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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03
Litigation In
Local Courts

DECISION was reserved by superior
Court Judge Frank P. McEvoy today
In divorce action brought by Sigrid
Hansen Pickett against Randolph c
Pickett. The decree was sought on
the ground Of cruelty. An allowance
Of $50 for prosecution was made.
An order was issued requiring
Michael Denze to pay $40 weekly to
his divorced wife, Rose P. Renee
for support of their children. OF
the amount SIS will be applied to-
ward a back support debt, while SIS
represents current weekly payments
for the children. The father had
been charged previously with con-
tempt and was given a suspended
Jail sentence. The court today
placed him In custody of the proba-
ton officer for year, regarding the
payments.
Decision was reserved today by
Superior Court Judge Frank P. Nc
Evoy on a motion Of the Merchants
Trust company for permission to sell
at 1897 and 10 Willow street fol-
$4,000. The property consists of
three story building and a frame
garage. 1t was reported gross in
come derived annually on rents Is
$3.50. The city assessment is list
ed at $30,550 but the premises were
appraised at $4,000 by the bank last
year.
A compromise offer Of $500 made
by Frank Tavano of Waterbury on
a first mortgage debt of SO, 704.0l to
the Merchants Trust company was
overruled today by Superior Court
Judge Frank P. McEvoy who de-
MED motion of the bank to accept
the compromise.
Assistant Attorney General Rom
bert Bowling, represented the state
bank commissioner and successor re-
ceiver of the bank at the hearing on
the motion, and asked the court to
approve the offer. The jurist re-
served decision but later in the
morning issued denial on the mo-
ton.
Premises at 40-44 Scovill street are
involved in the mortgage transact
ton. The banks representative
pointed out the premises are in need
of repairs.
Superior Court Judge Frank p.
McEvoy today issued instructions to
Attorney Michael A. Ciano, receiver
of the DiVito Music Company, to
sell the musical instruments and
other equipment of the concern to
Mrs. Mary Palmer of 545 Wilson
street. who last week submitted a
bid Of $675.
The receiver said a New Haven
concern had indicated an interest In
the sale, but the concerns repre-
sentative did not show up in court
today as scheduled. Three other bids
had been received last week.
A motion TO reopen a default judg-
ment entered in the civil action of
Paul E. Salvatore. administrator of
the estate of Domenic Fortuanauto,
against Percy T. Gordon was grant,
ed today by Common Pleas Court
Judge Miles F. McNiff. An answer
and special defense to the plain
tiff's allegations were made.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03
END CITY TAGS FOR CARS

Sloan Springs, Ark - U.P0 -
The city council voted to eliminate
the city motor license fee. making
it unnecessary for automobile and
truck owners to buy city tags for
their vehicles.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03

Hartford, Conn.,, March s. U.
P.) - There will be S1,6O8,OOO
fire in the State Capitol sometime
today, and it will bring sigh of
relief from State Treasurer Carl
M. Sharpe.
1t will merely be the burning OF
refunded state bonds, which must
be destroyed officially in the cap
itOI furnace.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03

Bethany. Conn.,, March 8 ~.
p - Eight new state police
women will be graduated from the
training academy here March TO-
II was announced today.
Formal graduation ceremonies,
however, will be delayed until
State Police Commissioner Ed
ward j. Hickey returns from
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-03
BY william
Ferguson q

NEXT Where butter really gets into ones hair.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND Moser,
Bluffton, son, Wednesday,.
Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Rupp,
Bluffton, a daughter, Dawn Eliza
beth, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton limerick,
Lafayette, daughter, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Campbell,
Col. Grove, a daughter, July Is.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerome Zuercher of Beaver
dam at st. Rita's hospital, Lima
July Is. Mr. Zuercher formerly
lived here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Joshua Beery Rites
Saturday Afternoon

