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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ.
FROM ISSUE OF AUGUST 81, 1916

The high school Junior class very
pleasantly surprised William Hahn at
the home of his parents. The occa-
sion was the young mans 10th
birthday.
Noah Basinger was elected presi-
dent of the Schumacher reunion for
a period of 3 years.
Among the Bluffton girls who re-
turned from Winona Lake, Ind, are
Stella Lugibihl, Cleora Basinger,
Marie Lahr, Mary Bracy, Ella Stein
er, Fanny Lauby and Mildred Bixel.
Steiner Geiger and Donald Augs-
burger are spending the week camp
ing at Wampler's Lake, Mich.
A. J. Townsend left for GAINESVILLE
where he will teach history in the
high school.
Mrs. Fred Zehrbach returned from
Cleveland where she attended the mil
inery opening.
Ralph West left for St. Charles,
Mo-, where he will teach mathematics
and direct atletics in the high school.
Rene Studler returned home from
Ohio State University following the
close of summer school.
Charles Worthington, Arnold Klay
and Monroe Amstutz spent the first
of the week at Cedar Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Conrad went
to Toledo the first of the week where
Mr.. Conrad secured employment.
Dan Huber, John Deppler, Eli Mot
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29

The first use of Watts steam en-
gine was In pumping water from
mines. Later, when others suggest
ed making a wheeled cart of it and
using it on rails to pull carriages,
Watt would not listen to the plans.
And so it is that the man who
made the steam engine practical
died believing that the steam rail-
road was impracticable.
Maybe, after all, it's just as well
that word in the electrical field
instead of steam bears his name.
CReleased by Western Newspaper Union.l
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29

was born IN 1856
and died at the
age of 83. In his
later years he ex-
perimented with
an apparatus for
copying sculpture.
Not many months
before his death
he presented cop
les of busts to his
friends as the
work ''of a young
artist just enter
ing his eighty
Al -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Store Cotton

IN storing cotton, it is good policy
to put it just in front of the door
of the cotton house. The next after
noon the cotton can be moved back
just far enough to make room for
the days picking. Then, on the
third day. it can be moved back
still farther. Turning the cotton in
this way several times allows 1t to
dry out properly and get in good
condition for ginning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
The Ndme
Is Fun7ilio
FELIX 3. sTREYcKMANs
end ELMO SCOTT WATSON

Watt
JAMES WATT, who devoted most
~ of his life to the invention and
improvement of the modern steam
engine, has his name commemorate
ed in the field of electricity instead
of steam. The unit of electrical
measurement called the watt was
named after him. and designates the
amount of electricity used in doing
work.
He was Scottish engineer who
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Peanut Butter In Cooking

Peanut butter can be used in many
ways In cooking in place of butter or
other fat. In recipes for cream
soup, cream sauce, scalloped vege-
tables, mullins, baking powder bis
cults, drop cookies, cup cakes and
simple frostings-peanut butter may
be used In place OF all or part of the
fat.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Washing Wool

When washing woolen blankets be
sure to use enough lukewarm sudsy
water. Too little water will cause
the wool to mat. Never attempt to
wash blankets with anything else.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29

Clean range reduces losses In rails
ing chicks and lower feed costs.
With the opening of farm work,
hazards to the life of farmers and
their families will increase unless the
workers remember to stop machines
before attempting to oil them or to
make adjustments, to keep shields
and other safety devices in place, to
keep hands and clothing from contact
ing with moving parts, and to forbid
young children to ride on power ma
chinery. EY.4ggF fNI
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29

