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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
ECONOMY GOAL IN
PROPOSED SURVEY
OF LIGHT PLANT
Engineering Survey to Effect
More Efficiency Appears
Likely This Winter
Toledo Engineer Meets with
Board of Public Affairs
and Council

An engineering survey of Buttons
municipal water works and light plant
to effect economies in operation likely
will be made this winter by Toledo
firm of consulting electrical engineers,
it appeared this week as negotiations
for the project progressed beyond the
preliminary stage.
Recommendation that the Froehlich
and Emery Engineering Co. be retain
ed for the survey has been made to
the municipal council by the Board of
Public Affairs, based on a program of
increasing plant efficiency.
Details were discussed last Thurs
day evening at joint conference in
which the council, board of public af-
fairs and H. F. Froehlich, senior men,
Der of the engineering firm, partici-
pated, and councilmen unofficially in
dicated they will approve the survey.
1t is expected that Froehlich's pro-
posal, in the form of SO, 3,250 contract,
will be submitted in time for the next
meeting of the council, November 6,
and present indications are that the
survey will be formally authorized at
that time.
An exhaustive survey will be made
of all present phases of operation in
cluding general plant operation, pump
ing of water, generation of electric
current and other phases with an aim
of etfecting maximum efficiency of
operation of the plant.
One of the preliminary recommen-
dations made by the engineering firm
was the construction of new smoke
stack 200 feet high and considerably
larger in diameker than the present
110-foot stack. The neU stacy woyla
be equipped win fiy ash. control "a
cilities, It was announced.
The Froehlich and Emery organiza-
ton is recognized consulting firm
and now handles engineering work for
number of larger municipal plants
including Hamilton and Napoleon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
SHORT INDUSTRIAL
DEFERMENTS ARE
GRANTED IN DRAFT
Men in 26 to 30 Age Group
in Essential Industry Are
Affected
Decisions of Appeals Board Are
Announced by Allen COun-
ty Board

Short deferments for men in the 26
TO 80 year age group engaged in es-
sential industry are granted in de-
cisions from the Selective Service Ap-
peal board received by Allen County
Draft Board No. 8, it was stated by
the latter board, Tuesday.
The boards report follows:
Order No. 14-Jacob ID. Gross,
Westminster, Ohio. Local board class
iicatioIs La employer appealed to
board IF appeals. Appeals board
classification lib until Dec. 1, 1914.
Order No. 79-Charles H. Steiner,
438 So. Main, Bluffton, Ohio. Local
board classification Ia; employer ap-
pealed to board of appeal. Appeal
board classification lib until Dec. /,
1914.
Order No. 94-Miles v. Whiting,
Jr., 440 Orena Ave-, Lima, Ohio. Lo-
cal board classification la; employer
appealed to board of appeal. Appeal
board classification lib until Dec. /,
1914.
Order No. 526-Donald F. Hostett-
Ter, R. No. 3, Lima, Ohio. Local
board classification IA; employer APP
pealed to board of appeal. Appeal
board classification liza until Dec /,
1914.
Order No. 2024-Chester A. Diller,
R. No. l, Delphos, Ohio. Local board
classification IA; employer appealed
to board of appeal. Appeal board
classification lib until Dec l, 1914.
Order No. 10791-Roger E. Fett, r.
No. 2, Lima, Ohio. Local board class
ification LAO registrant is under 2G
yrs. of age. Registrant appealed to
board of appeal. Appeal board class
ification II-C until Dec. l, 1914.
Oredr No. 1759-Robert E. Bren-
neman, R. No. 3, Lima, Ohio. Classi-
fed I'VE by the Local board. Class
flied lib by the President until May
26, 1945.
Order No. 11561-Richard E. Mum
ma, "a w. Poplar St., Harrisburg, II
linois. Registrant under 26 yrs. OF
age. Classified IA by the local board
Appealed and decision of local board
upheld by appeals board of jurisdic-
ton, Springfield, Illinois.
William Walter Contris, r. No. 2
Lafayette, Ohio, was not inducted as
was previously announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Lieut.. Col. Richard Euler, Bluffton
Native, With Patton In French Drive


George Burkholder, former Bluff
ton high school athlete who has been
reported missing in France was with
an army haison unit and on a flying
mission when last heard from, it was
learned in a message from the War
department to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Burkholder, west of
Bluffton.
1t was earlier believed that he was
a member of the air corps ground
crew. AS member of the liaison
unit it was his duty to carry mes
sages. Latest word is that the en-
tire crew is reported missing.
Major Robert Jones of the army
ordnance department in Columbus, a
brither-in-law of Mrs. Burkholder,
is endeavoring to obtain more infor-
nation. Major Jones is the husband
of the former Lucille Balmer, a sis
ter of Mrs. Burkholder.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Urgent Need For
Surgical Dressings

