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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18

Said it Lady," Mrs. Clifford Fruchey,
Mrs. Ella Huber, Mrs. Stewart Berry
hill and Mrs. Mary Dunlap; music
Mrs. William Stephens; Open Discus
sion-"What Makes a Good Neigh
bor;;' Contest in charge of Mrs. Stan
ley Salter. Place of meeting has not
been definitely decided.
Rev. and Mrs. E. N. Bigelow and
son Bruce, DR.. and Mrs. M. r. Bixei,
daughter Alice Jean and son, Paul
Don of Bluffton and Miss Madeline
Bixel of Rittman were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Mar
shall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Million Dollar Lima
Foundry To Close

The Ohio Steel Foundrey's south
plant built by the government for a
million dollars for wartime produc-
ton, will be closed because the
company doesn't have enough work
to justify its operation" w. p. Dud-
ley, secretary, announced. The south
plant has been operated by the
foundry on a short term lease, but
has been listed by the government
as surplus property which is for
sale. The steel foundry still operates
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Liberate Ada Man

Walter Leroy Grant, 26, fireman
first class who was taken prisoner
while serving aboard an oil tanker
at Corregidor in 1912, has been
liberated from the japanese and is
in good condition, Vice Adm. Louien
Field has notified Mr.. Grants
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Grant
at Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Ohio Publishers Elect
Findlay Man

Raymond f. Dix, Wooster, was
elected president of the Ohio Select
List, an association of newspaper
publishers, business managers and
advertising executives.
R. L. Heminger, Findlay Repub-
lican-Courier, was chosen vice pres
ident and Frank w. Spencer, New
ark, secretary-treasurer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
PUTNAM COUNTY
Train Kills Woman At
Columbus Grove

Mrs. Nina Benroth, 81, wife of
Charles w. Benroth of Columbus
Grove, died in Lima Memorial Hos
pital, Thursday night, 45 minutes
after she was struck by a north
bound Baltimore and Ohio passenger
train at the Sycamore St. crossing
at Columbus Grove.
Coroner r. G. Polling said death
was accidental and that the train
did not pass over her and she evi-
IDENTIFY was hurled aside by the
locomotive.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Delphos Asks Army To
Free Physicians

Five Delphos physicians, now serv-
ing in the armed forces, have been
requested by the Delphos Chamber
of Commerce to ask for discharges
in an effort to relieve the doctor
shortage. An epidemic would prove
fatal at Delphos with the present
curtailed medical service, the club
contended.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Football Posts Sink In
Quicksand Guagmire

Lights for the high schools new
football field at nearby Elida almost
slipped out of existence.
Gridmen digging holes for the tall
lightposts struck quicksand about six
feet down.
Metal drums dropped into the
holes and packed into position held
the poles successfully.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Seeks Truman Aid To
Bring Bride Home

Sgt. Harley Bosworth, Findlay,
who served five years in the army,
said he had sent letter to President
Truman asking his help in bringing
his English wife to America, but
that so far his efforts have been un-
successful.
Sergeant Bosworth, now discharged
said his wife, whom he married in
May, 1914, had served as a cook in
an army camp.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18

loaded into two cars at a Cairo
elevator in charge Of J. A. Wore and
shipped to the Norris Grain company
in Baltimore, Nd, where it was
taken over by the Netherlands
Transportation company for ship
ment to Holland.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Continue Hunt For
Rabid Lima Dogs

The hunt for rabid dogs continued
thruout Lima and Allen county altho
no new cases were reported by of
ficials or veterinarians.
Meanwhile, police announced that
a total of So dogs have been picked
up during the past six days. To
date there have been three positive
cases of rabies reported in the city.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Heads O. n. L. Music

Karl Roider, newly appointed
chairman of the music department
at Ohio Northern university, took
over his duties this week.
Mr.. Roider was supervisor of the
Arlington school at Poughkeepsie,
n. Y, prior to coming to Ada. He
is graduate of Eastman college at
Rochester and received his masters
degree from the University of Roch-
ester.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
HARDIN COUNTY
Voters To Decide Ada
Park At Polls