Albuquerque, founded in 1706, was
named in honor of the duke of Albu-
querque, viceroy of New Spain.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
(See WESTERN FRONT, Page A-4.)
Yanks Take Mountain
In Fierce Italy Battle
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, Feb. 23.1American troops,
exploiting the capture of Mount
Belvedere west of the Pistoia-
Bologna highway, today stormed
through elaborate German trench
systems and seized 3,500-foot Mount
: Torraccia In two-mile advance.
The Americans launched their at
tack from both sides of Mount
Belvedere and fought their way for
ward in the face of fierce resist
ance from dug-in Germans.
The attacks were going forward
in terrain SO difficult that some
casualties were being evacuated by
a cable tramway which makes vir-
tually a vertical descent OF 1850
feet in a complete run of 1900 feet.
German counterattacks involving
mostly go to 80 men were thrown
against the Americans, but all were
shunted back.
Brazilian troops on the right
flank of the Americans captured
Mount CASTILLO and dug in on the
peak under heavy enemy mortar
fire. The Brazilians suffered less
than so casualties--nearly all
wolmded-in their conquest of that
strategic mountain yesterday.
The stubbornly defended noun
tain had been stormed three times
previously by the Brazilians and
yesterdays final victorious attack
brought the total Allied casualties
to 400.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Red Major Telephones Berlin
From Stotion Captured Intact

station the girl switchboard opera
tor placed call to Berlin for one
of our officers. Maj. Sergeive, who
knows German.
When Berlin answered he asked
for the burgomeister. He was in
formed the burgomeister was absent.
but the latter's secretary, Salzbach,
answered.
This is the burgomeister Of
said the major. How are
things getting along?''
Badly. The people say they've
come quite close already" was the
answer. How is it with your"
oh fine. One hour ago the
Soviets captured our town."
Don't joke so foolishly, I'll COM
plain to the burgomeister," the Ber-
lin Official said.
You're welcome to complain to
Hitler himself" said the major.
This is Soviet oficer. See you
soon, Herr salxbach."
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Turkey Declares War
On Germany, Japan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-Ankara an.
nounced today the Turkish AS
sembly had voted unanimously to
declare war on Germany and Japan
as result Of a decision of the Big
Three to qualify as associated
nations" all countries which take
up arms against the Axis before
March /.
The Ankara radio said Turkey
had been invited to participate in
the United Nations conference at
San Francisco In April.
Turkey broke diplomatic and eco
nomic relations with Germany last
August 2.
Unusually reliable informants in
Cairo yesterday said declarations Of
war also were expected to be an
nounced soon by Syria, Lebanon,
Saudi Arabia and Transjordania. In
London there were rumors that
Egypt might 60 along.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Rankin and Hook Apologize
To House Members for Bout
Michigan Representative Offers Complete
Regrets; Mississippion Defends Action

Two Democratic House mem
bers who staged an unscheduled
fist fight in the we'll of the cham
Der yesterday Representatives
Rankin of Mississippi and Hook
of Michigan-apologized to their
colleagues when the House con-
vened at noon today.
Shortly after the chamber came
to order, Representative Cox, Demo-
crat, OF Georgia called on the two
men to apologize for their conduct
yesterday The fight occurred over
an epithet hurled by Mr.. Hook at
Mr.. Rankin, who had accused the
Michigan legislator of consortina
with Communists. The Mississip-
plan then struck Mr.. Hook.
After Mr.. Hook offered his regrets
Evening star., 1945-02-23
-Four Heavy Cruisers,
New Carrier Ordered
By the Associated Press.

by tht ASSOclAteu FteSS. y.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23.-Con-
tracts have been awarded to the
New York Shipbui1ding Co., Camden,
N. j., for four heavy cruisers, and
the Philadelphia Navy Yard has
been directed to start construction
of an aircraft carrier, the Fourth
Naval District public relations ONCE
announced today.
The Office said the cruisers would
range from $4,000 to $4,000 tons and
the carrier will displace $1,000 tons.
No other details were announced.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
By the Associated Press,


MOSCOW, Feb. 23-Izvestia re-
ported with glee today that a Red
Army major had talked by telephone
with a Nazi secretary in Berlin's
City Hall.
Everything is true in this story, .
the account said.
Not long ago one of our detach-
ments, after successfully outflank-
ing small German town, entered it
so suddenly the inhabitants did not
know what had happened until they
drew their curtains the next morn
ing.
Two hours later q passenger train
arrived from the east and the chief
conductor threatened to complain
to the reichminister of railways
when ordered to halt his departure
for the west.
Surprised, the German garrison
had not had time to disrupt COM
munications and at the telephone
Evening star., 1945-02-23
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-At least 20
freigh yards and other rail tar
gets were blasted today by 1900
American planes continuing the
gigantic offensive to knock out
the German transport system
that feeds both the eastern and
western fronts.
A force of more than 1880 For
tresses and Liberators and $50 fight
eers followed the same pattern as
assault and spread out
in small formations to smash at
widespread targets from the rela-
lively low attitudes of 5000 to $4,000
feet.
There was every indication that
this operation was only part of
free-for-all attack by all seven AL
Evening star., 1945-02-23
20 More Nozi Targets Blasted
As Allies Keep Up Air Blows
1000 U. S. Planes Hummer Reich
In Drive to Knock Out Enemy Transport