Need for surgical dressings for
the armed forces is especially urgent
at this time, it was stated Tuesday
by Mrs. J. S. Steiner who is in
charge of this work here.
Work room at the Grade school
building is open on Monday night
and in the afternoon from Tuesday
through Friday.
In pointing out the need for these
supplies, Mrs. Steiner said:
"The armed forces are depending
on the women of this country for
surgical dressings; surely an hour
or two a week for our boys is not
asking much when they are giving
all their time and often seriously
wounded and many giving their lives.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19

there are no railroad cars large
enough to accommodate them. The
bomb bays are built in Akron BY
the Goodyear Corp, and trucked to
Omaha where the Glenn L. Martin
Co. has a super-fortress assembly
plant.
Special trailers were built to haul
the bomb bay sections, cradles were
installed, and highway routes across
five states We're carefully mapped.
Each caravan of trucks is ac-
companied by guards, and the We
hicles travel only from dawn until
dusk. At night the conveys park
under armed guard. In Ohio, high
way patrolmen assist in keeping the
road clear for the giant trucks, and
the truck caravans regularly make
the 900-mile trip in three days.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19

Miss Eileen Wenger, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wenger who en-
listed in the WAVES has left for
training at Hunter college in New
York city. While in New York city
last week she met her brother, Rich
ard Wenger who stopped there en-
route overseas.
The Bluffton girl enlisted for serv-
ices shortly after her finance, Pvt.
Minard Deeds of the Marines was
killed in the fighting at Saipan is
land in the southwest Pacific last
June.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
EMBARGO HERE As
SOY BEANS FLOOD
LOCAL ELEVATORS
Storage Space damned to Ca
pacity as Dealers Await
Freight Cars
Farmers Rush Marketing of
Bumper Crop AS Price of
S2.04 Is Fixed

Lack of railroad shipping facilities
forced local elevators Wednesday to
place an embargo on further buying
of soy beans from farmers in the dis
trict until present stocks in storage
can be moved.
With elevator storage space jammed
to capacity with bumper crop, deal
ers here estimate that there are up
wards of 10000 bushels here await
ing shipment. Shipments average
.2,00p bushels per car dealers stated.
Buying Of beans will be fesumed az
soon as present stocks in storage are
moved.
Farmers Rush Marketing
Farmers are marketing their crop
as rapidly as harvesting is completed,
inasmuch as the basic price of S2.04
bushel set by the government does
not permit any possibility of gain by
storing the beans on the farm.
huSH &OutntutS
This accounts for the present rush
in handling at local elevators, and the
condition probably will continue until
the harvest season is completed.
Soy beans from later crops, now
being harvested are showing up bet
ter both as to moisture content and
yield. On most farms average yields
of 20 bushels to the aree are being
reported respite a prolonged drought
of midsummer.
Corn picking, delayed until this
week by wet weather and high moist
ure content, was under way generally
thruought the district on Monday.
With pickers doing the job at many
times the speed of the old method
they likely will be worked overtime
in an effort to Offset the shortage OF
help prevailing on farms this fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Hancock County
Men IndHcted

A number of youths from the
Bluffton area were among the So
registrants from Hancock county's
two selective service boards inducted
into the armed forces at TT. Hayes,
Columbus, the first of the week.
Among these were: Franklin
Steiner, James Watkins, Mt. Cory;
Raymond Kimmel and Ortho STRAIT
ton, Bluffton; Don Elsea and Ho-
bart Hartman, Rawson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
TUO OUerseas NaUy
Men Home On Leave

Byron Fritchie and Clayton Wiess
who have been in overseas Naval
service in the Mediterranean and
European war theatres arrived home
to visit their parents.
Fritchie spent the latter part of
last week on a four days leave Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fritchie of South Jackson street.
Wiess is home on a thirty days
leave visiting his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Aldine Wiess of Riley street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Former Orange TUp.
Resident Is Dead

John Miller. 72, Orange township
native and son of the late Levi Mil
Ter, died last Wednesday at his home
in Cutbank, Montana, according to
word received here. There were no
details.
Miller, who was employed in the
oil field here during the boom left
for the west about DO years ago and
continued in that work until recent
ly when he retired. He was never
married.
He was reared in Orange township
on what Is now the N. Nj. Hiestand
farm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Battalion Commanded by EULER
Handles Repairs of Division
Tank Force
Outfit Keeps Up With Tanks In
Drive Across France: Often
In Thick of Action

