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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
City Parks
Use Slunnps

Recreation commission reports
reveal use of city parks during the
second week has slumped 1887
over the record for the opening
seven days. The first week was
6,756 and the second $3.50.
First week this year showed an
advance over the first week last
year when the total was 6,55S. The
second week slipped in compar.
ison to last year when the total was
1921.
Park by park figures for this
year are: first week, Prospect
Park, 1,5Ss; Recreation Park. 1889:
Woodruff Park, $40; Harriet Park,
55; Riverside Park, 373: second
week, Prospect Park, 1908: Rec
reation Park, 2672; Woodruff
Park, 499; Harriet Park, 735; Riv.
erside Park, 100.
The attendance in 1914, first
week, was Prospect Park. 2,14S:
Recreation Park, 1859; Woodruff
Park, 4sl; Harriet Park Sos; Riv-
erside Park, 795; second week,
Prospect Park. 1880; Recreation
Park, 2,24S; Woodruff Park, $50;
Harriet Park, 774; Riverside Park,
443.
The report Of the swimming pool
was: 1915, first week. Ipsilanti,
592; Belleville, 10; second week,
Npsilanti, 462; Belleville 101. First
week in 1914 was: Ypsilanti, $40;
Belleyille lis: second week, Ypsi-
lanti. 696; Belleville, none.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
Wildcats Win
With Rally

The Wild Cats of the Junior Divi.
sion pulled Thursday nights base
ball game with the Indians out Of
the fire with a seventh inning rally
to win, 6-5.
Trailing by one run going into
the last of the seventh, the Wild
Cats staged a rally resulting in
two runs, winning the game.
Don Wagner tripled, and Curtiss
reached base on an error, Wagner
scoring. A single by Lamoreaux
scored Curtiss, ending the game.
The error which allowed Curtiss
to reach base, and consequently
put the game on ice for the Wild
Cats, was the sole error committed
by the Indians.
The Cats had taken an early lead
in the game, but a run In each of
the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings,
and two runs in the final frame. put
the Indians in the lead temporarily.
Lamoreaux and Thompson were
the batteries for the Void Cats;
L. Schrock and L. Smith, for the
Indians.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
Recreation Group
Wins First Game

In the first softball game Of the
season, the Recreation Park girls
team won from a team from Pros
pect, 15-9, Wednesday.
The Recreation team consisted
OF Phyllis Warrington, Frances
Wolter, Madelon Johnson, Kath-
leen Rust, Janice Burrell, Sally
Willoughby. Ann McDermitt, Shir-
ley Brand, and Ann Blackenburg,
with Dorothy Davis, Catherine
Davis. Ann Arcker, Dorothy Houck,
and Nancy Anibal substitutes.
The Prospect girls participating
were: Joyce Warfield, Mary Lou
Groosbeck, Dolores Malcolm, Rose
mary Seidl, Alice Jackson. jeanne
Whitman, LaDonna Barnett, Mar
lene Skelt, Betty Malcomb, and
Dolores Seidl.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Thursdays Results
Boston 2, Detroit 1.
Cleveland Z, New York 4.
Philadelphia All. st. Louis 90.
Washington 4, Chicago 2.
Today's Games
Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
It. Louis at Philadelphia, night
Chicago at Washington, night.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
Carver Nine (Srasps League Lead
Fine Points in Bridge

South contemplated his mournful
task. With the club strength To-
Gated at his left. he could count
on only two trump tricks and two
red aces. Apparently he was due
to score four tricks and 60 down
three doubled. at. a cost Of 500
points. But then he went to work.
He took the opener with the
diamond A, scored the heart A
and led the heart 2. East won
with the J and led the club 10.
the losing to the Q. West led
his club o back to the A. Then the
heart 7 was ruffed by the 8 for
one trick not originally counted.
The diamond 8 was led to the J
and Q. West led the spade X. East
overlook and scored the 10. then
switched to the diamond 10. South
discarded the spade s. Then East
led the spade J. West. with noth-
ing but the club 8, 4 and 3, had to
ruff with the 3. and then lead
from the S-4 into South's J-7.
That gave South another unex-
pected trick. so he was only down
one. Review then showed that the
opponents could have made a
game in hearts, whereupon South
felt very triumphant.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
CONSIDER SANDWICH

