italy, November 9. Eugene
says his injuries are not serious but
he is badly in need of rest. His
mail, which was delayed by recent
change in address, is now reaching
him satisfactorily, he says.
Buttons roller rink is developing
more and more as winter recrea-
tion spot. Manager Ray Clark says
he recently added 230 pairs of prac-
tically new skates to accommodate
the demand. This makes a total of
600 pairs of skates on hand-and a
new sound amplifying system, floor
resurfacing and interior decoration
are being planned before the holi-
days.
Thought for the week-The priest
and the Levite in the story of the
Good Samaritan were probably going
up to Jerusalem to discuss "How to
Reach the Masses. Washington
GLADDEN..
Like finding money" was the
comment of Harvey Bame, Jenera,
employe of the Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co., who noticed dead
skunk lying by the roadside on his
way to work one day last week.
Bame stopped, put the animal in a
sack and brought it into town to
Fur Buyer Jess Manges who gave
him 50 for the animal.
Mrs. Pearl Bogart Mann, piano ac-
companist for the 41st annual rendi-
ton of Handel's Messiah" by the
Bluffton College Choral society, has
been performing in that same capa-
city since 1910. Sidney Hauenstein
has been directing the orchestra
since it first accompanied the chorus
in 1914, and this will be the 18th
year Prof. Russell A. Lantz has
directed the chorus.
y
1t was happy day for Coach A.
c. Burcky, of Bluffton college, whose
abbreviated cage squad turned in the
first Bluffton basketball victory in
two seasons by edging Ohio North
ern last Wednesday, A to 43.
Coach's team was defeated in every
game last season, but this years
crew, made up largely of beginners,
opened the 1943-44 season auspi-
ciously by turning back Northern in
thrilling set-to.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-09

The women's choir will present a
program of Christmas music, Sunday
afternoon, at the regular monthly
college Vesper service. Also appear
ing on the program will be the wo-
mems trio, and selected organ num-
bers by Professor Otto Holtkamp.
Handel's Messiah" will be pre-
sented by the Choral society in the
Bluffton high school gymnasium.
Sunday evening, December 10.
Nine. Hussa, soprano, will be
presented in concert on the college
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-09
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARIES
AND COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN OF
FICERS OF THE VILLAGE OF BLUFFTON.
OHIO, AND REPEATING ALL PREVIOUS
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT THERE
WITH:
Be it ordained by the Council Of the Viii
lage of Buffton, State of Ohio
Section L: That the salary of the Clerk of
the Village of Bluffton. State of Ohio, shall
be Five Hundrey tS500.O0) Dollars per year.
payable quarterly
Section 2 That the salary of the Treas
urer of the Village of Bluifton, State of Ohio,
shall be One Hundred and Fifty tsl50.00)
| Dollars per year, payable quarterly.
! Secton3: That the salary of each of the
members Of the Board of Public Affairs shall
be One Hundred (Sl00.00) Dollars per year
1 payable quarterly.
! Section4: That the above salaries shall be
effective from and after the first day of jan
uary. 1914.
| Section s That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances Inconsistent herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed and that this or
dinance shall take effect from and after the
earliest epriod allowed by law.
Adopted by the Council of the Village of
Bluffton, Ohio. this 9Th day of December,
l943.
W. A. HOWE. Mayor
Attest
w. @. Geger, Clerk. 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-09
Pleasant View


Mrs. Marden Basinger, who under
went an appendix operation last
week Is getting along satisfactorily.
Kenneth Green of Great Lakes
Training Camp, Illinois, spent the
weekend with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Milford Green.
Mrs. w. G. Carr returned Tues
day from a four weeks visit with
her son Mr.. and Mrs. David Carr
and little son of Decatur, Alabama.
Cpl. Kenneth Keller who has been
stationed at a training camp in Ne
vada is spending fifteen-day fur
Tough with his wife and little daugh-
ters and Mr. and Mrs. VIM Habegger
and son Garnie.
Mrs. G. F. Alspach and Miss Paul
inc Carr are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
David Carr and little son of Deca-
tur, Alabama.
Mr.. and Mrs Levi Waltz have re-
ceived word from their son Ralph
that he is now located somewhere in
England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harris and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Harris spent Sun
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
ion Forney and little daughter of
Forest.
Mrs. William Habegger and Mrs
Kenneth Keller and little daughters
called in the Oren Doty home,
Thursday.
The Ladies Harmony Circle will
meet with Mrs. Eva Carr this Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. Ruth Dukes
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-09
BIuffton College Notes

chapel stage, Friday evening. This
presentation will be made as part
of the college concert series conduct
ed by the department of music this
year.
Judge Raymond Smith of the Pro-
bate court in Lima, addressed men,
bers of the college marriage course
group at their third session last
Thursday evening, December 2. He
lectured on the legal aspect of mar
riage and divorce and domestic rela-
tions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-09
BIuffton High School Notes

Members of the Hi-Y will hold a
meeting in the clubroom Wednesday
evening.
Girl Reserves will hold a meeting
Wednesday night in which Mrs. Lantz
will demonstrate the method of wrap
ping Christmas presents.
School Health Day vii be observed
Friday, December 10. Christmas seals
will be sold at that time.
Bluffton Pirates continue their bas-
ketball schedule Saturday night with
their first out-of-town game at Lima
South.