Repairing and issuing ordnance
equipment right on the front line of
the fighting in France is the job of
the maintenance battalion of the
Fourth Armored division, commanded
by Lieut.. Col. Richard B. EULER,
native of Bluffton, who is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mont EULER, of
Lima, andn ephew of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Benroth of North Main street.
Interesting front line experiences
of Col. EULER and his battalion are
covered in a special news release
from France which appeared in
Tuesdays issue of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Col. Euler, who is 81, lives in
Norh Olmstead, a suburb of Cleve-
land, and before the war he travelled
for a paper company out of San
dusky He has three daughters,
Polly Lynn, 9, Judith Ann, 8, and
Katherine Adele, l. He has never
seen the youngest.
This battalion handles all repair
ing and the issue of ordnance equip
ment for division tanks, guns, trucks,
small arms and instruments and
carry spare parts for all vehicles.
BATTALION is Busy
Back on maneuvers in the States
the outfit used 1,600 tons of spare
parts in one year, but in actual
combat about 1000 tons are required
every three months. The hard part
of the job is to stock parts in an
ticipation of what particular action
is expected.
Since the battalion landed in
France early in July it has repaired
more than LOO vehicles, more than
200 artillery pieces, more than 600
small arms and over 400 instru-
ments.
Col. EULER cannot find words to
express enough praise for his men.
The drivers and crews of the tanks
themselves have made his job easier
for him. They even change engines,
but his own men are pretty good
and have changed as many as 115
engines in 36 hours.
1t has not always been easy to
haul in replacement parts. Often it
has been necessary to take along
light tanks and armored cars for
protection. 1t was the colonel's job
to get the stuff through and he went
right along with the boys.
FLANKs GEN. PATTON
Once during the drive across
France the battalion was the only
outfit on the southern flank of Cen
eral Patton's Third Army. Eve
were protecting it with monkey
wrenches and spark Plugs" the Col
onel said, "but that was enough.
The going was particularly tough
around Montague and Avranches,
and for five days at the last named
place the battalion bivouacked near
a bridge under constant bombing and
shelling and strafng.
"We mighty near lost the Colonel
one night, fellow officer said, 81
just happened to be looking in the
direction of his pup tent during a
bombing raid and saw it rise right
up in the air from concussion. Then
a sleeping bag flung itself from the
collapsed tent into a nearby foxhole.
In the sleeping bag was the Colonel.
We've often wondered how he was
able to do it."
"I've wondered myself, said the
Colonel.
EULER entered. the service as
second lieutenant in March, 1941.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Gets Commission
At Ft. ReIisliRg

Kent Geiger, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Geiger of Cleveland, former
Bluffton residents, has received his
Army commission from Ft. Benning,
Ca, it was announced the first of
the week. He is now spending sew
eral days with his parents in Cleve-
land after which he will report for
duty at Camp Butner, North Caro-
lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
BrOadcaster VIII
Lead SingspirdtiOn

Rev. Dale Summers of Kenton,
heard daily over Findlay radio sta
ton WIN, will lead the singspira-
tion at the Defenseless Mennonite
church Sunday night at 9 o'clock.
Rev. Summers was formerly in
charge of music at the Ft. Wayne
Gospel tabernacle.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
CeiHst In College
Symphony Orchestra

Mary Margaret Basinger, daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. f. W. Basinger
of Spring street, freshman at Woos-
ter college, has been selected for the
cello section of the Wooster SYM
phony orchestra, it was announced
the first of the week.
The orchestra, composed of college
students, gives two concerts each
year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Real Estate Deal

Warner Newland has sold the
West Elm street property which he
occupies to Stewart Berryhill now
living on the Bluffton college farm
north of town. Possession will be
given March l. Mr.. and Mrs. New
land are now remodeling their prop
erty on the opposite side of the
street which they will occupy next
spring.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Basinger, Bluff
ton, a son, Steven Kent, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blosser, Viii
Jamestown, daughter, Norma Marie,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Balmer,
Bluffton, daughter, Nancy Lee,
October 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
RdlUsOn Sergeant
Reported Missing

Sgt. William Frazier, an infantry
man, has been reported missing in
Germany since Sept. 10, Mr. and
Mrs. Clark Frazier of Rawson were
notified by the War department the
first of the week. Sgt. Frazier went
overseas last April 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-08
Legion Members Urged
To Return Pledge Cards

