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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01

gobbling up the land for the benefit
of a few.
1t is with a great deal of interest
that we read of the departments in
tention to make a great effort to pur-
chase and develop land for the bene-
fit of all outdoor minded folks in
Ohio. The Roosevelt Game Refuge,
owned by the state, is good example
of the excellent hunting open not by
few select individuals, but to all the
citizens of the state.
| Additional action at the new Buck
!. eye park resulted in a long row of
Logan elm trees planted along the
drive bordering the new park area.
The trees are spaced 80 feet apart
and run in line for several hundred
feet. A few pin oak trees were also
set out and some ornamental trees
planted under the supervision of VIII
ford Geiger, tree planting director of
the club Those assisting in the
planting were Wilbur Fish, Ray Num-
ma, Jack Berry, Bob Benroth, AL
dine Kohl, David Stearns, and this
column writer.
The city has been busy hauling in
dirt TO fill in the low area of the park.
Marshall Lee Coon, Bob Watkins and
Carl Young haul dirt from the Main
street business section, where extern
sive work is in progress in the install
lation of new water taps.
Thinking about a Canadian vaca-
ltion? Here's a tip. Over there
neither butter, sugar, coffee nor tea
may be purchased without rationing
coupons. But since the 18th of May
food ration coupons will be issued to
Incoming Americans. That means for
vacationers and tourists who exNect
to stay a week or more, for coupons
will not be issued to those staying so
little time as five days, for instance.
You campers are welcome to the in
formation. 1t may help you lot.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01
CONSERVATION AFFAIRS
Happenings Affecting Woods Waters and Wildlife

to the location of such a range and
the old timers point out at one time
trap shoot range was located ad-
jacent to the site of the new park
now under construction by the club
at the Buckeye quarry. Various sites
have been discussed by the member
ship, but no definite plans have been
made to date.
For the second straight week there
have been no tagged fish caught from
the Buckeye. The fishing has been
stalemated for some unknown reason
and sizeable catches are few and far
between. To date only IL bands have
been turned in and the prizes claimed.
So, that means there are still 3S tag
ged fish swimming around in the
Buckeye quarry waiting for some
fisherman to pull them out and win a
prize. Bass season will open again
on June 10th and the local bait cast
ers are busy getting their tackle in
shape and boats painted and in re-
pair for some night casting, sport
that has always been looked forward
to at this particular fishing hole.
1t seems that more and more good
hunting land is gradually slipping
from control of the state into the
hands of few individuals. The state
department of conservation has not
sufficient authority and funds to pur-
chase large tracts of land for public
hunting and as a result many acres
of sub-marginal land areas are grad
ually getting under the control of pri-
vate parties.
A recent example of this action is
the sale of 100 acres of marsh land
in the Cleveland area to a few indi-
viduals who plan to make the area
into a private hunting ground. Some
of the best duck hunting in the state
is along the shores of Lake Erie and
the wealthy sportsmen are gradually
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01

ing developments.
Papers that glow under invisible
rays are now available for certain
maps. Courses can be determined
without fear of flashing ones position
to the enemy and without losing the
eyes adaptation to darkness when a
quick maneuver may be the difference
between failure and success.
If you read the saga of Captain
Edward Rickenbacker, his comment
about maps dissolving in sea water
would not apply to the latest papers.
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for military reasons.
One day the complete story of all
these developments may be told. 1t
will be worth reading.
The paper industry is very much
in the war. This is true of the
new developments and it is equally
true of the older applications of
paper.
1t can safely be said that in "the
battle of production" the paper
industry has taken its place at the
front line and is fighting shoulder to
shoulder with other American in
dustries which have attacked their
problems with equal vigor and with
creative enterprise that can only
lead to complete victory.
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ing and sheathing papers are used
for the construction of cantonments
and bases. We walk in shoes with
fiber parts.
Bombers are insulated with paper.
Radios would not work, cables could
not be laid, power plants would not
operate, telephones would be muted
without the papers that are used for
electrical panels, parts and insulation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01
WHERE YOUR PAPER GOES