Detroit-Suggestions that S16,-
100000 international airport be
erected at nearby Sandwich, Ont,
as a solution to Detroits postwar
aviation problems were under con-
sideration today. Engineers, hired
by the city to develop a Detroit re-
gional airport plan, reported Thurs
day that the international slte-9.1
miles from the Detroit business dis
trict-was the best available loca-
tion from a long-range viewpoint.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
Win by Score
of Nine to @

Carver Center took over the lead
in Ypsilsnti City League, Thursday
night, by whitewashing McClure's
80 at Recreation Park.
johnson. pitching for Caryer's,
was in rare form and allowed only
one hit as his teammates combed
the offerings OF Weitze and Hutchi-
son for eight bingles and nine
runs.
The game was cinched in the
first inning as Carvers punched two
hits, a walk and some heads-up
base running for four runs.
Top play OF the game came In
the final innings as Umpire "Speck"
Dignan hit the dust in calling the
final out at first base.
Summary;
Carver Center 40 10 % s 0
McCmre's 80. 900 600 % 5
atteries-Johnson and Burton;
Weitze. Hutchison and Fry.
Undisputed possession OF the
league lead is at stake tonight as
Moose tangles with Carver's IN
what may be the battle Of the sea-
son with the winner assured of top
place in a red hot race.
Probable pitchers for this con-
test will be Hall or Berklich for
Moose and Bass or Meyers for
Carver's.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13

~ -
(DeaIer: South North-South
vulnerable.)
South West North Eat
IL West Pass Dbl
Pass Pass Pass
Ordinarily our style Is TO omit
the last three passes from a table
OF bidding. because anybody
knows an auction finishes with
three passes. This time. however.
the last pass by West was the key
move Of the whole thing. II turned
East's takeout or Informative
double into q business or penalty
one, and was what Ii variously
termed a business pass" or pen
atty pass" Usually anybody hates
to have one made against him. as
It ordinarily spells expensive pun
ishment.
West led the diamond K. and
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
League Standings

Game Tonight
Moose VS.. Carver Center.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
Auction Sale
SATURDAY, JULY II, AT 1l2 FERRIS ST.
Sale 10 Start as 100

TO SETTLE THE ESTATE MRS GEORGE WITmiRE
Several antique marble tables dresser plant
dishes; Victor RADIO Eureka
vacuum sweeper clocks toaster table and floor lamps
overstud platform rocker eS2 6Ss rug
throw desk 3iaS1l1 IT. mirror smoking stand
plant pedests dining table IL chairs sdeboard
single bed with coil springs and nnersprns
mattresses piece iron BEDS completes;
stove cabinet kitchen table and chairs small heating
stoves sVerXare, linen, sheets pillow Slips blankets
quilts bed spreads curtains bedding wardrobe ehfoniers
ice box trunks utensils teakete tubs cans garden
other articles too numerous 10 mention Also boys
bicycle. CASH.
DR. LEO WHITMIRE, Administrator
MILFORD OSBURN, Auctioneer
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
TO CLAIM CHILD

Vicksburg. Mich.-Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Rooy today were on the
way to Florida to claim their FIVE
year old foster daughter Judy
Anne, who was taken from their
home here by her mother.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
AWAITS SENTENCE

Three Rivers, Mich.-Mrs. Mar
garet Burgess, 45, today was await
ing sentence for the shotgun slay-
ing OF her estranged husband,
William, a, following an argument
over property settlement.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
By STANLEY

Ypsilanti vs.. Ann Arbor. baseball,
American Legion League, Ann Ar
Dor, $3.50 p. m.
Cubs VS.. Panthers, baseball. jun.
ior division, Briggs Field. l p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
Sports Roundup

pitcher who beat the Tigers
TO Thursday than to pitch against the De
limiting the league leading Bengas 10
pitcher win three decisions over them this
Tipping fourhiter against the St Louis
OF his 2game losing streak
longest OF proudly displayed his glove
he used for the yesterdayand chTped This broke
3nx"
Camden Camden handicap features todays
Friday he opening of Garden State Park
East Michigan State College bangs It's into the
football practice today with emphasis on bock
attempt to get the so or more po
tential firsts into condition in hurry.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-13
How They Stand

Cincinnati go. "a 3S .472 .
Philadelphia -. 20 so $50 q
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-15
THEY ALSO FIGHT WHO WORK At HOME
on VICTORYS BATTLE OF PRODUCTION

