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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-25
EBENEZER MENNONITE

Arnold c. Schultz, Pastor
Thursday:
7:3O Women's chorus rehearsal.
$3.50 p. m. Bible study in Revela
tion.
$50 D. m. Choir rehearsal.
SUNDAY:
1000 a. m. Sunday school.
Hoo a. m. Morning worship.
Sermon topic: "The Leopard;
Spots"
4:30 p. m. Radio program from
WIN, Findlay.
s p. m. Christian Endeavor pro.
grams for all ages.
900 p. m. Evening service. The
subject of the message win be, "Re-
member Lots Wife,"
NOTE: The time shown here is
fast time.
We cordially invite you to attend
the services of the church.
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Registrations are being accepted
at the Bluffton High school library
for course in home nursing and nu-
triton to be held here in the near
future.
The class will be limited to "a wo-
men and details of the class meeting
will be worked out according to the
wishes of the registrants.
The instruction will be under the
direction of the Red Cross and will
deal with the care of the sick and
the emergency treatment of accidents
in the home.
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H. This Sundaym The
Rg1 fll1trhR8H

Assistant hostesses: Mrs. Godfrey
Bigler. Mrs. Albert Benroth, Mrs.
Hod Murray.
Rockport:
Church school 9:3O (EST). Mr.,
Edgar Begg, Supt.
The annual election of officers will
take place.
Morning worship 1890.
The sermon for both services:
"The Spiritual Foundation of Com
munity."
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Richland Center

Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Luginbuhl
and daughters and Mrs. Robert
Luginbuhl and sons of Cleveland
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. |. Luginbuhl. Sunday din
ner guests were: Mrs. Kenneth
Luginbuhl and Mrs. Herbert Lugin-
buhl and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Nusbaum call
ed Sunday afternoon at the Francis
and Amos Basinger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Marquart and
son spent Sunday evening at the
Will Leiber home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Young and
son Lynn, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hilty,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz and Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Schaublin and dau-
ghter Rachel were last Tuesday
evening supper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Schaublin and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Miller and
daughter Ethel and son Robert OF
Findlay were Sunday evening callers
at the Albert Kohler home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Gratz and
family of Sidney and Mrs. Richard
Core and family spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz,
Sunday afternoon callers were Mr.
and Mrs. Reno Gratz and daughter
Mary ard Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Maidlow and daughter Eileen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hochstettler
and family spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Balmer
Mrs. Ed Marquart spent Thursday
with Mrs. John Marquart.
Mrs. S. c. DALEY spent last week
at the Dwight DALEY home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Badertscher
and family were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Hath
away and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Fett and dau-
ghters spent THURSDAY evening with
| Mrs. Emma Roof of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hochstettler
and daughter spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hoch-
stettler and family.
Sunday afternoon and evening
callers at the Wayne Zimmerman
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Frantz and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs,
Quinten Burkholder and family, Mr.,
and Mrs. Cal Burkholder and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Stratton and
daughter Marilyn, Mr.. and Mrs,
Oscar Zimmerman and family, Mr.
H. P. Zimmerman and Mr.. and Mrs
Avery Watt and family of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD Gratz and
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin and
family were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Schaublin and
daughter Rachel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Duffman, Mrs
George Duffman and Mr.. and Mrs
d. H. Strunk and son spent Sunday
afternoon at the Merl Duffmar
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stevens o.
Sandusky, spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Amstutz. Other
callers were, Mr.. and Mrs. San
Bixel and Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Gratz and daughter Joann.
Pvt. Robert Kohler of Camp
Crowder, Missouri, is spending {
few days with his parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Albert Kohler.
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
G.. ID. Bright, Minister.

