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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26
McSpoden's IS
Tops NJ. q. Field

New Orleans, FEB. - (up) -
Harold (Jug) McSpaden oe Phllas
delphia ecrently classified 1-T ny
his draft board, today headed 8
field Of Al golfers into the second
day Of the 5000 New Orleans open.
McSpaden. winner Of three of 1--WE
winter Journeys this year. capded
four under par 90 during yester-
days round to lead his closest rive
ais, Craig Wood of Mamaroaeck. N.
Y, and Sammy Byrd Of Philadei-
phia, who had 70's.
Byron Nelson, pre-totrney favor.
tie with McSpaden, from Toledo, o.
posted n to stay well within the
distance.
Other leaders among the field Of
43 were Jimmy Hines, "a; Leonard
Dodson, 70; Milton DemareSt, Is: q.
Clark, "a; Mel Chick Harbert, ~;
Harry Cooper, "A; Joe Kirkwood. "a:
Joe Ear, "a; Sgt. Rod Muuday, rs;
Claude Harmon, Is: Tony Penna,
IS; Tony Penna, IS, and Freddie
Haas, Jr., (amateurl, rs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26
Sacred Hearts
Cop Final Come
Special 70 The DemOcrat)

Washington, Conn, Feb. 26
Though each team took the floor
without a key player, Sacred Heart
High Of Waterbury evened its series
with Washington High here tonight,
by taking 80 to IS game, having
previously lost to the locals In Wa
terbury last month. Bob McKenna
and Jimmy harrington, center and
forward Of the visitors, accounted
for % points between them. though
their team trailed 11-14 at half
time, after which the two teams tied
and the Hearts then came on to win
handily.
Washington was minus Its nigh
scorer, Bill Sheehy. and the Sacred
Hearts were without Picard. q
standout back-court performer. The
game wound up the season for both
teams.
Sacred Heart Reserves won the
prelim, 81 to %. Score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26
Boys Club Varsity
Outscores Shurfines

Led bv Longo and Scho1osser,
scoring rs noints between them. the
Rows Club Varsity defeated strope
Torrington Shurfine Basketball
club last nieht at the local gym 49
to 40, as high-scoring Frank Beauty
Of the visitors was held to three field
goals and a freethrow. Two Of his
mates scored 20 points. An odd and
pleasant feature of the game was
that every one of IL players. siy
on each club, scored from 8 to IA
points each.
In a prelim, Boys Club Enkcors
defeated the Caissons 46 to 81,
Genarali and Andolini scoring 81
points.
Cosmetics found in Egypt date
back to $500 B. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26
Fights Last Night
fRy United Pressl

(by United PreSS)
New York Joe Baksi, 21O l-2,
kulpmont, Pa, decisioned Tami
Mauriello, 1856 Ia, New York, (1O).
Detroit = Jake Lamotta, l61,
New York. decisioned Ossie Dull
dog) Harris, 159. Pittsburgh, 10).
Scranton, Pa. - Lou Salica, 12l.
New York, technically knocked out
Max Tanako, 125, Hawaii, CO...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26
Basketball

(By United Press
Illinois so, Northwestern AZ.
Arkansas 10, Texas A. and M.
IS.
Sampson N. T. S. At, Canisius
IS.
North Carolina State AZ, Mary
land %.
Duke 68, william and Mary rs.
North Carolina SO, v. P. I. "a.
Bunker Hill N. T. S. Al, Indiana
SO.
North Carolina State 81, Rich
mond Al.
Long Island University 66,
Brooklyn College 48.
Depaul 81, Ohio State 40.
During wartime, it Is permissible
to fly the flag "a hours a day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26
RECORD STANDS

Still standing is the endurance
record established by Murray Muir
doch, Yale hockey coach, while
playing with the New York Rang.
ers. Murdoch played in 600 consec-
utive contests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26
STRING AT STAKE

Ed Machaj, youthful Yale pitcher
VIII attempt to extend his pheno-
menal string Of IS consecutive
scoreless innings when the Bulldog
nine starts in Spring season In
April.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26
Paul Walker New
Yale Court Capt.

