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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-07
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AiiEtls
Mr.. Winkle turned back to his
main business.
He felt no shock when he saw
more assault boats coming out OF
the mist in addition to the two now
Bleaching themselves. He had only
the determined desire to kill and
kill again even when he knew he
must be overpowered.
He didn't hear, above the noise
of his gun, the trucks grinding to a
stop in back of him with Shrek of
brakes. For some time he wasn't
aware that other men, live men,
were in the fox hole with him and
that still more were firing from the
sand for some distance on either
side.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-07
Where Our Soldiers
Are

Pfc. Merlin Burkholder 35015232
18th Bn., 69th ON. Ing. Co.
Camp Lee, Virginia
Pvt. Hiram w. Bucher 35839933
Co. B, seth A. 1. B.
A. P. o. 412
Camp Chaffee, Arkansas
Sgt. Herbert Moser 35347587
Hq. Batry., 781st F. A. Bn.
Camp Robinson, Arkansas
War Bonds make excellent Christ
mas Gifts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-07

CHAPTER /: Wnbert Winl<le. "A. pro-
prietor of the Fixit repair shop. located
in the alley back of his home. is notl1eo
by his draft board that he Is in la. He
breaks the bad news TO his wife. Amy.
and marches off to work without kiss
Ing her goodby.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-07

Tempting table settings for
you, for gifts. CHEEKY prints,
crisp checks. All long-wearing,
easy to launder, gift-priced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-07

Wonderful for you, for gifts!
Smooth raglan Chesterfields
that top everything, go every
where smartly for seasons, too.
From our ace collection of
Christmas coats.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-07

She'll like walking in the rain
if you give her one of our
super-smart umbrellas. Border
and all-over prints, dark or
bright colors in our wide as
sortment.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-11-14
Band Meets IOni4ht

The Prayer Meeting Band VII. meet
,onleh, at the homc OF Mrs. Edgar
\v,cuc ON Davis street, with heN. w.
=. Gregory as leader.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-11-14
Mothers Friend
helps bring ease
and comfort TO
e~XpeCtant
mothers.
Mothers Friend

Highly praised by u-'rS. many doctors and
nurses. Just ask any druggist for Mothers
Friend-the skin luhricant. Try it tp1iEht.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
Rebuff Likely
For President

Washington. Feb 29-lNS-The
eight billion 500 million dollar in
dependent offices appropriations
bill carried an amendment today
banning transfer Of executive funds
to any agency more than year
old except by act Of Congress.
The amendment. proposed by
Sen. Richard b Russell Cd Ca,
was approved by a Senate Appro
priations Subcommittee and VII
apply generally 10 all lump sun
appropriations 10 President Roose-
welt.
The subGunmittee's action still
must be approved by the full com
mittee and both the House and
Senate but II was predicted the
ban would b. passed as another
rebuff 10 Mr. Roosevelt
Primary target Of the ban is the
fair employment practices com
mittee established by presidential
order last May 2S 10 handle cases
OF employma,t discrimination
against negroes.
Passage would mean that after
this May 2S the President could not
keep the committee alive without
asking Congress for the money and
also that hereafter the White
House could not establish agencies
OF any kind and have any assur.
ance they would continue for more
than a year.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
School Bond
Record High

Children Of Ypsilanti's public
schools in their all-out effort during
the recent bond drive more than
doubled their 100000 quota. and
sold the equivalent OF approximate
ly $50 in bonds for each student
enrolled. Supt. E. II. Chapelle re-
ported today. The total bonds sold
during the drive were S125,725.
with $104.125 OF these in + bonds,
and s21,6O0 in other bonds of larger
denomination.
Prospect School led the element.
airy schools. with a total sale OF
$3.50 worth OF bonds. Central
grades and Welch Hall children
sold s7.425. Harriet, s1,025. and
Woodruff s5,100. Ypsilanti High
School sales amounted to sS1.64j
in f bonds. and s21,600 in others.
The excellent showing made by
the school children in the drive
was to be reported today to Eugene
B. Elliott. state superintendent of
public instruction.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
Sen. Wheeler Would Review
Deferments, Delay Fathers

Is what | asked be done nearly
that long ago. with fathers being
deferred in the meantime. The
Administration at the time violent
ly opposed the suggestion.
"The drafting OF fathers should
be stopped now. War industries
which now are closing were hoard.
ing men. particularly where they
had costplus contracts
MY understanding is that many
OF these fathers being drafted are
being sent to replacement centers
to be sent overseas notwithstand-
ing the fact that we have several
million men in the country who
have been trained from one to three
years
Wheeler voiced surprise that the
presidential commission found that
more 4-F's could not be used by
the armed services through lower
ing physical standards.
People in every community
know OF cases where husky, young
single men have been deferred by
the Army. or after having been
inducted. have been returned home
for some slight physical defect" "
he said.
Wheeler declared that the
whole procedure has been most
unbusiness-like".
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
Social Board
Begins Tasks