G.. ID. Bright, Minister.
BlufftoE-
9:30 a. m. Church school. r. Lug
inbuhl, Supt.
10:30 a. m. Lords Supper.
8:15 p. m. Evening services with
the Lords Supper for those unable tt
| attend the morning worship. Sermon
"Why Am Not a Campbellite."
Note: The mark of christian 10y
atty is being about the Fathers bus
mess.
Friday, s p. m. Ever Ready class
will meet in the home of Mary Lou
Carr. On interesting program on
food will be lead by Mrs. Allen Lugin-
buhl. For transportation see Mr..
Bright.
Beaverdam-
10 a. m. Church school. C. AM
stutz, Supt.
11:00 a. m. Worship and Lords Sup
per. Sermon: Faces About the
Cross"
Do you have a church home, if not
yo are invited to fellowship in the
Church of Christ.
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Flax CrOp Beats Records

The 1912 domestic production of
faxseed is estimated by the u. S.
department of agriculture at AZ, ,682,-
600 bushels, compared with 81 1885,
900 bushels produced in 1941. Com
pared with the 10-year average.
(193O-39) production in 1912 is nearly
four times as great and harvested
acreage about 21a times as great.
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FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH


]. N. Smucker, Pastor
Thursday:
7:15 Choir Rehearsals.
S:15 Last meeting of Bible Study
Group in devotional study of The
Lords Prayer.
SUNDAY:
$50 Sunday school, with classes
for all ages.
1880 Worship service.
600 intermediate Christian En-
deavor at the Parsonage.
700 Junior Christian Endeavor.
700 Evening service in charge OF
the college.
Girls Gospel team.
Visitors are always welcome.
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His wife, the former Mary Mar
shall, went to San Antonio for the
graduating exercises and will remain
there with her husband. She has
resigned her teaching position ct
Risingsun.
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH

j. A. Weed, Minister
Thursday: 500 p. m. Mid-week
Lenten service. Studies in the
meaning of Church Membership.
Special topic, "How to Become a
Christian"
SUNDAY:
9:30 a. m. Church school.
1915 a. m. Morning worship.
Sermon by Rev. Dwight Weed, of
Evanston, Ill.
11:15 a. m. Young Peoples Choir
rehearsal.
600 p. m. Junior High Youth Fell
lowship.
1880 p. m. Evening service. An
hour with old familiar hymns.
Monday: 400 p. m. Junior Choir
rehearsal.
Tuesday: 500 p. m. Quarterly
Conference.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH
Wilbur Harmony, Pastor

9:30 a. m. Sunday school.
7:30 p. m. Evening service.
Special Lenten services next week
from Monday to Friday inclusive at
7:30 p. m.
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MISSIONARY CHURCH
L AJh D,.tcr

A. F. AIbro, Pastor
SUNDAYS:
$3.50 Sunday school.
1880 Morning worship.
7:15 Young peoples society.
7:15 Children's church.
7:45 Evangelistic service.
Wednesday: 7:45 Prayer meeting
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Sunday services at 10:30 a. M,
subject: Reality"
Testimonial meeting at 7:30 We'd
nesday evening.
The reading room at the church
is open every Wednesday from 200
to 400 p. m. The public is invited
to all services and to visit the
reading room.
This society is branch of the
Mother Church, the First Church of
Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-25
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

VCuIItoUety 10UI fIIIIS
Hogs-160 to 200, $14.90; 200 to
$50, $15.10; roughs, $14.25; stays,
$11.75.
Calves, $16.75; lambs, $15-25.
Grain (bu. prices)-Wheat, $1.54;
corn, 84c; oats, 60c; soys, $1.66.
Buy War Bonds and Defense
Stamps now.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Ernest N. Bigelow, Pastor

EiHcst -. DSciow, dstoi
Bluffton:
Morning worship 9:30 (EWT)
Church school 10:30.
The annual election of officers in
the church school will take place.
The Social Club will meet Thurs
day, evening, March 25, at o'clock,
at the home of Mrs. ]. o. Blome.
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News Want-ads bring results.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
NCHA Abolition Urged
By Brightwood Citizens

Abolition OF the National Capital
Housing Authority by Congress was
urged in resolution adopted last
night at meeting of the Bright
wood Citizens Association, follow
ing general discussion of the
washington housing situation.
Members declared there has been
a trend toward new construction of
cheap, unattractive homes in desir-
able communities In the face of
protests of property owners. The
resolution is to be sent to Congress
and District officials.
Opposing the bill introduced by
Senator McCarran to set up a sys-
tenn OF home rule for the District.
John Clagett Proctor protested the
measure does not provide proper
representation for the citizens of
Washington in Congress.
We should have at least one rep
resentative in the House and one
in the Senate If we are to get any,
where" he declared. The associa-
tion voted in favor of national rep
resentation for the District.
The meeting was held in the Paul
Junior High School, with Presider1>
Charles w. Ray presiding.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Pacific
Continued From First Pare