New Haven, Conn, Feb 26-(UP)
Paul F. Walker, Oak Park, Ill,
termed by coach Red Rolfe as "the
most promising basketball player
have even seen," has been elected
captain Of the Yale 1944-45 cage
squad, 1t was announced today.
Walker. known to teammates as
'powerhouse Paul." missed the first
four games Of the current season
because Of an appendicitis opera
ton. After he returned to the line
up, Yale won IA out Of Its next II
agnes.
Walker in 10, weighs 200 pounds,
was an outstanding player on last
years football squad, and Is an
honor student and Viz naval en-
rollee.
He is a son of Fred M. Walker,
who won All-A1nerican honors in
1906-06 while playing with the Uni
versity of Chicago. elevens.
WHOLESALE SKIING
More than 100000 skiers took
part in last Winters skiing COM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26

BASKETBALL POPULAR
Four nights of the 1913 National
Invitation basketball tournament III
Madison Square Garden drew H.
052 customers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26

Other Scores
Torrington So. Canterbury 10
New Britain so, Lewis 50
N. L. Buckley 66, Adm. BiIliar n
Central 65, Fairfield Prep -
Bassick 81, Fairfield 81
Milford 20, Stratford %
East Haven 81, Shelton % &,
Tourteiiotts Is. Piainviile % !,
Morris Fl. Terryville -
Sacred Heart -. WashingeoA - =
ELI AIz-ANFERICAl0D
Yale leads al other eolleeeD O.
the total number Of Ail-Americana
since the inception Of football
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26

ATS 463 4s5
High single Reynolds, 100
High three-Reynolds, 1858
High game-Scovill ERA, $40
High team-Scovill ERA, 1913
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26

Totals .... ......1S Se
Score at half time: Washington
IA, Sacred Heart IL. Referee: Bald
win.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26

Cosmetics found in Egypt date
ack to $500 B. c.
The union times., 1944-09-02
Publishers Lose Battle To Escape 6-dayWorkWeek
Didn't Object To Longer Hours, But Baked At
 Higher Wages

The ''power of the press" took a tumble in the nations capital this week. Washington's big daily news papers lost lO-month battle against a War ManpOwer Commits sion order to put into effect a six day work week for employees so as to ease the labor shortage.
 The longer week had been decreed by the commission for all labor-short war centerS. It was extended to in dustries in the capital last fall. Most businesses complied, but the daily newspapers-as has been their habit in the case of all government labor laws and regulations-opened an i'm mediate fight for an exemption.
 Their opposition boiled down to one of expense. They didn't want to pay time and one-half for the sixth day of the week, as required under union contracts. They were willing to go along, they said, if the unions agreed to waive the overtime pay rate.
 Naturally, the unions rejected that proposition. It had taken years, they declared, to build up
The union times., 1944-09-02
Army Will Notify Vets Employers To Help On Jobs
Cards Will Aid Men Who Left Employment To
 Enter Service

In order to assist discharged mill tary personnel in returning to civilian occupations, cards will be sent to pre- vious employers notifying them of the mans separation from the Army, the War Department has announced.
 The cards will be used in every case where the records of officers and enlisted men indicate that they left employment to enter mi litary service. They will contain the name of the individual. date of separation, and date of birth. The last item is intended 10 pro- vide a method of differentiation between persons of the same name.
 Veterans and business firms should keep in mind, however, that in some cases the War Department has not been supplied the proper name and address of former employers and this
The union times., 1944-09-02
Poverty No Reason For Wage Cutting

An employers claim of poverty is no ground for denying workers pay increases they are entitled to under wage stabi1ization regulations, the National War Labor Board ruled, this week.
 The board reahirmed three-cent an hour increase for 650 workers of the Acme Rubber Company, Tren- ton, N. J., retroactive to November l, 1942, when a former union contract expired.
 Management representatives pro- tested the back pay particularly de- claring 1t would be a hard financial burden on the company, but the board held that to accept such plea would defeat wage stabilization and make a nullity of Congressional policy"
 Adding that "the back pay is clearly coming to the employees" the board declared that it is up to the union members, if they wish, to make set clement with the company compromis- ing part of their award.
The union times., 1944-09-02
Top Honors Won
 By Union Men In WPBldeaPriizes
A.F.L. Gets 55 Citations F or Cutting Manhours, Use
 Of Central Materials