Here in this great agricultural area of
Imperial Valley, as in other growing CEN
ters throughout. the nation, workers are
growing, harvesting and shipping food to
keep our armies and those of our allies
moving. and food to keep the home
front supplied. With greater acreage and
more intensified growing, America is pro-
ducing more food with less manpower than
ever before These fields, too, are battle
fields.
We are proud of the more than 400 workers
whose efforts combined to ship some 5000
cars of produce this year of our produce.
Most of them have been with us year after
year, stable, loyal group, each of whom
plays an important part in our production
record. They're working longer hours under
more adverse conditions than ever before.
They're fighting, on the home front
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
Knight Loses Hope

The state supreme court denied a
rehearing to Richard Knight of
Kenton, thus ending his last hope @
escaping a life sentence in the Ohio
penitentiary for his part in a 1884
three-man holdup murder in which
Roger Bean, Dunkirk grocer, was
slain.
Knight was released from the
prison in April 1914, on a self
prepared habeas corpus writ after
serving 10 years of his first life
sentence. Part of those 10 years
had been spent studying law in his
cell.
But as he prepared to walk from
the penitentiary he was met by a
sheriff with orders to re-arrest him
to stand a new trial on the same
charges.
He subsequently was re-convicted.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
ElrOse

The Olive Branch Ladies Aid will
meet with Mrs. Ruth Steinman this
Wednesday for a Christmas tureen
dinner followed by their regular
meeting and gift exchange in the
afternoon.
Callers on Mrs. Nj. j. Stratton the
past week were Mr.. and Mrs. Thom-
as Koontz, Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
Klingler and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. D. Clymer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nonnamaker
and daughter Kaye spent Sunday
evening at the ROLAND koontz home.
Mrs. Clarence Klingler spent Fri
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Ami Norma
maker. Callers during the week
were Mrs. E. L. Bish, Mrs. Lucinda
Koontz, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Koontz
and son Robert, Charles Nonnamak-
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Norma
maker and son Ralph and Russell
Ebay.
Union revival services are in
progress at the Bethesda church this
week each evening at o'clock. Rev.
Irwin Kaufman of Mt. Cory and
Rev. Walter Purdy of Rawson are
in charge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
ALLEN COUNTY
Miner Hotel Fire Vic
tim Files Claim

James Dennis, Lima, has filed suit
for $4,000 in Common Pleas Court
of Butler county in Middletown, O.,
against the Miner Hotels, Inc, as
operators of a five-story hotel In
Lima.
Dennis petition states that he
was injured in fire in the hotel on
Jan. Z, 1945, while a paying guest
at the hotel at the time of the fire.
Dennis petition states that he was
forced to leap from the fifth floor,
where his room was, to an aerial
ladder to escape the building
Dennis received burns, a spraired
knee, suffered shock, and was con-
fined to the hospital and his home
for some time, the petition states.
Hospital expense in connection with
Dennis injuries is listed at 1894,
while his loss in personal property
is put at 1924.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
PUTNAM COUNTY
Westinghouse Selects
Leipsic Site

The Westinghouse company has
decided to bring one of its plants to
Leipsic and will erect new factory
building in readiness for operation
early next spring, it was revealed
by Z. H. Robinson, chairman of the
New Industries committee of the
Leipsic Commercial club.
The new structure will be 100 feet
by $50 feet in size and it will be
located just east of the Baltimore
and Ohio crossing on the north side
of Liberty street. Westinghouse will
utilize all the $4,000 feet of floor
space. The building will be erected
on the former site of the Ohio Pow
er company.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
National Refinery Is
To Be Sold

National Refining Co. announced
approval of the sale of the COM
pany's oil business and oil properties
to Wallace Gilroy and Associates,
who will carry on the present refin-
ing and marketing name.
The company announcement said
it was understood the total consid-
Grafton would be Gin the neighbor-
hood of $3,000,000."
The sale will take place about
Jan. l, at which time the present
National Refining Co. will change
its corporate name. 1t also plans TO
improve and modernize the refinery
at Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
HANCOCK COUNTY


The parking meters the Dual
Parking Meter company of Canton
agreed to install in Findlay on a
nine-month rental basis at $3.50 per
meter per month have arrived and
will be installed by representatives
of the firm.
The new meters are the type that
requires one cent for II minutes,
two cents for %, three for 36, four
for 4S, and five cents for go minutes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
Who Bags The Bird?

