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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-30
Senior Leaves For Army

Robert Diller, member of the senior
class, will leave for the army next
Monday. Members of the F. F. A.
held party in his honor Monday
night. Diller is the sixth member of
the senior class to be inducted into
the Armed forces.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-30

lighting system from direct to al
ternating current will be presented
to the voters at the polls.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-30

The u. S. Dept. of Agriculture es-
Inmates more than 100000 service
men will want to return TO farming
after the war. This includes former
farm boys as well as veterans from
cities.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-30
By Jean Ann Steinman
Students Present Gifts

Grades one to six participated in a
Thanksgiving program last Wednes-
day afternoon in the First Mennonite
church. Each grade presented two
songs and Psalm in the program.
In addition the fifth grade explained
the Feast of Booths" As is the an
nual custom, each pupil brought a
contribution to be presented to the
local hospital. The fruits, vegetables,
and canned goods were displayed in
the church. The contribution, which
was presented by Supt. Lanham, was
accepted by Miss Janet Soldner of the
hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-30
C. RI Meets

G. r. Susie will become personality
and fashionwise at the G. R. meeting
this Wednesday evening. The pro-
gram will consis. of skits and style
show.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-30

Hi-Y members will be privileged to
hear Robert Johnson, area student Sec
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-30

Several professors left Bluffton over
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-30

That perfect Christmas gift, A war
bond. .se~s swssva
Evening star., 1944-03-18
Baltimore Markets

Arm for, good stock, dull for ordinary.
virginia, bushel baskets, u; s. 1st and
staymans, Winesaps. Yorks. Romes and
Black Twigs, best, 3.5o-4.12; poorer 900
Potatoes - Old market dull. 1oo-
vania. Katahdins. best, 225-5o; poorer.
Msns ss' chppsSa. 5HSns sheS sa Katabans Bal
higher :. idaho Russet Burbsnks mostly
100; 100. New market nrm. Florida: raii.
$50: q. s. 1st, size 5. 325.4o..
Sweet potatoes Arm. North Carolina.
so hshsr N s and No. III aa
bushel baskets. Goldens, q. S. No. Is. 450-
p; few higher; ungraded, -3.0O-50; Nancy
Hhts ssms "a s. Ho ' NO. s2HS9 sx d sshsI lew
higher.
Poultry market firm: receipts very light.
Hoasters fryers and broilers. Rocks and
LssSfn mss.y H. Bucks Pog eoorsa 1ouss
pekinsS pe aax and Muscovies. pounds and
Livestock Market.
Cattle-25. Compared week ago: slaugh-
Gamers and cutters Steady Steady; 6M 6uils WEAK ssen t.
truck lot choice around i,s4o-pound steers,
loads loads .. and nd lots .591leo0; low and
hsifers AROUND 7so pounds. IS. .ooe5o 'oaet good,
1350-14 20; common and medium, 10 So
So sSs' cutter ts9g0ad0 and snsy
q b. s.s, Ss: fSSs
ing $40 pounds, 4.s5: top sausage "Stih Bulls
2So sgk hsadfI sni and sh6ss %sdum 5oey Feshs
fssasr sseess Ssd1a@ dnas lots lsopi S00d
medium, Ii, ,5o-i4. so; ~ Common SSo. 75o..
LOO; culls down to 500.
:, Hogs-35o, Steady with Friday. Prac-
pounds; II l5-4o: i4o-i6oiD pounds ioGac Is.o5.
33o; Iso-dso n5. pounds 11s5-14;10; $50
14:a5-6o;. a4o-3sO pounds, 1890: good
sows up to 400 pounds, 1 ! 1905; sows
oser osred 200 s pounds considerably lower Com
pounds, % fisher aaorsso lSnss isSul bounds Is
steady; sows. 20 higher
sheepl2e5; Compared week ago. IA,
tical TOP 17.5o good and and choics hea woolec peae:
as 7e and R0Hnsi medium and oa.
{,OU
medium and good. 5.50-6 so; Gull ant
common, 3.00-5.00. =
f'' Grain Market.
FLOUR-Receipts, 2,764 barrels.
WHEAT-.73,410 bushels. Stocks. O.,
242,933 bushels.
=, Settling prices-No. Q red winter. gar
| licky. spot, domestic, 1.7SA: NO. red
winter, garlicky, spot, domestic. with raj
Closing prices-No. 2 red winter, gar
licky, SPOT, domestic. .76af: No. 3 red
transit, 1.81 V.
CORN-Recetpts, 46,O19 bushels. Ship.
ments, 23,435 bushels Stocks, 1S2.0Sz
bushels. No. 2 yellow. basic ceiling price.
ruling.
OATSIReceipts, none. Shipments, 64z
bushels. Stocks. 36,754 bushels.
RfSoReceipts, none. Shipments, none.
BARLEY-Receipts, 1885 bushels Ship
Evening star., 1944-03-18
Chicoqo Grain
CHYCAGn 4