THE identity of scarce or critical
materials is no secret. The War
Production Board, for example,
regularly prepares substitutions
and supply bulletin. In this bulletin,
materials are grouped according to
availability.
The first group includes materials
whose supply is inadequate for war
and essential civilian uses, and, in
many cases, for war alone. Here
one finds many of the metals, rubber,
some chemicals, many grades of
wood and fibers such as hemp, jute,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01
Trapshooting Boom Expected

idpshootiHg bOOm Expected
After the peace pacts are signed,
the shooting will never cease, for the
exploding shotgun shells in skeet
and trap shooting events after the
war will confirm the predictions of
Henry E. Ahlin of Boston, president
of the National Skeet Shooting AS
sociation, Inc., and Ray E. Boring of
Vandalia, Ohio, that wartime train
ing will bring many converts to the
clay target competitions.
Because of ammunition shortages
for scatterguns, the national skeet
tournament has been abandoned for
the duration, but the Grand American
Handicap, trapshooting's number
fixture, is being continued on an
abbreviated and bring your own
shells" basis. This years roaring
grand is scheduled August %, "a,
and 25 at the Associations perman-
ent home at Vandalia.
In the past the big trapshoot has
run up to 8 days. with almost 12O
marksmen from all the states, Cana
da's provinces, Cuba, the Canal Zone
and Mexico competing, but it's being
squeezed into three days this year.
Ammunition companies, now turn.
ing out shotgun shells for the Army
and Navy training aerial gunnery
training programs, are geared fol
civilian deliveries as soon as the wal
is over, Ahlin said. Stock piles now
ear-marked for the government use
may be released for trap and skeet
shooters when hostilities cease, per
mitting marksmen to get back int
competition with little delay.
Bluffton sportsmen for many year:
have shown a keen interest in thi:
fascinating sport and there is every
| indication now that at the end oi
the war the Sportsmen's Club viii
build and equip permanent range
for such activity.
There has been some discussion a:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01

To help promote the current
campaign for saluaging of acaste
paper, the Blufton NeUs re-
prints from American Forests,
the magazine of the American
Forestry Association, the follow-
ing article By John G.. Strange.
-EDIToR.
DIAPER is in the thick of the war.
Every phase of our war economy
and our military operations some
where along the line owes its ef-
fectiveness, and often its existence,
to paper.
Paper actually is on the fighting
front. Its sleeves are rolled up. 1t
speaks with every bullet or shell
that is fired. 1t rides with every
tank. 1t scars with every plane.
1t plows the sea with every ship.
1t feeds our troops in all parts of
the world. 1t warns their huts in
the north and protects them from
heat in the south. Paper is at war.
TO those who regard paper IS
something used primarily for
printing or writing, its war applica-
tions must be viewed with surprise.
1t is revelation for them to learn
that paper will hold greases, oils,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01

HEALTH is protected and preserv-
= ed by sanitary papers. Auto
motive parts and ordnance are guard
ed from corrosion by paper. AM
munition is wadded and primed with
paper and propelled by paper pulp.
Fragile instruments and medical
supplies are packed in paper. Chemi-
Gals and food are carried and saved
from spoilage by paper. Industrial
parts are shuttled all over the
country and world in paper.
Indeed, the significant uses for
paper are SO many that no one has
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into Ration Book No. 3. War bonds
are made of paper. Industry and
commerce are expedited by paper.
Railroad tickets are taking
seventy-two percent more paper than
in 1941. There will be 100000, 900
more tabulating cards used this year
than last. Charts and maps are on
paper.
IN this war of small mobile units,
: think of how important maps are
for intelligent operation. Here, in
cidentally, there have been interest
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01

