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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21

Flight Officer Robert r. Watkins.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert G. Wat
kins, 155 Spring street, is one of the
first students in Randolph Fields
newly-established school for pilots
and flight engineers of B-29 Super
fortresses at the Texas air base.
The first class of combat crew
trainees who will fly the massive air.
planes against the japanese opened
recently to give BIG transition train
ing. The three-man teams of officers
will serve together as pilot COM
mander, co-pilot, and fight engineer
leaders of 11-man aerial crews.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21
Richard NelUIdn
At Great Lakes

Richard d. Newlan, II, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Warner B. Newlan, 361
West Elm street, is receiving his
initial Naval indoctrination at the
U. S. Naval Training Center, Great
Lakes, Illinois.
His recruit training consists of in
struction in seamanship, military drill
and general Naval procedure. Dur
ing this period a series of aptitude
tests will be taken by the recruit to
determine whether he will be as
signed to a Naval Service School, to
shore station or to immediate sea
duty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21
Pleasant Hill

Victory class will meet at the
home of Sarah Oates, Friday even
ing.
Lamar Basingers called on the
following the past week: Aaron
Messenger, Ed Althauser, Basinger
sisters. Cleon Garaus were Monday
evening callers on Lamar Basingers.
Dennis Brauen called on Cloyce
Hauenstein, Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hover of
Waynesfeld and Mardell Lane of
Montana were Sunday visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Gleason and
family.
Harry Zimmerman of Defiance
passed away at his home, Sunday
evening. The family has the
sympathy of this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Faze visited
Sunday with relatives at New
Cleveland and Canton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips spent
Sunday at the Younkmans at Earl
Younkmans of Harrod. Richard and
Nolan Younkman spent last week
with Arthur Phillips and Guy
Younkman.
Rodney Jennings is spending a
week with Mrs. Clara Jennings of
Beaverdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Pifer spent
a couple of days at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Q. L. Stratton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Brauen were Wednes-
day evening callers.
Rosella Moser was a Saturday
overnight guest at the Lyle Nc
Carly home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hauenstein
were Monday evening callers on Mr..
and Mrs. Dennis Brauen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21
Triplett Softball Team To Play
- Ada At That Place This Friday

play a return game on the Harmon
field diamond.
Ada's OK outfit has been playing
several weeks and has a fine record
but Buttons to 2 conquest of
Pandora last week branded the un-
tried Triplett outfit as one that may
go a long way toward repeating last
years record when only one defeat
was suffered.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21

Victorious in their first start of
the season at Pandora last week, the
Triplett softballJ team viii meet its
second test in a game with the OK
outfit of Ada at that place this Fri
day night.
The Bluffton crews first appear
ance at home is not scheduled until
Friday, June 20, when Pandora will
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21

If they stick on for ten seconds they
will be eligible for the prize money.
Leading the list of frey steads will
be Ramona, the widest bronc in
Northwestern Ohio. The others are
Hitler's Ghost, Homicide and Ace
High.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21
Baseball Letters
For 10 III. s. Players

Ten members of the 1915 Bluffton
High baseball squad received letters
this week, it was announced Tuesday
by Faculty Manager Sidney Stettler.
those receiving the awards includ-
ed Kenneth Moser, Hubert Basinger,
Kent Stonehill, Robert Gratz, Keith
Moore, Michael Reagan, Lawrence
Miller, James Lewis, Robert Lee,
Harold Hartman and Charles Swank.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21

AS an aftermath of last weeks
mysterious assault which put a Mex
ican laborer on the Nickel Plate rail-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21

The Bureau of Agricultural Ec-
onomics estimates cornbelt farmers
had an average margin of s4.79 on
a steer involving a total of s159.21
in the last two feeding seasons.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21

Winning pitcher-Geiger.
Losing pitcher-Eisenbach.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21

News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-21

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WV ond and moke them the informed audience the wod
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-19