Earl Heiner of Huntington, w.
Va, and Mack McCord of Ashland,
KY, came up to Findlay to hunt,
and Mr.. Heiner shot pheasant and
put it in his coat.
Later he pulled the dead" pheas-
ant from his pocket, laid it on the
ground, and the bird started off.
McCord then shot the bird and it
dropped. The problem is: Whose
bird is it?
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
Six Townships Unite
For Fire Protection

Purchase of three fire trucks in
the southwest area of Putnam Coun-
ty will be made within six months
when approximately $4,000 voted
by residents of six townships will be
available for such purposes.
The trucks will be stationed at
Ottoville, Fort Jennings and either
Kalida or CloverdaIe.
When organized, all of the trucks
will be available in the event of a
serious fire in the area. A volunteer
force of more than 100 men is to be
organized.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
Named IVA Ag. Chief

Edwin Henderson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Henderson of Kenton,
has been appointed chief of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority's agricul-
tural engineering development df-
vision in the Commerce Department.
He will succeed Clarence j. Hurd,
Spokane, Wash, resigned.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
Cut Hardin Tax Rate

A cheerful note was injected into
the holiday season for Hardin
County Taxpayers as w. B. Wilson,
county auditor, announced that tax
rates of 43 of the 81 tax districts
in the county will be lower for the
coming year. The rate for Kenton
was dropped two mills to 1914 mills.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
Three Churches I'm
Peace Contest

The Prince of Peace Declaration
Contest for Hardin county was held
at Epworth Methodist church, Ken
ton, Sunday.
Lucretia Johnston of Ada, form
erly of Bluffton represented the Ada
Presbyterian church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06

Mrs. George Basinger south west of
Pandora, returned home the forepart
of the week on four weeks furlough.
billie" was on the Destroyer Mitchell
Escort and has travelled into the far
corners of the world
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
Lima Tank Depot Is
Govt. Owned

The Lima Tank Depot, operated
by the United Service division of
General Motors corporation during
the war, was to revert to govern
ment ownership.
A government installation during
World War l, the tank depot was
enlarged at the outbreak of the last
war and was a distribution, modifi-
cation and construction center for
nearly all army tanks built in the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
Pandora Dairy Sold
To Daniel Cook

Daniel Cook has purchased the
Lyroco Guernsey dairy at Pandora
from his brother, Robert Cook, and
will take charge OF the business un-
der the name of Daniels dairy on
December /.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06

Earl Dean Steiner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Steiner and who was on
the Oakland, returned home the fore
part of the week. Earl Deans wife
resides at Leipsic. He is home for
30 days.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
Army Free Doctors
For Delphos Area

Delphos' pleas for the release OF
army doctors to relieve a shortage
of physicians in this area has been
answered, said Fred Kreutzfeld, sec
retary of the Delphos Chamber of
Commerce.
Doctors reported released are
George Weber, Delphos; w. F..
Beach, Middlepoint, and c. Zaner,
Ottoville.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
Ask Lima Tax Sale

The Allen County Board of Revi-
sion asked Common Pleas Court for
authority to sell As parcels of land
for delinquent taxes. Judge Moran
B. Jenkins set hearing for Dec.
10. The board says S87O.40 is due
on the parcels.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
Endorse Bricker

Former Gov. John w. Brickei
was indorsed unanimously for the
United States Senate by the Han
cock County Republican executive
committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06

of Chicago. This also involves the
sale of the Kenton Livestock con-
centration yards located just south
of Kenton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
HARDIN COUNTY
KrOger Sells KentOn
Stock Yards

The Kroger Grocery and Baking
company has announced the sale of
its Columbus meat packing and pro-
cessing plant to Swift and Company
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-06
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

country.
Employment at the depot was cut
to skeleton force about five weeks
after VJ-Day.
Evening star., 1945-10-10

tive McGregor, Republican, OF Ohio,
who asked If the witness thought
there would be sufficient material
for both Government and private
building projects.
The United States should not
build If material is needed for re-
conversion" Mr.. Reynolds responded.
Mr.. Reynolds said the bill is de-
signed to permit preparation of
plans SO that when material is
available, or when unemployment
exists, public works projects will be
available. Testimony did not bring
out If reconyersion would delay
Federal building in the District.
however, since the portion of the
bill providing for specific buildings
In and near Washington was not
covered during the hearing.
Mr.. Reynolds went on to say that
not only should the Government
refrain from competing with private
builders for material wherever
possible, but should continue to pay
rent rather than build in areas of
full employment.
Evening star., 1945-10-10
Congressional Delay
Seen on MARSHALL
Conscription Plan