New members OF the executive
board OF the Council OF Social Agen-
cies attended the first meeting OF
the new board Monday eyesring, a,
which Mrs. II. Deb. Parss. who has
been reelected as chairman, pre-
sided. The new members are DR..
Mehran X. Thomson. Santee Brock
man, Mrs. Charles Elliott. and Miss
Cornelia Eyerard,
Reports were given by all diyi-
sions OF the council, and discuss on
centered about problems OF the Girl
Scouting program. the need for Ian.
ham Act funds for Carver Center,
and the 1914 budget for Willow
Run Community Council.
Mrs. Esther Duston, executive
secretary OF the board. and Carl
Johnson. gave a Joint report OF the
conference Of National Community
Chests and Councils which they at.
tended in Chicago last Thursday
and Friday. They reported that com,
munity agencies in other areas
seem to encounter the same types
OF problems which are met here.
particularly in war areas. The meet
ing dealt with problems OF organ
izirg communities for health and
welfare Of the people. they said
and with problems which are to be
met in the postwar era.
This evening the family ard chill
dren's bureau OF the Council OF So.
cial Agencies is to meet. while on
Wednesday evening the Youth
Guidance Division is TO have a meet
ing.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29

Washington, Feb. 29-lNS -
Sen. Burton X. Wheeler (D) Mont,
proposed today that drafting OF
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers be sus-
pended pendin3 the review Of five
million occapstiopal deferments
ordered by President Roosevelt.
At the same time Sen, Warren
Austin (R) Vt. declared that the
swiftly developing draft crisis will
produce pressure fsr enactment OF
national service legislation.
Congress, which temporarily
washed its hands Of the draft last
fall when il defeated Wheeler's
advertisement bill and passed a
revised measure, may again launch
full-scale investigation.
Wheeler's demand followed also
the report OF the Medical Commis-
sion set up under the congressional
act, in which the commission de
clared that physical standards Of
the Army and .;avy cannot be
lowered,
az agree with the Presidents
statement that the draft boards
should review all OF the single
men deferred in industrial plants
said Wheeler This should have
been done over a year ago and this
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
Cestapo Bill
Being Revived

Washington. Feb. 29-INs 5 The
Justice Departments War Security
Act which has been assailed as a
"GeS.apo" bill and a menace TO
freedom OF the press. was brought
under senate Judiciary Subcom-
mittee consideration again today.
The measure was introduced in
the Senate over a year ago and in
the interim was blocked BY the de
termired opposition OF the late
, Sen. Frederick Van Nuys ID Ind.
Resignation OF Sen. Austin (R)
Vt, from the subcommittee study
ing the bill paved the way for form
alton OF a new subcommittee 70 re-
wise the act and present Il 10 the
full committee.
-AndreGs-f ID Fla chairman
OF the new group. said he will con-
duct a determined figh, for swift
action on the measure.
81 am in favor Of swift action, %
he said. 81 don't think that The bill
will interfere az all with the free
dom OF the press. think that the
press on the whole has done a splen.
did job. although ! cant say as
much for some columnists.'
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
Surplus Goods Policy Considered

Washington. Feb. 29-lNS The
first meeting or the surplus War
Property Foley Board was sum
moned today for Thursday to start
preparations for d sposal Of be-
tween 30 and 100 billion dollars
worth OF government property.
The session was called by VIII
Clayton. Gi.year-old eX-TeXas cotton
merchant and former assistant sec.
retary Of commerce, less than a
week after he took office as boss OF
one Of the toughest postwar as
signments.
Heads OF the IL agencies repre-
seuted on the Surplus Property
Board are expected to attend the
initial conference. They are WPB
War, Navy. Treasury. RFC. Mari
time Comm 'ssion, Budget Bureau,
Food Administration. attorney gen.
oral FWA, State Department, and
FEA.
The prompt meeting OF the policy
group constituted ample evidence
that clayton Intends 90 carry out
the admonitlon OF the Baruch post.
war effort for speedy action" in
handling the job that VIII help pre-.
vent initiation, speed reconversion
and avoid unemployment.
In an Interview. the lanky. gray
haired Texan recognized that sur
plus property operations must be
gin Immediately. although he point
Cd out that the major effort IN this
field will not come until the end OF
the European war
There Is plenty to do right now"
he said There already is a tremen'
dous war.crcated market for sur
plus consumer goods clothes
blankets. shoes and similar items
Plants. machine tools and raa 'na.
terlals will be the next and hardest
disposal task"
Clayton said he hoped to AVOID
troubles OF the last war when sur
plus prnpIrty got into the hands
OF spectators and became quite a
scandal. He said government stores
for disposal OF surplus property
would be avoided II possible.
He laid down the slogan "Uso
everything that Is usable."
1T would be a pity to destroy
anything" the surplus property
administrator declared. 81 hope ",
can AVOID it. Naturally. some plants
will have to he placed on a stand
by status and some material viii
have 10 be scrapped but ] don't
want TO destroy anything"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29