days after a strong force of aircraft
carriers sent out swarms of planes
TO hammer other atolls in the same
group.
After that December 4 raid. 1t.
Comdr. William S. Guest. operations
officer on the staff of Rear Admiral
Charles A. Pownall. said "our carrier
task force shot down a good pro-
portion OF the Japanese plane
strength in the Marshalls.' The op-
position offered the Libetarors
tended to bear this out.
All Liberators Return.
The Liberators pronably destroyed
two OF the 10 interceptors, sustained
minor damage and the wounding of
one crew member, but all got back
to base.
Their raids were made on the
same day that strong aircraft
carrier task force attacked with both
planes and guns the enemy's phos-
phate-producing island of Nauru,
500 miles west of the Gilberts.
Gen. MacArthur's steady pounding
OF Western New Britain likely will
be matched soon by stepped-up
aerial assaults on Rabaul at the
eastern end. A spokesman for
Admiral William F. Halsey disclosed
today that an airfield now Is in
operation on the American beach,
head at Bougainville Island in the
Northern solomons. only $50 miles
southeast of Rabaul. Light bombers
AZ we'll a fighters are using the
fleld..
Evening star., 1943-12-11
By EUGENE BURNS,


ABOARD A UNITED STATES
CARRIER OFF TARAWA, Gilbert
Islands, Nov. n Delayed Butch,
this is Phil Butch, this is Phil
Butch this is Phil. :. :"
Again and again 1t. Comdr. John
L. Phillips spoke into the radio
transmitter OF his torpedo bomber.
He strained his eyes for glimpse
of a familiar plane in the night.
But "Butch'-Lt. Comdr Edward
H. O'Hare, 20, hard-flying, hard
fighting Congressional Medal of
Honor ace of the Pacific war-never
answered his pleading calls
Butch had gone down fighting.
Was Fiercest Attack.
Comdr. O'Hare was lost last night.
1t was the third successive night
attack-and the most sustained-by
enemy planes on this task force.
Exactly what happened no one
knows. But Butch, with his boyish
smile and gay banter, hasn't come
back.
Already planes are being readied
against the dawn when a great
search for the beloved shipmate will
be launched.
1n later dispatch Mr.. Burns
wrote that for two days carrier
planes and aircraft from Tarawa
criss-crossed 1000 square miles of
ocean. fruitlessly hunting for
Comdr. O'Hare. The Navy has
reported him missing)
Comdr. O'Hare, who won the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor for
shooting down five Japanese planes
which attempted to attack the car
rier Lexington in the South Seas in
1912, reaped new glory in the fight.
Rear Admiral Arthur w. Rad
ford. commander of the task force
said:
I'm sure that Butch and Phillips
broke up the Jap torpedo attack
plan and probably saved at least
three of my ships from being hit
Later the admiral said:
Butch, with accompanying
planes, saved my formation from
certain torpedo hits. 1 am recon-
mending him for a second Con-
gressional Medal OF Honor"
Butch's Hellcat fighter was last
seen in the early minutes Of blaz-
ing two-hour battle against 80 to
40 enemy torpedo planes
Comdr. Philips, 80, whose home
is IN Linden, Va, and who went
aloft in a torpedo plane, said he
saw something drop straight OF
into the water" He thought at
first it was Comdr. O'Hares para
chute. Later he decided 1t probably
was "a Jap plane which Butch shot
down."
Noted Tracer Bullets.
Ensign Warren A. Skon. "a. Of St.
Paul, Mimi, who was flying wing
on Comdr. OHare when they
started to join Comdr. Phillips. said
he saw tracer bullets around Comdr
O'Hare's plane.
Il saw it shear off and drop
quickly below U.s." he said.
Aviation Ordnanceman Alving B
Herman. 20, Of Saratoga, Wyo., gum
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Ito|y
Continued From First Paee)