Ada and Liberty township voters
will vote on a bond issue for a free
public park for the township when
they call for their ballots in the
Nov. 6 election.
Should the park receive a favor
able vote, the way would be paved
for development of a 2312 acre tract
now held for park purposes by the
township trustees, the Farmers and
Merchants picnic association and
Ohio Northern university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Playground Enlarged

The Hancock County Fair Board
purchased 13.45 acres of land from
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shreve for
$4,000, enlarging the fairgrounds to
65 acres, Porter Shuck, president,
announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Fiji Custom

In the Fiji Islands, the human
head is held to be sacred, and it is
an insult to reach above the head of
another person.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

another government-built plant
addition to its prewar properties.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-10-18
Public Sale

AS my is leaving for the armed forces will offer
at public auction at my farm 2 miles northeast OF Pan
dora or miles northwest of Bufton, first house east OF
Morning Star cider press
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22
Hazlehurst News

The Women's Federated Club
met at the home of Mrs. Son Price.
The president, Mrs. Ada Rawlston,
presided. Twtny-six were present.
New members were Mesdames Fitz-
patrick, Beecham and Coleman We
welcome them with open arms. We
Were served a delicious menu and
plenty of ice cream. Many thanks
to Mrs. Price. Mrs. Price seems to
love the good and beautiful and
she welcomes the Federated Club
to meet at her home as permanent
meeting place. Thanks to Mrs. Price
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Maggie Thomas on
Thursday evenin, Dec. 18th at 8.
The Home Demonstration Agent
received a letter from State Col
leg Dec. 2, stating that Mrs. Rosa
Lee Johnson, Union Church receiv-
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22

be with her sister, who lived there
at the time. She worked several
years in the r. & H. Shoe Store
as cashier. After which she took up
the profession of Cateris and the
trade of decorating, which she is
still following. She has lived in
Detroit for Is years and the sisters
had not seen each other in II
years before the 10th of Oct She
will visit with hr sister until tn
latter part of January She is en-
joying her visit and meeting the
many friends of her sister, especial
ly the members Of the Federated
and Home Demonstration Clubs.
Miss Cottrell and sister visited
the IL o'clock services of their
church at Crystal Springs, the Mt
Calvary C. M. E. Church. After
which they were royalty entertain
ed at a high noon dinner nthe
home of Miss Amanda Davenport,
a member of the teaching force in
the City School. Miss Davenport
was also a visitor at the Mt CAL
vary Church and she played while
Miss CottreI sang a spiritual by
request from the congregation.
Don't You Take Everybody To Be
Your Friend
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22

ed first prize in Copiah County in
the Leaders Garden and Canning
contest. She sent her record to
State College as the first prize
winner of Copiah county and she
received 9th place out of IA win
ners. 35 counties submitted their
recgords.
Miss Beulah Abbergale Cottrell
of Holly Springs and Deroit, is Wis
ting her sister Miss Mary Francis
Cottdell, home demonstration agent
of Copiah county Miss Cottrell is
a former student of Mississippi In
dustrial Colleg and graduate of
the Academic Economic Depart
ment Of Tuskegee Institute. She
taught Home Economics two years
in the Galveston High School and
one year in Forth Worth in the
Texas State. She went to Cleveland,
Ohio and worked in the Phyllis
Wheatley Home with Miss Jane
Hunter. She moved to Detroit to
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22
GOSSIP

GOSSIP
Louise Christmas says you can
make last weeks issue vice versa,
because she has changed the lock
on c. L.. Shannon's door.
Why don't you get hepped John
ME Ruth and see that wv has eyes
only for Sarah Alice and you are
only a side line when she isn't
around.
Charlie Middleton seems to be
very much interested in Ora Lee
Thomas. Get hepped Willie Rob-
inson, don't let him make sucker
out of you, or are you making one
out of yourself?
Get hepped Louise McLaurin and
hold on to Herbert Tanner while
you have him because Sonny Ham
ton isn't for you nor Audrey Mae.
It's nobody but Dolores Smith.
Nola Jean Wyn. you don't have
to worry about Charleston Giles
taking David Levi from you be-
cause his ring will speak for you.
Sonny Hampton says Audrey
Mae Gibbs is his heart. What's
your story L. McLaurin? DIG you
are not the queen of Hazlehurst.
LY and R. West are getting on
sometime What is your story Babe
Thomas? Louise Shaw is like the
bear, making tracks but getting
nowhere
Audrey Gibbs and Sonny Hamp
ton started off very much in love
and they yet are, if they will make
up and find it out before it is too
late.
Louise Christmas had better look
out for Louise McLaurin will grab
CT from you Aren't you worried?
Nora J. Wynn says Billy Hamp-
ton means nothing to her.
Louise McLaurin might be in love
with Herbert Tanner blu he has an
altogether different story.
Inez Vincent really loves Aubrey
Moore. Where is Thelma?
Lurlene Nelson claims she does
not loce Robinson, but we know
different.
Leatrice Young claims to be on
with Roosevelt West. Then why
does she just sit and gaze at him?
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22