A significant job of package con-
version has been accomplished
by the tobacco industry.
Foil has been eliminated from
cigarette wraps and it is said that
the switch from metal tobacco cans
and cigarette tins is conserving
roughly 100000 tons of metal yearly.
Other industries have done equally
well.
.0NE extension to look forward to
- lies in the field of spinning or
twisting papers. For years paper
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01

fats, volatile materials and even 100
octane gasoline; that it can be made
stronger than metals; that paper can
be formed into almost any structure
or design; that it can be made so
that it is nearly as strong when wet
as when dry; that paper takes scuff-
ing better than leather; that it is
warmer than wool; that paper is
used for mechanical, electrical and
automotive parts; that it will resist
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Orders are directed, commands are
issued on paper. The armed services
are trained with manuals of paper.
War plants are designed on paper.
Planes and ships are assembled with
the aid of paper. 1t is said, for
example, that thirty tons of blue
print paper are necessary for one
battleship!
Goods are rationed with paper.
Fifty-three carloads of paper went
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1t is possible now to make maps
that can be read in the pouring rain
or immersed indefinitely in water and
wrung out. Paper maps can be soil
ed with grease, blood, or dirt, and
washed clean. In other words, they
can take it!
THE all-important aerial photo
graphs which give away enemy
secrets are printed on paper. Build
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01
manila and silk.

manila and silk.
Fortunately, as has been pointed
out, paper is versatile, and, in the
face of such circumstances, it is
inevitable that its uses are extended.
THE ordinary uses are like an old
pair of shoes. One takes them
for granted, but they are awfully
comfortable to have.
Printing and writing, for example,
are the most apparent applications
for paper. The significance of news
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01

papers, magazines, books and general
literature as morale builders and
educational media, should be mani
fest.
FURTHER consideration of this
: field, however, shows that the
entire execution of the War depends
upon such papers. Without them,
our complicated activities would
cease. There would be chaos.
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surf, a wet mullen of over 500
pounds, as well as the ability to
stand up under at least twelve drops
to concrete platform.
This is an outstanding achievement
and distinct contribution to the eff
fective prosecution of the war.
WE read of daily bombing excur
" sions over Europe and of the
thousands of tons of metal which are
dropped by air artillery.
1t is not generally known that
every bomb, from the time it is
manufactured until it is placed in
the bomb bay of a plane, is handled
and protected by grommets, or rings.
These rings have been made of
steel and in the United States alone,
around 10000 tons of steel for this
purpose were consumed annually.
Through the aggressive work of one
paper boards manufacturer, in CO.
operation with Army Ordnance, a
ring has been developed which is
made substantially out of cupboard.
This new ring is an adequate sub
stitute for the metal one, and fur
thermore, it does better job of
protecting and handling the bombs.
Metal conserved as a result of the
development can run to well over
100000 tons yearly, or as Ordnance
has stated, sufficient to produce more
than 300 tanks a month.
NEW paper printing plates ais
! y have been developed. These are
used in certain duplicating processes
and in general offset printing. Many
of the reports and forms turned out
by the War Production Board are
printed from paper plates.
Excellent half-tone work is possible
and the technic lends itself both to
black and white and to color print
ing. From 10000 to 10000 repro
ductions are obtained from one plate.
The savings in zinc and aluminium
are significant.
INSURANCE underwriters always
have frowned upon the use of nom
metallic materials for hot air ducts
and heating plants. In the past
year, however, there has been devel-
oped an ingenious type of laminated
paperboard which is covered on its
exposed sides with a thin layer of
asbestos.
This material has been approved
by all underwriters and already is
installed in some defense plants. 1t
is light, its insulating characteristics
are excellent, and it appears to meet
all use requirements.
The application of this material is
limited only by production facilities.
Proposed installations would save
approximately $4,000 tons of metal
in one year.
THERE are other applications fol
4 paper including many important
ones, which cannot be mentioned
here because of lack of space.
Suffice it to say that they are
numerous and have appeared so
rapidly that it is impossible to pre-
pare a list which will catch the coat
tails of the latest developments.
There are the paper filters used in
motors in place of the customary
brass filters.
There are the jettison tanks made
from treated paper fiber, the paper
parachutes, the offensive hand gre
nades, the bomb fins, the new bags
for carrying 100-octane gasoline, the
paper vests, the flare spacers, the
walky-talky battery cases, the paper
clocks with paper gears, the paper
flashlights and host of other items
some of which cannot be mentioned
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HERE'S HOW.