Washington. Feb. 2e--INS- 4
slight tendency upon the part OF
the Supreme Court TO check pow
er OF government bureaus and give
citizens their day in court wa
seen by observers today.
Two decisions IN which the court
has shown trends on this course
gave rise to speculation over pos
sible reversal or checking OF It's
general attitude 10 holl that Con
yress has given bureaus aud agen.
cies-and not the court---the right
TO decide economic matters.
One OF the decisions provoked
a sharp dissent from Justice Felix
Frankfurter. He has been regard
ed as n leader amonr those who
belie~e that the courts must give
way to the decisions Of government
bureaus run by specialists.
The court in one case held that
a group of farmers had the right
10 sue Secretary OF Agriculture
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
Asked
at Tule Lake

Washington, Feb. 29-INS-Dis-
missal of War Relocation Director
Dillon S. Myer and Ray R. Best, d.
rector Of the Tule Lake (CalifD,
japanese internment camp was
demanded today by a special House
investigating subcommittee.
In a report BY a subcommittee
Of the Dies un-American activities
the committee charged Myer and
Best with coddling, pampering and
appeasing rebellious Nipponese
prisoners at the Tule Lake camp.
The report was signed by Reps.
Costello Cd Calf. and Mundt
tR4- -D-Rep- -Eherharter-lD} Pa.
withheld his signature and said
he would file a minority statement
Costello. and Mundt further pro-
posed that Administration of the
Tule Lake Camp, where disloyal
Japs have been segregated, be
transferred to the Justice Depart
ment.
The report said President Roose-
velt's transfer Of the camp TO the
jurisdiction of Secretary of Inter
ior Ickes is "belated recognition of
the. repeated demands of this com
mittee that a change be made in
the administrative policy" of the
WRA.
Mr.. Roosevelt's action did not
affect the positions of Myer and
Best. The subcommittee recon-
mended that they be removed be
cause OF their evident inability TO
cope with the problem of disloya!
Japanese
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
.REA Officers
Keep Silent

Washington, Feb. 29-INS-- A
Senate Agriculture subcommittee
investigating the Rural Electrifi-
cation Administration was sched-
uled to meet in executive session
today to consider the possibility OF
instituting contempt proceedings
against two government officials
who refused to testify at the hear
ing
Sen. Cotton Ed" Smith (D) s.
C., committee chairman, ordered the
committee action after Jonathan
w. Daniels, Administrative assistant
TO President Roosevelt, declined to
testify on the grounds that his tes-
timony would be "of confidential
nature and not in the public inter
est"
Secretary OF Agriculture Claude
R. Wickard likewise refused to test
ify on certain REA policies in a sim
liar appearance before the commit
tee several days ago.
Sen. Aiken (R) Vt, said the COM
mittee would seek to clarity the
fundamental issue OF whether an
authorized congressional committee
could compel employees of the execu-
tive departments to testify on mat
ters affecting the welfare OF the
entire government.
"If we cant get the employees OF
the executive departments to testi-
fy before the legislative branch,
we're going to find out" he de-
clared.
Aiken expressed the opinion that
the committee hearing stalemate
was "a part Of the recent tax bill
conflict between President Roose-
welt and Senate Majority Leader
Bsrkley which pointed up the exec.
utive-legislative controversy. Aiken
said "the issue now is whether the
legislative branch is going to con-
tinue as one OF the three primary
divisions OF government"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29

wickard on the ground that the
milk price fixing order for the
greater Boston area unfairly a.
lows cooperatlves an advantage
by allotlng them administrative
expenses.
In the other case the court rul-
ed that Congress did not ords-
the courts 10 automatically grant
an injunction TO the price admins
srator when g violation of maxi
mum prices is discovered. This
ruling was made on appeal of the
Hecht Co. a large Washington de-
partment store.
Justice Stanley Reed. who deiir-
cred the majority opinion IN the
milk case. agreed that Congress
has given wide powe- 20 admin s.
tratiye tribunals.
But. he said. Congress "estab-
lished courts 70 adiudicate cases
and controversies a. q claims Of
infringement OF individual rights"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
Quick Action
On ak Plan
Not Popular

