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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
400 at Ford
Stop Strike in
Firing Of Worker
PeriIed Production
Of Plane Engines;
Farley Promised

approximately 400 magnesium
foundry employees of the Ford
Motor Co.'S Rouge plant returned
TO their Jobs Saturday afternoon
after a brief strike over discharge
of a worker.
The men struck demanding the
dismissal Of Edward G.. Washing
ton, a foreman. Washington was
involved in fight with Limar
Mitchell, foundry worker, and the
worker was discharged
Company officials said the dis
pute will be negotiated Monday
morning. Company plans 10 dis
charge so employees who particl-
pated in the strike we're held in
allegiance.
The magnesium foundry turns
out castings for Whitney
Iairplane engines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Scholarship Planned
In Drive for Teachers

LANSING, April 1.-THE state
board of education Saturday re-
vealed plans to offer scholarships
to outstanding high school grad
yates this spring in an effort to
more youths to enter
rural teaching.
The plan will provide tuition
TO those enrolling next
fall for two-year courses leading
to the state limited certificate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
from opera 10 war Job

SAGINAW, April II. - From
footlights TO war factory is the
experience Of Marion Newberry,
Saginaw opera, musical comedy
concert and radio singer.
Returning from New York 70 re-
main with her elderly father after
her mothers death last year. Miss
AeWherry IS doing her part IN the
war effort in inspection work al
the Wilcox Rich plant Of Eaton
Manufacturing Co. maker of small
parts for airplane motors.
1--WE hardly been at II long
enough to work out all the sore
muscles" she smiled. "but 1 love
N.
Miss Newberry has studied
music and opera in New York and
Europe since childhood and spent
some time with the San Carlo
Opera Co.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
NOT TO BE EATEN

Then there is the panorama egg.
This reporter found Mrs. Milton
Saffir 4003 Cortland. peering
int one of these pretty gifts.
Inside the eggs you may see
miniature farms, nursery stories,
all acted out in tiny scenes. The
children love them
Since 1t. Saffir is working for
Uncle Sam. his wife had 10 play
Easter bunny for Dick, 9, and
Judy, 5. Both got panorama eggs
which by the way are not to be
eaten. You just keep looking in
them.
Merchants report much Of the
Easter shopping for clothes has
already been done, because Easter
is so late this year However. a
little warm weather this next
week will fill the streets and the
stores with eager shoppers who
want to buy just one more item.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
FEAR OVERTIME PLEAS

FEAR OVERTIME PLEAS
IF we start paying overtime
To these boys, the street car and
bus operators, who already are
working more than AZ hours,
will have a perfect lever 90 get
the same consideration" Gen
eral Manager Fred A. Nolan
said.
Meanwhi Commissioner,
Samuel T. Gilbert and Louis c
Miriam are frettng for Mayor
Jeffr1eS TO appoint a third com
missioner.
Jeffries is making no mistake
about the necessity Of Choosing
wisely for none hut n strong mar
can lead the DSR out OF Tho
rough. Unouestionably his frs
choice is former Police Commits
SIoner Frank y. Eaman.
Only candidate for the Job 81
far Is Edward s. Piggins. young
attorney and recent appointee e
The Wayne County board of super
NlSOrS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
City Complains
Of Draft Drain
Workers
Charges VINO Says
They Are Essential
but Boards Take Men

Based on the complaint that the
city is being forced to furnish an
unfair share OF its employees 10 the
a rm e d forces, Mayor Jeffries
newly appointed replacement
schedule" committee will begin
functioning this week 10 seek draft
deferments for vitality needed city
workers.
Members OF the committee are
Corporation Counsel Krause, City
Controller Oakman and Civil Serv.
ice President Bellanca.
Jeffries appointed the committee
at the request OF Donald J. Sub
lette, secretary of the civil service
commission.
MORE THAN SHARE
AS tho number OF persons
eligible for service diminishes."
Sublette told the mayor, both
by induction and by their entry
In direct war industries, the city
Ia being called upon 10 furnish
more than It's share.
Certain departments, includ-
ing the Arc department and
DSR, have been compelled to
ask for deferments but have not
been overly successful In getting
them. InfOrma ton from the
War Manpower Commission and
selective service indicates that
our principal difficulty IL the
lack OF n def. rment program for
tire city as whole.
UNIFIED CONTROL
The city government Is recog-
nized as n war industry by the
VINO but IN not No recognized
by the several draft boards. To
obtaian proper and adequate
treatment for the city will re-
quire n single. unified control OF
the preparation Of such sched-
ules and applications for defer
mepts."
Sublette pointed out that such
defermentS cannot be expected 10
be permanent because of the
promise OF VINO 10 induct practi-
caIly every aoIe-bodied man under
IS, regardless of dependency or
occupation.
However" Sublette said. "the
replacement schedules when APP
proved by state selective service
viii furnish an orderly basis for
the induction Of city employees
and will permit the development
Of a comprehensive program for
the replacement Of such en-
plOyes with women, older men
and the physically handicapped"
More than 500 of those city
covered by civil service
already have Deen indicted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Brother Acquitted
In Sisters Murder
Photo by Times stan ohOt 1gra pher

