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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27
Settlement

This Christmas season has been
made all the more joyful because of
the presence in the home circle of
the many boys who have been dis
charged from military service and
could again enjoy the day with
home folks.
Ben Amstutz and sons are plan
ming to hold hog sale February
13 and shortly afterwards will dis
pose of their farm chattels at public
auction. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Howell own the farm which has been
operated by the Amstutzes and ex-
pect to return here from Buffalo,
N. Y, early in the spring to oper-
ate it.
The Sportsman's club of Pandora
invites all who wish to participate
in a fox chase on New Years Day
to meet at the school building. The
group is to leave at 9 o'clock a. m.
from the school house. 1t is re-
quested that no one should bring
gun.
A male quartet from the Grace
Bible Institute of Omaha, Nebraska,
presented program at st. John
church Tuesday evening.
Dale Reichenbach has taken up
work at the Citizens bank in Bluff
ton where he had been employed
previous to entering the armed
forces.
Rev. and Mrs. Forrest Musser and
family are leaving this Wednesday
for their new location near Hartford,
Conn.,, where he has assumed a pas
torate. Rev. Musser served the
Grace church here for more than
four years. Our community deeply
regrets to see the family leave.
Hazardous roads accounted for
small crowds at the various Christ
mas programs that were presented
at the local churches Monday even
ing. Many cars were left out for
the night after sliding off the icy
roads.
The annual congregational busi-
ness meetings of the local Mennon-
ite churches are to be held on New
Years Day.
Ernest Boehr recently returned
home with his discharge from serv-
ice.
Rev. P. ]. Boehr who has served
as pastor of the st. John congrega-
tion for the past five years expects
to discontinue his pastoral duties
here at the end of several months.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27

has been doing prosperous busi-
ness under the management of John
Locher.
Harrison Anderson received a
whole basketful of postcards on his
birthday anniversary.
The first reunion of the class of
1909 was held at the home of Miss
Zanna Staater.
While standing on the porch at his
residence on Cherry Street Amos
Geiger was stunned by lightning
S. w. Stratton and Albert Dep
pier are home from their southern
trip greatly delighted with Florida
and its prospects.
William Agin returned from a
business trip to New York City. On
the way home he stopped off to visit
his 92 year old aunt.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Quaintance
quietly celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary, Tuesday, May "a,
at Upper Sandusky.
J. A. Badertscher, a former Set
tlement boy, has received notice of
his appointment as first assistant in
the Department of Histology and
Embryology at Cornell University.
Mary and Lizzie Steiner entertain
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue OF June 2, 1910

ed Ii of their girl friends at dim
ner Sunday.
The Standard Oil Co. picked UP
their oil line from the d. J. Welty
farm. This will surely end the oil
business in the Settlement.
At a recent meeting of the Ce-
ment Block Co. the capital stock
was raised $4,000 in order to install
cement tile plant. The company
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27

. "Seuen make a banquet; nine
make clamor," icent an old Latin
prouerb. Here are seuen questions
to feast upon in today's Guess
Again. Place mark in the space
provided and check below for the
correct anstcers and your rating.
I'd Which of the following listed
countries is the smallest: (a) San
Salvador; (b) Monaco; (c) II
Luxembourg; (d) Nepal.
CD The Rough Riders were organ
lied by: (a) Bill Cody; (b) Buck
Jones; (c) Will Rogers. TT
Cd Teddy Roosevelt.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27
Piping Aboard

The naval ceremony, piping
aboard" is followed for all officers
and dignitaries of our own and for
eign countries. It is internationally
observed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27
Maths E.riov warmth

Moths and beetles enjoy warmth.
But II you must choose between
hot dry attic and a cool damp base
ment, store wool in the dry attic.
Avoid dampness.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27

