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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
Evangelist To Talk
At Missionary Church

Rev. Edison Habegger, of the Chi
cago Gospel Tabernacle, will speak
at the Bluffton Missionary church
next Tuesday night at 7:45 o'clock,
it was announced this vi TX by the
Rev. A. F. Albro, pastor
Rev. Habegger is a native of
Berne, Indiana, and is well known
in this community. He will speak
here in the interest of the Ft. Wayne
Bible Institute. The public is in
yited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
Scores Offer To Donate Blood For
Eleven Year Old Girl Gravely Til
Birds Chirp Spring
Song Right In The
Groundhog's Face

LTHO the grounding saw his
shadow Tuesday morning
and scampered back into his den
for six weeks more winter, two
saucy robins chirped a bright
spring song in defiance of the
time honored tradition.
According to the grounding
prediction winter will continue
but Gerald Huber, Bluffton mail
carrier saw two robins Tuesday
morning-and robins are a sure
sign of spring and to make it
even more certain the robins
were on Spring street.
So-is it winter-or spring?
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
Rationing Calendar

So that you may keep in mind th'
numerous important wartime ra
tioning dates, the Bluffton News il
publishing this weekly reminder:
B. Last day to use
81 ) No. 2s in War Ration
B, No. for one pound of
EB. 20-Last day of fuel oil
ding period No. 3.
II FEB. 2S-Last day for hold
ers of B and c books to have
their automobile tires inspected.
FEB. 28-Last day for inspec-
tion of truck tires.
MARCH 15--Last day to use
Stamp No. IL for three pounds
of sugar,
MARCH 21-Last day to use
gasoline A book coupon No. 4.
MARCH 31-Last day for A
book tire inspection.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04

gart made arrangements to begin
the route.
Although this is the first time that
a woman has ever carried mail on a
Bluffon rural route, there was a
woman mail carrier delivering mail
on town routes in 1917 and 1918.
Miss Gladys Stouffer delivered mail
on the town route when there was a
shortage of manpower here during
the first World war.
Rural route No. 2 is 67.275 miles
long. Harry Bogart was appointed
carrier on the route in 1941 and de-
livered mail since that time until
his induction into the armed forces
last December.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
jeanne Huber Third
In State COnapetitiO1

jeanne Huber, daughter of DIR.
and Mrs. L. l.. Huber, former Bluff
ton residents now living in Wooster,
won third place in the state "Prince
of Peace" defamation contest held
at Canton Tuesday.
Third prize carried a one year
scholarship to a college of her choos-
ing and $50 in cash. The contest is
state wide and sponsored annually
by the Ohio Council of Churches.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
First Woman To Begin Delivering Mail
On Bluffton Rural Route Next Week


Bluffton will have woman rural
mail carrier for the first time in the
history of the post office here when
Mrs. Margaret Bogart begins carry
ing mail on route No. 2 next Tues
day morning.
She will fill the position formerly
held by her husband Harry Bogart
while he is in military service. AT
present he is in training with the
army at Camp Crowder, Missouri.
The arrangement has been ap-
proved by the Post Office depart
ment at Washington, D. C. Don Pat
terson, substitute, has been serving
as temporary carrier until Mrs. Bo-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
need MACHINERY.
NOT UNSKILLED
LABOR ON FARMS
Still Enough Manpower to do
Job, if Equipment is
Available
Skilled Labor is Required to
Handle Modern Farm
Machinery

Give US the machinery and forget
about trying to put lot of unskilled
labor on farms this summer and we'll
get the work done"-this i'm effect
was the result of survey conducted
the first of the week among farmers
now making plans for spring planting.
Farmers thruout the Bluffton dis
trict were unanimous in pointing out
that modern labor-saving machinery
is the only answer to the pressing
problem of food production.
Allotment of more farm machinery
rather than the present federal plan
to provide quantity of unskilled La
bor, is what the farmer needs. If
more modern machinery were made
available, the labor situation could be
taken care of despite the large num-
ber of skilled farm workers who have
left to take employment in war indus
tries or who have been drafted into
the armed forces.
Unskilled Workers Not Wanted
Manpower in the form of unskilled
workers, unaccustomed to handling of
modern farm machinery, was gener-
ally termed useless. Time of an ex-
perienced farm worker would be re-
quired for instruction and because of
the large number of different farm OPP
erations, the apprentice farm hand
would have little opportunity to be-
come proficient in any one task.
Also it is pointed out that unskilled
workers are more prone to accidents
and since few farmers are required
to carry state industrial insurance the
farmer might become liable in event
of injury in farm accident.
Recent proposal of the Federal War
Relocation Authority that loyal Amer
leans of Japanese ancestry be made
available as farm workers in this dis
trict has met with little response from
farmers here.
Mexican Labor
In past years farmers in the Bluff
ton district have used Mexican labor
for beet and tomato fields. 1t is ex-
pected that this type of labor will be
used again in the Bluffton area.
Farmers here have pointed out,
however, that the need for most of
the farms is not for the unskilled
workers like the Mexicans or likely
the japanese. Highly skilled labor
capable of operating farm machinery
and assisting in the various farm
tasks is the big need in the area,
farmers indicated.
There might be some types of farm
operations in which the Japanese
could be utilized as has been the case
of the Mexican labor used here. But
generally it is believed that the inn
portation of japanese labor will not
materially alleviate the critical farm
labor shortage.
Bluffton farmers urged that more
machinery be made available in reso-
lutions adopted at the Farmers In
stitute held last month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
BLuftOn Woman Heads
State Auxiliary Unit