lied air commands in this theater
and Italy which probably were put
ting 5000 planes into the air fol-
lowing yesterdays blow of 1000
bombers and fighters.
1t was the 18th day of ruinous
attacks on Germany from both
west and south, in which 10000
planes probably have been thrown
against the Reich in the last three
days.
More than 1,100 aircraft from
Italy joined in the attack yesterday,
hitting 54 separate rail targets in
Germany, Austria and Italy, and
the Raj kept the offensive going
last night, with Mosquito bombers
hitting Berlin and other objectives.
Eighth Air Force targets today
were located in a triangular area
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Labor Leaders Garry
Fight 10 Break Wage
10 President
ClO Moy Quit WLB
In Protest Against
Little Steel Report
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Labor opposition mounted to
the boiling point today against
the recommendation of War
Labor Board public members
that the Little Steel formula be
left undiSturbed as the guide
post for basic wage increases be-
cause pay of most workers had
kept well abreast of living costs.
CIO President Philip Murray an
nounced that an extraordinary ses-
sion of his Executive Board would be
called ito tackle this crucial prob
lem," as speculation grew that the
CIO might withdraw from WLB.
Angry protests of individual unions
were added to the earlier strong dis
sent of the AFL and of WLB mem
bers from both major labor organi-
cations.
Mr.. Murray said the report, which
had been almost a year in the
making, reflects the frustrated
thinking and inaction which under
lie the present administration of the
board" and added that the CIO
would take its fight to President
Roosevelt. CIO members of WLE
said under present conditions the
CIO members do not see how they
can discharge their deep responsible.
ity to the Nation and to labor"
Appeal Directly to President.
The four AFL board members
made direct appeal to the Presi-
dent ito prevent the occurrence Of
economic disaster by modifying
realistically the Little Steel formu-
Ia" They added that point by
point, the record OF the anti-infla-
ton program is indeed sorry one;
that Is on every point save the
regulation of wages
Signed by Chairman William H
Davis, Vice Chairman George w
Taylor, who wrote the Little Stee
formula: DR.. Frank p. Graham and
Lloyd K. Garrison, the report came
on the eve Of John L. Lewis threat
to wage ceilings In negotiations o1
his United Mine Workers, sched.
|uled to start next week.
The report to the President by
the public members indicated tina,
Government control of wages, q.
protection against oefiation as vel
as imitation, must be maintained
during the reconversion period ant
until the production Of civilian good.
has so far progressed as to render
lstabilization controls unnecessary.
The report denied validity oi
labor's two major arguments fol
breaking the basic wage ceiling
that true pay had dropped far be-
hind living costs and that q gen
eral wage rise should be allowed
now to Offset threatened deflatior
In the reconyersion period.
Findings Of the presumably i'm.
partial public members are expected
to carry gYeat weight In the Presi'
(see LITTLE STEEL Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Conference Battle
For House Work Bill
by May
Senate Delays Floor Fieh,
On Its Measure; Week ot
Debute Forecast
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