CD Is this strange looking picture
ta) the rear end view of a stream
lined car; tb) the snout view Of a
giraffe; tc) zebra Jug II
Cling ball on its nose?
(4 The name of Adolphe Sax is
kept alive in which of the following
inventions: (a) the automobile: {b)
the typewriter; (c) the saxa- TT
phone; I'D the kettle-drum.
t5) II you had nostalgia you would
have: (a) skin disease; (bl stom.
ach trouble; (c) a nose
bleed; I'D homesickness.
t6) You can tell the age of tree
by: Ia the number of leaves on the
lower limb; (b) the amount of bios
SONS; (c) the number of rings TT
In the trunk; Id its height.
Cd A push-ball is used by: (a)
dieticians; (b) gym instruc- TT
tors; (c) typists; I'D gamblers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
And Then To Die

Death of Billy southworth, Jr., In the
wreck of a superfortress that crashed and
exploded at New York is similar to that OF
n,anv who survived war only to die In mlshap
at home. Unscathed in rs bombing missions
In the war zone, he met death at home. 9th
ers have done the same Some flyers with
many missions back of them are killed In
car wrecks in the United States. Soldiers on
furlough die in accidents.
When the total of those who were killed
at camp or other places in the United States
Is compiled, the count made Of the victims
in plane accidents at home and other listings
recorded, the amount will be found very large
PERHAPS it Is "unavoidable", a description
so often made at coroner's inquests, but 1t
does seem such waste.
Soldiers meet their greatest hazards in bat
tie, of course, but many come home though
only to die. It is one Of the things due to
the haste, the waste OF war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
Proper Place

France has put $4,000 German prisoners
to work at repairing the war damage they
wrecked. That's justice, but that's just a few
compared with the thousands upon thousands
Of French war prisoners and French civilians
doing forced labor in Germany. The French
want more, expecting to get 10000 prisoners
captured by Americans
1t seems good idea. The Germans wrecked
the country; let them help rebuild it. Let them
sweat over it. 1t might take some of the
meanness out Of them Those who would say
that war prisoners who are taken by Amer
lean soldiers should be sent over here to work
should remember that we could get TOO many
of them over here.
Some of them escape and few determined
Nazis could do lot of sabotage before caught
They are experts with torch and bomb. We
could get topheavy with war prisoners. There
are already reports of their arrogance in pris-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
TOP o. MORNING

TOP O. MORNING
psalm 1853 "Our God is In the heavens
They cannot cause Him panic,
Nor cut off his supplies
Though all the world be shattered
His truth remains the same
Though we face war and struggle
And feel their gOad and rod,
We know above confusion,
There always will be god.
Albert L. Murray, ID. ID.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
SO THEY SAY

We took 500 prisoners, including 12-year-old
rifleman who was shivering in his civilian
pants and shirt, and we took a 58-year-o,d
man SO dumb he didn't even know what Dat
TALON he belonged to.-S-Sgt John F. Lasky OF
Pittsburgh Pa, at Schmidt, Germany.
The Luzon battle is fought for very high
stakes If Japan is to survive and play lead
ing role in world affairs she must snatch
victory in this war.-Tokyo broadcast.
Typical Of America, the Red Cross does not
serve only those who contribute to its work.
It serves all, without distinction OF race, creed,
or color-Gen Joseph Stilwen.
It we let the Japs negotiate peace now
and do not demand absolute and unconditional
surrender we will be committing the greatest
crime in the history Of our country. Aoml. WILL
liam F. Halsey, Jr.
War criminals must be dealt with because
they are proved to be war CRIMINALS not pc
cause thew belong to a race led by maniac
into war-Henry Ward Beer, president Fed
eral Bar Association of New York.
The surest way to guarantee full supply
If fruit and vegetables for home use is "
crow garden and do as much home can
Ming as possible-WFA Administrator Mai''"
Jones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
WITH THE AEF:
Frances PurgeSlo1usDown