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April II
CUP)-A circuit court jury today
returned a verdict of acquittal in
the case of George w. Welsh Jr.,
%, charged with the March 9.
1871. murder of his 24-year-old
sister. Leila.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Gen. Kirk Replaced
As Hospital Head
Transfers 70 Washington
From Battle Greek Post

BATTLE CREEK, April II
Brig. Gen. Norman T. Kirk, COM
mander of Percy Jones Military
Hospital here since its purchase
by the government today was
transferred to the General Army
Service Corps at Washington,
d. G.
He will be replaced by Col.
Joseph T. Bastion Of the Sixth
Service Command at Chicago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Pay Raise Approved
For 1900 Employees

WASHINGTON. April II GNS)
The WLB today announced
that il had directed the Curtiss-
Wright Co 10 grant wage in
creaseS. averaging s cents an
hour. 10 approximately 1900 en-
ployes at its Caldwell and Cliff
ton. ~. j.. plants.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
DSR TO Study
Pay Raise Pleas
And Labor Woes
4s-Hour Week Plan,
a Third Commissioner
Add TO Problems
BY HAROLD sCHACHERN

The DSR commission will at
tempt the first hurdle Monday
morning in a veritable steeple-
chase of wage increase requests
and general labor problems which
have been piling up since the first
of the year.
Members of Local 312 of the
State, County and Municipal
Workers (CIO) will come before
the commission TO demand that
1.200 DSR maintenance employees
be placed Immediately on a AZ
hour week to meet the manpoWer
shortage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
WILDCAT STRIKE

Members OF the union staged a
two-hour wildcat work stoppage
this week, protesting that the
DSR was meeting the shortage
by hiring new men. instead Of
utilizing present employees on a
longer week.
Mayor Jeffries has indicated
that he feels the longer week is
justified in this case, even though
il is indicated il will cost at least
$4,000 The only ~ in the ONT
ment. however, is the fact that
this union won time-and-a-half for
all overtime in a recent arbitra-
ton case.
ALL tnioniSts IN the BSR, how
ever, still receive straight time
for overt i11e
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Georgia RedoubIes
Hunt for Conyiicbs !.

.REIDSNII L E Ca April II
(INS)-Armed with riot and SUBJ
guns, Georgia law en-
forcement officers today 'redoubled
their efforts to apprehend more
than score of convicts remaining
at large after yesterdays sensa-
tional break at Tattnall state
prison.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
FEW JELLY BEANS

kindergarten children have fin
ished making those little woven
baskets into which they hope
somebody will drop Jelly beans.
But few jelly beans are on the
market.
But the second wartime Easter
is going 10 be a colorful affair
nevertheless. Bright paint, papers.
cellophaHe. wooden toys, all offer
pretty gifts for children and
grownupS, too.
Don't expect much in the way
of candy. All shops are filling
orders to servicemen first. Civilians
get what is left, which is all right
with everybody, even the children.
Poultry men promise a larger
supply of chickens and turkeys for
the weekend
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Victory COrsage
For Her Easter
Baby Chick; Drafted;
Bunnies in Frying Pan
BY VERA BROWN

