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The Nome nugget., 1944-11-03

ming of the regular winter sched-. ule for twice a week mail ser. vice by the P A. A.
 Merrill K. Reddick claims that Alaska is still "reeking with gold" and is organizing company to prospect by airp1ane. He claims that he knows of 800 unexplored domes.
 John Pegues was appointed ad- ministrator for the Federal Housing Administration for Alaska, and will travel through out the Territory advising on ways of obtaining funds for the improvement of Alaskan homes.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-03
MEMORY
 LANE
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
 lNovemher 3. l934)

The P. A. A. mail planes took off from Nome and Fairbanks. Pilot Jerry Jones, making his first flight under the new contract from Nome to Fairbanks, and s. E. Robbins, flying from Fair banks to Nome, with many stops en-route. This marks the begin
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-03

sessions has been confined to such outposts as Guam, Wake, Midway and Amer jean Samoa. It is current ly training men in govern ing occupied territories and Alaska might we'll feel like an occupied ter ritory if the navy were to take over. We could expect little more in the way of
 liberal government than we had during the first years of this war when our civil rights were compro- missed, our every move made under permit, and even our routine occupa- tions such as fishing car ried on only after the navy and other services had ta- ken what they wanted in the way of docks and boats which many owners have not yet been paid.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-03
NAVY GOVERN ALASKA?

We don't imagine it will go very far, but the bill of Representative Cole of New York to have the navy department govern all the American territories and possessions might as well be dealt a knockout blow before it gathers any SUD- port on Capital Hill.
 As the press reports des- cribe it, MT. Cole believes that the territories and possessions were purchas- ed or won by force primar- fly for their military val ue, therefore should be maintained and governed only for military purposes. This is like saying that a luxury liner, because it was designed to be con- verted to military purpos- es, should be kept in the nayy's transport service after the war.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-03

One of the first serious att tempts to classify criminals or to discover the causes of crime was made late in the 18th century by the Italian physician Lombroso, who thought he. discovered era nial differences in criminals on whom he performed autopsies.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-03

Ask any officer in the army, navy or coast guard what he thinks of the. pros poets for Alaska if the navy takes it over to gov ern, and you'll understand why the objective of MT. Cole is so far-fetched. The navy has already put what it holds in Alaska into a reserve, even Mir. Ickes al- lows the people to use for the selfish purpose of mak- ing a living, something over one per cent of the territory's land.-(Ketchi- kan Chronicle).
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
TE- I1EET0N NEWS~-R II1EE.rnA- s.aIn
Draft Board Decision May Mean
Less To Eat, County Agents Warn

but that would not be selective
service. When the boards must
consider mans contribution to the
national welfare in his daily work,
the board members must compare
one man with another and this
comparison is affected by the board
members knowledge of various lines
of work.
Some Ohio boards have much
larger pools of men from which to
meet induction quotas SO their
problems of selecting men may be
much less burdensome than those of
boards in adjoining districts. These
inequalities between conditions in
districts create considerable of the
criticism of board decisions on in
ductions or deferments.
Draft board members contribute
their time as a duty, and none of
them live more than "a hours day
so it would be no surprise to learn
that a board might become very tired
of comparing the job of one man
with the job of another and SO would
simplify the whole procedure by in
Quoting men chiefly by their order
numbers. That would be an evasion
of the boards duties but there
probably is no Ohio draft board
which has not learned a great deal
about the sense of duty possessed
by many other U. S. citizens.
Draft board members do not
determine national policies. They
have no specific information to show
them whether potential fighting men
or farmers are more important to
the national welfare on the day the
board must decide whether or not a
man shall be inducted into the armed
services. The board always is faced
with the problem of filling the quota
assigned for that district.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
SnOW Storm Helps
Wheat Prospects