Mrs. Forrest Steinman of South
Lawn avenue was elected president
of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ohio
Retail Lumber Dealers association at
the annual meeting of the organiza-
tion held in Columbus last week.
The auxiliary holds its meetings
in conjunction with the Ohio Retail
Lumber Dealers organization which
convenes annually in Columbus. Mr..
Steinman was president of the latter
body two years ago and continues
active in the association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
Examine ~ SeIectees; ;
Next Call On Feb. I3

A group of 72 selectees called by
Allen County Draft Board ON. 3
were in Toledo, Wednesday, to under
go final physical examinations for
military service. Current draft
quota will be filled from this list.
Two Bluffton men, Fred Herr and
Denver Augsburger, went to Toledo
with the contingent of selectees We'd
nesday. They are in addition to
members of the group published
each week.
The next group Of selectees to ap-
pear for physical examination at To-
ledo will be on February 13, the
draft board has announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
Tax Appraisers At
Work In TOlUnsIlip

Appraisal Of farm real estate in
Richland township for taxation pur-
poses is under way it was announced
the first of the week. New apprais-
ers named for the purpose are Fred
Badertscher and Orlo Marshall.
Present appraisal is being made on
buildings only, it was stated. Pre-
vious appraisal of land will remain
unchanged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
Advances In Rank

Robert West, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cliff West of Lawn avenue, received
a commission as second lieutenant
in the United States army when he
graduated from Army Administra-
ton School at Fargo, N. d., We'd
nesday. He completed a 13 weeks
course at the school. Previously he
held the rank of corporal and was
located at Camp Roberts, California.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
Ebenezer Broadcast

The Junior Choir of the church
will be featured in the weekly broad
cast of the Ebenezer Mennonite
church over Findlay radio station
WIN Sunday afternoon at 4:Is
o'clock. The group is under the di.
rection of Miss Vera Amstutz and
Mrs. Geraldine Bucher is accompan
list.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wenger,
boy, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steiner,
girl, Sst tlrday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-04
SON OF FORMER
RESIDENTS JAP
WAR PRISONER
MyrOn Lugibihl is Prisoner of
War on Japanese Held
Philippine Islands
Parents in Santa Fe, N. M. Re-
ceive Information in Tele-
grain from War Dept.

Myron Robert Lugibihl, 25, son oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron r. LugiDihl Of
Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a prisoner
of the Japanese in the Philippines
where he was stationed with the
United States army when the Batar
Peninsula fell to the enemy in the
spring of 1912, according to a letter
received this week by Mrs. Edit
Mann, from her brother, the father
of the imprisoned youth.
His parents received the informa
ton in telegram from the war de
partment on Jan. %. Details of Tho
location of the prison camp ant
capturing of the youth are expected
in letter which will follow the tele
gram, it was stated.
In Bataan Battle
Lugibihl was with an army uni
from New Mexico and participated in
the Battle of Rataan and then escaped
to Corregidor. He was captured wher
the beleagured fortress fell to the
Japanese.
He enlisted in April, 1941 and was
sent to the Philippines early in No
vember with 200th regiment coast
artillery anti-aircraft unit numbering
approximately 1,400 men and COM
posed of New Mexico troops, one OF
the three units defending the PENN
sula.
Of the 1,400 men in Lugibihl's reg
iment, three officers and 104 enlisted
men were evacuated to the Corregi-
dor fortress before Bataan fell, the
war department disclosed. 1t is pre-
sumed that all those alive were taken
prisoners by the japanese.
Parents Lived Here
aLugibihPs parents were natives OF
Bluffton, his mother being the former
Lillian Amstutz. He is nephew OF
Mrs. Edith Mann, Mrs. Harold Ken
nedy, Monroe and Arthur Amstutz OF
this place. His paternal grandfather
was the late A. D. Lugibihl, pioneer
Bluffton hardware merchant.
Last word from his directly was a
one page note received by his parents
early in April saying that he was all
right. The letter bore no date or To-
cation from where it was written and
one paragraph was censored.
The war department telegram which
they received two weeks ago was the
first communication they have had
concerning the whereabouts and vel
fare of their son.
The sub., 1943-06-17
Asks l2O% Increase h Dollars And Cents For AU Coal Miners