Mitchell left for conferences in
North Carolina and at Tuskegee,
where he will pass on to the groups
there some of the facts brought out
at the Outlook meeting
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22

A well-balanced diet, plenty Of
sleep and fresh air protection
against colds and dampness, d
cheerful outlook on life and reg
ular medical check ups are excel
lent measures recommended to pre-
vent the beginning of chronic ar
thrills.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22

1t will be easier to keep the milk
production up if the dairy COW is
happy, comfortable and well fed,
the Agricultural Extension Service
points out
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22

Wondrous is the strength of
.cheerfulness, altogether past call
'culation its powers OF endurance.
Carlyle
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22

Planting of pecan trees for shade
and Identification Of farm homes
with the added value Of the nuts
is recommended by the Extension
Service
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22
Ministers Take Lead

In Soil Conservation
Recognizing the Importance OF
conserving the soil, some OF the
colored ministers of South Carolina
have launched a program to en-
courage sooil and water conserva-
ton as their rural project for the
coming year, according to reports
receiped by the u. S. Department
of Agriculture from Sos personnel
in South Carolina.
The movement was started by
Rev. James Thomas, state director
of the Home Mission Council for
Negroes. He is sponsoring a spe-
cial conservation project in Ches-
ter county, S. c. Four community
leaders are working with him.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22
Ethiopia Encourages
Cootton Production

Ethiopia Encourages
Cotton Production
Halle Selassie, Emperor of Eth
opia, is encouraging increased cot
ton production in that country to
supply the cotton mills here, ac-
cording to the Ethiopian CONNER
cial Industrial and Agricultural
Journal which began publication
last May.
Said the Emperor, Those of you
with land suitable for the cultiva
ton of cotton should plant this
crop. Our cotton mills can use the
cotton you produce"
The Journal points out that the
principal crops now grown in Eth
opia are cotton, sugar cane, date
palms, coffee, tea, rubber, tobacco,
cereals fruits and vegetables. Live
stock and beeswax production are
being encouraged. At present the
country exports over 400 tons Of
beeswax year.
Ethiopia's area is estimated at
$4,000 square miles, nearly third
larger than the State of Texas. The
population of the country is rough
ly 12,5OO,OOo.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22

The largest percentage increase
IN goal acreage is suggested for
sugar beets-3l percent over last
years goal, sugar cane acreage is
boosted eight percent.
The cotton acreage goal is set at
70 million acres, something over a
million and half acres more than
the indicated acreage for this year
which reached go year low.
Sweet potato goal suggested for
next year is $4,000 acres. about
four percent above this years crop.
increases are set for all types of
tobacco except hurley. The sug-
gested milk production goal is down
two percent as compared wit this
years indicated production; and
the egg goal is down Is percent.
However, the goal of 1910 million
dozen eggs is still 20 percent above
the 1874 average.
These recommended goals will be
considered at state agricultural
meetings during the month. Final
goals will be announced around
the first Of the year.
Mitchell Attends
Outlook Meeting
John W. Mitchell federal extern,
sion field agent with headquarters
at Hampton Institute, was in Wash
ington last week attending the an
nual Agricultural Outlook Confer
ence.
Among the issues discussed at
the conference were: Postwar Agri-
culture and Employment, Economic
Aspects of Housing, and the outlook
for industry, business and agricul-
ture
Following the conference, Mr..
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22
The Agricultural
Front