Those are the reports brought
to Madrid by several Swiss citi-
zens, prominent in governmental,
industrial and commercial life in
the republic of the Alps. They
reached the Spanish capital by
auto through France. They said:
NATION HEATLESS
Between the political pres
sure of Soviet Russia, failure Of
the government even TO reply
to our several inquiries on
whether Switzerland may send
a minister to Paris, and the
American-British attitude, which
amounts 10 an economic block
ade, together with internal un-
rest, none can foretell what
may happen to Switzerland.
Switzerland II without heat
In bitter winter.
"Such coal rs We can get
from Germany, our sole source,
IL required for railways, public
utilities and factories that do
not have water developed cleo
trio power.
I'VE have had To live seven
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-19
BY KARL H, Won wIEGAND
Desa Il Ansfiean ysrsisa Csrresponssais

MADRID, Spain, JAN 1S-Switzerland the oldest dem
ocrac republic in Europe is in dire straits for food Only
three months reserve remain.
Four million people of that little country, the world
center of the International Red Cross and which protect
ing American and British citizens and interests in enemy
lands suffering from intense cold and increasing hunger
The Swiss gravely troubled by uncertainty and
fears for the future of their independence liberty and de-
mocracy in view of the attitude of America England Soviet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-19
Moyne Killers
Given Death

CAIRO. Jan. 18 ffNS)-Eliahu
Ben Soury and Eliahu Hakim, two
youthful Jewish terrorists from
Palestine who shot and killed Lord
Moyne, British resident minister
in the Middle East, and his chauf-
feur last Nov. 6. were sentenced
10 death today by an Egyptian
military court.
Ben Soury and Hakim, men,
bers of the radical "Sternist
Gang" admitted their guilt at the
time of their apprehension and
submitted written confessions.
In the course of the trial il was
brought out that the men were
sent TO Cairo with orders from
their secret organization to do
away with Lord Moyne.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-19
Stringdri Drops
Union Activities

1t. Arthur Stringari. stormy
former organizer for the ALL,
just mustered out of the army air
force, announced today that he
will not re-enter union activities.
Stringari suffered an ear injury
in plane crash while on the At
lantic anti-submarine patrol. He
says he will open a labor relations
office in the next 30 days. He lives
at 4S47 Harvard road.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-19
Mirrors TO Ease
Broadway DimOut

NEW YORK. Jan. 1S (INS)-
Broadway reached into its old bag
of tricks today and came up with
the mirror angle" TO offset the
dimout regulations that 60 into
effect Feb. !.
Advertisers plan to replace the
spectacular signs with erSatz
lighting effects-specifically. the
use of little squares of mirror
which will reflect street and auto
mobile lights.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-19
Switzerland Plight Barred:
Fuel. Food Badl y Needed

around il on four sides, there is
rapidly growing conviction, both
military and civilian, that ruth
less total warfare-the bombing
of cities, towns and civilian popu-
lations--has signally failed in
breaking civilian morale, my in
formants said.
The best proof of this is the
German blitZ against England and
II months of the most intensive
Allied bombardment of Germany.
AS in England, as in Germany
where il is estimated civilian dead
I'm men, women and children ex-
ceeds 100000 together with the
destruction of hundreds of thou
sands OF homes, II has hardened
and steeled morale rather than
cracked it, and has created a
fanatical spirit of resistance.
RADIO INEFFECTIVE
All Allied radio propaganda has
so far been utterly ineffective in
Germany.
Swiss military authorities had
no reports that pointed to signs
OF German equalization in the
near future.
London announced that the
British Royal Air Force has
dropped a half million tons of
bombs on Germany. The American
air fleet has been raining 1000
to 5000 tons daily in recent
weeks.
Still the Germans fight and
Germany still produces enormous
quantities of war materials and
succeeds in transporting these
materials 10 the several fronts.
What IS the answer?
NO RUSSIAN BOMBS
There is much speculation and
wonderment in Switzerland on
why Stains Red air force has
refrained from a campaign of
bombing German and Austrian
cities and towns.
Ny informantS fully confirmed
my dispatch about the Nazis
terrifying Tyrol as il for a last
stand when they said:
THAT il no secret In SwitZer-
land. The Swiss press has made
numerous references to IL.
From observation and infor-
nation, we know there are many
thousands working along our
border from Voralberg eastward
through the mountains to Par
tenkirchen, thence TO Berchtes-
gaden, also at the Italian end
In the south.
valleys, roads and passes are
being strongly fortified.
UNDERGROUND BUILDING
what has interested the
Swiss most are the great tun-
nels that are being driven into
the mountainsides and the vast
underground structures being
built at various strategical
points"
My infornants said that il was
the opinion of military circles in
Switzerland that Rundstedts sur
prise counter-drive was a bid to
end the war by negotiated peace.
RundStedt had not gotten far,
but he had considerably upset
Eisenhower's plans and il would
require time 10 reorganize. re-
group and resupply the Anglo
American armies in order 10
resume the offensive against
Germany in full force.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-19