Do your Easter shopping early.
Keep II 10 essentials. And better.
buy war savings stamp corsage
for her for Easter morning.
This is the situation today as
Detroit faces its second wartime
Easter.
Chocolate eggs. believe by
young and old, have vanished from
the market. So have chocolate
Dummies. and real colored Easter
eggs. No baby chicks and live
Dummies this year for the children.
The chicks are all drafted for
Uncle Sam. the rabbits are in the
nations frying pans.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. Shalley and
D. L. Shalley have moved into the
Irwin Long property on Thurman
street formerly occupied by the late
Benedict Leichty.
Fred Fritchie and family have
moved into the property on South
Jackson street, vacated by the Shall
ley family, the former Fred Gettles
property which Fritchie recently pur-
chased.
Russell Tripplehorn and family
are moving into the property on
Riley street vacated by the Fritchie
family which Tripplehorn recently
purchased from c. B. Kaufman.
DR.. and Mrs. B. R. Herring will
move from the Deppler property on
South Main street into the West Elm
street property vacated by the Trip
plehorn family which DR.. Herring
purchased from the late John Kohler
estate.
Wayne Moser has moved from
near Ada on the Stanton Bowers
farm five miles south of town recent
ly vacated by Clarence Fleming.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
Seniors Will GiUe
Three-Act MYSteru

American Eagle, three-act
mystery will be presented as the
senior class play in the Bluffton
High school auditorium Wednesday
and Thursday nights at $50 o'clock
Rehearsals have been held for the
past month under the direction of
Prof. P. w. Stauffer, speech in
structoI.
The cast is composed of: Doris
Dunifon, Florence Hofer, John
Schmidt, Mildred Campbell, Dorothy
Anderson, Herbert Conrad, Ruth
Slusser, Raymond Schumacher, James
Stonehill, David Smucker.
Alice Oyer, Ellen Basinger, Calvin
Dudgeon, Roberta Wenger, Barbara
j. Triplett, Harriet Fett, Eileen
Moser, Robert Pannabecker, Kenneth
Winkler, Ralph Althaus, Denard
Loganbill.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
LIGHTNING KILLS
FARMER DRIVING
TRACTOR IN STORM
Cyrus Burkholder Instantly
Killed at His Farm Near
Beaverdam
Stricken While Coming from
Field to Seek Shelter
From Storm

Cyrus L. Burkholder, 81, farmer
and livestock dealer, was instantly
killed when struck by lightning al
his farm southeast of Beaverdam
Thursday night at 1850 o'clock.
His death occurred as he was driv.
ing his tractor toward the barn to
seek shelter from a storm which
broke suddenly while he was EN-.
gagged in discing a field for corr
planting.
In returning a verdict of accident
al death, Allen County Coroner
Harry E. Lewis said that a bolt
struck Burkholder in the back of the
head and the center of the chest
The body was burned considerably
D1scING FIELD
Burkholder had been discing .
corn field with his rubber tire tractor
and when the storm came up he left
his disc in the field and started with
the tractor for the barn. Expecting
him home his wife was looking out
the window when the bolt struck.
The tractor continued running and
after crashing thru several fences
came to stop in the barnyard. Re
alizing that something was wrong
the wife ran to her husbands aid
when his body was found slumpeo
over the side of the tractor between
the fender and brake lever.
The bolt of lightning burned a
hole in Burkholder's cap and left
his body through the right hand
burning a spot on the spoke OF the
steering wheel where the bolt was
grounded. His hair was singed and
the mans underwear was burned.
FUNERAL MONDAY
Funeral services were largely at
tended at the Ebenezer Mennonite
church Monday afternoon. Rev. A.
C. Schultz, pastor, officiated at the
services. Burial was at the church
cemetery.
Burkholder is survived by his wife
two sons, Martin, at Ft. Sill, Okla.
Kent at home; his mother, Mrs
Lydia Burkholder, west of Bluffton
four sisters, Mrs. Allen Grismore
Mrs. Milton Bixler, Mrs. Harley
Marquart, all of Bluffton; Mrs. Will
liam Althaus of near Columbus
Grove; and two brothers, Calvin and
Albert, both of Bluffton.
Burkholder was a member of the
American Legion, a member of the
Ebenezer Mennonite church and a
prominent farmer of the Blufftor
district, He would have been 81
in September.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Pilkington
Of Westerville announce the birth of
daughter, Judith Carol, on Thurs
day. Mrs. Pilkington was formerly
Miss Lillian Moser of this place.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. t. E. Kim
sey of Cuyahoga Falls baby boy,
Garry Gene on May /. Mrs. Kinsey
was formerly Miss Coletta Steiner
of Bluffton.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Mo
ser, Saturday, boy, Gregory, at
Lima st. Rita's hospital. Mrs. Mo-
ser was the former Miss Pearl Beery.
Her husband is with the Signal
Corps in England.
The following birth at the Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cramer, boy.
James Michael, Wednesday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
Commencement At
BeaUerdas1a May 2I