key island town on the road to
Chieti The British tanks heavily
shelled the Germans in the town,
which has changed hands twice
within week, and the enemy tanks
poured back brisk return fire.
The enemy stubbornly resisted
the 5th Army in It's battle toward
the high ground west of Filignano
and also made two separate counter
attacks to the south during a bat
tie for ridges near San Pietro. They
were aimed primarily at the new
Allied positions on Monte Samucro,
two miles north OF the main road
to Casino and Rome, but both
were driven back.
Gen. Clark's headquarters re-
ported that the Germans con-
structed strong pill boxes and many
barbed wire entanglements around
San Pietro and in many areas laid
mortar and artillery fire against the
newly won American and British
positions.
Beaten Back by Goering Division.
The Italians, fighting in the same
area alongside the Americans. were
beaten back by units Of the famed
Hermann Goering Division of Ger
man troops which had been brought
back into the front lines.
"a Berlin broadcast said THE
attempt made by the Americans
to send Badoglio troops into ac-
ton resulted in part of these de-
moralized men going over to the
German lines Immediately, while
the rest fought without any
energy.D
While air operations in this thea
ter were high lighted by another
heavy bombing attack on Sofia, the
capital of Bulgaria, Allied fighters
and f1ghter-b -bombers we're out again
in full strength to support the
ground fighting.
Particularly successful were the
American, British. Australian and
South African units which engaged
in straflng highways in the Chieti
area. destroying SO motor vehicles
and damaging an additional 1875.
Spitflres also went strafing and blew
up locomotive and left another
and Is tank cars in flames.
Nazi E-Boats Blasted.
Altogether there were more than
400 sorties of this type yesterday,
out Of which only one fighter
bomber failed to return-and its
pilot was safe.
American A-36 dive-bombers left
a l0,000-ton merchant ship burn
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Former CAB Chairman
Named Full Colonel.
Il Others Promoted

The promotion of 1t. Col. George
r. Baker, 40, formerly vice chairman
Of the Civil Aeronautics Board in
Washington, to a full colonel was
among l3 temporary promotions of
onicers from the Washington area
announced by the War Department
today.
Two majors promoted to lieuten-
ant colonies were Robert w. Castle,
40, Tank Destroyer Corps, who lives
at 1920 Forty-third street NV, and
Ira o. Thorley. jr., 81, Engineer
Corps, whose home is at 660l Four
teenth street NV.
Promoted from captain to major
were Norman D. Macleod, AZ, Of
1850 Connecticut avenue NV, and
Robert L, Praetorius, 35, Army Air
Forces, whose home is at 5000 Six
teenth street NV.
Three Named Captains.
Promoted from first lieutenant to
captain were Joseph H. Oehmann,
ir., "A, Engineer Corps, OF 1916 Nor
rison street NV; Milo A. Roberts,
Ordnance Department, formerly of
1859 Thirty ninth street NV, and
William Cecil, Ordnance, formerly of
the 1900 block of Twenty-seventh
street Sc.
Five officers were promoted from
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Civilian Defense
Continued From First Page.)

deputy chief of emergency trans
portation and q 81, $40 a year clerk
stenographer, now assigned to the
ONCE Of chief Of transportation, will
be dropped, with the clerical work
to be absorbed by District employees
under Nor. Brown and Mr.. Watson.
The question Of whether 1t is bet
ter to have one control center or
several subcontrol centers and a
command center as at present has
not been decided.
1t was explained that the work
being performed by Capt. Clemens,
that of organizing the civilian de-
fense committees in various areas,
has been practically completed" !"
and there "is no other work to which
the incumbent could be assigned at
this time"
The animal rescue service, which
Is also to have its telephone service
disconnected, has been placed on
an inactive status, Capt. Whitehurst
said.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Geographic Society
To Feature Paintings
OF Army Transport

