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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-30
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue OF February rs, 1909

Peter Lora, Sr., who was univer-
sally known and highly esteemed in
this section, passed away at his home
on Lawn evenue.
The sleighing season ended with a
party at the home of Miss Elizabeth
Kohl, residing six miles north of
town. The merry crowd were con-
veyed to the home on a large bob
sled. Those attending the affair were
Misses Lesta Basinger, Edith Hall,
Eunah Temple, Elizabth Hummon,
Florence Beeshy, Estelle Whistler,
Nellie Kaufman, Vernie Kohl, Inez
Doty, Messrs Armin Hauenstein,
Paul Hermann, Earl Heckathorn,
Oliver Kitchen, Edwin Sutter Albert
Stettler, Turley Rupright, Glen
Spangler, and Elbridge Kohl. The
evening was spent in games and
merry making, after which delicious
oyster supper was served by the
hostess. II
A wrestling match tbetweeni Charles
Hankish and Charles Stratton is an
nouncd to take place at the city hall
next Saturday evening. e
The latter part of last week Willis
Troxel moved his household goods out
of the Hickey property on Main
street to Lima. Mr.. Troxel is now
employed on the Pennsylvania R. R.
as a chef in the dining car, that is
operated in connection with the tele-
graph repair gang.
As far as we have heard G. w.
Combs was the only lucky investor
from this place at the Elk's Fair in
Lima. Geo. wanted the automobile,
but scured the next best thing, which
{, was a washing machine. Geo. is a
good mechanic and will be able to run
the machine successfully after a lit
tie practise.
Mayor Eaton received instructions
to appoint citizens committee to
aid in securing of means to complete
the Lincoln memorial and to provide
means for it's care and maintenance,
The mayor appointed A d. Lugibihl
S. K. Mosiman, H. o. Frederick, N
w. Cunningham and B. F. Biery.
| An Orange township sleighing
party called at the home of Mr.. anC
Mrs. A. N. Spangler, Thursday even
ing. Those present were N. R. Ell.
'zay and family, S. Koontz and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. David Nonnamaker
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they put the two of US to Cleaning
and painting CT cans until past sup.
per time"
Simmons knocked on wood. well
they must have forgotten me. I've
been in the Army a week already
and | haven't been on KIP yet"
"You will, brother" said Johnny
"You WILL"
"Hargrove," said Simmons, will
you please stop looking at my hair?
/ can't go ten feet without being
reminded to get haircut. As soon
as ! can find a minute, I'll get it
cut"
"Are you really having hard
time of it," l asked him.
"Well, after that talk I got from
you before l was indicted, thought
l would be going through he'll for
the first three weeks. The way you
talked was terrifying, to say the
least. So l prepared myself for
much rougher time than I'm really
getting.
"The drilling isn't bad at all. I
suppose my dancing has helped me.
there. Anyway, I even surprise my
self at it.
"But the getting I'D and dressing
in ten minutes, I'll never be able to
do it. Everything is all right until
it comes to the leggins. I struggle
with those things until I'm limp,
and / never do get them on in
time. Yesterday just tied them on
for reveille and sneaked back and
put them on properly later. I've
tried every way possible, but just
can't get anywhere with Them"
"How are the fellows?" l asked
him. Mice bunch of boys?"
Il was surprised at them," he
said. "People I've never seen be-
fore, and they all 60 out of their
way to help each other. When We
were first inducted, there were a lot
of fellows I'd seen possibly once or
twice before in my life and we all
acted as if we'd known each other
since we were babies"
"Then, too, I've already run
across some of the boys / know.
Johnny here is attached to our bat
terry for rations and quarters, and so
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NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF SEPT. %. 1915

ID. e. Emison, wife and daughter
had narrow escape from serious in
jury near Fostoria when their car
was overturned in a ditch at rail
road crossing. The wheel of the car
struck rail as they started over the
crossing and tire blew out result
ing in the auto catapaulting into the
ditch.
The Presbyterians enjoyed chick
en- dinner which will not soon be for
gotten at the John Warren home in the
county. The occasion was a meeting
of the Aid Society with the men in
vited to the noon day luncheon. Fif-
ty-two folks enjoyed dinner under
the shade of the old apple trees.
Forest Steinman is attending col
lege at Findlay.
Fred Hofer expects to move to Jen-
era in the near future.
Orlo Bixel broke thru bridge last
Monday with his big engine between
Ben and Solomon Luginbihl's. Then
he tried to go thru the field, but as
it was quite wet, his engine sank
into the sand until it touched the
fire box. After a half days work
with teams and tressels they finally
managed to get out safely.
A branch with blood peaches in a
cluster raised by III. L. Coon on the
James Coon farm, and three huge
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-30
You wake up at o'clock no mat
ter how late you went to bed. Then
you can't go back to sleep.