Washington, Feb % ms
House Ways and Means Commit
tee members were far from unan-
imous today on an apparent speed
up" in its task OF simplifying tax
es for the nations income tax
payers.
The expressed hope of Rep.
Doughton (D) n. c.. that a simpli-
fication bill might be reported cut
in two weeks was not generally
shared by his colleagues. Their
estimates ranged from four TO SIX
weeks-if not longer.
Questioning the wisdom OF any
pressure drive that would not pro-
vide comprehensive simplification,
one committee member was dis.
closed to have asked at yesterday S
progress" session:
what have we been doing for
ten years if we can do il now in
two weeks?'
Following the meeting OF ways
and means members with the
staffs OF experts working on SIM
plification Doughton reported very
real progress and complete har-
mony. He said he thought the
staff recommendation should be
ready by the end OF next week
Il can't visualize any quick so
luton" said Rep. Reed (R) n. Y.
THE people don't want paliatives.
The ultimate in simplicity of tax
es such as the people want won't
come that soon two weeks)."
Rep. Dingell fD) Mich. insisted
that the biggest stumbling block
to simplificatlon" is the tax for.
giveness feature written into the
compromise "pay-as you CO. law
last year.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
Effort to be
Made to Curb
oodSpoilage

Washington, Feb. SINS Con
gressional moves 10 centralize
handling of surplus federal food
stocks and prevent further spoil
age of hundreds of millions Of dol
lars worth of foodstuffs' gained
headway on Capitol Hill today.
Rep. John Phillips (R) Cal, n
member of the Republican Con-
gressional Food Study Committee,
said he will seek early conside, a
tion of his bill TO create a single
agency for control OF all surplus
government food-whether held by
the Army, Navy War Food Admin
istration or other groups.
Confusion exists now in the gov
ernment agencies handling sur
plus foods Phillips asserted. "Ap-
proximately seven agencies are In
volyed-and this makes 1t cumber-
some to act with enough speed to
prevent spoilage OF stored surplus
foods"
At the same time. Rep. Gerald
W. Lands (R) Ind, another COM
mittee member. charged bungling.
confusion and lack of "ase inven-
tories" on foodstuffs held by the
government whether held by
dreds OF millions of dollars worth
TO spoil since the war began"
He said four million bushels Of
potatoes were lost in Maine and
Idaho last year and pointed to re-
cent sale by the government OF 46
carload OF "off condition" dried
beans at Richmond, Va, on Feb.
Is at tremendous financial
loss"
The Phillips bill, now before
the House Banking and Currency
Committee, would set up sur
plus agricultural products corpor'
alton" to be headed by a chair
man appointed by the President.
Eight other members, to be
named by the Secretary Of Agri'
culture, would represent process
ors Or primary food distributors,
retailers and consumers.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
Paper Making
History Told

"The History of Paper Making
in Washtenaw County" was the
title of an address given to Rotar
an Monday by Daniel L. Quirn,
Jr. Mr.. Quirk was introduced by
Atwood McAndrew, program chair
man. The speaker stated that pa
per industry has developed very
largely in river valleys. taking az.
vantage of the natural source o.
power. In Michigan. the first mill
was set up in the Raisin River Var
ley, Just four miles west of Mon
roe. The second mill to be erecr-
ed in the state was probably set
up in the Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor area
Of the Huron Valley. around 1910.
The first mill to be erected in
Ypsilanti. said the speaker. was
that OF Cornwall and Co.. organiz-
ed in 1855 or 1856. This company
represented a considerable invest
ment by several people, includin :
Cornelius Cornwall. Mrs. Larzelere.
and Mr.. Van Cleve, and may be
said to mark the beginning OF pa,
per making as an industry In
Washtenaw County In the cours-
Of time several mills were erected
along the Huron River by the
Cornwall company.
At the present time. the only pa
per mill in the county is the Pen
insular Paper Company OF Ypsi-
lanti. OF which the speaker is
president. This company was IN
corporated in 1867, and the stock
holders were Samuel Barnard.
Lambert A. Barnes. William Il.
Myers. and Daniel l.. Quirk. Its
FIRST contract was to supply the
Chicago Tribune with newsprinr.
Since 1900. the company has manu-
factured Peninsular Covers and
other specialties. The Quirk fam
lily has been Identified with this
mill from the first. Daniel =.
Quirk. son OF the speaker and
vice-president in charge OF sales,
representing the third generation.
Visitors included Alex l.. Fox.
Ann Arbor: Robert Moorman. or
the Roosevelt School. Npsilanti,
and Lewis Robson. Belleyille.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
High Court Curbing u. S. Bureaus9