Commencement exercises will be
held at Beaverdam High school Fri
day night, May 21, at 7:30 o'clock,
it was announced this week by Paul
Stoodt, superintendent of schools.
The following activities make up
the remainder of the Beaverdam
commencement season:
Junior-senior banquet, May IL,
1880 p. m; junior play, May IA,
1880 p. M; baccalaureate services,
Rev. Bernard Baughn, speaker, May
16, 1880 p. M; alumni banquet, May
%.
Arrangements have been made to
hold pre-school clinic at the school
on Monday, May "a, from 9 to l0:30
a. M, it was also announced by
Supt. Paul Stoodt.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
CLEARING WEATHER
HELPS PROSPECTS
FOR CORN PLANTING
Heavy Rains of Past Week Will
Delay Work in Fields in
BlufftOn Area
Some Corn Acreage May be
Switched to S0ybeans; Pas
lures Flourish

Prospects for corn planting bright
ened considerably Wednesday as
clearing weather gave an indication
of the end of nearly week of daily
rainfall.
Heavy rains, however, which have
fallen intermittently since last Fri
day have thoroly watersoaked the
ground and farmers said there would
be little prospect Of work in the
fields this week.
The delay of week occasioned
by the continued rain may serve to
limit materially the proposed in
crease in corn acreage. With corn
planting time at hand and consider
able tillage remaining yet to be done,
some farmers are contemplating
switching a portion Of their proposed
corn acreage to soy beans which can
be planted next month.
Corn Planting Late
With the existing farm labor
shortage and a sizable amount of
tillage remaining to be done corn
planting generally will be delayed
until late this month, with exception
of several scattered paintings which
were made the middle Of last week.
While the last week in May is
still recognized as within the limit
for corn planting, the gain in soy
bean acreage in recent years has
also brought this into the bean seed
ing season.
Altho the later planting season,
favors soybeans, advantages of
harvest are in favor of corn. Much
of the soybean crop in this area was
lost last year because of an early
winter which made 1t impossible to
get the crop in before bad weather.
On the other hand much Of last
years corn crop wfsscred in shock
in the fields.
KAN B00ms Pastures
While delaying corn planting, rains
have proven a welcome stimulant to
pastures which were severely dam
aged by alternate freezing and
thawing together with dry weather
early this spring.
Pastures and meadows thrive in a
wet season and the old farm saying
that "a wet May means a barn full
of hay will apparently be borne out
this year.
Wheat and oats crops off to a bad
start this spring are also showing
marked improvement with almost all
stands reported as making a good
showing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
BIuftOn Soldier
Gets Commission

Cleon C. Althaus, of North Jack
son street, has been commissioned a
second lieutenant in the Army of the
United States after successfully COM
pleting course of training at the
Adjutant Generals School, Ft. Wash
ington, Md.
His letter of appointment was
handed to him by Brigadier General
H. C. Holdridge, commandant of the
school and Director of Schools Train
ing of the Army Administration
Schools, at the graduation exercises
of Class 16.
He is visiting here this week with
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Althaus,
on furlough before leaving for new
duties at Pasadena, California.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
Wartime Shortage OF Sheep Shearers
Felt In Blufft0n Area This Spring

Where are the sheep shearers ]?
That's what farmers in the Bluffton
district are asking this spring as the
wartime labor shortage of shearers
becomes increasingly apparent.
Sheep shearing, breeders say, is
not job for amateurs and with
many experienced hands either in
the army or defense industries, the
problem of removing the accumulat-
ed fleece of the past winter is a
pressing one. ~
Sheep must be sheared every
spring and this should be done by
the end of May, experienced sheep
men say. A domesticated sheep un-
like many other animals, cannot
naturally shed its winter coat and
unless this is removed illness will
develop and health of the flock is
affected.
When sheep shearing will be COM
pleted this year is indefinite. The
few shearers available are reported
far behind in their schedules.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
Couple Is We'd In
Ceremony At Home