You wake up at o'clock no mat
ter how late you went to bed. Then
you can't go back to sleep.
look so pretty in your uniform that
they won't let you pull the old blue
serge out of mothballs.
It isn't bad all the way through,
though.
For instance, ! walked out of the
hotel the other day and ran into
Z one of the boys from my own bar
racks, in New York on three-day
pass. We exchanged the prescribed
comments on the smallness of the
world and | saw a sparkling oppor-
tunity to spread a thick layer of
holzum. I could make the lad think
T was one of these filthy-rich pri-
Yates you SO often read about in
the papers.
The kind that go about flashing
$1,000 bills before unsuspecting
headwaiters.
won't you have lunch with me?"
l asked. Then I added, quite casu-
ally, 'I'm stopping here at the
astor."
His eyes popped family, but a
good soldier never passes up a free
meal. We went back into the hotel
and into the terrifyingly smart din
ing room. smiled condescendingly
at the headwaiter, to make him
think I was a cash customer at the
hotel, and he led us to a table.
"Tm afraid you'll find the food
here depressingly dull l told my
comrade-in-arms. 'No ortolans or
hummingbird tongues. They seem
to go in for plain but wholesome
foods. Won't you try the breast
of guinea hen, with sip of Onion
Soup Reine?"
81 don't care if I do" he said.
81 amt particularly particular
about what eat"
''My nerves are all shot," / re-
marked airily. New York tires
me dreadfully. ! have to run about
nolens volens-that's Latin for willy
nilly-from one night club to an
other, brushing up on old friend
ships. And I'm getting so tired of
shows and cocktail parties! Won't
you have slug of hootch with me?
I've got to have one"
He gulped nervously and replied
that he didn't care if he did. / no.
ticed with satisfaction that he was
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croWed, I'VE nave 50 muci to be
thankful for. So very, very much
We have food, and warmth, anc
freedomp'
"Food, we've got" | growled. "ln-
cluding potatoes, with peelings tc
peel. This is my 67Sth potato this
morning. I don't need coal for
warmth when I'm bathing myself IN
sweat. And freedom? See, | am
laughing bitterlyl 1t is Thanksgiv-
ing Day and I am peeling pota-
toes and washing dishes for the
orgy. Phooey to Thanksgiving!"
Sollie Buchanan, the cook, who
was a student with me in Battery A,
strobe up hunrning that maudlin
old grammar-school song about
''over the river and through the
woods, TO grandfather's house we
60"
1T is a glorious day." drooled Pri-
vate Buchanan. 'It does my old
heart good to think of the expression
on those boys faces when they see
that Thanksgiving dinner"
"Repress yourself Pappy," |
asked him. ''It is not to think of
the dinner. am thinking of the
sinks overfiowing with dirty dishes
left by those gluttonous hogs. 1t
was not enough that we had trays
to wash. Now we have to have
improvements. Now we have to
have china plates And cups. And
soup bowls. And silverware. hate
progressi"
Better leave the lad alone, Pap
py," sighed Sergeant Pope. "He is
pouting and will not enter into the
spirit of the day. He has done wrong
and is paying for it now"
Private Buchanan and the mess
sergeant busted themselves at the
ovens. I sat there ferociously jab-
bing at potatoes and muttering
wildly. Three times l scowled at
the sergeant, but he wasn't looking.
Maury Sher, my bosom compan-
ion from the cooks battery, came
racing in through the back door.
Maury was slated to be transferred
to cooks job at Madison Barracks,
New York, and would be leaving the
following day.
''If you have come to extend the
seasons greetings, comrade," ! told
him wearily, kindly do not trouble
yourself. To paraphrase Dickens,
any fool who goes about with Happy
Thanksgiving on his lips should be
boiled in his own slumgullion and
buried with CT breadstick in his
heart. Do not attempt to cheer me. "
"I'm not going to Madison Bar
racks" he shouted. s'I'm staying
here. Right here in the Replace
ment Center! I'm going to be mess
sergeant in the antitank battery. A
mess sergeant!"
was dawdling over huge choco-
late nut sundae the other night at the
Service Club cafeteria when John
ny Lisk walked in with someone
who was a dead ringer for Simmons
Jones of the Charlotte News staff
Anyone who is a dead ringer for
Simmons Jones can't be anybody
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See Here,
Private
Hargrove!
by
Marion Hargrove
wNU Service.
CHAPTER XI