Funeral services for Joshua Beery,
10, were held in the Paul Diller fun
eral chapel Saturday afternoon with
Rev. ]. A. Weed of the Methodist
church officiating.
Mr.. Beery died last Thursday
night in Bluffton Community hos
pital following three months
period of failing health. He was a
member of the former Zion Men
monte church and interment was in
Zion cemetery.
Born August 20, 1865, in Fair
field county, he was married to
Jennie Thut, who died in 1924. He
was retired farmer and made his
home on West Elm street here.
He is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. Ruby Murray, Bluffton; Capt.
Jennie Beery, with the army nurses
corps on a hospital ship; Mrs. Lola
Hartzler and Mrs. Pearl Moser, Den
yer, Colo; and two sons, Howard
Beery, Columbus Grove, and Virgil
Beery, Lima.
Other survivors include two bro
Tiers, David Beery, Bluffton; John
Beery, Pandora; and two sisters,
Mrs. Susan Good and Miss Sarah
Beery, both of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Dies While Visiting
At Sons Home Here

Mrs. Anna Miller, 70, of Spring
field, Ohio, who became i'll while
visiting at the home of her son
Arthur Miller, southwest of Bluff
ton died at the hospital here Tues
day morning. Death followed a
cerebral hemorrhage.
Mrs. Miller who arrived here Sat
urday to spend several days with
her son and family was stricken on
Sunday and removed to the hospital.
The body was removed to the
Paul Diller Funeral home where
services will be held Thursday morn
ing at $50 o'clock with Rev. John
Steiner of Lima officiating.
Following this the body will be
removed to Springfield where serv-
ices will be held later in the day.
Burial will be at Midway, Ohio,
where she was a member of the Re-
formed Mennonite church.
Besides her son living here she is
survived by three other sons, Har.
vey, Harold and Oscar Miller, and
one daughter, Mrs. Mary Smith, all
of Springfield One sister, Martha
Bair of Waynesboro, Pa, also sur.
! wives.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Real Estate Deals

Frank Patterson, new instructor
in Bluffton college has purchased
the property of the late J. W. Jack
son on South Main street. He will
take possession in August, moving
his household goods from Circleville.
Miss Theresa Slusser has pur-
chased the property of the late 7.
A. Kitchen on Cherry street. She
and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Slusser will move next month from
their present location south of town
on Bentley road.
Leon Hauenstein of Washington
street has purchased the Will Leiber
property on North Main street ad-
joining the Sunoco filling station
and occupied by Ross Irwin. Hau-
enstein will occupy the property this
fall. The deal was handled by Mrs.
H. w. Althaus.
Sidney Garau has purchased from
the I. A. Kitchen estate a lot on
Cherry street opposite the Kitchen
property.
NJ. NJ. Murray has sold to Louis
Burkholder the Cherry street prop
erty in which the latter resides, ad-
joining the Lysle Baumgartner prop
erty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Ration Value Of
Butter Is Raised

Bluffton housewives are confront
ed with an increased ration point
value of creamery butter which has
been raised from 12 to is points
per pound. The order, issued by
OPA became effective the first of
this week.
The ration point value was in
creased, it was stated because more
creamery butter is being bought
with red stamps than has been al
lotted to civilians by the War Food
administration.
Farm and processed butter will
continue at eight and four red points
a pound respectively. The 12-point
value had been in effect since last
April 30. Previously the ration val
ue was 16 points.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
HEAVIER DRAFT
CALL EXPECTED
DURING AUGUST
Quota for Allen County Board
Next Month Estimated at
% Men
Only Eight Men Sent by Draft
Board this Month; 72
Sent in June

August draft call of Allen County
Board No. 3 are expected to be
heavier than in July when only eight
men were inducted by the number
of inductees still will be much less
than in the spring when as many as
72 were taken in one month.
August's induction call is placed
at p, according to reports from
usually well informed sources, and
those inducted will be made up
largely Of 18-year-old registrants.
All registrants summoned next
month likely will go into the Navy,
for altho the Army has reached its
quota of men for the present,
Secretary of the Navy James For
restal announced Sunday that the
accelerated pace of the Pacific war
will make it necessary to increase
Navy personnel to 100000 by the
end Of this year
Navy Needs Men
AT present the Navy is appromi-
mately 100000 men short of that
figure, and they must be obtained
in the next five months, in addition
to providing for requirements.
Secretary Forrestal said the pos
sible effect of Germany's defeat has
been considered, but it is apparent
the end of hostilities in Europe will
provide no measurable relief to the
Navy's personnel problems.
Other draft boards also are getting
reduced calls for men this summer,
and Putnam county in July was not
required to provide any inductees.
Their August call has not yet been
announced.
July's induction of only eight men
from Board No. in Allen county,
which has jurisdiction over Button
and Richland township, showed a
marked drop from June when there
were 72 inductions. All told, total
of ITO men were drafted by Board
No. 3 in April, May and June.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Where Our Service
Men Are