Arriving on the wings of biting
northeast wind, a three-inch snow
storm blanketed the Bluffton area
again last Sunday, improving wheat
prospects materially by providing a
covering for the crop and moisture
needed to offset the effects of a
severe early winter drought.
Motor traffic in the district was
hazardous throughout Sunday and
early Monday, as a result of the
snowfall which left streets and some
sections of highways covered with
the treacherous coating of ice.
Although the wind piled snow in
drifts over some streets and high
ways there was not enough snow to
cause blocking of any routes.
While this area felt the breath of
departing winter, central and south
ern Ohio was visited by freezing
rainfall. Travel was more hazard
Gus in those sections than in this
part of the state, because of the ice
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
Pleasant Hill

The Star Class met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Blosser last
Thursday evening. Those present
were Misses Betty Hauenstein, Lydia
Blosser, Mae Huber, Edna Huber,
Mary Jane Blosser, Rev. and Mrs.
Bernard Baughn and daughter, Dale
Huber, Keith Brauen and Samuel ID.
Blosser.
Rev. and Mrs. Baughn entertained
Friday evening for the Victory
class. Those attending were Mr.. and
Mrs. George Huber and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Zimmerman and daugh-
ters, Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Brauen
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
Huber, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jen-
nings, Mrs. Joy Huber and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Basinger
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Faze and daughters, Mrs. Cora
Huber and the host and hostess.
10 Ann Barnes spent Monday
evening with Cleola Zimmerman who
celebrated her 10th birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Faze and
daughters spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Mckinney
at Elida and Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Faze at Cairo.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Holman spent
Monday evening with Mrs. Joy Huber
| and Sondra and Mrs. Cora Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Winegardner
and daughter of Waynesfeld We're
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
| Younkman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Lung and
| daughter called on Mr.. and Mrs
Dennis Brauen and family last week
Mrs. Carrie Stratton spent q
couple of days with Mrs. Larry
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
Spring ArriUes In
Setting OF Winter

Lovely spring arrived Monday with
garland of snowballs bedecking her
head, necklace of icicles festoon-
ing her throat and her warmth pro-
vided by blanket of snow coating
the ground.
Astronomical calculations showed
that spring officially arrived al
12:49 p. m. despite the wintry set
ting remaining from last Sundays
snow storm.
Arrival of spring, when the sun
enroute north, passed the equator
is known to science as the vernal
equinox.
Theoretically on the first day OF
spring, the sun rises at 6 a. m. and
sets at 6 p. M, were it not for the
variables of Leap Year, plus the
factor of allowance for standard
times zones, which add to or sub
tract from the mean calculations.
Warmer weather on Tuesday, how
ever, gave some hope that spring
might soon bring the first mild
weather experienced so far this
month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23

National selective service action
last week prohibited occupational
draft deferment for men aged Is to
% inclusive, except when approved
by state directors.
Adoption of the new induction pro-
cedure extended to men aged 23 to
26 a policy already in effect for those
18 to %.
At the same time it was announced
a new plan is in the making to sra
ton" occupational deferments to
war plants in much the same way
that scarce materials are now ra-
| toned.
Any deferments of this nature
| would be on the basis of the great
est need at the moment in the light
of shifting trends in war production
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
March 27, 1919

The new Victory postage stamps,
engraved with pictures of the flags
of the Allies will be on sale soon
at the post office.
Three German helmets are attract
ing crowds at the News office
window. The curios are sent from
France by Vance Shrider to his
parents.
The tennis season had an early
opening this year, the first game
being played on the Sanitorium
courts by 7. G. Scheid and 1t. J. S.
Steiner who was home on furlough.
Pvt. Oliver Schumacher was at the
college yesterday. Stationed at Camp
Sherman, the popular fiddler is en-
joying ten day furlough. He has
splendid position in the best
orchestra at Camp Sherman.
Rudolph Mueller received a card
from grateful Belgian in which the
recipient, resident, a resident of
Liege, had received sack of flour
from shipment sent by Bluffton
and vicinity to that stricken country
in 1915. Mueller had enclosed a
card in the sack which said, "My
sincere sympathy to the Belgian
people,. After a long wait the
Belgian was glad of the opportunity
to send his thanks as a countryman
of a free nation.
Delbert Welty of the class of '21
at the college was the first discharg-
ed soldier to receive his bonus of
$50.
Corporal Harry V. Mills who spent
8 months in France and for SO days
was in the front line trenches, will
speak at the Owens school, Friday
evening. Corp. Mills, who was a
member of Company L, 111th Inf,
wears three wound stripes besides
the French war cross. He recently
purchased the Thomas Wetherill
farm, mile north of Beaverdam.
Dean Noah E. Byers in letter
to his family says that he reached
France after a rough and stormy
voyage in small boat lasting for
II days. He is now located at the
American university at Beaune near
the Swiss border, where together
with 1000 other college and univer-
sity professors he is helping to teach
some 10000 college men. This num-
ber will be increased to about 10000
men by June thus making this the
largest university of all history.
Word has been received that Will
liam Griffith who served in France
with the signal corps arrived in New
York, Tuesday. He was sent to
Camp Merritt from that place and
expects to arrive here within week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23