The AFL and CIO shared top hon. ors oyer unorganized labor from the War Production Board for "pro- duction step-up ideas" WIPE Di- rector Gen. T. K. Quinn announced this week.
 Winning suggestions have come most often from shipbuilding, air craft, radio-electricians, aircraft and marine engines and ammunition, he said.
 AFL unions walked off with a high $ citations for ideas reduc. ing manhOurs and use of critical materials. United Auto Workers (CIO) at the Packard MOtOr Car Co.,, Detroit, won 38 citations. All together, AFL and CIO unions won total of 27 honorable mentions in addition to total of 94 cita- tiOns.
 Because of the cleverness and in- genuity of our workers, extra equip ment and munitions resulting from millions of manhours saved have gone to our men on the firing lines, J Quinn said. "The cumulative effort of one persons idea is something which only nlathematicians can esti- mate."
 Winning suggestions include everything from devices like a chefs cake-icing gadget converted for applying chrOmate paste to steel parts, to testing devices for bomb releases. A shatterprOOf stainless steel oxygen cylinder for high altitude flying, developed by a rubber worker in Akron, has saved the lives of thousands of our flyers, said Quinn.
The union times., 1944-09-02
20 Are Convicted In Michigan Graft Case

MASON, Mich.-In the 1o3o ses- sion of the Michigan Legislature the lobbyists of the small loan companies -popularly known as "Shylocks"- turned loose flood of money among legislators willing to vote for a bill legalizing the loan sharks extortion- ate interest rates.
 A few days ago, in the circuit court in this city, 20 of the g r- accused of participating in the graft conspir- acy were found guilty by jury and sentenced to from three to five years in the penitentiary.
The union times., 1944-09-02

How long can Labor UniOnists expect to receive UniOn-made wages if they do not buy UniOn-made goods?
The union times., 1944-09-02
nuity Chest Increases Services With Representatives

notification policy must be regarded as a service and not as absolute authority.
 The card addressed to firms will state:
 ''In order to assist military per- sOnnel to return systematically to gainful civilian occupations, you are informed that the individual named above has been separated from the service. This card is in- tended as service to business and the veteran."
The union times., 1944-09-02
Report Many Slave
 Workers As Killed

The fear of being branded as war criminals responsible for wholesale killing of foreign laborers was an i'm portant factor in bringing about the revolt of the German army leaders against Hitler, the Netherlands In- formation Bureau reports.
 The paper said it had received from alas only too reliable a source in the Third Reich" report that the Nazis had killed many people forced to do slave labor, lest they constitute a hos tile element in the later stages of the war.
The union times., 1944-09-02
A.F.L. Clipsheet Airmailed To Latin-American States

Latin American workers are keep ing abreast of AFL activities these days. Since February a Spanish edi- tion of the AFL Federation's clipsheet has been airmailed to south of the border labor papers and periodicals. Material is clipped for papers by Latin American labor editors from the semi-monthly news sheet which is similar in form and content to the one U. S.. labor editors receive each week.
The union times., 1944-09-02

present wage standards and they weren't going to junk that just to safeguard swollen wartime profits of the publishers.
 So the newspapers appealed for a special dispensation," but lost at every step in the w. M. C. appeals machinery. Finally, this week Man power Chief Paul V. McNutt formally issued the order, leaving it up to the area director to fill in the effective date.
 An irOnical feature of the situa- tion is that the newspapers, though frantically resisting the order had in the interim, found it necessary, because of scarcity of labor, to put some departments-mainlyed editO- rial on a six-day week, with time and One-half for overtime.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

were seen moose and wolf tracks
about their camp.
Although no moose or wolf were
seen Sechler saw large fox which
the guide explained was a cross fox,
so-called because of a peculiar cross
shaped marking on the under side
of the pelt.
Food for the expedition was ship
ped on ahead by rail and on arrival
at camp the men had plenty of ham,
bacon, eggs and other foodstuffs.
Happy Stratton demonstrated his
culinary ability and with the help
of Jim earned the title of chief cook
and bottle washer. Hap even baked
cake and pie.
Niswander proved an expert pistol
shot and bagged few porcupines-
we thought the men had eaten them
when they first arrived at home.
Closer scrutiny proved the stubble on
their faces was whiskers and not
porcupine quills.
The hunters travelled the entire
distance by train and on questioning
stated such trip would be more
convenient and fun also if gasoline
was obtainable and the trip could be
made by auto.
The lack of pheasant and raccoon
in the Skookum lake area caused nc
end of wonderment to the men and
before they started home plans were
discussed with the guides to see if
our famous ringnecks could be sent
there in exchange for some of their
grouse which could be restocked in
our hunting area.
Cigarettes were plentiful at Rydal
Bank and the men had no difficulty
obtaining tobacco while in Canada.
To get their game out of Canada
each hunter had to fill out nine
papers before they could leave Bruce
Station. All four deer and the bear
were shipped home.
After taking care of the meat the
hides of the five animals were taken
to Reading, Michigan, by Hahn
where they will be tanned.
The men each paid $25,75 for
their hunting licenses, but their luck
was so good and their stay so pleas
ant the vacation was worth all ex-
pense incurred and all four are
planning to make additional trips
to Skoolum Lake when conditions
warrant.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Bluffton High Cagers To Open Play
Against st. Johns At Lima Friday