Simplicity marked the wedding of
Betty Jean, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Neuenschwander of Co
lumbus Grove and Richard Cookson,
son of Mrs. Mabel Cookson of Bluff
ton at the home of the brides par
ents Sunday at high noon.
Rev. A. C. Schultz, pastor of the
Ebenezer Mennonite church, received
the vows, using the double ring cere-
mony, in the presence of the imme-
date families.
The bride chose for her wedding a
street length dress of ice pink, silk
marquisette with white accessories,
and a corsage Of white roses with
lilies of the valley. She wore a
string Of pearls, a gift of the groom,
and carried a silk handkerchief
which her father brought from
France.
The groom wore a dark blue suit
and a white rose boutonnaire.
A three course dinner followed
the ceremony. The table was decor
ated with TERED cake and roses in
a color scheme of pink and white
Tall white candles were at either
end of the table and appointments
were in pink.
The couple left for a short trip
after which they will reside in Lima
where the groom is employed as an
inspector at the Lima Tank Arsenal
The bride is graduate of Column
bus Grove High school and has beer
employed as a nurse in Bluffton hos
pital for the past three and a hall
years. Mr.. Cookson is a graduate
of Bluffton High school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
Public limited To
BLuftOn Hospital

In observance of National Hospital
Day, the public is invited to visit
the Blufftoh Community hospital this
Wednesday night from to o'clock
it was announced by Miss Sylvia
Biederman, superintendent.
Thousands of hospitals all over the
United States and many other coun-
tries are joining in the observance
of the day and have invited the peo-
pie in the various communities to in
spect the equipment and to visit the
institutions.
The Bluffton hospital has averaged
"a patients daily during February
and March and for the past year
has averaged Is patients per day, il
was announced by Miss Biederman
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
TOW n WILL TAKE
OVER COLLECTION
OF GARBAGE HERE
Municipality Will Operate Its
Own Collection System, Be-
ginning Monday
Council at Meeting Monday
Night Votes Not to Renew
Private Contract

Starting next Monday the town
will operate its own garbage and
rubbish collection system, it was an
nounced this week by Mayor w. A.
Howe.
For the past three years the gar
bage collection system was operated
by the town council under private
contract. Gerald Tripplehorn has
collected the garbage here for the
past two years and his present con-
tract expires on Saturday.
Decision by the town council for
the municipality to take charge of
the collections was made at the
meeting Monday night after Triple
horn had submitted bid of $500
to take charge of the garbage col
lections for next year.
Payment for Services
He received 81 800 during the past
year for his services and in 1941-42
he received $1,000. In 1940-41 the
contract was held by Russell Triple
horn, brother, who received $1,000.
Councilmen were of the opinion at
the meeting Monday night that with
the municipality handling its own
garbage and rubbish collection the
cost could be kept at level which
would make it possible to continue
the rate of 81 per year per family
for this service.
To meet higher costs it would be
necessary to raise the rate or pay
the difference out of the town
treasury, neither of which was fav-
ored by council members.
To Use Town Truck
Collections will be made in the
town truck under the direction of
Lee Coon, street commissioner and
town marshal.
With the change over to the nlsi.i-
cipal collections the Mayor has asked
that all patrons Of the service pay
their collection fees at once. The
Mayors office in the town hall will
be open Wednesday night and on
Saturday morning and night to clear
up present bills. All those in arrears
on their garbage collection accounts
will be dropped from the service,
Mayor Howe said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
BIuftOn Marine
Wins High HOnOrs

Corp. Edward L. Schultz, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. J. Schultz of Kibler
road, won high academic honors at
the Aviation Machinist's Mate school
at the Naval Air Technical Training
center at Jacksonville, Florida.
With an average grade of 91.28
Corp. Schultz finished second in his
class. At Bluffton High school he
was an honor student.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps at
Cleveland Sept. s, 1912, and did boot
training at Paris Island, S. C. Fol-
lowing graduation from the technical
school he has been transferred for
duty at location in California.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
College Commencement Events Are
Arranged For Week End This Year
BluftOn Selectees
LeuUe For Toledo

A number of Bluffton selectees left
Wednesday morning for Toledo tc
present themselves for physical ex.
aminations and induction into the
United States Army.
Although the number was not off,
cialIy announced by the draft board
it is reported that the current May
quota calls are considerably larger
than those in April.
Names of those called for induc-
ton will be withheld by the draft
board until after the physical ex-
animation. Those who pass will be
inducted into the service after which
they will return home for weeks
furlough.