It's enough to drive man to
drink. You get ten-day furlough
and head for New York. You mooch
a due bill on an ultra-swank hotel.
You say to yourself that for those
ten days you will be an all-out civil
ian, you will squander your sub
stance in rioutous living, you will
forget altogether the fact that you
are soldier. And then what hap
pens?
You wake up at six o'clock, no
matter how late you stay out the
night before. Then you can't 60
back to sleep. You have to buy enor-
nous quantities of civilian food to
keep up with your Army appetite.
You look in shop windows and see
books you'd give your wisdom teeth
for, but you think of your purse in
terms of S36 a month and the inner
man convinces you that you can't
afford them.
You'd like very much to put on
your civilian clothes, just for a
change, but your friends think you
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and A. c. Spangler and family.
Rev. Ray Richards left Tuesday for
GAINESVILLE, where he will visit with
relatives short time before enter
ing upon his new labors in Bellvue,
Ky. Rev. Richards served the L1th--
ran congregation in Bluffton for sew
eral years.
Hiram's Locher's smile has infinite
ly increased since the arrival of
twins his home last week. A boy
and girl made their arrival.
c. Hilty, teacher of the Hilty School
resigned last week, his resignation to
take place Monday.
The Misses Elma and Hulda Schif-
ferly entertained group of college
friends at the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Schiferely, west
of town. The jolly set went out to
the farm on the interurban car and
spent an evening of games and con-
tests. In the contest Miss Marion
Morrow and A. C. Luginbuhl were
the winners. Those present were
Misses Estella Mosiman, Marion Mar
row, Estella Greding, Hazel McGriff,
Luella Geiger, Selma Sutter, Emma
and Della Luginbuhl, Messrs Asa
Springer, Memo Stauffer, Albert
Luginbuhl, Chas. Trachsel, Philemon
Springer, Willis Niswander, C. B.
Luginbuhl and Clarence Biery.
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'My nerves are shot," remarked
airily. 'T'm getting so tired OF
shows and cocktail parties"
but Simmons Jones, decided, so
/ gave the low whistle. The two
saw me and came over.
It was Simmons, all right. He
looked as if the two things he needed
most at the moment were haircut
and a kind word of sympathy. He
had the look of utter futility known
only to those who have been in the
Army for less than ten days. Poor
Simmons was in bad shape.
"Well, boy" ! asked him, ''how
do you like the Army? And you
don't need to lie about it."
81 don't think I'll ever get used
to it," he said. "I've been pushed
and crowded and yelled at for a
week now, and it doesn't get any
better. Maybe / was just born to
be a civilian"
"You should have seen Johnny
and me when we got in, I told him.
That's been only four months ago,
and here we are being condescend-
ing and fafherly already. Them
were the days, weren't they, john
N.Y."
Lisk sighed deeply. Simmons
don't know the trouble at ALL" he
said. '.When Hargrove and | had
been in three or four days, they
slapped us on KIP and almost killed
Us first thing. Their, the. next day,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
CoMPANYs STAND

A ChrySler spokesman countered
with statement that the COM
pany had refused TO take action
on the unions recommendation be-
cause II reserved the right 10 dis
cipline workers in It's own manner.
LaMotte said today:
"Ohicers OF Local 40 made
an investigation, and found Ave
men guilty of leading the strike.
We asked the company To work
with us In disciplining the men.
The company refused 20 do 30.
taking the position that II was
going To conduct its own investi-
cation and mete out its own
penalties"
The Chrysler spokesman issued
the following statement:
The unions plant shop COM
mittee said II wanted 10 dis
cipline the men. The committee
wanted the company TO promise
that after 10 did this the matter
would pc closed.
THE plant manager told the
committee that the company
reserved the right 10 conduct
Its own inyestigat ton and dIsci-
pine Its own workers"
SAYS HE AWAITS NAMES
He said that the union had not
turned over the names of the
guilty persons.
Meanwhile, LaMotte revealed
that Robert Cummings of the
Chrysler tank arsenal had been
laid of 10 days for his alleged
participation in a wildcat strike
eight days ago.
Punishment had been agreed on
oy company and union. he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
SoIonons
Bottle
Beginning
BY SANDOR $. KLEIN
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-Secre-
tary of Navy Frank Knox said
today that japanese and American
airplanes and surface craft are
engaged in reconnaissance in
force" in the Solomon Islands area
that may be the prelude to the
biggest battle yet in the South
Pacific.
He told a press conference. how
ever, that ANY assumption that
a tremendous battle is in progress
at the moment is incorrect" The
navy reported last night in a COM
munique that the Japanese were
making major effort to regain
control of the entire Solomons
area"
Knox also reviewed briefly his
impressions of a 22,000-mile trip
he made recently in the Pacific
area. He noted that some Japa-
nese are surrendering in the bitter
fighting on Guadalcanal - some
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
City Freezes
To Innmobi|ity
! In Day Alert
BY ROBERT NJ. ROSS