Recent reports from Ohio county
agricultural extension agents indicate
the decisions made by local draft
boards in granting or refusing re-
quests for the deferment of farmers
and farm workmen will have a
decided effect upon the total amount
of food produced in Ohio this year.
National selective service regula-
tions designating the amount of farm
production required to make an ap-
plicant eligible for deferment have
been changed twice since their an
nouncement. Reports from the field
indicate that Interpretation of these
regulations by local boards is affect
ed by situations within their districts
and by the knowledge of farm condi-
tions possessed by board members.
Draft members are charged with
two major responsibilities. They
select physically qualified men from
their districts to meet quotas set by
leaders of the armed forces, and they
select the men by order number pro
vided the men are not engaged in
an essential activity in which they
can make a greater contribution tc
the national welfare than by serving
in the armed forces.
Since February II, 1914, draft
boards have been instructed that ne
farm worker is eligible for defer.
ment unless he is engaged in farm
work that is the equivalent of II
units of production. Complete care
of 16 dairy COWS is designated as II
units and other farm work is giver
fixed scale of values.
The problems of draft boards
would be greatly simplified if Undue
ton into the armed forces was
determined only by a mans order
number and his physical condition
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
Taxes?-Yes Here Are More
OF Them Coming April First

calls from 90 to % per cent; tele-
grams and the like from ID to 20
per cent; local telephone service
from 10 to 15 per cent, and use or
lease of boxes for seats and tickets
sold outside of box offices from IL
to 90 per cent.
You should receive in the mail any
dav now a note asking you to file
YOUR declaration of estimated income
tax for 1914 by April Is and accomp-
any it with a payment, which you
will figure out after receiving the in
structions. Compared with the late
Forms 1040 and 1040-A it is simple,
but a certified public accountant
might help you get out of the en-
meshing details.
On and after July l if you operate
pool room you will have to pay
$40 a year per table instead of SO
whether the table is used for poo
playing or crap shooting. II you
own a bowling alley you will have
to pay $40 year per alley instead
| of SO.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23

Squaring income tax accounts with
the internal revenue department last
week did not bring an end to nation
al tax worries that Bluffton area
residents will have to contend with
for the rest of the year.
In fact, the tax situation on April
first will be anything but an April
fool' joke, for on that day many
new and increased federal taxes be-
come effective.
If you go to a movie you will
have to pay a one cent tax on each
nickel admission instead of one cent
on each dime as previously. Night
club checks will have a tax of 81
per cent.
Liquor taxes are boosted to So a
gallon on whiskey, and some OF the
other new levies going into effect
are:
Club dues and initiation fee taxes
go from IL to 20 per cent; passen.
ger transportation tax from 10 to ID
per cent; long-distanee telephone
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
Regulations On Occupational
Draft Deferments frightened

Making available for induction
registrants under 26 years of age
will permit deferment of registrants
26 years and over in critical indus
tries, with progressive consideration
for their relative irreplaceability and
increase in age, it was announced.
"Rationing" deferments was de-
veloped as a result of concern by
production officials that many key
industries would be hard hit by re-
cent orders.
Tentative plans call for list of
plants whose output is most essen
tial to the war effort and whose tech
nicians are irreplaceable. Protec-
tion would be provided for those
whose technical staffs might be lost
to the armed forces.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23