possible is the task Of completin:
all cases under Indictment within
the allotted time.
The innate feeling Of justice IN
the average Frenchman rebels
against the solution decreed by the
government even though it is rec
ognized that judicial machinery
was being clogged by the inces-
SAINT purge trials. Why should
those 20 scot free-so the average
Partisan asks who either by
chance, or because they knew le-
gal tricks, escaped being tried in
the first wave of purge fever?
Others 60 farther and point out
that no really rich people have
been placed on trial and it seems
iustifiable for them to deduce that
such persons were in a better po-
sition than the poor in engaging
clever counsel, if not actually
making money talk to judges.
Dropping the purge of govern
mental ppar tn s entirely by
March Is arouses grave fears in
the Leftist political parties lest the
spirit of Vichy rather than that
of reborn democracy will animate
Frances vast governmental ma
chinery.
One thing seems demonstrated
by the course of the purge trials
SO far: the worst off defendants
were the wielders of the pen. They
had no alibis. They were commit
ted in writing, their signatures af-
fixed to d t a expressions
which left no doubt about their
attitude.
The average Frenchman now is
probably so preoccupied with daily
worries about food, shelter and a
job that he is ready to accept the
cabinets decision to end the
purges quickly. It's another ques-
ton, however, what will happen
when French war prisoners and
conscripted laborers reach home
again and see men holding jobs
who they knew to be Vichy col
laborators, who perhaps even
helped in selecting conscripts for
Hitler's war effort.
Many thoughtful Frenchmen in
private conversation shudder al
the thought of possible clashes
ahead when these forced absen-
tees rejoin their native communi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
MINERS PREPARING
NEW PAY DEMANDS

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a Up -
The possibility of coal mine shut
down, aggravating an already dire
steel shortage, heightened official
tension today as John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers made their
opening moves toward new coal
wage demands.
A plea for an early pay settle
ment-LeWis' present contract with
bituminous operators expires on
April Twas voiced by War Pro-
duction Board Chairman j. A..
Krug.
Work stoppages in the bitumin-
GUS fields would seriously and i'm
medlately impair steel production, )"
K1ug said in a statement evidently
aimed at members of Lewis Policy
committee gathering here for their
opening deliberations Monday on
wage demands. UNIV negotiations
with mine operators will open
Thursday.
Inc contract deadline will find
still mills with 5000, 900 tons OF un-
1liled flrst-quarter orders-tonnage
winch must get priority ovez-
second-quarter requests of the arm
eo forces and other claimants. The
second-quarter demands tn M
serves exceed estimated supply by
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
PLEA FOR UNITY
To The Editor:

The writer, as one of the oldest
living alumni of the University, de-
plores the disunity mong its
friends which has come into the
open during recent discussion in
reference to titles. The purpose of
this comment is to a1ay any feel
ing that has been generated in the
discussion and to plead for unity
of thought and purpose by all
friends of the University every
where. To divide is to destroy.
There must be no division.
Every friend of the University
should rejoice over the narrow es-
cape from the serious blunder it
would have been to provide for
three presidents of unit, con-
solidated University. This would
have done violence not only to the
law of unity, but would have dis
the meaning of words,
which no university can afford to
do. The dictionary defines a presi-
dent as one chosen ito preside"
and defines preside as ito exer-
else the chief direction and over
sight, to act as head" A consoli-
dated univ ersity with three
"heads" would have occasioned
much merriment among the edu-
Gators Of the country who insist
upon the observance of the exact
of words.
There was general agreement
that there was no intent or desire
to disturb the consolidated set-up.
This being so, was heated dis
,ussion Of titles a profitable &C.
,upation for the friend of the Uni
7ersity? Old William Shakespeare
Snew what he was saying when
Re posed the question, What's in
4 name?" What difference does it
make what the assistant to a pres
dent is called so long as his re-
'ponsibilities are clearly defined !
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
LETTER BOX
LIEUT.. JAMES B. LYNCH
TO THE EDITOR:

The name Of Lieut.. James B.
Lynch, of Wilmington, has been
added to the list Of those who
have died for their country, list
which holds the names of SO many
of our young men. In mentioning
one name there is no intent to
place this above other son the i'm
mortal list. This soldier typifiest
the finest things OF youth-youtn
which we are realizing as never
before is so very fine.
What we say about the one young
soldier comes from knowing him
from infancy, let it be said for
every home from whence a loved
one has gone never to return. That
home will ever bear the scar that
love has suffered, scar made
deep because the life that went
was young.
Though quiet and mild, James
Lynch had courage in his heart
and was chosen student Command
ing Officer of the High School
R. O. T. C. Though the leading
soldier of his contemporaries, he
was chosen by the young people
of his church to represent them
in gatherings national in scope.
He gave his life when this life
filled with the love of life. May
it be consoling that the draught
of life can never grow stale and
SOUR.
Have they died in vain? The
universe will not make sense if
they have died in vain" Whether
they have died in vain or not
depends upon those for whom they
died. If self is placed ahead OF
all that can be fine in this world,
then they have died in vain. If
like they, we lift up an ideal above
self-an ideal that was given us
some two thousand years ago-then
they will not have died in vain.
eff We break faith with us who
die, we shall not sleep -
ROBERT STRANGE
Wilmington, N. c.
Feb. "a, 1945
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
By LOUIS p. LOCHNER
Substituting for Kenneth L.
DixOn)

PARIS III Epuration, TIL t
ominous French word meaning
purge which only month ago
screamed FIR m every Partisan
newspaper, virtually has become
obsolete. Yet no one expects it will
remain thus.
When l left Paris Feb. l for
visit to sections of Germany now
occupied by the Allies, "epura-
ton seemed to have reached a
climax. Such a dramatic figure as
76-year-old fighting Editor Charles
Maurras, or such an erudite man
of letters as 35-year-old Robert
Erasillach had supplied plenty of
readable material to the French
press.
Crowded though the French one
sheet daiiies are for space, their
editors nevertheless reserved plen-
ty of room for items to bear out
the one word headline, "epura-
ton"
On my return to the French cap
ital looked in vain for the ia
miliar headline. The fact is that
the government apparently grew
tired of prosecuting over 10000
cases and decided that all those
dealing with central administra-
tive officials must be finished by
Feb. Is, all affecting local admin
istrations by March Is, and all
charging treason, collision with
the enemy and others involving the
possibility of the death penalty by
May /.
That decision satisfied exactly
nobody, it seems, unless it was
the government itself. But even
the cabinet seems to have had
tongue in cheek when it passed
the decree for speeding up and
thereafter dropping all purging.
The government, as well as
everybody else, cannot answer the
fundamental question: What will
be the attitude of the millions of
Freqn hmen, who are either prison
ers Of war in Germany or else
have been dragged ~ the Reich
as conscripted laborers?
AS of Jan. 81, Cu.. Its Of over
10000 cases had been tried, in
Guiding All with the death penal
ty. These figures show how i'm
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
about 100000 tons, but are being
slashed deeply by WPB.

slashed deeply by WPB.
Meanwhile the government gave
back to private owners Y soft coal
miles which feed steel mills in
West Virginia, Pennsylvania and
Kentucky. Solid Fuels Admins.
tration officials said the return
should not be construed as a con-
ciliatory gesture by the govern
ment in connection with the wage
negotiations. STA Administrator
Harold L. Ickes said federal control
was ended, after five months, be-
cause a UNIV union of supervisory
employees which threatened to
strike last fall had now given as
surance of continued work if pri-
vate operation were resumed.
Krug disclosed new steps to deal
with the steel problem. He ap-
pointed an emergency committee
headed by his chief of operations,
H. G. Batcheller, and made up of
representatives of the A r m y,
Navy, STA and War Manpower
Commission. Norman w. Foy,
former WPB steel director, has
agreed to return from private af-
fairs to serve on the panel also.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
LUFTWAFFE MAY
TRY COMEBACK