Thirty-two original paintings por-
traying the Aleutian battle-ground
and American transportation mobil-
lied for war will go on exhibit Mon
day in Explorers Hall, National
Geographic Society headquarters
Sixteenth and M streets NV.
The work of Thornton Oakley and
1t. William F. Draper, U.S.NR., the
paintings will be featured in a dis
play to be shown from 10 m. to
5 pm. week days through Decem-
ber 30.
Mr.. Oakley, who did the series,
American Transportation Vital to
Victory" travelled to every vital
transport center to capture the
spirit Of Americas might in moving
men. materials and supplies.
1t. Draper's paintings give close
ups Of American forces in the
Aleutians, depicting their struggle
against natural forces, such as rain
mud. snow and ice, boat -wrecking
surf, Siberian blizzard and noun
famous terrain.
BY painting out military secrets
the artist had the advantage over
photographers in that he could de-
pict scenes of ships and installa-
tions without revealing new weapons
or equipment. He himself, however
had to struggle against the damp
climate which makes it difficult for
paint to dry. Many of his paintings
had to be retouched after he re-
turned home.
Both artists worked on assignment
from DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor, editor
Of the National Geographic Maya
zine. Mr.. Oakley's series appears in
the current issue and 1t. Draper S
were published in August.
Among other original paintings in
the exhibit are a series on Non
Sporting Dogs" by Walter Weber.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Draft
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\ G.
review present physical require
ments. If they determine that
standards are too high, it may re-
suit in making a considerable pool
OF men now classed as physically
unfit t4-F, available for induction
The other provisions of the new
law will have slight effect, officials
said. on the call for fathers to fill
draft quotas.
Instructions were sent out to local
draft boards requiring that:
l. The present ga classification
be abolished and ga registrants be
reclassified.
2. Appeals from draft classifica-
tions be heard by boards having
jurisdiction over the appellants S
principal place Of employment,
instead of by boards at the point
where ne originally registered.
3. The draft law clauses rela ting
to occupational deferment be lib
orally interpreted" in the case of
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers.
Fathers who are eligible for occu-
pational deferment under the pro-
visions of local board memorandum
No. lis authorizing draft boards to
weigh replaceability) and who are
making contributions in war produc-
ton or in support of the war effort
are usually stable employees and If
other factors are equal, will nor
mally be accorded deferment in
preference to fathers" Gen.
Hershey advised.
! 4. The list of -deferrable oc-
cupations be revoked.
McNutt and Hershey Silent.
VINO and selective service
spokesmen said none Of those in
structions would appreciably delay
drafting fathers, because surveys
have determined that only handful
OF draft boards have any pool of
non-fathers available for induction
The liberal Interpretation" order
will put fathers on the borderline of
occupational essentially on a par
with nonfathers in essential work
which may result in induction de-
lays in a few instances.
Neither Mr.. McNutt nor Gen.
Hershey would comment on the new
statute. Mr.. McNutt had urged the
President to veto the measure,
which he claimed would seriously
weaken" the orderly handling of the
manpower situation by dividing au-
thority over civilian and military
requirements.
Mr.. May said that if selective
service followed Ale wishes of Con-
gress, the result should be a post
ponement OF the DAY Of induction
for many fathers. but added that III
they look for loopholes they prob
ably will manage to find them"
Evening star., 1943-12-11

ing in the Civitavecchia harbor and
coast airforce Spitfires shot up hall
dozen German E-boats near the
Island OF Elba.
Railway bridges in the Venti-
miglia region on the French italian
frontier were bombed by American
Marauders, which also hit freight
yards and warehouses.
Enemy air action over Italy was
almost nil.
GA Vichy broadcast, recorded
by the Associated Press in Lon
don, said Allied fleet units had
gone into action along Italys
Adriatic coast in support of
Canadian troops driving strongly
toward the important port OF
Pescara. The broadcast said de-
fenses in the battle area above
the Moro River were being re-
inforcedD
The official announcement. dis.
closing that the Italians had moved
into the 5th Army line, did not re.
veal details OF their formation. but
presumably they are serving with
their own commander under Gen
Clark.
The troops were identified a.
Northern Italians, the dispatch
quoting an Italian captain as say
ing they will fight to get back thei,
homes and families. They have
much to fight for" He also declared
that We know the world will be
watching up. 1t is a chance to re-
deem ourselves"
Evening star., 1943-12-11

merly of 1880 1t. j. r. Roberts.
Quincy street NV: Preston B. Ray,
Infantry, of 1900 Connecticut avenue
NV, and John G. Simmons, Tank
Corps, formerly of the 900 block
Fifteenth street NV.
The War Department also an
nounced that Capt. Sergey E. Lavrov
and First 1t. Douglass F. Hall,
Chaplains Corps, have been ordered
to active duty.
Baker With General Staff.
Col. Baker. who entered the serv-
ice in November, 1912, is now serv-
ing with the General Staff at the
War Department. He was formerly
chief OF the requirements branch
Of the Quartermaster General His
wife lives at 2206 Q street NV.
Col. Castle. who is serving some
where in England with the General
Staff. has been overseas since No.
vember. He has been a resident