The House and Grounds commit
tee of the American Legion Post
No. 10, requested Monday that all
Legionnaires who have not turned
in pledge cards for the purchase
of the Bridges home on South
Third street, do so this week. J..
r. Hollis, speaking for the COM
mittee, said that this is necessary
so that all pledges and cards may
be turned ove1. to the newly ap-
pointed finance committee, COM
posed of Charles Parmale. o. O..
Allsbrook, Fred Willetts, w. J. Ri
ley, ]. G.. Thorton, John A Stevens,
j. R. Benson and DR.. John Hog
gard. The committee reported ear
lier this week that plans were be-
ing worked out for general solicit
tation for funds and the purchase
Of the home.
Hollis stated that cards and
pledges may be mailed to Psot.
office Box 337, or they can be
handed to any member of the
House and Grounds Committee.
This committee is composed of W
K. Rhodes, Jr.. Wilbur D. Jone.
H. E. Fales, W. D. Hughes, and
J. r. Hollis
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-08
WILMINGTON MAN
REPORTED DEAD
Seaman D. W. Duncan Is
Reported As Navy
Casualty

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-(R
- The Navy Department an
nounced today a list of casual
ties which included:
Barnes, James Lassiter, sea-
man, second class, USNR,
wounded. Father, James Oscar
Barnes, Fremont, N. C.
Duncan, Deward william, Jr.
seaman, second class, USNR,
dead. Father, Deward william
Duncan, ST., 6o2 Grace ST.,
Wilmington, N. G.
Waters, George w., sergeant,
USMC, wounded. Mother, Mrs.
Bertha T. Waters, 2210 Poplar
st.. Greensboro, N. C.
ARMY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-R
The War Department an
nounced today a list of U. S.
soldiers wounded in action i'm
Guiding these from North Car
olina:
MEDITERRANEAN AREA
Bragaw, LIST 1t. Henry c.;
Mrs. Helen G. Bragaw, mother,
Southport.
Fulkerson S-Sgt. William J.
B.; Mrs. Ruth Fulkerson, wife,
sos Gold St., Kings Mountain.
Holland, Pvt. Stacy c.; Mrs.
Frances B Holland wife, Err
win.
Jacks, End 1t. Horace H.;
Mrs. Sarah E. Jacks, wife,
Route l, Troutmans.
Jackson, Pfc. Fowler, Jr.;
Fowler Jackson, ST., father,
Mt. Holly.
helms, Pvt. Carl H.; Mrs.
Minnie C. helms, mother.
Cheoah.
Tramble, T-Sgt. Paul w.;
Mrs. Alma Tramble, mother,
Rhodhiss.
PACIFIC AREA
Miller, Pfc. Mckinney; Mrs.
Lucy Miller, mother, Rt. 2,
Rutherfordton.
Perry, Tech. 4th Or. Lee S.;
Mrs. Amelia L. Perry, ~
Vance St., Reidsville.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA
Batson, Tech. 5th CIR. Lester
G.; Mrs. Ella H. Batson,
mother, Hampstead.
Moore, Pfc. Bernard F.; Mrs.
Ora L. Moore, mother, Rt. z,
Ruffin.
Wallen, Pvt. Earl; Mrs.
Mary S. Wallen, mother, Rt. !,
Stacksville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-08
WAR BOND SALES
SLACKENING HERE
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Continued from Page One)
accounted for by 'fbig money" pur-
chases.
There was no Treasury comment
on the slackening sales, down from
So, 80, 900, 900 last Wednesday 20
81, 1855, 900, 900 Thursday and $454,
100000 Friday.
Figures In the drive so far are
nothing to be enthusiastic about. !"
Mr.. Laney said Monday night, in
commenting on the progress of the
campaign in New Hanover County.
He stated that a committee to
push the drive in Carolina Beach
has been formed under the chair
manship of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Reynolds, and that Miss Madeline
Trask is heading a committee
which is sponsoring a door-to-door
campaign throughout the county.
Returns have been sent in by both
committees; he added.
1t was proposed at the regular
weekly meeting. of the New Hav-
over county Board Of Commission
ers Monday afternoon that total
Of 5000 be appropriated for the
purchase of war bonds during the
drive. During the last drive in
September, 1943, the board appro-
priated $85, 1000 for the purchase
of war bonds.
With week to go, action on the
part of every resident of the coun-
ty is necessary. We aren't keeping
pace with the armies overseas un-
less we are giving until it hurts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-08
WARSHIPS BATTER
JAPS' HOMELAND
Continued from Page One)