All the miners wanted was two dollar per day increase, a guaran- tee of six days a week work with time and half for all over B hours, plus Portal to Portal (pay to start at entrance of mine rather than place of work compensation)
 This would actually mean an in- crease over pre-Pearl Harbor days wages of 120 per cent, or in dol lars and cents, a guaranteed salary of $7 per day for five days and $10.5O for the sixth.
 Working under a contract for the past two years, the miners have been happy and productive. They have increased tonnage mined per year by POO million. Imitation having definitely arrived to a de- gree, the miners Cor their union bosses) decided that they needed
The sub., 1943-06-17
John L. Lewis First American
 To Stab Navy Man In The Back

here and asked us to go to work we would tell him to go back and get letter from John l.. Lewis advising us to start work. Then and then only would we do So." Thus spoke the United Mine Work CTS of America, a patriotic law abiding group.
 The President gave the miners until 10 o'clock Sunday morning to agree to return to work .. or else. John L. Lewis had not made up his mind by 10 o'clock, so the President issues an executive or- der directing a civilian, Secretary of the Interior, Harold L. Ickes, to take over and operate all mines by Monday, May Sd. He also em- powered Ickes to ask for troops wherever necessary to enforce peace where men had returned to work for the government without the permission of Mir. John Lewis.
 The or else was to be amplified over the air waves of every radio in the land via a 10 p. m. broad cast by the President himself. The Presidents message fell flat on the ears of the miners and the public. for just 20 minutes before he spoke, MT. Lewis issued a state ment ordering his miners to go back to work on Tuesday for 15 days. Tt was necessary" he said. ''to wait until Tuesday so that all his men would be notified"
 If anyone expected at 10 p. m.. to hear of drastic action, they were disappointed for the Presi- dent merely related the necessity of the miners fronts and in hos pitals throughout the country. gave them a background as to the function of the WLB and guaran- teed them that the settlement pro- posed by the WLB would be final and retroactive to April 1st. This evolution of the or else prepared everyone for a triumphal cOnclu- sion; but it was only. l appeal to your patriotism to return to your jobs.
 Despite the Presidents plea to the patriotism of the mine work CTS to return to their jobs Mon day, only half of the men did SO. The or else seems to have failed and MT. Lewis seems to have all the cards in his hands.
 The Senate took steps rapidly now that the country and its armed forces were in a furor over this strike. They passed bill that would have made Lewis subject to one year, plus a 5000 fine if he were found guilty of melting a strike.
 The bill still had to be passed by the House and signed by the Pres ident. The Government now oper- ating the mines, reported that ''The miners cannot strike against the Government - they are now employees of the United States Government"
 Immediately after this state AlCIlI WdS AAN0OU AOVO AlAAllCA . walked out of Pittsburgh after having completed IA days out of the 15-day truce. Let's hope the House and the President act.
 Despite this action. 1t was too late to stop Lewis in his bold gamble for power. He has decid- edly beaten his country and has
The sub., 1943-06-17

an increase in order to keep up with the rising cost of living. The operators and owners of the mines felt this was too much for their profit and loss statements, so they threw the mater into the hands of the War Labor Board.
 This Board was formed to settle all disputes between labor, man. agement, and the general public. The A. F. of L., the CIO, and the Railroad Brotherhood assured the administration of a nO-strike poll icy for the duration and that every dispute would be arbitrated through the WLB. Mir. Lewis was a party to these assurances as president of the United Mine Workers of America. How has he kept these assurances?
 He refused to cooperate or par ticipate in the hearings or the findings of the VILE.
 Despite requests by the Presi- dent of the U. s. to continue oper- ations, on Wednesday, the 28th of April, stoppages began to appear. Just two days later 533.0OO miners left their jobs and said. ''Even if Franklin Roosevelt himself came
The sub., 1943-06-17

opened the door for future labor troubles throughout the entire land-labor troubles that may de- feat our cause if steps are not ta- ken to hold 1t in line.
The sub., 1943-06-17

To Lewis goes credit as the first American to successfully stab a Navy man in the back by holding up war production of the tools the Navy needs.
The sub., 1943-06-17