and the milk producers thus have
right TO their day in court
by giving producers the righ;
TO sue although Congress with
held that right. said Justice
Frankfurter in protest, the sus-
pension OF a milk order pending
disposition Of a producers suit
will now depend upon the discre-
ton OF trial judges.
And technical details con cern-
ing the milk industry that were
committed 70 the Secretary OF
Agriculture are now made sub
iects Of litigation before ill-equip-
ped courts
Justice William o. Douglas. writ
.ng the courts opinion in the
Hecht case, warned both the courts
and government bureaus against
Ilictatorial action denying indiyidu-
ais their day in court.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29

NASHINGT0N-INS - George
town University reported today that
a strong earthquake Off the West
coast Of Peru had been recorded
on the schools observatory seismo-
graph. The Rev. Frederick Sohon,
Of the observatory. said that the
earthquake. located on the floor Of
the Pacific off Peru's coast occurred
last night. No extent OF the quake
could be ascertained he said.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
No Place Like Home,
But He Goes TO Army

San Franc SEQ Feb. 29-1Ns -
There's no place like home except
the Army.
Simon G. Sailing. 80. was hailed
into court in San Francisco yester.
day on a draft evasion charge
The |. 5. attorney asked him
do you want to 20 into the
Army
mo- said Sailing.
The attorney asked again:
do you want TO 80 10 prison"
NO" said Sailing.
Where do you want 10 go?'
asked the attorney
Home sad Sailing.
He went to the army.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
Things Get Too Hot
in Court Arqument

New Haven, Feb. 29-INS-Trial
OF federal court case resumed to-
day. after being adjourned yester.
day because things got too hot.
During a heated argument. Attor-
ney General Robert p. Butler rails
ed his hand and smoke poured
from his vest. A pack OF matches.
ignited by the gesture. had set
papers afre in Buffers pocket.
At that point Judge Carroll c.
'Iiincks decided il was time for
the court To recess"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29

NEW YORK-INS-It takes at
least S13.23 a week 70 buy food
for a family OF five IN New YorA
City. the New York City Home
Economics Association reported to-
day. The Associations figure was
based on survey Of model basic
budgets used as planning guides
by public and private family re-
lief agencies.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
Congress Today
(Bv United Pressl

(By United Pressl
Senate
Meets at noon. but will adjourn
promptly out of respect for the
late Sen. McNary OF Oregon.
Agriculture Subcommittee con
tinues REA investigation-10:30 a.
IN. CLOSED.
Conference committee on soldier
vote bill-2 p. m. (closed).
House
Meets at noon to consider farm
mortgage moratorium bill. Also
bill to amend Federal Reserve Act.
Military Affairs Committee
1880 a. m. (closed).
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29

ST. LOCIS-lNS-The body OF
Mrs. May Vocks. &c. was found ear
ly today in the back room OF her
confectionery where the woman
lived. Police reported that Mrs.
Nocks had been beaten 70 death.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29

THURSDAY. MARCH g - 1880
p. m. George Fuller. propri.ter,
6 miles southeast Of Ypsilsnti or
one mile north and 4 miles East
Of Lincoln School. e3o6 6enis Rd.
Earl Wright, Auetlone=r. Thuriow
Heath, Clerk. Adv. BOSS
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29
AUCTION CALENDAR

MARCH 7-1:oo o'clock,
Clarence Patterson, Proprietor;
Premises known as the old Moore
Farm, five miles south Of Ypsi-
lanti. or whitaker Road. eight
miles east OF Saline and two
miles west Of wills. Earl Wright,
Auetioneer; o. {. Vedder. Clerk.
Adv. 306S
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-02-29

WASHINGTON-lNS- Pre-
mler Joseph Stain, in q mes
sage TO President Roosevelt to-
day. expressed his confidence
"that the time is near when Al
lied forces will triumph over
Hitlerite Germany. Marshal Sta
lin sent the message TO Mr..
Roosevelt in a reply TO a greet-
ing sent by the President to
Stain eongratulatIng him on
the 25th anniversary OF the Red
Army and its successes in the
common struggle against Ger
many.