months on our reserve food
stocks.
There remains only three
months OF such reserves.
I'VE are lucky TO get one
warm bath In six weeks.
"Food rations have been re-
duced again.
I'VE have not seen an egg in
two months.
VERY LITTLE MEAT
MEAT rations are down TO
800 grams q month.
Bread Is strictly rationed
and of very poor quality.
I'VE have 100000 tons OF
grains, -four, meats, sugar and
other foodstuffs accumulated In
Portugal and Spain.
"Since the American and
British liberation and occupa-
ton iof France we have not been
permitted by the ApgIo-Ameri-
can governments 70 import a
single pound of these supplies
through France.
Negotiations In Washington
have failed.
American demands would
compel US 10 violate the conven-
lions signed by us In 1885, which
are sanctioned by international
law.
I'm q lawless world, Switzer-
land stands on law.
LONDON PRESSURE
AT the beginning Of the war
and until the German occupa-
ton of France, we made arms
for Britain under pressure from
London.
we are not exporting any
thing to Germany with which
Allied soldiers can be killed.
IT'S true we are transport
Ing coal from the Germans 20
northern Italy in accordance
with the convention of 1885.
ITO break that convention
would furnish a pretext for in
vasion from the north and
south"
My sources said that the Swis,
government, at the beginning o
the war, suppressed both Com
munist and NaZi-Fascist parties
and movements in Switzerland II
order 10 insure strict neutrality
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-19
OFFER TO RUSSIA

They still are illegal.
Some weeks ago, responding 10
internal pressure and Communist
agitation and in effect recognizing
the ever growing power of totali-
tartan Communist Russia and
foreseeing it's diplomacy on the
continent, the Swiss government
offered 10 take up diplomatic
relations with Moscow.
The Kremlin fatty refused.
Communist organs of the Mos
COW government charged that the
Swiss government was fascist.
The De Gaulle provisional gov
ernment's foreign minister, BIZ
dault. is presumably acting in
agreement with the Kremlin so
far in not extending TO Switzer-
land the courtesy OF a reply TO the
several communications asking if
a Swiss minister may be sent TO
Paris. according TO my informants.
about 40 per cent Of the
Swiss people are imperialist or
socialistic inclined but the over
whelming majority are anti
Communist" declared one OF
my inforrnants.
He asserted that all forms of
totalitarian government. whether
Nazi, Fascist or Communist, in
-pariably represent a minority.
SMALL RED GROUP
He called attention 10 the fact
that the Communist party which
rules and governs the Soviet
Union is less than 4 per cent of
the population.
When asked what impression
Senator Vsndenbergs plan had
made in Switzerland, he answered
with a paraphrase from Clemen-
ceau:
what collaboration OF high
mindness will IL not take TO
evolve an improvement In hui
mainly essential to attaining
such a goal?"
WELL INFORMED
The Swiss general staff. prob
ably one of the best informed in
Europe on conditions in Germany.
does not encourage the Swiss
people TO consider the war nearly
over. IL was asserted.
Swiss intelligence reports and
Swiss civilians permitted TO en-
ter and leave Germany, speak of
the extraordinary state OF mind
of the German civilian population
and the Niebelungen Valhalla
spirit 10 fight TO the death in the
German fighting forces" it was
alleged.
In Switzerland. which for more
than five years has watched war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-19

What collaboration OF high
Kindness will IL not take TO
evolve an improvement In hu-
mainly essential to attaining
such a goal:"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13
'Jedburghs' Co. Ordinated
UNDERGROUND for Allies