The Women's Gospel team quartet
will present services in the Sugar
creek and Dalton Mennonite churches
Sunday morning and evening, with
Miss Clymenia Hamman, freshman
from Pennsburg, Pa, and Ellis
Guthrie, senior from Lafayette, as
speakers.
The group will be accompanied on
this trip by Rev. and Mrs. S. +.
Pannabecker, advisors for the mems
and women's Gospel teams, respect
lively.
Included in the quartet are Mar.
guerite Jones, freshman from
Vaughnsville; Freda Yoder, sopho
more from Pandora; Eleanor Weaver
junior from Goshen, Indiana; anC
Willadene Hartzler, sophomore from
Adrian, Michigan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
BIuffton College Notes

Presenting services in the Grace
Mennonite church at Pandora next
Sunday evening, will be another
Bluffton college women's quartet.
With the quartet will be Mrs. Rich
ard Mumma, president of the wo-
mems Gospel team, who will deliver
the evenings address.
Included in this quartet are Marie
Diller, freshman from Pandora; Iona
Gerber, sophomore from Dalton;
Vera Soldner, freshman from Berne,
Indiana; and Helen Habegger, senior
from Busby, Montana. Miss Gerber
will also speak during the services.
Professor j. p. Klassen, instructor
in art at Bluffton college, spoke to
members of the Bluffton College
church organization at their weekly
meeting, Sunday evening, March 10
He illustrated his lecture with slides
showing his work and that of severa
of his former students.
| l*
Sponsored by the Esthetic commits
sion of the Bluffton college Student
| Christian Association, will be a one
act play contest between the classes
at the college, Saturday evening a
8 p. m. in Ramseyer chapel. FRS
and second prizes will be awarded
the two best plays.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
BIuffton In First World War
What Happened Here Twenty Years Ago This Week
: Years Ago This Week

The Hotel Russell is a scene of
activity with the many bundles of
clothing being turned in for war
refugees.
Miss Hulda Schumacher who for
the past 6 months was nurse in the
hospital at Camp Jackson, S. c., has
been honorably discharged from the
army medical service and is spend
ing the week at the home of her
father Jacob Schumacher of Lawn
Avenue.
Lieut.. j. S. Steiner spent the latter
part of last week with his family
here on his return to Camp Merritt,
N. j. from San Francisco, where he
had been sent in charge of a de-
tachment of wounded soldiers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Geiger Were
surprised last week to learn of their
son Monroe's return from overseas.
He is now at Camp Sherman.
Millen Oberly has returned home
from Camp Jackson.
Chauncey Spallinger is home on a
five day furlough from Camp Sher-
man.
Melvin Steiner, Bluffton city mail
carrier, has entered the War Savings
committees contest for a free trip
to Mackinac Island. The winning
mail carriers only qualification will
be that he sell at least $4,000 in
War Savings Stamps during the
period on the contest which closes
August 8.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
Mt. Cory Teacher
Taken Into WAVES

Miss Olive Obee, who has been
head of the language department at
Mt. Cory high school since 1888, has
resigned her position at the school
and been inducted into the WAVES.
Her place on the Mt. Cory faculty
has been taken by Mrs. Josephine
Miller McPeek, of Findlay. Mrs.
McPeek received her B. A. degree
from Marietta college and her M. A.
degree from the University of Pitts
burgh. She formerly taught in Flor
ida and has done personnel work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23

The Ohio Bureau of Markets is
getting ready to grade creamery
butter on a large scale beginning
April l, when the government set
aside orders become effective. Manu-
facturers hope the government will
take smaller percentage of the
butter made in 1914 than was taken
in 1943, and base their hope upon
the recent transferal of 70,0O0000
pounds from War Food Administra-
ton stocks to army, lend-lease, Red
Cross, and other agencies.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23

