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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

Tn the first enemy stab, fighting ragged back and forth for half an hour before the drive was stemmed. Less than an hour later, the Jap anese attacked again. That time they lost heavily, the Australian reports said.
 Soemba Captured
 The Seventh division had encircl- ed the Pandansari oil refinery area northwest of Balikpapan, and the Japanese garrison there was being reduced steadily. To the north of Balikpapan the Australians advanc- ed into swampy country and cap- tured Soemba village.
 Today's communique from Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters sai dthe Australians were flaming from the Balikpapan bridgehead, which was 18 miles long and two to three miles deep.
 Japanese coastal guns still were pouring shells into the beachhead, although they were under heavy at tack by the Seventh fleet, carrier based planes hammered the enemy positions, while engineers sweated to ready the captured Manggar and Sepinsgan airfields for land-based planes. One big Japanese coastal gun was captured intact 2400 yards northwest of the Manggar airstrip.
 Another five-inch gun was taken northwest of Penadjam on the vest ern shore of Balikpapan Bay, where the Australians now held about a two-,- aile deep foothold after their shore.to-shore landing last week.
 In northwest Borneo, units of the Ninth Australian division made a three-nile gain along the railroad to JesSelton to reach Membakut, Il miles northeast of Beaufort.
 Planes of the far eastern airforceS bombed installations in the Celebes and the Malang airdome in Java, today's conmunique reported. Light naval patrols sank several enemy vessels in the Halmaheras.
 Airfield Bombed
 Heavy and attack bombers ranged far and wide over Formosa to bomb the Taien, Ryutan and Heito air. fields the Toko seaplane base, the Takao dock area, and the town and rail yards of Taito.
 nI moping up operations in the Philippines during the past week, 3,824 enemy dead were counted and 3S6 captured, MacArthur reported. Those figures were not far below the ones for the weeks of tough fighting preceding the end of the campaign as announced last week.
 United Press correspondent Ralph Teatsorth with the sixth division in the mountains of northern Luzon, reported the Tanks were within 5000 yards of the town of Kiangan, former Japanese 14th army head quarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

Tokyo reported 50 Liberators at~ tackled the Omura area of north- western Kyushu for nearly two odd Thunderbolt and Lightning fighters.
 About 50 long range Mustangs struck from Two at dozens of tar- | gets around Kyote, Osaka and Kobe on Central Honshu to open the | daylight assault.
 Authorities revealed that Super forts had flown at least 6,442 sorties in 40 days, dropping almost 42,O0O tons of bombs, and that Mitchell medium bombers had joined the att tack.
 The devastated area of Japan had risen to more than 130 square miles. In the first nine days of July, the Superforts flew some 1875 sorties against Japan. Despite the stepup, the loss of B-29's this month stood at four
 Since the 21st bomber command first hit Japan in November, 1914, it has flown 241 missions over the home islands
 The Japanese broadcast a re- port credited to an unidentified naval base that Superforts had been mining the main harbors of Japan. It said submarines in some force had been sent into Japanese waters to try to blockade the homeland and break up shipping activity The enemy claimed to have sunk seven or more submarines in home waters since June 1.
 Long-range Army Mustang fight CTS, about 50 strong, led of the day. light assault on Japan today, roar ing up from Two lima at mid-aay to strafe dozens of enemy military targets around Kyoto. Osaka and Kobe on Central Honshu.
 Three B-29 Superfortresses, ap- parently scouting in advance of another major air strike, also were over the main Japanese island, in cluding the Tokyo area Japanese accounts said they were followed by four B-24 Liberators and pair of Navy scout bombers that flew over eastern Honshu.
 The presence of the new Amer ican battle fleet in the far Pacific was revealed in delayed dispatch from the flagship of the task force, commanded by Vice Adm. John S. (rOntinned n,a pore Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Truman Sails From Norfolk On Long Trip

Washington, July 9-[UP)-Pres- ioent Truman sailed from the Nor folk, Va, naval base last Saturday for his forthcoming conference near Berlin with Soviet Premier Josef Stalin and British Prime Minis ter Winston Churchill
 MT. Truman was accompanied by large party-larger than those which usually accompanied the late President Roosevelt when he met with Stalin and Churchill.
 Among the party were Secretary of State James F. Byrnes. Assistant Secretary of State James Dunn and Charles E. Bohlen, special as- sistant to Byrnes and an expert on Russia. Bohlen was MT. Roosevelt's $ interpreter at conferences with Stalin.
 It was understood that MT. Tru- man plans to make some side-trips around Europe after the big three talks end, probably including one to London.
 Also aboard the ship with the President were the White House correspondents for the three major press associations. However. the last public word from Press Sec retary Charles G. Ross prior to his departure was that no reporters would be allowed to cover the big three meeting itself. Ross was in the presidential party
 The White House announced last week that n event there is any airplane travel involved in the trip, MT. Truman and Byrnes will fly in separate planes to eliminate the possibility of both being killed or incapacitated in single plane crash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
H0NSHU, KYUSHU FORWARDED
STETTINIUS ASKS SPEEDY
 CHARTER 0kAY
BY JOHN L. CUTTER