Chairman May of the House
Military Affairs Committee served
notice today he will put I'D a
fight in conference for the COM
pulsory work bill President
Roosevelt requested, in prefer
ence to the substitute reported
out of the Senate Military Affairs
Committee yesterday after three
weeks deliberation.
Meanwhile, the Senate put of the
floor battle over the revamped meas
ure until Monday, with indications
the debate may continue most of
next week.
Although the Senate committee
vote to report the measure was 13
to 4, Senator Thomas, Democrat, Of
Utah, the chairman, explained near
ly all Senators reserved the right
to oppose any part Of the bill on
the floor, which means it may be
further rewritten before it goes to
conference with the House.
Insists on House Bill.
I'VE are going to insist on the
House BILL" said Mr.. May referring
to the measure authorizing draft
boards to direct men Is to As to
remain at or move to essential jobs,
subject to penalties up to $4,000
fine or five years.
"The penalty will have to apply
to both" said Mr.. May. commenting
on the fact that the Senate version
puts all Of the compulsion ON en-
ployerS not to hire workers in vio-
lation OF labor ceilings-except in
the case Of farm workers.
While there are no penalties In
the Senate bill for industrial work.
ers who leave an essential Job OF
fail to move into such employment
III farm worker is unacceptable
for military service, he could moi
leave farming without facing thu
regular draft law penalty Of $1O,OO(
or five years Imprisonment.
The Senate version is based on
the theory that manpower difncul-
ties grow out OF maldistribution oi
workers, rather than shortage Of
labor supply.
Austin Amendment Adopted.
Therefore, it merely gives con.
gressional sanction to the War Man
power Commissions present system
of placing ceilings on the number
Of workers concern may epploy
and seeking to channel those forced
out Of peacetime occupations intt
war work through the United States
Employment Service, with the aid
Of voluntary labor-management
committees.
At the last moment the Senate
group adopted an amendment By
Senator Austin, Republican, OF Yer.
mont making employers liable tx
penalties up to 10000, or one yeal
(See MANPOWER, Page AID
Evening star., 1945-02-23

an apology "just as broad as any
member would DESIRE" he said-Mr.
Rankin took the floor and told the
Speaker: Il merely desire to make
a statement"
He then talked at length about his
part In the fight, insisting that he
did not violate the House rules when
he clashed with Mr.. Hook.
Il merely did what any gentleman
would do. If I were to apologize 1t
would be for the disturbance caused
members of this body, I didn't vio-
late the rules by what I said" How
ever, he added: IF / have offended
the membership of the House, I am
sorry"
Indications were that the House
members would accept the apollo
(GAa BTfxYYr Dor. A. e =
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Yanks Mop Up Capu|,
Off South Tip Of Luzon,
To Clear Ship Lanes
New Lending Encounters
Light Opposition; Bottle
For MuniIo Continues
BY the Associated Press.

MANILA, Feb. 23.-Doughboys
of the Americal Division, heroes
of battles in the Solomons, to-
day mopped up japanese on lit
tie Capul Island off the south
tip of Luzon after a new Philip
pine invasion aimed at clearing
the shipping lane from the
United States to Manila.
Gen. Macarthur, announcing the
Yank landing on Capul Wednesday
said those Yanks of the American
8th Army encountered only light
opposition. The island lies in San
Bernardino Strait between Luzon
and occupied Samar Island.
Capul is q controlling point in
the straits through which units of
the Japanese Navy steamed in an
attempt to smash the Leyte beach,
head last October.
City Hall Captured.
It lies 260 air miles from Manila,
wheSe other Yank troops are locked
in a fierce battle against a bitterly
resisting japanese garrison.
From the shattered southern por-
ton of the capital, Associated Press
War Correspondent Fred Hampson
reported 37th Division infantrymen
seized the Manila Hotel, the City
Hall and all of the general post
office except the basement.
THE hotel was won," he said
after a room -to-room and corridor
to-staircase fight through the sue
|ceeding floors. The post Office was
no less difficult"
The three-story City Hall, near
the Intramuros where the Japanese
are making a fortified last stand
was won after the Yanks had with
drawn from the building four times
in the face of machinegun fire.
Corregidor Being Mopped Up.
The 1st Cavalry Division pounded
with howitzers and cannon at the
heavy walls of the Intramuros to
prepare tunneled paths for its tanks
simultaneously, the 18th Air
Borne Division advanced along the
west coast of 30-mile Laguna dc
Bay, southeast of Manila, to cut of
the retreat of trapped Japanese by
barge. The Yanks reached the
town of Muntinlupa.
Meanwhile, the determination o1
Japanese marines holed up or
Corregidor in the mouth of Manila
Bay went on. The Oath Infantry
and 503d Paratroop Divisions poured
liquid fire and hurled explosives al
the surviving enemy in isolated
caves and tunnels.
To the north Of Manila-on the
great central Luzon plain-tht
American 14th Corps captured OF
destroyed vast stores of enemy ma
teriel and supplies. The equipment
included 712 artillery pieces of al
caliber and 705 machine guns.
The 1st Corps Yanks gained higt
ground east of Sison in the Cara.
ballo Mountains in their drive tt
push the Japanese into Northeas
Luzon.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Plane Wreckaqe
Seen in Virginia
May Be Air|iner
Craft Long Overdue
After Leaving D. c.
With ID Aboard