CHICAGO. Mar IS .R-selling Of
fairly large quantities Of May rye By .
dropped a. major fraction while deferred
months hs,d steady inaiSatins there nss
months. Other grains moved within a
marrow range.
Wheat was slightly easier at the star. tar,
the flrst hour was UNCHANGED to 70 higher.
Oats were 70 to " lower and rye was 70
lower TO higher. There was no early
The selling Of May rye, noticeable also
in Yesterdays session. attracted consid,
That 'e one as q the large food Hf msnufac.urers
has ACQUIRED very substantial stocks OF
this grain. but has not put them to any
Insurance against price fluctuations.
Some grain men who have adopted q
bearish attitude toward rye said a com.
use HeR h aWa sells n oGs they
that there was not much prospect that
the large visible supply of this cerea
harvest. Crop reports have been favor.
able in rye territory.
Wheat, drew some support from tn,
the grain was unable to shake of tn,
apathy. which has been its distinguishing
shasacteristic in recent weeks daeT
buyers OF cash wheat, but mill buying i
not heavy because of the slow -four bust
ness
| The Department of Commerce reportet
a January wheat grind of -52,063 81
bushels compared with 49,462. .543 bushel
in the preceding month and 49,95S.6 So,
bushels in January, I943. Flour produc
ton totaled 22,400,359 sacks against 81 =,
1872. 1854 sacks in December and q .632,5 81;
sacks in January. 1943.
| At IL am. wheat was as-H higher thar
Yesterdays finish. May, ,721a; oats wer
| was "a lower to Y higher, May. 2ak.
Asking price of May barley was 1.25hs
Evening star., 1944-03-18
Haycock Cites Need
For More Clinics Here

Robert l.. Haycoek, superintendent
OF schools and guest of honor last
night at the monthly meeting of the
District Public Schools Association
declared that more clinics were
badly needed by the Health Depart
ment, particularly for handicapped
children.
DR.. Haycock emphasized the i'm
portance of the clinics by citing ma
tional statistics on the number OF
handicapped children.
Statistics show, he declared, that
! out of every 100 children has
tuberculosis, out of $50 is par
TALLY crippled. l out of 145 has a
weak heart, l out of 5000 is totally
blind, out of $500 is totally deaf
! out OF 100 has low mentality and
! out of 100 has impaired speech
The Health Department, he pointed
out, decides whether or not a child
is physically and mentally fit.
He praised the association for It's
effort in attempting to improve the
school system and for asking Con-
gress for funds.
A brass quintet from Central
High School under the direction OF
David Verchuk, an accordion sole
by Miss Virginia Bowling of Roose-
velt High School and several Sc
lections by students of the Wilson
Teachers College were presented al
the meeting, in the boardroom OF
the District Building.
Evening star., 1944-03-18
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO, Mar. Is R.- salable cat
s aoe eayesb nens Friday
yearlinss strong to ,25 higher; strictly
60 good :, and choice i Weishty steers mostly
sny time ths m as az neW
shsTtted s steers steady 70 Is lover Strictly
arseIy seer rum bulk Graded i1 medium to
TepTesentatiYs E ia, weights Sa but little above
Iines sold up to 1900: liberal supply
medium to good steers. 13.50-15,25: stock
cattle very scarce undertone steady: fed
short load 1850: bulk, 1900 rs: good
beef cows, 25-4O higher; all other beef
aoa cSers and at down weak H
coiorados brinsins 'D i3 IS: " sausage usage bpls ,Uns
higher: practical top heavy sausage bulls,
11;75 at close when strictly good beef
bulls sold up to 1900 and better: vealers;
freely.
salable sheep. 500 total, 500: COM
pared last Ston week saGghteT lambs about
dSos Ted wooed o Western lambs an so' ~ | pounds ]
down. I6 6IO-1e.4O, closing top and popular
price, 1885; several loads largely good
late bulk medium and good kinds, 15.4O,.
1890 .nor coed mn and ch9ee se o9ss
on comparable be Grade d No. = pelted '9 96-pound %
WEIGHTS i! 80; medium yeariing wethers,
II so; Gull to low-grade aged ewes 7 90
$50: load good 6S-pound feeding lambs,
ii 90
salable hogs. 500; total, $4,000; nom-
nally steady; not enough good and choice
hogs here to make market; auotable top,
1440; shippers took none: compared week
ago; weights 6d & over 200 pounds idS. 35 higher;
higher
Evening star., 1944-03-18
Washington Produce