Congress put wait and see' sign
today on Gen. George c.. Marshalps
recommendation for compulsory
military training in peacetime.
Most legislators made it apparent
they want first to test the possibility
that a standing Army of volunteers
can be built up to the size the Army
Chief OF Staff said is necessary for
this country'S security.
II 1t can't, then some are willing
to try conscription. But not others
Senator johnson, Democrat, of
Colorado acting chairman of the
Senate Military Affairs Committee,
told a reporter: II don't believe in
CONSUMPTION in time of peace"
Provision for Education.
Senator Austin, Republican, of
Vermont, who does, said he thought
1t should be made clear that years
Army training would be so arranged
as to make it possible for young men
to continue their education.
Senator johnson expressed ad-
miration for Gen. Marshall, but
declared that his proposal for uni
versal military training and the
development of potential 1900, 900
man Army belonged to the horse
and buggy days"
Il liked what Gen. Marshall said
about the need for scientific research
as part of our national defense, u
Senator johnson said. Il am utterly
opposed, however, to his proposal for
peacetime conscription. I believe
that If we keep abreast or ahead OF
the world in the development of new
swift airplanes, and new weapons OF
great striking power, we will not
need conscription. I was convinced
OF the need of scientific research for
national defense before the atomic
bomb was ever developed"
No Hearings Set.
Senator Gurney, Republican, OF
South Dakota supported the gen.
erals claim that universal training
would bolster the State Department
In the conduct of foreign affairs.
But, significantly, Chairman May
of the House Military Affairs Com
mittee said his group has made nc
arrangements for hearings on q
training bill. Other members said
privately the measure has nc
chance" until the recently enacted
recruiting plan has time to operate
This plan offers new inducements tc
volunteers.
Gen. Marshalls idea for strength
enlng of the National Guard hao
wide appeal for legislators.
Evening star., 1945-10-10

besides the sewer, he said, included
slipping over the back fence at
night, which was extremely risky,
sending messages in sign language
through the wire fence and taking
an illness SO as to be sent to the
hospital outside the grounds"
Stayed in Manila
Mr.. Wolff and his wife, who was
interned with him, were liberated
last February g. Instead of return
ing Immediately to this country,
they stayed in Manila to aid in the
emergency relief program. Now, he
said, that program has been COM
pleted and the next step Is the long
range task of the rehabilitation of
the islands.
Mr.. Wolff Is the owner of a laun-
dry concern in Manila and gives his
time to the Red Cross with no COM
pensation. His business and home
were destroyed by the japanese.
Chairman of the Philippine branch
for more than 20 years, he was re-
elected to that Office in March of
this year.
Evening star., 1945-10-10
Manila Red Cross Head Tells
OF Prison Life at Sonto Tomas
Survivor Reveals
Contacts Were Made
By Old Sewer Pipe

An abandoned sewer pipe large
enough for man to crawl through
was the chief means of communica-
ton between the Santo Tomas
camp in Manila and the outside,
Thomas j. Wolff, chairman of the
Philippine Red Cross said yester-
day. He was In Washington to con-
fer with Red Cross officials and
discuss Philippine rehabilitation
problems with Paul v. McNutt,
Philippine Commissioner.
Interned in the camp in Janu-
ary, 1912, he said he and his fell
low Red Cross workers managed to
keep in touch with loyal Filipino
members on the outside and operate
an underground Red Cross.
Location of the sewer pipe, Mr..
Wolff said, was disclosed to in
ternees by the Filipino head of the
Manila water system, on one of his
visits to the camp, permitted by the
Japanese during the early months
of the occupation. The japanese
never learned the location or the
nature of the underground rail-
road" he said.
Underground activities cost the
lives of II Red Cross staff members
and volunteers who were either shot
or beaten to death, he said.
Got Medical Supplies.
Just before he and his staff were
interned, Mr.. Wolff said, they were
able to get some medical supplies
from the seven hospitals in Manila
and smuggle them into the camp
with these supplies and little
money we had" he added, 1--WE were
able to give assistance to the Fill
pinos-95 per cent of whom were
lloyal-and to neutrals.
I'm return, members of our staff
among the Filipinos managed to
smuggle some food INTO our camp.
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