The decoration of Capt. Harvey A.
Todd with the Distinguished Service
Cross and the Purple Heart vita
three Oak Leaf clusters gave the
first public announcement of the
dramatic and important part in the
European victory played by the
"Jedburghs," code name for a Sc
cret international unit that para
chuted into France on and after D.
Day.
In teams of three, the "Jeds
dropped ahead of the advancing AL
lied armies in France, Belgium and
Holland, before and after D-Day to
provide liaison between the men,
bers of the underground armies and
the Allied high commando; arm the
resistance forces by parachute
drops; organize and train them, and
in many cases to lead them in action
against the Germans.
The Jedburgh plan was imple-
mented jointly by the Office of stra-
tegic services and its British coun-
terpart, with the help of the
French. Belgian and Dutch govern
ments in exile. The plan was based
on the theory that the resistance
movements behind the German lines
would play ar important part in any
Allied victory on the continent. if
they were properly controlled and
their actions were integrated with
the plans of the regular armies.
The Jedburghs thus became one of
the principal means used by OSS
and comparable British organ
izations to integrate the efforts Of
the resistance with the overall plan.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13
Longer Courtships and Engagements Will Curb Divorce, Says Author

all too likely to bring unhappiness
to individuals, high divorce rates."
The second is a reconsideration
of the prevailing ages for mar
riage. "Our high scholastic stand
ards" Mr.. Bossard maintains,
have created a generation of young
people who are well developed in
tellectually but who, at the age when
many of them ri rushing into mat
rimony. are lacking in experience
with the realities Of life. $50. I am
not contending for upward revision
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13
6t%0 Iokm HOUSE!
"THE Empire State

HE Empire States
Building of the Chick
L en- World may revolu-
tionize poultry housing. At
least many curious poultry
raisers are taking consider
able interest in a unique build
ing that houses some 5000 lay
ing hens. 1t was designed by
Merle Bantock of Salt Lake
City, Utah, a poultry farmer.
The structure is a five-story build
ing. 120 by 40 feet, with a capacity
to take care of 5000 layers. 1t has
1000 square feet of floor space. All
the labor-saving and time-saving OPP
erations known by the experienced
poultryman have been built in.
This cinder block building has
steel and lumber supports, with
plate glass windows on all sides
assuring adequate ventilation and
light. A wide hallway runs across
the building. Upper floors are
reached by elevator.
Entrance to each nest. as far as
gathering of the eggs is concerned,
takes place from the rear of the nest
tsides of the hallways) without dis
turbing the layers. All feed and wa
ter facilities and their locations have
been eXpertly planned.
Cleaning Is Easy.
Cleaning of the coops has been
thought of in advance, too. The drop
pings and litter removal job can be
performed with ease and speed. 1t
is done this way: A dump pas
sageway is found on each floor di-
rectly in line. Consequently at
cleaning time all refuse can be
scraped (by tractor) to passageway
trap door, where it falls through the
corresponding outlets and as a final
result ends up in a truck waiting
under disposal chute outside bottom
floor.
visitors at Bantock S unique poul-
try ranch are not there very long
before they become fully aware that
the entire setup was designed with
labor and time-saving operations m
mind. Savings in construction costs
also were conceived before the build
ing actually became a reality. And
the savings in construction cost add
greatly to the operating efficiency.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13

Better marriages, not more in
volved divorce techniques, r. the
solution tc Americas growing d.
vorce problem, according to an ar
ticle by James H. S. Bossard ap-
pearing in National Parent-Teacher.
. One out Of every five marriages
now ends in divorce - and the rate
of divorce per 1000 marriages in
the United States increased from no
in 1912 to 212 in 1910, and that rates
approximating 400 divorces out of
every 1000 marriages are predict
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13

Of the legal minimum age for mar
riage. Rather, my suggestion is that
wise parents counsel their children
to attain social maturity before they
DECIDE to marry"
He favors a longer period of &C.
quaintance. courtship and engage.
ment. noting that "close association
between two young people. over a
fairly long time. weeds out many a
poor matrimonial risk. The
rational selection of a life compan.
ion makes for a far lower divorce
rate than the whirligig Of tempes'
tuous romance"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13

ed for the immediate postwar peri
cd. Many answers to the divorce
question have been offered. ranging
from the legal abolition of divorce
to plans for a sort of novitiate in
marriage.
"The most effective way to reduce
the number of divorces is to pro-
mote better marriages." says Mr..
Bossard. He offers two suggestions:
The first is greater emphasis upon
the wise selection Of a mate. "Hasty.
frivolous, thoughtless marriag S are
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13

of that all by yourself!
Stars With Bars-Those silver
barrettes look lush when pinned 10
your sweater shoulders like a lieu
tenants bars.
Alpha Bait-That's a good name
for the newest swoonsation in jac-
guard sweaters. Letters of the al
phabet are knitted in all over it in
scrambled-anagram effect. Be the
first in your class to wear one.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13