From the War Food Administra ation
sales ssIs ~ to -ts an on this mornings whole
SNAP BEANs-Market stronger for best
stock Florida, bushel hampers, black
ord;nal1 uadl;sntines 15-4So plentiigls
LIMA BEANsLMarfet M' steadS dyo-IiSU; p3or,da
bushei hampers, 500; fair quality. g 800. 90
: p YgRoccoII-Market steady. Crate.
California, 300; Arizona, 1905. 90
Ca, ,cABIB3AGE-1Market steady. Truck re.
dh Sacks EoFd &c. danese ar 5eHmd
truck truck receipts, bushel baskets, packec
GAR: oAkRtoTs-Market toTs slightly stronger
california, E L. A. crates, bunched.. 200.
cAuL1r1owER-Market steady. Cali
anorrnia' pony crates. lis and 12s. 3.25.
,ne5 G5HEgX.Ma5kss a1sf.. i. steady; Florida; -
COL c,OLI.!A4RDs-Market steady. Norfolk
EscARoLEwMsrkete Dasaeis. steads. FIJI; florida
light NoTfoik section. virginia. fa1Re' busRe
LETTUCELMarket steady. Arizona ant
doaen asrofaiei + a. crates Iceberg type o.
orns nHhkss 5ushsI ss.s.s ss:h 4..S5Snss
PEPPERS-Market steady Florida, / W.
nnshel o,ls era crates, California Wonders, larg'
SoUASH-Market steady. Florida bush.
el hampers, yellow type, 5.00-7 90, &C.
cording to condition: white, $50; fail
quality, 1902 90.
Potato Prices Steady.
:. POTATOES-Market steady Old stock
U. 3. No. I: Maine, Katahdins, 1901 -pount
sacks, 300-3.25; b0-pound sacks. 1.5O
1;e0; New York, 10O-pound sacks, rouns
whites 2;S5-3.00; Nebraska Bliss Tri
g. sacks. '1ss ks..sit SaSSsnss e
y. 8. No. I. 4.00..4.25: new stock, Florida
hushel crates and 50-pound sacks Bis
SWEET PoTAToEs MkaG' Market steady
Bushels, q. 8. No. l. North Carolina
Puerto Ricans and Nancy Halls, baskets
4.9o-4.25: Louisiana, crates, Puerto Ricans
SPINACH = Market steady. Texas
-ToMAToEsIMaffet % STEADY. % Repscke,s TSk,
lO,pound cartons: .50-2. so; poorer lower
TuRNP GREEN5-Market steady. Oeor
| fla, bushel baskets, 1851 so: poorer lower
ASPARAGuS--South Carolina, expires
receipts, no early sales reported
ARTICHOKEe-Calif boxes, 7.5O
JREErs-Texas, M-crates, punched. 1.75
BRUSSELS spRours-supplies insuf
icosY~c.liforni., L. A. crates. 4
gpAS;pllLiRoNs-r.x.s. M-cr.t... punched
.re.aE;Io dARLicTPss s'sa pound: californi.. rs
Evening star., 1944-03-18
Army Identifies II Flyers
Killed on Bull Mountain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Mar. a.
All II of the men killed when
bomber crashed into Bull Mountain
in Southwest Virginia Wednesday
night have been identified, the
Charleston Army Air Base an
nounced yesterday.
The dead were listed as:
Second 1t Aubrey E. Brown, in
structor-navigator, Dallas; Second
1t. Gilbert M. Felts, pilot, Elkin,
N. c.; Second 1t. John r. Gibson,
co-pilot, Logansport. Ind; Second
1t. Wayne r. Albar, bombardier,
Manchester, Mich, and Flight Of
ficer Howard A. Jennett, navigator,
Philadelphia.
Also Corpl. Charlie B. Herring.
Oxford, N. c.: Sergt. Neal M. Har-
ramore, assistant radio operator,
Elmdale, Kans.; Corpl. Charles D.
Libby, gunner, Waukesha, Wis; Pfc,
James J. Tiffner, Alcol, w. Va:
Corpl. Joseph L. Fountaine, assist
| ant engineer. Warren, Mass, and
Corpl. Carl E. Pearce, radio oper-
| ator, Navy Yard, S. G..
Evening star., 1944-03-18
Demand for Railroad
Stocks Persists in
Uneven Market
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, Mar. 18.-Buying
power again centered on the rails In
today's brief stock market while
further profits were cashed in a
number of recently strong indus
trials.
Prices turned a shade uneven after
moderately steady start and the
direction was trifle foggy near the
close. Dealings were lively through
out and volume of around 100000
shares was one of the largest for
Saturday of the past year. Accounts
were trimmed here and there on the
idea five consecutive million-share
days entitled the list to rest.
Carriers continued to respond to
investment demand based mainly on
the sounder financial position OF
most roads and their apparent ability
to absorb mounting taxes and wages
with plenty of leeway remaining for
dividends. 1t was not overlooked
also, that while traffic may dwindle
to some extent with the return OF
peace, transportation systems will
be confronted by few reconversion
problems.
Oils failed to repeat their late
sprint OF Friday, attributed partly
to talk of subsidies for low-output
producers and hopes for a boost in
crude rates. Steels still were re-
strained by labor questions and the
likelihood of a manpower shortage
due to Army requirements.
Touching peaks for the year OF
since 1887 were Allegheny prior pre-
ferred, up more than points or
plans of the company to sell large
block of its Chesapeake g. Ohio
holdings, Gulf Mobile g. Ohio, Great
Northern, Pennsylvania, MKT
preferred and Santa Fe.
Goodrich was In new high ground
for 1914.
Evening star., 1944-03-18
Time Is Ripe 10 Make
New Wage Formula,
Thomas Declares
BY the Associated Press.