Conny Hourhan, chipper the first shift and former physical culture teacher at the Ambassador Hotel Wash ington D. o. along with his acrobatc partner Joe Clark
 inspector at the FEB Co., the fact that keeping in shape is aid to speed and production and faster victory
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-03
Court Measure
Introduced

Raleigh. Feb. 3-(AIN a senate
bill introduced today would give the
supreme Co;Ti authority Ia govern
the practice and procedure in lower
civil courts. - matter that has DcCn
Endorsed widely by the legal PROBES
sion.
Submitted by Senator, Carlyle ui
Forsyth. Sander of AiawInCC.
Hodges of BlmCnmur and HTdGInS
ot GuIliprd. the measure would al
low the supreme court Ia govern the
forms of process. writ. pICadlnC>.
practice and procedure N all civil
proceedings in all courts below the
supreme court II woGld create an
advisory commission To- hc composed
ot the attorney general and ten mem
bcrs appointed jointly Ivy the gov
crnOr. lieutenant governor and speak
or for iOur.ycar terms.
Carrying Out promise Of Cover.
nor RrouChtor. Representatives Tu-
nor Of Gulford md Galloway of
Transylvania rnirudIr"d q bin Io pro
vide increase, in benefits payable
80 employees under the w"rkmcn'S
compensation act Inc benefits,
would 10 based OH a mutual agree
mcnt between representatives. Of en-
pluycrS and employees and supported
by labor and the industrial commits.
sion.
Tho benefits would provide = r.
and onc-hHlf per cent oyer Ill in
crease in tho number oi weeks pay
able under tho specific schedule Tor
tho loss OF such members ~ IN"
hand. arm. foot icg. iugciS. toes
and eye. The maximum weekly pay
ment would be increased from $40
20 sci.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-03
Stalingrad Defeat Is Top Nazi Loss
Destroyer
Sinks Three
Jap Vessels

san FranCI-rn. Feb. >. -tNp)
An American destroyer caught
unexpectedly IN u lluG ni jap
an"sc warShIpS. sank an enemy
destroyer and Il cilj'. SO and dc
lIvCrcd III" coup de siar, in a
hIttlcShrp -! III" kuu"u rl.,s. IL
bcCam" known to-day.
The almost incredible rsplrit
of the tiny craft ~. icntu"d ny
lhC Examiner and rru.ln.d pv
The twelfth naval district. which
did not, however, make any oil
iICIal announcement.
The scene and time rl the ar-
Iinn and the name ui ia" de
s'ruyCr were withheld lui rra-
SOIL uI security.
The destroyer. given Ia pct
name ui 'iiaby' hy i"r cIC".
sailed Inadycri"ut!y ui'r iu"
rang" of the ihI"" itp u!u,
when IN order Ia change 'rUi ~
failed to reach G"r.
Tine shipper iuui;rd over ruc
situation and a;Id.
Well. were ~ nclr. -" ic's
keep GninG Keep GONG and
keep firing Wlll lury .iul. IT,,
on "" shoe, mu way the Hell "Ui
of here.
Tine laps destroyer Va, iir.,t
engaged and left flaming ~
Baby" turned hCr attention 10
the cruiser. The cruiser cX-
i i
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-03
Petroleum
Situation
Is Critical

Charlotte. Feb. 3-(APO-I..
W. DriScoll. OPA district mana
ger here. said today the gasoline
and fuel oil situation III North
Carolina was critical.
Not Il single tank car q! GaSo-
line now IS being shipped INTO
either North or South Carolina,
he reported.
Some sections of North Caro-
lima. which depend ~ kerosene
tor cooking nc added. are en-
tIrcly out Of supplies.
What gasoline being received
Is from the Plantation pipeline.
II WAS explained by petroleum
products dealers here. You
can't get around II. il is a def
mite fact that our gasoline supply
is not being rcplcniShcd." Dris-
coll added.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-03
503,650
Men Killed
Or Captured
Reds Announce End
or German Resistance
All Volga City; RAF
Raids Rhineland
I By the lESDriuicd PI.cxs)