Opening a rigorous 15-game sched-
ule, Bluffton Highs untried varsity
basketball team will play Lima st.
Johns Friday night on the South
High court in Lima.
For Bluffton, the game will mark
a resumption of competition where it
left off last spring when St. Johns
defeated the Pirates by one point in
the sectional Class B tournament.
st. Johns then went on to the state
finals before suffering a setback.
Each team will have an almost
entirely new team on the floor this
year, however, for the Lima outfits
only returning regular is the tower
ing center, Foster, and the only
Bluffton team member this year who
played with the first five in the
tournament is Cubic Basinger, a
guard.
st. Johns will have slight edge
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

the Pirates viii play four successive
games at home, meeting Rawson,
Lima South, Ada and Lima St. Rose
in the order named.
i5-GAME SCHEDULE
Schedule for the winter season is
as follows:
Nov. 24-Lima st. Johns at Lima S.
Dec. 2-Rawson, here
Dec. 8-Lima South, here
Dec. 15-Ada here
Dec. 19-Lima st. Rose, here
Jan. 5-Celina at Celina
Jan. 12-kenton at Kenton
Jan. 19-St. Marys here
Jan. -Bellefontaine, there
Jan. 30-Pandora, here
Feb. 2-Ada at Ada
Feb. 6-Col. Grove at Col. Grove
Feb. 9-Van Vert, here
Feb. 16-Wapakoneta at Wapak.
Feb. 23-Upper Sandusky at Upper
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
king game bird

summer has caused a shortage in COW
er which is a decisive factor. Too
many farmers practice the "clean
farm" method of operating their
farms and burn off the fence rows.
As an outcome of this practice, birds
which normally would nest along the
fence rows lay their eggs in the fields
which result in many eggs, chicks and
even the hen bords being destroyed
during moving season. Lack of wat
er, with many bitches and creeks
powder dry for several months caused
the birds to move on to more suitable
areas. This coupled with the fact
that the sale of hunting licenses in
Bluffton has been on a steady increase
for several years and this season
reached the all time peak of $40 Ii
censes sold by the club dealers to date
and at least an additional 90 licenses
sold by the township clerk. Last year
the club dealers sold around $50 Ii
censes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
NORTH WOODS ABOUNDS
WITH BIG GAME

Any doubt about the abundance of
big game in the north woods was
dispelled by reports brought back by
Bluffton's four hunters who recently
returned from the wilds of Canadian
Ontario.
The men-Leland Sechler, Wilbur
Niswander, Walter Stratton and
Lester Hahn spent a week at Skoo-
KUN lake, 700 miles north of Bluff
ton, some 20 miles from the nearest
habitation, Bruce Station and Rydal
Bank.
1t is a primitive and wild district
and besides four deer and one bear
bagged by the Bluffton hunters there
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
BY Morris Groman

Two leaders and 19 scouts attended
Mondays meeting, led by Patrol
Leader John Bracy and his Senior
patrol. Joe Goodman was a visitor at
the meeting.
Bob Coon opened the meeting by
leading the Pledge of Allegiance;
Maynard Pogue repeated the Scout
Oath and Keith Kirkland the Scout
laws. Dues were collected by John
Bracy.
Maynard Pogue showed the troop a
japanese rifle and bayonet which had
been sent to him from Saipan by an
uncle. A game of ''Steal the Bacon"
then was played.
At 8 a. m. next Saturday members
of the troop will meet in the Harris
barn to prepare paper collected last
Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

SO far IS this seasons play is con-
cerned, for the Lima crew opened at
Naughnsville last Friday where they
suffered 81 to % setback.
SQUAD IS CUT
Buttons team this year, however,
shows promise, and despite the fact
that an almost entirely new cast
will be presented the aggregation
should give a good account of itself.
Coach A. c. Burcky has been hard
at work with an initial squad of
81 candidates, which was cut this
week to 19.
On the first five for this weeks 5
games probably will be Zimmerly
and Hilty as forwards; Klassen, CEN
ter, and Basinger and Reagan,
guards. The Bluffton second five
appears to be Smucker, Herr, Ken
Moser, Lee and Althaus.
Following the tilt with st. Johns,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
PAGE THREE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
STATE OF OHIO
Department or Highways