West Indies Workers
oao Do1on To 5000
West Indies agricultural workers
who numbered nearly 10000 during
the summer, are now down to g.
600, according to the most recent
report from the Office of Labor of
the IT, S. Department of Agricul-
ture.
Unless the program is renewed
for another year. it is said that all
of the West Indies workers are ex-
pected to be en- route home by the
end of this month.
At present the main concentra-
ton of the West Indies farm work
ers is to be found in Florida where
2,242 Jamaicans are employed in
sugar cane, and 4,079 Bahamians
are employed on truck farms.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-12-22
'46 Farm Production odls

'46 Farm PTOduCtIOn OdIS
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton
p. Anderson has announced his re-
commended national farm produc-
ton goals for 1916. These goals call
for a total acreage of 356, 244, 900
acres or five and a half million
acres more than the indicated acre
age actually planted in crops this
year.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-24
UNCLE SAM Benefits BY
INTERRA(IAL UNITY

CHICAGO, Jan. "a (ANP)-
Uncle Sam has received a dividend
of $8,O00,000 through war bond
purchases by interracial harmony
here between whites and Negroes
of the south central district, ac-
cording to figures released by the
treasury departments deputy war
bond sales manager, Major C. Udell
Turpin.
Beginning as an all-Negro war
bond organization in 1912, the COM
plexion of the members changed
from exclusively Negroes to in
clude whites and other racial
groups.
ut now appeared that the term,
Negro committee, was mis-
nomor," remarked Turpin, "for it
was no longer an effort of the Ne
gro people alone, but an effort of
American citizens who resided or
worked in the confines of the south
central district of Chicago"
The south central executive COM
mittee is composed of 80 prominent
white and Negro citizens and Is
subcommittee, each with active
membership of 20 to 300.
I'm many cities throughout the
state of Illinois, war finance COM
mittees have Negro members and
it has been found that these white
and colored members of the respec-
tive war finance committees work
together as a team to aid our coun-
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-24
Tu5kEGEE GETS ITS FIRST WAC

TUSKEGEE, Jan. "a (ANP)-
The first WAC to be appointed to
the Tuskegee Army Air field has
reported here She is 1t. Mary
Louise Miller and will serve as as
sistant to the post air inspector. 1t.
Miller, one of the first six WACs to
graduate from Fort Des Moines, is
from Augusta, Ca, was trained
nurse before she entered the army
and is the wife of Sgt. Vessie Don
Miller now serving with the Oath
Infantry in the Southwest Pacific.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-24

cal therapists, two Kenny treatment
packers six graduate nurses, a
dietician, six attendants, four order
lies, housekeeper, an administra-
tive, assistants, and the mainte-
nance engineer.
A 20,000-gallon, temperature
pool is feature of the physical
therapy facilities which occupy the
first floor of the center. Labora-
tories, treatment rooms, a brace
fitting room, classrooms and Off
ces are on the second floor. Rooms
and wards, with 33 beds for pa
tients, a model diet kitchen, utility
rooms and sanitary facilities are on
the third floor.
Additional facilities are under
construction to reduce the need for
maintaining a waiting list. Patients
are referred to Tuskegee by the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis. A few apply direct to
the Tuskegee center.
The education work at the center
is joint venture of Tuskegee and
the Alabama State Department of
Education. Vocational rehabilita-
ton of patients is achieved through
cooperation of the institute with
the vocational rehabilitation de-
partments and state commissions
for crippled children in the pa
tents home states.
The age range of patients at the
center has been from one year to
SO years. They have come from
Georgia, Kentucky, New York, Ten
nessee, Mississippi, Oklahoma,
Maryland, Louisiana, Virginia,
Florida, Ohio, Alabama and South
Carolina. No victim of the disease
has been denied care for lack of
funds.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-24

try in it's crucial hour" Turpin
stated. "Surely the benefits to be
derived from this great patriotic
program will carry over and be OF
tremendous benefits to our people
and our country during the post
war period.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-24
Spend $5o0,o00 AT
TU5kEGEE TO FIGHT POLIO