Mr.. Bantock points out that in M
building there is only n roof. Well,
it would take five roofs ordinarily to
house the layers soon to find a
home under this one roof. 1t can be
readily seen that roof costs alone on
five buildings, 120 by 40 feet, would
run into sizable figures, not men
tioning other additional cost, invest
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13
Take My Uord
For I'll
ENGLISH AS SHE is SPELLED
By FRANK COLBY

Q.-Several times you have re
marked that English is a complete
ly unphonetic language" Are you
rash enough as to suggest that Eng
fish spelling does not represent
sounds?
Answer:
In English, sounds are seldom
Spelled"
The foreigner exclaims.
Zone never knows how he should
say
The simplest words and Names
For instance, take -o-u-g-h,
An easy combination,
Until you try to say it, then
It's pure abomination.
Rough rhymes with cuff. bougt
rhymes with COW,
But through must rhyme with
wOO
And cough is like the sound OF dof,
It's loony. entire nous.
Now right, and rite, and write. an6
wright,
With anguish fill my dome.
But stranger still, to make me ill
Are bomb. and tomb, and comb.
If do and to must rhyme with COO,
What rule applies to go?
If now and how resemble frau,
Why oh in know and flow?
l find that meat and mete and meet
My shattered wits dispel.
I'm off the track! Please lead me
back
Into my padded cell.
Bell Syndicate.-WNU Features.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13
SLICKERS

Sure, everybody wears sweaters.
That is, everybody who's teen aged.
But not everybody wears 'em with
a flourish. It's the little tricks that
make all the difference between
drippy and droolsome. Here are
some new ones that should glamor-
ize every sweater collector.
Putting on the Dog-We mean, the
Dog Collar. We don't have to tell
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13

ment on several acres of ground,
ETC., necessary in establishing five
separate buildings. Then. too, there
is the labor saving angle. A good
deal more time would be required to
care for chickens housed in five sep
arate buildings than in one. The ele-
vator service makes the egg gath
ering and feeding much easier.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13

This fve-story building Is q pouI-
try farm -. It houses 5000 laying
hens. of steel and cinder block con-
struction, 1t is fire-proof, easily
cleaned -. cool in summer, warm
I'm winter. It is designed to reduce
labor to q minimum.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13

you now DeWltch.
ing and beWilder-
ing you look in
the velvet rib
b o n S y o i e
around your neck
with date dresses.
Well. how about
plaid Dog Collar
ribbons with your
weaters? B e t
you'd never think
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13
"GAY CADETS"
By NANCY PEPPER

Lady-Like Letters-We don't see
many whacky gadget pins on your
sweaters these days. But we DO
see lots of silver initial pins. fas-
tened in two or three-letter-mono.
gram effect over your left hip. Gould
be your initials-could be your Glad
Lads.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13
MUSICAL

PIANOS. Large piano warerooms. Spinets.
grands. small pianos. rebuilt pianos. play
0rs, all well known makes. Priced from S35
to 81. 600. Terms: 20S down. IL months bal
ance. Write for catalog. complete price list.
J. M. WYLIE
lis Broadway Fargo. N. Dial.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-12-13
Pattern No. 549l

EASCINATORS are beginning to
I pop out-all sizes, shapes and
c%olors, but for sheer charm and
face-framing effect the triangular
f%ascinator crocheted in soft open
work stitch still takes the cake.
You need just two ounces of yarn
try one in fuchsia, turquoise,
Chinese jade green, soft beaver
brown, yellow or rose-pink.
To obtain complete crocheting instruc.
tons for the "Fascinator" pattern No.
5491) send 16 cents in coin. your name.
address and the pattern lumber.