by lfle ASSOCldleu fItSs.
Chairman Thomas of the Senate
Labor Committee declared today
that "the time has come to work
out a new formula" for helping
wages meet increased living costs.
The Utah Senator, asked about a
determination in high administra-
ton quarters to stick by the Little
Steel formula and leave any lifting
of wage ceilings to Congress, said:
I'VE don't care who does it. We
have to rectify wrong"
Testimony at recent committee
hearings on the plight of white
collar and fixed-income workers
showed, Senator Thomas said, that
the formula, which restricts general
wage increases to Is per cent above
January, 1941, levels, trailed behind
the cost of living.
"a change has been inevitable" ,"
he declared. Now it appears that
the time has come"
Senator Thomas was chosen by
President Roosevelt yesterday to be
an alternate to Secretary of Labor
Perkins as the Government dele
gate to the International Labor
Office meeting in Philadelphia next
month. Labor and employe repre-
sentatives are yet to be appointed
The question of continuing the
Little Steel formula came up incon-
clusively at the Presidents press
conference yesterday. He told a
reporter that it was up to the War
Labor Board and was told in turn
that the WLB had checked it up to
the White House.
Currently this formula Is under
particular attack from the CIO
United Steel workers who want a
17-cent-an-hour raise which would
break through its restrictions if
granted
Evening star., 1944-03-18
Miss Manners Hits
Ruling Putting Joan
In Fathers CUSTODY