Cpl. Richard r. Cookson 3529585S
Hq. Btry, 869th F. A. Bn.
Ft, Sill, Oklahoma
Ems. d. d. Wenger, U. S. N. r.
M. c. T. c. Frontier Base
Little Greek, Virginia
B. o. @. r. M. 220
Pvt. Karl L. Gable 35295754
63rd Quartermaster Co.
63rd Inf. Div.
Camp Van Dorm, Miss.
Charles Philip Main F &c
L. S. Mt. d. C., Bks. 1424, 14th Bait,
Shoemaker, California
Pfc. Richard Oberly
Box 2645, Crew 68S6
co Commandant of Crews
Dyersburg, Tenn.
Pvt. Kenneth Hartman
495th Ord. H. A. Nj. Co.
Camp Cilaffee, Arkansas
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Three Quarries To Be Stocked With
Ton Of Lake Erie Catfish Friday

placed in the Buckeye quarry and
smaller numbers in the Waterworks
and National quarries. AS fish are
sluggish after being placed in new
environment, anglers are asked to
wait until the first of next week
before taking them.
There is no closed season on chan
mel catfish and minimum length
limit. Daily bag limit is 20.
Fishing at the Waterworks quarry
is open to the public. Fishing at the
Buckeye quarry is for members of
the Sportsmen's club only; member
ship in the club, however, is open to
anyone on payment of 81 member
ship fee. Fishing at the National
quarry is closed for the duration.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Named Delegates To
National Contention

Woodrow Little, Bluffton rural
letter carrier was chosen as first
alternate to represent the Ohio Rural
Letter Carriers association at the
national convention of rural letter
carriers to be held in Cincinnati,
August 1924.
Mrs. Little was elected as repre-
sentative of the state auxiliary to
the national convention which will
be held in Cincinnati at the same
time.
Arrangements for the national
meeting were made at the Ohio
Rural Letter Carriers convention
held at GAINESVILLE last Friday and
Saturday which Mr.. and Mrs. Little
attended as delegates from Allen
county.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Transferred To Army
Service In NelU York

Lieut.. Kenneth Luginbuhl who has
been stationed at Ft. Monmouth,
N. j., with the Army Signal corps
has been transferred to New York
city on temporary duty, it was an
nounced the first of the week. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. /.
Luginbuhl, south of town.
His wife, the former Harriet
Criblez, who was instructor in
Bluffton high school during the past
year has resigned her position as
editor of confidential manuscripts
for the army at Ft. Monmouth in
order to accompany her husband to
New York.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Lost Water Taps For
Main Street Located

Installation of new tap lines con-
Meeting to city water mains run
ming under the pavement on Main
street will be completed in about
three weeks.
Work on the project is proceeding
again without delay after lost
shipment of new taps finally was
located in Indianapolis and for
warded here. BY early September,
curbs and catch basins will have
been raised to permit re-surfacing
of the street in a $27,500 project.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
TWO WOUNDED IN
ACTION IN FRANCE
DURING INVASION
Fred Reichenbach and Lyle
Kohl Hospitalized Early
in Fighting
Parents of Two Youths are
Notified This Week by
War Department