LONDON, Feb. 24.-4P)-A-led
airforce spokesman warned today
that the German LuftWafte PROV
ably will make a desperate cons
back attempt-possibly the laS
one.
The Luftwaffe has failed to ch'l'
lenge during the last three "a"
terrific pounding of the Reich
At present, the enemy apparenfI
has given defense gestures AGAIN.
the western air blows and mas 7A
his plans into tactical attacks I"
the eastern front. IT,.
The best opinion here is fha
the Luftwaffe, as it has done pen
odically, is again nursing it5eli , nv n.
condition to stage another n''
attack. ~,
However, it appears that ~ H.
German commanders realize us|
the Luftwaffe, in the long ir.
cannot halt Allied air attacks .
the. west ano that attempts 70 !.
50 will be al an almost pfo"'
tive cost. i
Moreover. fuel supplies are
the lowest ebA Of the war u =,
the unique scattering Of me
lied air forces on Thursday ~
Friday posed new defense r,|
blems against which the Iel ~.
commanders may not nave Wv
able to react. u.I
A year ago, low-leVel s.e, r,
raids like those against enS.r
railroads this week would ne ,,
cost the Allies 300 bomberS oe+f
and he discharges them efll'''"
ly and faithfully? 49,.
There would seem to be cs." 4
valuable lessons to be leaTneu y.
friends of the University from
cent experience: .,;riI
/. The Importance Of respect"
the exact meaning Of words, n,
2. The folly Of appealing 10 wy W.
Legislature over the heads Oh w n,
tees appointed by it, ana ,,.-s
danger of such proceo.tst..
8. Unity is more importsn! '''''
titles. =, r-,i
Let unity come first in al vi. .sL
versity matters, and let it be I'''
ously guarded always. -u
A. w. McALISIh"
Greensboro, N. c.
Feb. "a. 1915
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
interpreting
The War
BY kIRKE L, SrNpso>,
Associated Prose- W., wv

The ,rSn 'ess war Analyst
maintain any organizes A.; %
around within the roofless I ci..s.,
that lies between the Rim n.'a .s4
the Oder may be evident soOn and
AND 1t it is, the duration of q.
war in Europe can be ans VI ID,
with some reasonable degres s's \,
| accuracy. 'ee a
Germany was face to face Wit,
another supreme test. ''a
There was no question BIZ, ~.
the final phase of a coordi r uls'
Russsan-Allied winter driy. ''s !
crush the Wehrmacht was ~ !. %
though the full scope and direc+; a.
OF simultaneous massive sro~S 4
attacks from east and west b.s
yet to develop. '''
Undercover of sustained Ari,,
air bombardment that blacksrs.
German skies day and night VII,
bombers the big push began.
In an anniversary order to p,
armies issued while Allied bonbs..
were ripping at every vital MAJ
communication key in preparatio,
for the eliminating break throy,
ground attacks, Premier STAT,
again defined the joint objectir,
as humiliation of the German Az.
my. For the first time, too \.
disclosed officially that the Run
sian-Allied offensives were Now
Intimately coordinated, fitted IN =,
mutual strategic and tactical M,
tern.
Whether that was the direct trp
result in a military way Of n.
momentous Churchill Roosevelt,
Stain conference at Yalta or baS
been previously worked out is no,
yet clear. 1t seems certain, how
ever, that further aggressive move,
to tighten the screw on the totter
ing last segment Of Filters onct
sweeping Axis hold on continents
Europe were in the making.
Further evidence Of the impend
ing German collapse came durin;
the week from Turkey. In desper
ate haste to join in the Unite;
Nations victory march, Turke,
formally entered the war. Her &C
ton came too belatedly to intlu
ence greatly the military situato,
except that it exposed die-harl
Nazi garrisons' on the islands 0
the Aegean to immediate clos
range attack. The complete clear
ance of that sea for Allied US
with Allied naval and air al
seems apt to be the first war mis-
sion of Turkish forces.
There were further indications
during the week also that MAJ
withdrawal from Italy might be
impending. 1t will involve terrible
risks for Nazi divisions pulling
back out of the Estruscan line
across the head of the Italian pen.
insula if and when it comes. They
must make their way somehow
across the wide open sweep Of
the Pc valley to reach Alpine
passes, already under sustained Al.
lied air attack that lead into Ger
many or Austria. There were in
dications of softening Of the de-
tense of long stubbornly German
held heights on the Italian front
which suggested the retreat in the
south had begun.
There are no recent official Al
lied or Russian estimates Of re
manning &c rm n divlsoina
strength either on the east or ives
fronts by which to measure imme
diate probabilities. But east a
well as west the Wehrmacht face
crushing odds as the most declsiy
moment of the war draws near
while overhead it stands naked t
ceaseless Allied airattack. Their
can be no doubt as to the enc
only as the just when and how
will come.