of February 6. It was expected
The complete figures would vary
little.
The new naval blow fell last
Friday on Paramushiro at the
northern tip of the Kurile islands.
the Navy announced in Washing
ton. 1t was the first U. S. naval
bombardment of the enemy's
homeland. And it caught the Nip
ponese mapping.
A task force commanded by
Rear Adm. Wilder B. Baker pere.
trated to within five miles of Par.
amushiro'S shores 1t blasted the
south and east coasts of the is
land, starting fire among install
lations.
Enemy coastal defense guns
belched wildly in return fire and
not single warship was hit in the
moonlight attack.
Far to the southeast, the COM
handing atol of the Central Pa
cific Marshalls was in the firm
grip of American forces. Construc-
ton engineers feverishly worked
to complete a powerful air and
naval base at the northern end of
the atoll, Kwajalein. That base,
on Roi and Naumr islands, will be
the springboard for new attacks
on the shrinking Japanese empire
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-08
Tobacco City Courteers
Lead Conference With
8 Straight Wins
BY BILL McILLWAIN

Fresh from a 1920 win over the
Fayetteville basketeers, the New
Hanover Wildcats journey to Dur
ham this afternoon to meet the
conference-leading Bulldogs at 3.
The strong Tobacco City cagers
have secured the top berth in the
Eastern Conference standings by
breezing through their opposition
for victories without setback.
The Hanoverians have appeared
a greatly improved quint in their
recent starts and are figured to
give the mighty Bulldogs run
for their money in this afternoons
contest. The Cats will have a big
job on their hands, however, as
they endeavor to check the loop
rulers.
Durham has long produced one
of the top hardwood clubs in the
high school circles of the South.
Their clever court aggregations
have captured the Eastern Confer
ence crown for the past 8 sea-
sons. Last years fine New Hano-
yer five handed them their first
reverse in rs games. The Bulldogs
took the conference flag, however,
as they defeated the Hanoverians
in thrilling play-off game.
This seasons Bulldog quint
seems to be running true to form,
as its versatile attack has turned
back all its opponents. Several
Bulldog performers stand out in
their high-scoring outfit. Giant
center Leroy Carlton, who tips the
beams at 6 feet, inches, has
been the top man in the offensive
department for the Bulldogs this
season. The lanky pivotman, who
makes good SO many rebounds for
the Dogs, racked up 10 points in
his last outing against Wilson,
who the Bulldogs vanquished 49,
As. Another key man in the power
full five is Alvitt Lofts, brother of
the famed Cedric and Garland who
were Duke University stars after
their graduation from Durham
High.
The Wildcat lineup for the tilt
will probably be the same as that
of the past games with the posi-
Bile exception of Jim Groom re-
placing Mickey Kelly at one of
the forward berths.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-08
|0'D0UL POSSIBLE
new BRAVE PILOT
By JACK HAND

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-lHlNLeIty
ODoul's name leads all the res1
in speculation over the Boston
Braves new manager today as the
Brooklyn Dogers' latest sale story
awaits a meeting between syndi'
cate headed by Max Meyer, New
York jeweler, and representatives
of the estate of the late Charles
Ebbets.
Bob Quinn, president of the Bos.
ton organization which recently
changed hands, has been securing
the field for a new boss since
Casey Stengel turned in his resig-
nation. He admits he has man
in mind who has such good con-
nections that he might not want to
make change. Although he would
not name the man. O'Doul fits into
that category.
O'Doul has been mentioned for
several major league posts since
he took over as manager of San
Francisco in 1885 although Pres;-
dent Charles Graham of the Seals
has given the man in the green
suit what amounts to a life con-
tract.
If O'Doul does not choose to run,
the Braves may dip into their own
organization and promote Coach
Bob Coleman. who took StengeP S
place after his accident last
spring. Del Bissonette. mentioned
as possibility for a coaching
berth if Coleman should get the
job, has signed contract to man.
age Hartford in Eastern League
which may be a tip. Others men,
toned include Bucky Harris, Pep
per Martin, both under contract in
the International League.
Would-be BUYERS of the Dodgers
have made attempts to contact
George v. Mclaughlin, president
of the Brooklyn Trust Co. which
is said to hold a 500, 900 loan
against part of the stock held by
the Ebbets' heirs.
The Brooklyn stock is split into
three general blocks, one of which,
in turn, is broken up into as many
pieces as was Primo Camera. Fiji
tv per cent of the shares belong
to the Ebbets' heirs who have been
forbidden by the court to dispose
of their separate holdings unless
buyer appears for the entire bun
die. 1t is this block that Meyer
and his hackers must have for
complete control.
Mrs. James Mulvey, who owns
one fourth of the stock, repeatedly
has refused to sell and Meyer is
understood to have an option on
the Is per cent owned by the Ed
McKeever estate.