Joan Manners, who lost custody OF
her 11-year-old daughter Joan to
her former husband, John Langan
after three-week court fight here
last night charged Justice T. Alan
tGoldsborough with sanctioning Mr.
Langan's trickery and unlawful kid
naping of this child"
Meanwhile, her attorneys, Walter
Green and jeff Lichtenberg, de-
clared there is mo doubt that an
appeal will be taken" They said
they were still convinced that Miss
Manners was telling the truth when
she said John L. Manners" and
not Mr.. Langan, was the father of
the girl.
In his opinion turning little Joan
over to Mr.. Langan, Justice Colds
borough said he was satisfied Mr.
Langan was the father and that
Miss Manners story Of Mr.. Man
ners was svague and "too removed
from probability" The court said
the only reasonable conclusion
appeared to be that Miss Manners
was willing to ''stigmatize her child
as illegitimate to prevail in
this controversy"
Deeply Shocked by Decision.
Miss Manners said she was
deeply shocked" over the decision
She said she felt there must be
some higher court to rule that 1 am
entitled to have my little girl re-
stored to me-"
She said she was stunned" by
Justice Goldsborough's statements
concerning Mr.. Manners.
u have always been advised by
my attorneys in California and ir
the District of Columbia" she said
that it would be best not to bring
him into it, The former actress
and her attorneys charged that the
issue was injected into the case by
Charles Walker, attorney for Mr.
Langan, when he asked Miss Man.
ners on the witness stand whether
Mr.. Langan was the father of the
child.
Walker Cites Statement.
Mr.. walker pointed out, however
that the question of paternity hae
come up before the case reached
court, in statements made by both
Miss Manners and her attorneys Il
newSpapermen. He cited a state
ment made by Mr. Lichtenberg tn,
day before the hearing opened her,
to the effect that a blood test woult
be requested 'if necessary to deter.
mine the paternity
Mr.. Langan and his present wife
meanwhile, were planning to move
into the District from their Chevy
Chase apartment. An order of the
Montgomery County Circuit Court
granting custody to Miss Manners
is still valid in Maryland. During
the past three weeks, little Joan ha!
been living with friends in the Dis.
trict and attending school.
The formal court order, embody.
ing Justice Goldsborough's opinion
is expected to be presented to tn,
court for signature by Mr.. Wake
on Monday. The decision made NJ
provisions for Miss Manners to viSi
the child or share her custody.
Evening star., 1944-03-18
Business Briefs