Detroit practiced its first day
light air raid drill today.
For a period of ID minutes. after
q thFee-Haihste blast OF sirens be-
fore 10 a m. a hush settled over
the streets of the city.
Gone was the usual clatter Of
street cars, the drOne OF automo-
Tile engines and the murmur OF
! BOT falls and voices.
Traffic froze. Pedestrians. in an
orderly manner that drew the
praise Of officials of the Office of
Civilian Defense. entered buildings
and sought previously prescribed
shelters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
Bomborded With Leaflets

American planes have been flying back and forth
the Japanese lines, dropping leaflets printed in
Japanese and advising the enemy troops give up
death from steel or starvation.
An interpreter walked up to Private Hasamoto and
rapid conversation followed
Hasamoto and his fellow soldiers had for FIVE
days
They fed liberal portions Of cooked rice They
handed American clothes to replace their rags.
Hasamoto carried himself with military bearing and
apoogzed for his appearance when he photographed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
Pick of Emperor's Troops

Private Hasamoto was hungry and tired, and his
nerves threadbare from ncessant American Smelling
and aerial bombing.
But this wasn't any group Of recruits, shaken by
their first experience under fire. that he leading up
the lines to surrender.
These members of the 224th Japanese regi-
ment of Japans crack outfits which cited by the
emperor for it's work in the Malayan campaign.
They had been defeated by words as well as bullets
The Americans know few tricks about psychological
warfare too and for several days loud speakers have
blang up the front calling hungry tired Japanese
to surrender
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
Reds Clamp
NutCrdCker
Upon Rostov
BY VI. s. HANDLER
United Press stan Correspondent

MOSCOW, Feb. 3.-Three Rus
sian columns closed in today on
Rostov, the gateway TO the Cau-
casus. driving forward steadily in
an offensive that rivaled in i'm
portance their triumph at Stall
ingrad
(London advices said Russian
big guns were Smelling Rostov
from only 80 miles away and
that Russian units were advanc-
ing on Bataisk, 10 miles from
Rostov's outskirts.
military observers in London
suggested that Rostov might fall
20 the Russians within a week
and pointed 10 indications that
the Germans were withdrawing
as many troops as possible from
the Caucasus.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
CONVERGE ON KRAsNoDAR

Russian troops were advancing
from four sides on Krasnodar, the
capture of which would be a step
ping-stone TO capitulation Of
Kushchevka, the last major Ger
man-held railroad junction in the
Caucasus.
The Russians took PavlovSkaya,
only 80 miles from the Kush-
chevka railroad junction. last hope
OF escape for the entire Axis army
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
Starving Jops Quit
On GuodoIcunoI
By ROBERT c. MILLER
United Press staff Correspondent
copvrieh, tea3 nv limited Press

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES ON
JAN 26 (delayed).-A group of
shabby Japanese arms raised in surrender, walked
toward the American lines.
Leading the way was Pvt Akiyoshi HasamOto,
veteran of the Japanese campaigns in
China, Borneo and the Philippines.
For almost the first time in 1000 years Japa-
nese soldiers were violating the warrior code of
their country and giving themselves up in battle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
ADMIT FIGHTING ENDS

The German high command
acknowledged today that fight
ing had ceased at Stalingrad.
Radio Berlin followed the an
nouncement by broadcastlng
funeral marches and the popu-
lar German army song, Il Had
a Comrade. y
The Red army threatened an
other major break-through on the
southwestern front. north Of RoS-
TOW. menacing VoroShilovgrad a
DonetS Basin industrial center,
and Kharkov, the Pittsburgh of
Russia and an anchor point in
the German defense system.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
Discipline
Row at
ChrYsler
BY JACK CRELLIN