Washington, July 9-(UP) Former Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., hailed the United Nations Charter today as a truly ef- fective instrument for last ing peace" and urged the Senate to give it speedy rati- fication.
 He was in the role of first wit ness as the Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee opened hearings on the World Peace plan drafted by the 50 United Nations at the San Francisco Conference. Stet- tinius. as chairman of the U. s. delegation there, also submitted to President Truman today a lengthy report on the nine-week confer ence.
 Stettinius told the Foreign Rela- tions Committee that events at San Francisco convinced him that in ternational disagreements could be settled amicably and that the Char ter could be made to work.
 Tn the firm belief" he said, T have come to testify before you to- day in favor of ratification of the charter by the Senate of the United States"
 Urges Prompt Action
 Stett;nius who will be the U. S, delegate to the new world peace or ganization, asked for prompt action by the Senate because mo country has greater stake than ours in a speedy beginning"
 Administration leaders are con- f1dent of winning Senate ratification of the charter and plan to keep committee hearings brief. They hope to complete taking testimony in week or 10 days and to get the final vote on ratification by August 1 or IS.
 In both his 5000 word statement to the committee and his 50,0OO word report to MT. Truman, Stet- tinius emphasized that the charter was the best attainable means of insuring world security. The state ment as,in the nature of a resume of the report to the White House. Point by point Stettinius des- cribed the provisions for a security council to keep the peace, a general assembly for airing world problems, an economic and social council, an international court and trusteeship over non-self-governing territories.
 T believe it offers to the United States and to the world a truly eff fective instrument for lasting peace" he said
 'The purposes and principles of the charter are those in which the great majority of the human race believe"
 Stettinius commended the char ter to the committee as:
 T. A binding agreement to pre- serve peace and to advance human progress.
 "2. A constitutional document creating the international machin- cry by which nations can cooperate to realize these purposes in fact"
 He recalled that the purposes of the organization are: The main- tenance of international peace and security; the development of friend ly relations among nations based on respect for the equal rights and (Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Catholic Press Hit By Provda Paper

Moscow, July g. UP) - Pravda, the Communist party newspaper, in a blistering at- tack on the American Catholic press demanded "why permit press gangsters to provoke a third world war"
 An article by Pravda's Inter- Iternational Observer named the "Catholic World" and Com monweap magazine as examples of what it called '4the war lmongering Catholic press"
 Soviet people want to know how to explain the existence at present in America of news papers and magazines advocat- ling an anti-Soviet crusader" the article said. Some of our American friends, involving Anglo Saxon freedom of the Ipress, consider such a question Inaive. Freedom is freedom but Americans do not permit gang sters to kill people,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Bensen May Succeed
 COP Chairman Hall

Major changes in the local Re- publican party leadership are anti cipated according to today's dis closure to The Democrat by reliable sources.
 Alderman Richard D. Bensen (R) is said to be slated for the post of town chairman to succeed act ing Chairman Vernon L. Hall. In turn the latter is said to be sched- uled to succeed Attorney J. War ren Upson as Republican state cen- tral committeeman from the 18th district, promised on MT. Upson's reSignation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
The Stomoch's' Snack Cost S9.95

Atlanta, Ga, July 9-UP)- Pfc. Chester (The Stomach) Salvatori says it's all wrong about his being an exhibitiOnist with a "superman' complex.
 Really, I'm terribly ashamed + of myself, but there's nothing I can do about it," he said. "I have no friends and certainly would never expect to be invited out to dinner by anyone who knew my habits" Army doctors who have been "observing" The S Om h. s stomach at Fort McPhersOn hospital here, gave him a Sum- day pass yesterday.
 They charged that all his eat ling was merely "grandstand- ling"
 So he made off for a down. town cafeteria and ate a snack (which cost him $9.95.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Eclipse Not
 co Excitinq In Waterbury

More than half of the sun was covered by the moon at the max imum phase of the eclipse here this morning as many Waterburians observed the phenomenon through smoke -colored glasses and exposed film.
 However, there was only par tial eclipse here, and the event was not very exciting. The sky dark ened somewhat but that was mostly due to the clouds. No sun spots were observed on the suns visible face.
 As the moons shadow on the sun grew larger between seven and eight o'clock this morning, thous- ands of Waterburians, on their way to work, borrowed the other fellows film or dark glasses to get peek at the eclipse. Clouds ob- liberated the phenomenon however, about 8:25 a. m, and it appeared no one thought any more about the eclipse.
 Boise, ida, July 9ECUP)-An eager "expeditionary force" of pro- fessional and amateur astronomers got up early today to observe that once-in-a-decade phenomenon, a total eclipse of the sun.
 In a 25-mile wide strip stretching through Idaho Montana, Canada, Greenland, the Scandinavian coun- tries and Russia, the spectacle was visible in its totality.
 Elsewhere in North America and Europe, the eclipse was visible in varying degrees.
 To the average American drows- fly rubbing the sleep from his eyes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