fire; that it can be given almost an
infinite number of properties; that
paper is, indeed, an exceedingly
versatile raw material.
The enemy has not been unaware
of fibre's versatility. They have a
good name for it-Universal
Rohstoff, or the material that will do
anything. Fortunately, they have
been unable to exploit paper as ex-
tensively as we have.
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has been spun and used for products
such as automobile seat covers, onion
and fruit bags, rugs, furniture and
ornamental gadgets.
Now, with the country facing a
shortage of one of its glorified and
most important materials-binder
twine-it is essential that a substi-
tute be found to carry at least part
of the load.
Twisted paper is one of the out.
standing possibilities. 1t must bs
improved for this purpose, however
and considerable thought is being
given to the problem, portending, il
is hoped, successful conclusion.
THE United States and Canada
= require over 250,000,000 pounds
of binder twine each year fol
harvesting wheat and oats.
Normally, this twine is made OF
manila or sisal. These materials are
not available in sufficient quantity
to meet our needs.
TT must not be assumed that all
these extensions in the ordinary
applications for paper have been
clear sailing. Endless research has
been invested in moisture-proof
treatments, in grease-proof barriers
and Eliminating technics.
Considerable mental perspiratior
has been expended and there are
many stories of heartaches and fray.
ed nerves which have been assuagec
only by perseverance.
0NE of the most romantic develop
- ments in the paper industry is
the new overseas shipping container
ordinarily referred to as the "V.
Box"
A year ago, those responsible fol
4 = overseas shipping were harassee
by tragic stories filtering back from
far-fung ports and bases.
There were reports of lost supplies
of damaged equipment, and of vast
ed hours spent in the salvaging OF
scattered parts and subsistence ma
terials.
The villain in many of the Incl
dents was the paper box. There was
strong opinion that all overseas
shipping should go in wooden boxes
TNASMUCH as paper boxes hav
been used for years in export ship
ment, it was disconcerting to learr
of their failure in wartime.
The reason, however, was soon ap
parent. In a crisis, materials can
not be handled gently. Speed is thu
secret of successful operation ant
when one is hurried he does not pacl
quite as carefully as he would other
wise.
Supplies often are brought to {
base by running through a gauntle
of submarines, enemy artillery, ant
air-strafing.
One is not inspired under sucl
circumstances to life each packag,
separately and place it squarely on ;
dock or lighter. Often, container'
are dumped into the surf where the.
may be tossed about for a day o.
two before collection.
A satisfactory container, therefore
must not only have strength to NEE
normal handling, but it must with
stand prolonged immersion in watel
and retain its shape and strength
sufficiently during that period to en-
dure subsequent handling and abuse
A FTER intensive experimentiol
solution was found. The result
is that today there are overseas ship
ping containers having a dry muller
test of over 750 pounds, and afte
prolonged immersion in a turbulen
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have been carried in metal drums
are safely handled in such sacks.
Naval stores, dehydrated molasses,
calcium chloride and ammonium
nitrate are examples. The last two,
incidentally, previously used around
$4,000 tons of steel annually.
Cement and fertilizers are illustra-
tions of products that formerly went
in burlap.
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SPECIAL NOTICE: New spring
tonic for weary breakfast appetites.
Posts Raisin Bran, delicious flavor
combination-wheat and bran flakes
plus raisins.
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Among the significant of the mulwa
sacks developed for handling and of chemicals
foods These sacks have made for the scarcity
burlap which have heretofore been
safely handled in these
Paper threaded being used
glass Paper ends
spoof used for powdered products Tooth
POWDER medical supplies oinment surgical dressings and
sulfa drugs ar being put in paper
greasy poshes satisfactorily packed
in paper; say nothing lacquer paints Indicating
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ointments, surgical dressings and
sulfa drugs come in paper.
Creams and polishes are carried in
it. Lacquers, paints and lubricating
oil are distributed in paper cans.
Army raticns are packaged in paper.
THE scarcity of buriap, as well as
metal, has enlarged the respon-
sibilities of the multiwall type of
paper sacks. Chemicals that always
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Foundation Rise