Increased Wholesale Activity in
the last week compared favorably
with a year ago and was composed
of routine ordering of staple lines
plus few recorders of Easter mer-
chandise for fill-in purposes, report
ed Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. Due to
retarded delivery schedules, how
ever, it was impossible to fill many
tnew orders prior to the Easter hoI-
day.
Commodity Prices on average
reached a new 1914 peak yesterday
when the Associated Press whole
sale index of 35 staples stood at
10737%d of the 1926 average, COM
pared with 10721 a week earlier and
106.56 a year ago.
State and Municipal Financing
scheduled for next week totals So
013,000, compared with s4,299,711
this week and a weekly average for
the year to date of $17,026,956, re-
ported the Daily Bond Buyer.
Philip Morris e. Co. stockholders
approved a retirement plan for the
firms $500 employees.
Champion Paper & Fibre Co. d.
rectors approved issuance and sale
Of 25,507 additional shares of au-
thorized 60 cumulative preferred
seock to increase working capital.
Allis- Chalmers Mfg. Co. earned
| $4,000, 1863 or S451 share in 1943
compared with $5,923 1892 or 1894 in
1912. The compay registered with
the SEC S29, 100000 of new preferred
stock for offering to common stock.
holders. Part of the proceeds will be
used to retire S15,O00,0O0 of 40 de-
| bentureS.
Columbia Pictures Corp. net fol
26 weeks ended December Is was
1856, 900 or S2.32 a share, compared
with $750,000 or SIT in the like 1874.
period.
Decca Records, Inc, earned ST.
036,361 or S266 a share in 1943, com.
pared with $806, ,143 or S2O8 in 1912
Climax MOlybdenum Co. reported
1943 net of SO ,633 ,624 or 1892 share
VS. 1912 profit of $l3,390, ,433 or $5.31
Thomas ]. Upton, Inc, earned
1904 ,204 or $1.13 a share in l943
compared with $353,819 or S1.38 II
the previous year.
National Refining Co. reported lie
loss of Sl,089 849 in 1943, after &;
special charge of $1,70O,000 fo
future losses of properties ant
equipment, compared with ne
profit of 1888 ,266 in 1912.
McQuay Norris Mfg. Co. earned
$8l3,722 or S7.12 a share in l943
against $610,438 or $534 in 1912.
Pullman Co. reported a deficit O
$l74,9 ,94983 in December, compared
with operating net pproft of s629,
330.05 in the same 1912 month. Ne
for 1943 was $3.50 086 against So.
$50, 1859 in the previous year.
Harpers Ferry Paper Co. received
SEC permission to sell it's phy sica
properties to Potomac Light &
Power Co. for $15OOOO.
American Utilities Service Corp
received SEC permission to sci
Northwestern Illinois Utilities to {
Chicago group for a base prise O.
$840,000
American Gas & Power Co. ha.
arranged to transfer its subsidiary
Birmingham Gas Co, to the South.
ern Natural Gas Co for a consid.
Grafton of around 81 100000.
Jacobs Aircraft Engine Co. de.
clared a dividend of 20 cents s
share, payable April 10 to holder:
of record March 81. The previou.
dividend was Is cents in March
! 1943.
Standard Products Co. declared E
dividend of Is cents a share. payable
i April 10 to holders of record Marcf
as. The previous dividend was !;
; cents IN August, 1s42.
Evening star., 1944-03-18
Former Opera Singer Seeks
Share Of Fiske Estate
Ey the Associated Press,

6F tne ASSOclaCe0 PreSS.
NEW YORK, Mar. 18.-Hazel
Strother, former st. Louis opera
singer and one-time employe of
Rear Admiral Bradley Allen Fiske,
noted naval officer, charged in Su-
preme Court yesterday that Wall
Street brokerage firm failed to turn
over $4,000 in bonds she was to
have received as gift from the late
admiral.
In a damage suit against P. w.
Brooks & Co., Inc, Miss Strother
said Admiral Fske, several months
before his death in 1912, signed an
agreement to give her the bonds
The gift, she said, was to be made
from s75, 900 in securities on deposit
with the brokerage house.
The company, in an answer to the
suit, denied Miss Strother's conten-
ton that it had received instruc-
tons from Admiral Fiske to turn
over the bonds. Moreover, it said
Miss Strother had signed a release
to all clans against the estate after
receiving 1000 from the admiral's
daughter Caroline.
Miss Strother contended the re-
lease had no bearing on the present
suit
Evening star., 1944-03-18
Musicians to Fight WLB
Order to Make Records
,y the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Mar. 18.-Henry A.
Friedman, American Federation OF
Musicians attorney, said today a
protest will be filed within the next
three days against the report issued
last week by a national War Labor
Board special panel.
The order, which recommended
that the federation be directed by
the WLB to resume record making,
will be protested on grounds that
it is erroneous on the law and
that WLB has no jurisdiction, Mr..
Friedman said.
Federation President James Caesar
Petrillo in 1912 ordered members
to refuse to make records except
for companies which pay special
| federation fees.