Miller of Lima who is recovering
from a fractured collar bone she
received in an automobile accident
Mrs. Dennis Brauen spent Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Nauss of Lima.
Sunday afternoon callers of Mrs.
Cora Huber and family were Opal
Yoakam, Paul Winegardner and son
Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Badertscher of
Bluffton and Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Hauenstein were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Brauen and
family.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
Rubbish Collection

Collection of rubbish for the month
will be on Thursday, March 80. Rub
bish should be in containers, easily
accessible and ready early in the
morning.
40 w. A. Howe, Mayor
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23
Mrs. West Leaves
Mt. Cory School

Mrs. James West, music instructor
i'm the Mt. Cory public schools, has
received a leave of absence to visit
in Texas with her husband, Sergeant
James w. West, of Bluffton.
Mrs. Charles Kellerman, of Find
lay, is taking her place on the fac
ulty. She formerly taught in the
Urbana schools.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23

Time studies indicate use of a
mechanical mixer will save from 200
to 300 hours a year in milking a
10-cow herd.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-23

When you buy War Bonds your
money goes into action at once.
Where, we may never know. Maybe,
as shown above, to equip company
of American Rangers marching up a
railroad somewhere on the Mediter-
ranean. Whether they come back de-
pends upon the equipment we send.
Give your dollars action: Buy
More War Bonds.
US. Treasury Department
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-11
STORY OF GEORGE
 COHEN FEATURED
 AT 10TH CENTURY

Yankee Doodle Dandy" pie ture about Americas master enter tainer, George M. Conan, is an en- tertainment miracle in itself. The story is grand, vivid, and sparkling enough to stand alone, but coupled with brilliant cast, fine music and excellent, well-directed production numbers, it takes its place among the never-to- be forgotten pictures in film history. The picture is now being shown on the screen of the 20th Century Theatre.
 James Cagney is cast as the show-world's greatest song and dance man, and is said to be per- feet for the role.
 All the glorious Cohan tunes from the inspiring You're a Grand Old Flag" and over There to the comic novelty, "Harrigan," are played. The production numbers include bits of Little Johnny Jones'" "45 Minutes From Broad way" plus a score of other Cohan musical hits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-11
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATIONS

In the United States Commission
 CTS Court for Precinct of Juneau
 Division Number One, Territory
 of Alaska. IN PROBATE. Tn the Matter of the Estate of
 BRAWN BENSON also known as
 BROWN BENSON, Deceased.
 NOTICE is hereby given that JOHN B. BENSON has filed in this court his petition for letters of ad- ministration upon the estate of BRAWN BENSON, deceased, pray ing that said estate be administered as large. solvent, and that the same will be heard on the 22nd day of February, 1944, at 1000 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the courtroom of said court at Room 513, Federal Building, Juneau, Alas ka and all persons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be grant, ed.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 10th day of February, 1944.
 Probate SeaD FELIX CRAY, U. s. Commissioner and ex-officio Probate Judge, Juneau Precinct, Territory of Alaska.
 First publication, Feb. II, l944. Last publication, Feb. 21, 1944.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-11
BISHOP BENTLEY WILL BE H0N0RED
 AT RECEPTION

1! To meet Bishop John B. Bentley Bishop of Alaska for the Episcopal Church, a reception will be held in Trinity Hall Sunday, immediately following the regular II o'clock service at Holy Trinity Cathedral.
 Bishop Bentley was elected Bishop of Alaska last October, following the death of Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe.
 With headquarters at Nenana, Bishop Bentley has been in Alaska since 1921, his first station being at Anvik on the lower Yukon, where he came as layman for the church. In 1922 he was ordained a Deacon and in 1881 was consecrated a Suf- gragan Bishop, becoming Bishop Rowe's assistant.
 Relinquishing his studies in 1916, Bishop Bentley joined the armed forces, serving overseas until 1919. Following the war he returned to school, studying at William and Mary College and entering the theological seminary at Alexandria, Virginia, as special student.
 In Juneau until Monday, Bishop Bentley will conduct the services at Holy Trinity Cathedral Sunday and after completing his tour of the churches in Southeast Alaska, he will return to his headquarters at Nenana.