Two Bluffton men were seriously
wounded in action in France shortly
after the original Normandy in
vasion landings early in June, ac-
cording to word received this week
by their parents.
They are:
Pfc. Fred Reichenbach, en-
ploye of the Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co. before going into
the service, son of Henry
Reichenbach, of west of Blufft0n.
Pvt. Lyle b. Kohl, son of Mrs.
Eva Kohl of West Elm street.
Pvt. Kohl was seriously injured in
France on June s, two days after
the initial invasion thrusts, according
to word forwarded by the War de-
partment. Extent of his injuries
were not disclosed in the telegram
received Tuesday by his mother.
In Anti-Tank Company
He was a member of an infantry
anti-tank company, and it is assum-
ed that he was with invasion forces
that made the initial landing. Pvt.
Kohl went overseas in September,
1912, and has been stationed in Eng
land since that time.
Wounds in the knee and thigh were
suffered by Pfc. Reichenbach in fight
ing on the Cherbourg peninsula, and
they are serious enough that he will
be confined to a hospital in England
for at least two more months, he
notified his parents in a letter
received this week.
Further details were not forward
ed, but the local youth likely was
in the front line of the invasion
forces for he was with a tank and
armored car division. He had been
in England for some time prior to
the invasion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27

A ton. of Lake Erie channel cat
fish will be placed in three Bluffton
quarries Friday morning in one of
the largest fish stocking projects
ever undertaken in this district.
Announcement to this effect was
made Wednesday morning by off
GERS of the Community Sportsmen's
club who promoted the deal after
arrangements had been completed
with the state conservation depart
ment. The club has purchased the
fish at cost of approximately $3.50.
The fish, from 10 to IA inches
long, will be brought here in a
state conservation truck and are
scheduled to arrive about 8 o'clock.
Bulk of the shipment will be
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Five Weeks OF Drought Bring Crisis
In Crop And Victory Garden Prospects
Gerald FiLhdrt Gets
Citation For Service

Gerald Filhart, of the Seabees,
son of Jack Filhart, of Bluffton,
has been cited by Admiral c. w.
Nimitz for meritorious and efficient
performance of duty on Bougain-
vile in the British Solomon islands.
Eis wife, Mrs. Glenna Amstutz- Fill
hart and family reside north of
Bluffton.
Filhart is brother of Mrs. Fred
Fritchie, of South Jackson street.
He is a shipftter first class.
The citation reads:
For mertorious and efficient per-
formance of duty while attached to
a naval construction battalion on
Bougainville, British Solomon Is
lands, from March s to Is, 1914.
During this period, the airfeld
where Filhart was stationed re-
ceived approximately Is enemy ar
tillery shell hits. 1t was necessary
that the damage sustained be re-
paired Immediately in order that
our aircraft could continue opera
tions.
Despite dangerous exposure to
fire, he courageously assisted a re-
pair party in rapidly restoring the
field to usefulness after each hit.
So effective was the work of this
group that in no instance was use
of the field interrupted for more
than 80 minutes. His conduct thru
out was in keeping with the highest
traditions of the United States
Naval service and the wearing of
the Commendation ribbon is hereby
authorized"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Tennis Championship
Play Starts Sunday

Elimination play in the Bluffton
city tennis tournament will start
Sunday on the City courts. Norman
Triplett, last years winner, is de-
Tending city champion. Play will
continue during next week.
Pairings in the singles bracket
are as follows: Little VS. Fett; Trip
lett VS. Bracy; Detwiler VS. Stettler
Amstutz VS.. Howe.
Doubles competition will include
the following matches: Detwiler-Am-
stutz VS. Fett-Triplett; Little Howe
VS. Settler Bracy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Arrive In England

Two Bluffton area men, Cpl. Rob-
ert Young and Pvt. James Amstutz
have arrived in England with army
units, according to word received
here the first of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Kenneth OberIy Gets
Army Air Commission

Kenneth G. Oberly, son of Millard
Oberly of Cherry street was gradu-
ated from the army air force navi-
cation school at exercises held at
Hondo Army Air base, Hondo,
Texas, Monday.
At the time of his graduation
Oberly received his commission as
second lieutenant. He entered the
army one year ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
jug Breaking Sunday
At Missionary Church

Rev. and Mrs. Michael Kurlach,
furloughed missionaries from Africa,
will be visiting speakers at the an
nual jug Breaking program at the
First Missionary church here at 800
p. m. next Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Kurlach are asso-
ciate missionaries serving in Africa
with Miss Katherine Gratz, daughter
of Mrs. Peter Gratz, of South Jack
son street. They are staying at
Berne, Ind, during their furlough.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27