ChTySler Corporation and JAW
Go officials today tangled over
the question OF who is 10 discipline
workers found guilty OF leading
wildcat work stoppageS.
Leo LaMotte, UAW-CIO re-
gional director. accused the COM
pany of failure TO cooperate in
diSciplning five men who the
union charged were responsible for
an Unauthorized Stoppage at the
Dodge Truck plant which threw
1000 men out of work for several
hours last week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03

Stats in offices marched to as
signed upper stories or Easements.
Only the wheels of industry con-
tinued TO turn. The army vetoed
factory cooperation in the period
because Of interference with pro-
duction.
The action of citizens. in view
OF early reports OF only few and
scattered violations. drew COM
mendation from both army and
OCD heads.
From his observation post atop
the History Penobscot Building.
CONTINUED on Page SKI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
ATTACK DIESEL PLANTS

Repair work at Cologne. II was
said. had been more intense than
anywhere else In Germany.
Chief targets at Cologne include
the vast submarine Diesel engine
factories, the Humboldt Dcutx
Motor Works, the Kalk-Mauser
Arms Works and the Gottfricd
Hagan Accumulation Works. where
submarine batteries are made.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
Continued on Page ID

DEPOSIT YOUR WAR BONDS
for Safekeeping with INDUSTRIAL
NATIONAL BANK. Safe, Conyen-
ient-lneXpensive.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
Time Issue
May Go on
April Ballot

Detroit voters will get the OPP
portunity 10 decide for themselves
whether Detroit should follow the
state IN setting the clocks back an
hour il Vas indicated today in q
proposal by Council President
John G. Lodge.
Following last nights formal
council session, Lodge asked that
the proposal be placed on the bal
lot at the April 5 election.
URGED FOR PRIMARY
I've might as well settle this
recurring question once and for
ALL" Lodge said, "and let the
people decide. That il the only
way we can get complete
answer TO the problem"
When II was pointed out that
the question could be decided at
the February Is primary. the very
day on which the time change Is
to take place. Lodge said:
Certainly, I see no reason
why IL couldn't be settled then
and there. This Is not like
Continued on Page III
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03

c. VI. MACARTHUR. DENTIST
I'LL GriswOld Over kinsel's.
Hours go Sundays 10-12.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

The sun Will set a. $40 p m today,
and rise tomorrow al s.f2 a m.
The moon will rise At 81 p m. today
and set tomorrow at S.23 a. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
FIVE BoMBERs LOST


Five British bombers failed to
return.
Germany, in its first reports Of
the attack. admitted casualties,
damage and some fires in Vest
ern Germany"
Air authorities, explaining the
return TO Cologne. the first city
10 experience a 10O0-plane raid,
said that since that gigantic at
tack last May 80. in which $50
factories we're damaged or de-
stroyed. the Germans had made
urgent attempts to repair one in-
dustrlal center.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
100 TWo-Ton
Bombs Rdliined'
On Cologne

LONDON Feb. 8 6UP),zTng
Royal Air Force dropped a great
weight of high explosives, In
GLIDING 100 two-ton block-busters,
on bomb-battered Cologne. last
night and returned today to
northern France in the nonstop
offensive against Germany and its
occupied territories.
Flying conditions over the Eng
lish Channel were the best in a
week. The daylight force few
toward Calais and apparently pro-
ceeded inland.
Thousands of incendiary bombs
were dropped with the high ex-
ploSives on Cologne last night.
Zone 4,000-pound bomb fell
on Cologne on. an average of
every II seconds, ms reported.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-03
URGED FOR PRIMARY

Continued on Page ~
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Continued on Page Six
Evening star., 1943-10-26

Woods for the office woos for "dotes" for warmth and
glamour the wool dress "rotes And this-of all winters
with indoor temperatures the gd region Of 90 degrees you'll
wooIqoher as never before For-oo is won oozy casual,
smart Wool is chiIchoser supede-luxe. And--though
American have always known the superb comfort OF
wool dess-now they're discovering its soft otte, we'll!
That's why The Hech Co. has assembled these winoe wools
for you non spt-Ing coIors that keep your heart
too-in luxurious pure OO0o wooIs the coy oyon
ond-WooI mixtures thot prefer Yes Fuel
rotioned living definitely dictates "voos'
Of Fashions. The
Dresses Properly os to on Royoco
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