Department or Highways
Columbus. Ohio.
November Is. 1914
HM.
UNIT PRICE CONTRACT
Sealed proposals viii BE- received at the Office
OF the State Highway Director of Ohio. at
Columbus. Ohio. until lo:o0 A. NJ, Ohio
Standard Time, Tuesday, December IL. 1914.
for improvements in:
Allen County. Ohio. on parts of Sections
Lima and of the Lima -Sandusky Road.
State Highway No. %. u. S. Route No. rs,
in the City of Lima and Bath Township. by
resurfacing with asphaltie concrete.
Width: Pavement 30 feet and So feet
Length: 5.6es.6 feet or i.079 miles.
Estimated Cost SIS. $4,000.
Contract to be completed not later than June
So 1915. No asphaltic concrete shall be placed
on this project prior to May Is, 1916.
The minimum wage 20 be paid to all labor
employed on this contract shall be in accord
ance with the Schedule of Prevailing Hourly
Wage Rates Aseertained and Determined By
The Department of Industrial Relations appli-
cattle to State Highway Department Improve
i7-aa. It's and l7-5a of the General Code of
Ohio"
The bidder must submit with his bid q cer-
tilted check in amount equal 70 five per cent
of the estimated cost. but in no event more
than ten thousand dollars.
Plans and Specifications are on file In the
department of highways and the office of the
resident district deputy director.
The director reserves the right TO reject any
and all bids.
H. C. SoURS,
80 State Highway Director.
News Want-AdS Bring Results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Nimrods Think Pheasant Hunting
Has Passed Peak

The way the out of town hunters
converged on the Bluffton hunting
area the first two days of the season
shows that there are either many
more hunters licensed than in previous
years, or else the throng of nimrods
that invade Wood county has moved
down to our neighborhood, thinking it
the mecca for ringaecks.
Predictions that the season would
be spotty has held up with many nim-
rods bagging their limit within an
hour in the field the opener, while
other crack shots bagged nary bird
the whole day, and many others never
saw a bird!
There are several factors which
could account for the spottiness of our
king game bird. The drought of last
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Two Foxes Killed

Another important factor which
without doubt makes a huge inroad
in the bird crop is the steady increase
of foxes in the area. If fox would
eat just three birds week, think
how many would be destroyed by a
pair of these willy creatures in years
time. Robert Coon while hunting with
his father, Lee Coon, on the Melvin
Zimmerly farm bagged red fox.
Cy Springer of Kidron, Ohio, shot an
other on the same farm and third
fox was seen in the same vicinity by
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Save Snan

In some instances the amount of
soap used for routine dishwashing
can be reduced simply by observing
few simple rules and putting them
into practice. Scrape all dishes and
wipe greasy plates and cooking uten-
sils thoroughly with waste paper be-
fore washing SO that they won't need
so much soap. Soften the water be-
fore starting the job and use only
as much soap as is needed to work
efficiently.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Books to be Audited

Dallas Berry, club treasurer, asks
that all outstanding bills be turned
in Immediately. The year end report
to be mailed to the membership will
be mailed before the Game supper to
be held on election night, Tuesday
December IL.
Wilbur Fish, chairman Of the game
supper, requests that club members
take extra game to Basinger's Meat
market for storing in the locker
Rabbits, pheasant, raccoon, and bear
will be served to the membership at
the supper.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
By Billy Burcky

Troop 56 went on a hike Monday
night, dispensing with the regular
meeting at troop headquarters in the
First Mennonite church. Scoutmaster
Ralph Reichenbach was in charge of
laying out the route which circled
Buckeye Lake and followed the A. G.
and Y. and Nickel Plate railroad
tracks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

The 1914 Buckeye Quarry fishing
contest sponsored by the Bluffton
Community Sportsmen's club closed
November Is. All metal bands OBJ
tanned from tagged fish caught at
the quarry must be turned in to
Gail Mumma, contest director, be-
fore Dec. to be eligible for awards.
Deadline for entries in the weight
contest must be turned in before
December 1.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Blufton.

Hunters in the Hancock area report
several red foxes seen in the vicinity
of the Roy Rogers game reserve.
The fact that pheasants are on the
move considerably and are taking
more and more to roosting in trees
gives added impetus to the theory
that these animals have increased to
a great extent in the area. Hunters