Edwin Whitmer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. E. Whitmer of Grove street
has resigned his teaching position
in Sylvania high school to accept a
permanent appointment with the ac-
counting firm of Ernst & Ernst. He
is now employed in the firms Toledo
office.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Lawns and Victory Gardens
Parched; Danger of Grass
Fires Grows Daily
Light Thundershowers This
Week Fail to Provide Badly
Needed Relief

Grass fre-feared accompaniment
of drought conditions made its ap-
pearance in the Bluffton area Mon
day night at 9 o'clock when the fire
department was called to the farm
of William Amstutz three miles
south of Bluffton after fire in a
field of wheat stubble had gotten
beyond control.
The Amstutz farm was formerly
the Adolph Follet place, and the
scene of the fire was near the Nickel
Plate railroad right of way. The
fire is believed to have been started
by sparks from q passing locomotive,
Chief Guy Corson said.
A tract of about two acres was
burned over before the fire was ex-
tinguished after o half-hour's work
by the department. Damage was
negligible.
FIVE Weeks or DROUGHT
With the area parched by five
weeks of drought, conditions are es-
pecially favorable to grass and stub
BILE fires in rural districts, Chief
Corson pointed out.
Light thunder showers in the
Bluffton district have done little to-
ward alleviating the protracted dry
spell which has burned up pastures,
lawns and victory gardens and has
resulted in damage to field crops,
! Throughout the entire month of
July, rainfall has BEEN negligible.
Commercial and victory garden
vegetable production has been cut
approximately so per cent by dry
weather, and the corn crop of the
district will be likewise damaged
unless heavy rains come soon.
SWEET Corn AND POTATOES HIT
Yields of sweet corn and early
potatoes already have been serious
ly hurt, and altho field corn has not
yet shown irreparable damage the
stand is now ready to "shoot ears"
and rainfall is necessary to normal
ear formation.
In addition to threatened crop
losses, dairymen haxe reported a
growing milk shortage because of
lack of feed in parched meadow
lands. Many farmers already have
put their herds on dry feed because
of the shortage of grass.
The areas last heavy rainfall was
on Friday, June %, five weeks ago,
and light precipitation on three oc-
casions since then have provided no
lasting relief.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
HOPE LIGHT rain
WEDNESDAY WILL
END DROUGHT HERE
Scattered Showers Bring First
Measure of Relief in Five
Weeks Period.
Showers Coming at Critical Per-
iod for Farm Crops; More
Rain Expected.

Showers which fell Wednesday
were hailed by farmers, victory
gardeners and residents generally
with the fervent hope that they
might presage a break in the five
weeks of drought which has become
critical thruout this section.
The rain, although not heavy, was
the most that has fallen here since
late in June and brought at least
a measure of temporary relief from
the dry spell, the most severe in
more than two years.
Overcast skies lent support to the
belief that the showers were general
thruout this section and gave rise to
the hope that further rain might be
expected late Wednesday afternoon
and night.
MILLION DOLLAR RAIN
Farmers hailed the showers as a
million dollar rain, pointing out
that even a comparatively small
amount of moisture at this time is
vital to the corn crop which is in
the ear formation stage.
Also benefitting are late sweet
corn, potatoes, tomatoes, soybeans,
victory gardens and lawns. Rains at
this time, farmers pointed out could
quickly change the outlook for short
feed crops and thus alter virtually
overnight the entire farm picture
and livestock policy which is being
tailored to an anticipated shortage
of feed.
Notwithstanding the long drought
and unseasonably warm weather
there has been a marked absence of
thunderstorms which were unusually
prevalent last summer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Advanced In Rank

Max McCafferty, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. C. McCafferty has been
promoted from corporal to sergeant.
He is stationed at Atlanta, Georgia,
at the army motor vehicle assembly
depot.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Ebenezer Broadcast

The Ebenezer Mennonite church
broadcast from Findlay radio sta
tion WIN, Sunday at $3.50 p. m,
will present male quartet. Mem
bers are Waldo Hofstetter, Clayton
Bucher, Aaron Messenger and Chris
Gratz.