MT. Benson is an associate of the Chase Brass and Copper Company, and is prominent as an aldermaic representative of the party.
 MT. Hall served as town chairman of the local COP for many years and upon resignation of the post a few months ago agreed to retain the position as acting chairman until a new nominee was named. Various COP adherents have refused the position among the more prominent being Harold B. Post, town com mitteeman. It was not disclosed to- day the reasons for MT. Upon s resignation from the state commit tee.
 Republican leaders are expected to meet soon preparatory to final plans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Bishop Confirms Gern1on Prisoners

Fort Devens, Mass, July 9.-(UP) In the first ceremony of its kind in New England. IA German pris- oners of war have been confirmed in the Roman Catholic faith by Archbishop Richard J. Gushing Of Boston.
 The service was conducted yes- terday in chapel att he Pow base camp stockade here, with several hundred other prisoners attending. Archbishop Cushing was assisted in administering the sacrament by Major Edward R. Kennedy. post chaplain, and Capt. Aloysius Ram |steinz. chaplain for the Pow camp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
7-Pound Ohio Infant Kidnoped

Marion O.. July 9.-(UP)-Police said today that no trace had been found of six-day old girl Kidnapped last night from City hospital.
 The father, Sgt. John L. Crevi- ston, was expected to return to Co., lumbus today from Cleveland where he went on three-day pass, Lock- bourne officials said. He is sta- tioned at Lockbourne army air base at Columbus.
 The baby, Jean Eileen Creviston, weighing seven pounds, IS ounces, Apparently was taken from her nurs- cry crib between 6:10 p. m. and p. m.
 After nurses checked the room of the mother Mrs. Helen Creviston, they notified authorities Mrs. Creviston begged that "who- ever took my baby, be kind to her"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
GEORGE BAsoN DIES

Longmeadow, Mass, July 9.-(UP) -George A. Bacon, 75, Hampden county lawyer and former chairman of the Republican State Committee died today at the home of his daughter Mrs. Betty Bacon Blunt, after a years illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Jap Losses Heavy As AsCounter-A Attack At Manggar Fails
BY HUGH CRUMPLER

Manila, July 9-(UP)-Fierce Japanese counter-at- tacks were reported today around the Manggar arstr where the enemy baed to prevent the Australians from breaking out of the Balikpapan brdgehead for drive northeast to the Samarinda olfield.
 Australian army dispatches, relayed by radio Mel bourne said that the Japanese made two Saturday night and Sunday morning at Manggar 12 miles cfofR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Rain
 1000 Tons Daily On Jap Homeland
BY WILLIAM F. THREE

Guam, July 9-(UP)-Twn attacks on Honshu and Kyushu carried through its 34th straight day today the prenvasion softening up of Japan in which superfors alone revealed to have been delivering bombs at rate of more than 0O0 tons day for 40 days.
 Fleet dispatches disclosed that strong American task force ranging the Western Pacific under orders to- search out and destroy the remnants of Japanese air power
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
KIILS DoG. sELF

Boston, July 9.-(UP)--Mrs. Ad- nah c. Fahrney, 38, of the south end, administered an overdose of sleeping tablets to her pet dog yes- terday-then took her own life in tine same manner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

Post If. College of Comnaerce ap- proved ks StsGe H5zrii Of Educa-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-15

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looks like a puzzle for giants but is instead a deadly net for catching
Jap submarines and to1pedoes. Working with assault forces, highly spe-
cialized seamen OF our AKNs and ANS (ct cargo ships and net layers)
have been closing captured harbors in the Pacific before the enemy
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Only one BEST WAY

THERE ARE many different
ways to DO practically anything,
but only )ne best way. That is
strikinGly true of bridge hands in
which two partners have a mum.
Der Of suits which may be bid
soundly. The best method usually
in such cases is the one which
makes it clearest to both partners
just what are the suit lengths, so
that ultimately one can infallibly
select as the final contract the bid
which would be chosen if they
could see each others hands.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
lsOckl)0rt