NEW YORK, Jan. "a (ANP)-
More than half a million dollars
for treatment of Negro victims of
infantile paralysis has been spent
at Tuskegee institute, Alabama,
during the past four years, Basil
O'Connor, president of the Nation
al Foundation for Infantile Par
alysis, has announced.
Patients from communities in
13 states without proper facilities
for their local care have received
treatment at the Tuskegee Infan-
tile Paralysis center. The National
Foundation has since 1941 granted
S414,35669 to the center from
funds collected in the annual March
Of Dimes. Local chapters have
made additional grants, totaling
some 100000, besides paying for
treatment of patients in their own
communities.
Vocational rehabilitation of pa
tients and education of child suf-
ferers of the disease are also pro-
vided at Tuskegee. A boy from
Georgia who was striken with pol
iomyelitis e arm e d commercial
photography while undergoing
treatment at Tuskegee. A young
man from Oklahoma makes his Iv-
ing as linotype operator as a re-
suit of his training at the infan-
tile paralysis center. Patients have
their choice of all the regular vo-
cational courses offered at Tuske-
gee.
The Tuskegee Infantile Paraly-
sis center is one of the few medical
centers where Negro physicians
and nurses can gain experience as
specialists in various departments
of medicine and surgery and where
the best and latest facilities and
findings in medical science are
available to them. It is intended
that the center will become one of
the great Negro medical science
raining conters.
The infantile paralysis center,
housed in a modern, three-story,
fireproof building which was erect
ed in 941 at cost of s172,256, is
a special unit in the hospital serv-
ices of the John A. Andrew Mem
orial Hospital at Tuskegee. The
staff of the center consists of the
head orthopedic surgeon, an as
sistant to the orthopedic surgeon,
laboratory technician, two physi-
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

side the uterus. But the stone baby
was outside in the abdominal
cavity. Yet tests show that it
was the same age as Velma.
Then there was a third embryo,
which was normal but "still-born"
and probably some younger than
the ill.aSSorted twins.
1t is not strange, experts say.
that the stone baby wasn't discov-
cred sooner. Nelma was born at
home without an attendant. Even
if the lithopedion had remained
undctected for years it might not
have caused any trouble
There is q case reported from
China of 100-year-old woman
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

In certain types OF arthritiS, too.
Nature becomes overgenerous with
her distribution of the bone.forming
minerals. Frequently the cartilage
in joints hardens into immobility.
Troublesome gallstones and kid
ney stones are collections OF mineral
salts that concentrate in these organs
and frequently have 10 be removed
by surgery.
In a disease sometimes called
marble bones" the bones become
very dense but are easily fractured.
Latest researches show that faulty
diet is their cause. If there is enough
calcium, but not enough phosphorus
and Vitamin - in the food, the
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

extreme disobedience, was immediate
ly transformed into a pillar of salt
There were some practical jokers.
nearly century ago. who went TO a
lot OF impractical work trying TO
make the world believe that giants
from ancient days had turned TO
stone after death fact the -"Gttt--
diff Giant was dug up in Onondaga
County, New York, and was taken or
tour OF the nation as a freak.
Such fame didn't last forever
Someone discovered that the "stonc
giant" was a chunk of gypsum that
had been carved into human form
and buried to be dug up later
But the tiny Lubin lithopedion is
no hoax. It's just a sad reminder
that natural freaks still are stranger
than man-made monstrosities.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17
The CoIcified Infonf Of
Harlem. Center of a
Strange Legal SquobbIe for
Yeors. May Furnish Some
Of fhe Answers as TO How
and Why Lithodepions
Happen

birth. Such a case was that involving
four.year-old Maxine Rawson, who
lived in Lima, Ohio.
One day this perfectly healthy
child toddled into the house and cried
that her legs were so tired. Her moth.
cr discovered they were icy cold
From that time on they began TO get
rigid and once when the child bumped
herself. it's said, a piece of flesh
Clipped off. Picking it up, the horri
fled mother found that it felt like
piece of marble.
Doctors pointed out that the child
was slowly turning to limestone and
nothing could be done TO prevent the
tragedy, though progress probably
would be slow and she would con-
tinue to live until petrification reached
her chest muscles or her heart.