reputation Rise
From 1914 to 1889, the population
of the country increased one-third
or by SO million persons.
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plus raisins.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-06-15
RED OAK

The Red Oak Young Peoples meet
ing was conducted by Mrs. James
Childs. After the regular program
Rev. Meyer conducted preaching serv-
ices
1t was announced that there will be
a two-weeks' revival at Fairview, be-
ginning June 25, and ending on July
9. Rev, Ira Meyer, summer pastor,
will be in charge.
Rev. Desmon, Bittinger, former mis-
sionary from Africa, will conduct the
evening services at the Fairview
church on Sunday, June IS.
Mr.. Goldie Biggs, who suffered a
paralytic stroke on Thursday, died at
his home near here, Monday, June u.
Funeral services were conducted from
the Fairview church, Wednesday
afternoon, June IA at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Bertha Cooper and son Oar
win, who spent the winter in Mans
field, Ohio, returned to their home at
Red Oak, this week. Mrs. Cooper
was employed in a defense plant
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence, Miss Media
Harvey, and Mrs. Leo Truban spent
the weekend at Easton, Md. Mrs.
Walter Cooper and little son returned
with them to the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Harvey Mrs.
Truban remained at Easton for
visit with her husbands sisters, Mrs.
Hobert Harvey and Mrs. Jean Lewis.
S. b, Cooper and J. L. Childs
motored to Terra Alta on business
last Tuesday. Mrs. Childs visited her
mother Mrs. B. B. Skipp. of Corinth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-06-15
AVILTON

Mr.. and Mrs Oscar CLANCY ans
children and Anna Marie Joyce. OF
Frostbug We're guests At o. s. Fike's
Monday evening.
Mrs. Ray Fike Is pending a few
days here with her husband.
Mrs. Billy otto, teacher of tho
Aylllon school. returned TO her home
in UnIonlown. ca Sunday
Sgt Harvey Grove, near Washing
ton, spent = few days here with his
parents ana friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Meyers and
daughter Eilane, and Carolyn Jones.
of Frostburg, were calling at the Fike
home, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Walter CLANCY spent Saturday
with relatives in Frostburg.
Marshal Lohr, Of Randolph, Ohio,
was greeting old acquaintance and
friends here over the weekend.
Mrs. Leah Default and family, Of
Mt. Savage spent the weekend here
with her parents, and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Default and family
Mrs. Lemuel Garlitz and infant
daughter returned from Allegany
hospital, Friday evening.
Mrs. Jesse Merrill and Thelma Me
kenzie, and Mrs. Bernice Merrill and
son Lowell visited Linnie Fike and
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West Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Warsaw and
/ daughter spent the weekend in Fair
! mont with Mrs. Warsaw's sister and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hauser an
nounce the birth Of lob. son, born
June II at the formers home. The
I mother was Miss Ethel Lewis. This
is the couples first child.
Ellis Roby, who has employment in
the kempton mine is suffering from
a leg injury received while at work
The Red Oak Girls All club met on
Thursday afternoon at the Red Oak
school house with Mrs. Hoffman. 1t
was decided that the next meeting
will be at the home of their local
leader, Mrs. Sylvia Childs, on July 49,
The girls are to be out at the main
road at 3 o'clock, where Mrs. Hoff-
man will pick them up The boys
meeting is scheduled for June 81. All
members are urged to attend.