Sgt. Glen Price of Langley Field,
Va, is spending a fifteen day fur
Tough with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Price of Rockport.
Mrs. Grace Jones of Lima spent
several days the past week with her
sister Mrs. Glen Mayberry and fam
lily.
Mrs. Harold Marshall was among
those who attended a meeting of the
Au Revoir club held in the home of
Mrs. Joe Basinger near Columbus
Grove last Thursday.
Miss Madeline Bixel of Rittman
spent the week end with her sister
Mrs. F. C. Marshall and other rela-
tives in this vicinity.
Rev. Ernest Bigelow who is here
! on furlough announced Sunday that
hle has been granted an additional
fifteen days which will give him until
the sixth of November.
Mrs. Grace Jones of Lima spent
Friday evening in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Freet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie May and fam
lily are planning to go to Florida as
soon as the crops are gathered in.
Previous to the war they spent sew
eral winters there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry re-
ceived word by telephone Friday night
that their son Franklin lie (Sc) will
arrived in New York, Sunday to par
ticipate in Navy Day exercises to be
held there October 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Augsburger
of Williamsport, Pa, and Mrs. Hiram
Augsburger of TT. Wayne, Ind, spent
several days the past week with their
mother, Mrs. William Augsburger in
Bluffton and their sister, Mrs. Her
bert Marshall. Thursday evening
they all joined in family dinner hon
oring their mothers birthday ami
versary.
Miss Madeline Bixel of Rittman,
Mrs. F. C. Marshall and Mrs. Orlo
Marshall attended a meeting of the
Advance Club held in the home of
Mrs. Edison Diller in Pandora, Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. r. A. Tripper of Memphis,
Tenn. and Ed Mason of Tunica, Miss.
flew to Toledo and then on to Colum-
bus Grove by train to visit their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Mason and
their sister, Mrs. Guy c. Mayberry
for several days. Mr.. and Mrs. May
berry and daughter Joan took them
to Toledo Sunday night where they
boarded a plane for the return trip
to Memphis.
A little daughter who has been
named Cynthia Louise was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Cupp of Pandora
Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. ]. o.
Cupp of this place are the happy
grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. f. Ludwig of Lima
were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr.
and Mrs. d. c.. Campbell and daught-
er Elizabeth.
The following program has been ar
ranged for the October meeting of the
Friendly Neighbor's club: Song; Roll
Gale Shortcuts in your Daily
! Housework;" One Act Play-"Yor
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
ALLEN COUNTY
Army To Take Over
Lima Tank Depot

Administration and operation of
the Lima Tank Depot, government
owned combat vehicle processing
plant, will be transferred to the field
service, office of the chief of ordn-
anee, army service forces, Nov. 30.
Col. E. A. Lynn, chief of the
Cleveland Ordnance District, said the
transfer would be made at the re-
quest of the operating contractor, the
United Motors Service division of
General Motors Corp.
Colonel Lynn said he understood
employees familiar with the depot
work would be given civil service
status.
He also indicated the depot would
continue to prepare tanks and other
vehicles for long term storage OF
distribution.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
See Airport At Ottawa

Plans for an airport to meet the
needs of Putnam county are being
made known by a group of private
individuals of Ottawa and Leipsic.
The strip will be located on the
Ruhe farm east of Ottawa on U. S.
Route 224 and the Ottawa township
line. Two sodded 1900 feet runways
and a ten-plane hanger will be con-
structed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
HANCOCK COUNTY
Gar Wood Plans Find
lay Plant Deal

Gar Wood Industries, Inc, has
filed a statement with the SEC
covering 10000 shares of cumulative
convertible preferred stock, par $50,
which are expected to be offered late
this month through Lehman Bro
theirs, Emanuel & Co., and Blair &
Co., Inc.
Part of the proceeds, approximate
ly $2,200,000, will be used to pur-
chase approximately go per cent of
the capital stock of the Buckeye
Traction Ditcher Co., Findlay, the
application stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Pandora Missionary
Arrives In Africa

Mr.. and Mrs. Menas Gerber, of
northwest of Pandora were informed
by the Christian Missionary Alliance
office at New York that their daugh-
ter Mary Ellen Gerber, a missionary
arrived at Leopoldville, Africa, safe
ly.
Miss Gerber left New York
September A and arrived in Africa
the last week in September.
The Gerber's received several let.
ters from their daughter stating the
trip was uneventful.
Miss Gerber is a graduate of the
Pandora high school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Ottawa Refinery Starts
Work Again

Delayed because of inclement
weather, the refining of sugar beets
was started at the Buckeye Sugar
company plant at Ottawa.
The wet weather has made it
impossible for growers to lift their
beets without hauling large quanti-
ties of mud to the plant along with
the beets. About 60 days of re-
fning this fall is expected.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Two Cars Of Wheat
For Holland

Results of the campaign of
wheat for Holland Relief" were
announced by Rev. J. ]. Anglemyer,
pastor of the Eagle Creek Church of
the Brethren and chairman in charge
of the project in this section.
Donations for the purchase of
two carloads of wheat totaled S2,649.
This sum was used to purchase
$500 bushels of wheat, which was