WrecKage believed to be that
OF an American Airlines trans
port plane which took off from
National Airport last midnight
has been spotted in rough
country" in Southwestern Vir-
ginia, airline officials reported
this afternoon.
The plane left for Nashville last
night with a crew of and 10
passengers, including a prominent
Washington matron.
The pilot of search plane dis
patched by the airline radioed that
he had located the total wreck" of
a plane miles from Rural Retreat,
between Marion and Blytheville.
He said he saw no sign of life as he
flew over the wreckage at an alti-
tude of 100 feet. The plane appar-
emily had not burned, he reported.
Land Party on Way.
A land party was reported on the
way to the scene of the wreck, de-
scribed as wooded mountainous
section at an elevation of about
1000 feet.
A spokesman at the Tri Cities
Airport between Bristol, Va.-Tenn.,
johnson City, Tenn, and Kings
port, Tenn, said the plane was heard
from last at 2:05 am, when it re-
ported engine trouble shortly after
giving its position on course over
Pulaski, Va. about so miles south
west of Roanoke. The plane was due
at Nashville at 2:49 am, it was
said.
Civilians on the missing plane in
cluded Mrs. Francis Ulen, wife Of
Capt. Francis Ulen, u S. N, of 1000
Cathedral avenue NV, and Clyde
J. Pinney, Philadelphia, an employe
of the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Both boarded the plane here. The
third civilian was Carlos Audifred
of Mexico City, who got on the plane
in New York
Service Personnel Aboard.
All other passengers, it was said,
were Army, Navy or Marine Corps
personnel, and their names will be
withheld until next of kin are
notified.
The crew consists of Capt. James
E. Stroud of Nashville, whose father,
William e. Stroud, lives at 2700 Con-
necticut avenue NV; First Oficer
r. M. Brigham of Wadesboro, N. c..
and Stewardess Sarah Padgett of
Ada, Okla. Capt. Stroud's family
here was notified by airline officials
that his plane was missing.
Capt. Stroud, 36, Is graduate OF
Davidson College, Davidson, N. c.
He learned to fly in 1888 as an
Army pilot. After two years of
Army flying Capt. Stroud became q
commercial pilot. He is unmarried.
The plane, bound for Los Angeles,
arrived here from La Guardia Field,
where it took off at 9:29 o'clock last
night
Heard Plane Flying Low.
The only emergency landing field
between Pulaski and Bristol is at
Chilhowie, Va, where the night po-
liceman reported to Town Sergt.
Dayton Pennington that the plane
went over flying very low, accord
ing to the Associated Press.
The plane, known as the Mercury,
is twin-engined Douglas DC-3
with 2l-passenger capacity. The
fight was held up several hours at
La Guardia Field because of bad
weather.
1t was said at the Weather Bu-
reau here that the plane should
have been running out of rainy
weather prevailing locally when it
treached Pulaski, with clearing skies
ahead all the way into Nashville,
where visibility was good
i Pulaski is on well-ighted and
marked airway which parallels the
Allegheny Mountains on the South.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
New ltoIiun Ambassador
Arrives Here by PIone
: the Associated Press

Ey the ASS0C1ated Press.
Alberto Tarchiani, newly ap-
pointed italian Ambassador to the
United States, arrived by plane
today.
Originally scheduled to land in
New York. the Italian envoy and his
party were flown directly to WASH
ington to avoid unfavorable
weather.