Nhg me lESDciHfCd PrCSS)
The battle Of Stalingrad took
It's plac" today as possible
turning point in the war as the
russians announced the collapse
al IN" last resistance there. with
3o3.G50 killed and captured in
The greatest single military dis
aSt"r in the history of German
arms.
That toll since the start of the
Red Army counter offensive in
mid November heavily out
weighed the 100000 total Ger
man casualties of Ncrdun. blood
pool of the first World War.
" he shock of the loss came
nome To- Germany. the RhincIand
numbered with Il rIIinouS 2O-minutc
'ircE ~ which The RAF luoScd 100
.W'-'pm block buIShcrS" and inCcn-
diaries by the thousands ON Cologne.
l|Id waste last May III one of the
ir.tISn 900 plane attacks.
The pace of the battle in -
nisia continued TO quicken with
'''''H' atsus ~ itpuiStu anu
allies turning more strongly to
the offensive.
Allied DumbcrS battered anew yes
'r'day n the ANS supply port oi
SinN. while little change developed
IN the land fighting. an allied com,
rH!iguc announced
The French had reported the re-,
pH!>r "i German troops in the hills
cast OF Ou>scltia. - miles west ul
S"u,sc. and said the Germans had
abandoned their attacks beyond FaId
Pass after suffering heavy losses.
The German radio said British
troops broke INTO axis positions IN
IN" central sector OF the TuniSian
front. but reported that the gap had
been closed by counter attack.
Huge fires were left blazing i'm
the heart of Cologne. where the
British said the Germans had
worked fcvcriShly to restore war
production, particularly for L.
boat parts and equipment. Prob
ably 100 of the RATS heaviest
hnmbrrS made the concentrated
raid. and five were listed as lost.
tn" Russian high command an
i"lnr'h The end Di the To-day siege
"i S'"!u%rad in triumphant Spe-
olHl c"mmrmlquc which SAID the last
"i IN" Germans surrendered at I y.
o.. yesterday. II reported 81 600
prisoners taken since January 10
Nh"n the Germans rejected an uIti-
rt'Un Ia surrender
The RuSsaIn mid day CnmmrniulIc
announced tho rCCapturC of Ii more
towns III the Tightening arc around
H"s'"v and five more west OF Vo-
rru"Ih.
In the Caucasus. Russian columns
were within 81 mile, of KrasnadOr
while others ba,tlcd Within 40 miles
."uihCa-t of RoStnV.
Caught between these oficnSIvcS.
- German force of perhaps a QUAR-
Ter of a million men Withdrew IN
what the Germans admitted was a
steady retreat either toward the
dwindllng corridor of land escape AT
R"Stnv "r toward the narrow strait
"i kcrch for escape I" the Crmca.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-03
Knox Denies
Major Fight
In Progress
mo Really Pitched
Battle as Yet Knox
Tells Press; Losses
Suffered by Both

Washington. Feb. 3-(AP)
secretary al the Navy Knox
described a sea battle in prog-
reSS off the solomon islands t.
day aS IT process Of feeling out
on both sides" but said there
Is no really pitched battle as
yet"
-'.....,,., KNOWS yet what the
immediate future hrldS. but any
assumption in Il Navy communi-
que last night that there j. a
major battle under way. Knox
told 1t press conference. is in
correct.
Inc c"mnluniquc reported that
increased activity on the part
ol the Japanese indicates a una
J"r effort to regain control Of the
entire SolomunS area II also
asserted that both United States
and Japanese forces had suffered
LOSSES
II q. no; rue Knox said. that
great big !ieu; j, going on. There
are Lot %! preliminary dispositions
and preliminary moves. Bat there is
no really pitched battle as yet"
He asserted that the Japanese. in
making reports of a sea battlr j.,
the Solum"m> area. were "nn a G.h-
iS "Np""h!on. and. replying Ia "a
l"n1"s auuut the extent of the tinni-
me. r!'cn The cunmuniquc and dc
rIur"d. "fuIIl have IL be satisfied
with that"
Nn"N added that IN the Sulonnns
area generally. there l. u long.
i"u%h. hHrd Ugh; ahead of us
or GuadalcanaI itself. with its
aH-imnortant Henderson Air
field. Knox said that "wc'rc in
complete possession and control.
We completely dominate tho
GuadalcanaI area"
Tic Displayed on y map tho battle
areas "n GuadHIcanal. saving :n4.
trl"d safe. forces huld Two pnr
r".' %. me i.'Hnd'a area and The
Japanese one nIlt "i one per cont.
tho only ru.t. "' Inc island involved
- 'ac @.".nd fighting
Todd HAT some di>appuintrirr'
had 'ocn ">3rr>~vd i'm Australia tha.
hC ID MT c\:"uG his tour of the
par.!., 20 include e yisI, there. Knox
rcpIlcu. Il wu- away lon. enough
a- Il was. He was away from
WdShioetu. for approximately tire"
weeks. two weeks al inch time rvn:
spent touring Nm"r. can posts in the
South Pacific
H"p!y.ug Ia comments IN Austria.
la That he might have hCrn too on
'l!lf--lG- III, ,yyr1..rrE. hid Ia. fol,