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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-04-24
NEGRO TO REPRESENT
MIDWEST COLLEGES Inn
0RAT0RI(AL FINALS

0RAT0RI(AL FINALS
CHICAGO, April "a (ANP)-
A 21-year-old Negro student won
the right to represent all midwest
colleges in the national finals of
the James Monroe and the Monroe
Doctrine Oratorical contest in New
York.
That honor goes to Henry Jack
son, senior at Milwaukee State
Teachers college, who was award
ed first-place honors in the college
division, the midwest zone, of the
oratorical contest here in the cham
bers of the city council amid
gathering of high city, civic, religi-
GUS, political, educational and
theatrical personages, from Mayor
J. Kelly down.
Jackson's victory marks his third
effort to win oratorical honors
within the last two years. He tried
again in 1914 to win the John Paul
Jones Oratorical contest, but was
given second place honors.
His success Wednesday, however,
will bring him war bond awards and
trip to the national finals in New
York and chance to win an addi-
tional $1,000 in war bonds plus a
free trip to Mexico.
'It's the greatest thing that hap
pened to me to win," he beamed af-
ter the judges announced his name
"I'm going to the national finals
with great confidence. Yes, indeed
it's great honor to carry the mid
west zone finals crown in the col
lege division"
Among the first to congratulate
the brilliant student was the Rev
Edward V. Daley. Jackson, nigh
war worker, studies during th'
day. He is president of the Mil
waukee State Teachers college de
batting club and his chief ambition
is to write historical novels.
Jackson's mate from the mid
west zone will be 17-year-old Viii
liam G.. Ehler, white, LaSall
High school student, who won tn
high school division of the contest.
The contest judges in the zon
finals were five of the most distin
guished white experts in speecl
work.
They were Dean William F
Clark, law school, De Paul univer
sity; DR.. Alma Johnson, who has
Ph. D in speech work, of the ne1
school of the Evanston Townshi
High school; Howard Bradle
Smith, lecturer at the Dale Carnegi
institute; the Rev. Marcellu
Scheuer, head of the speech depart
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-04-24

ment, Mt. Carmel High school and
the Rev. James D. Clark, head Of
the speech department and teacher
of literature at st. Rita High school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30

Lysle cahiIl and daughter Lynne in
Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lenliey Of
Findlay were Friday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Marshall
and family.
A. F. Fullerton spent a few days
the past week with his grandson
Connor Stewart and family east of
Bluffton.
Mrs. Lena Rockhill and Mrs. Louis
Rockhill and daughter Dolores of
Lima spent the week end at the
Rockhill home in Rockport.
Ferol Althaus and Doris Jean
! Badertscher are spending the week
with Mrs. Laverne Badertscher and
family in Orville.
Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Armentrout
and children of Indianapolis and
Mrs. John Bogart of Columbus Grove
were callers in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. 0rlo Marshall, Sunday after.
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Alderman of
Madison, Wis, spent last week In
the home of Mrs. Alderman's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ]. Cupp. They
left Tuesday FOR New Jersey.
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vacationing in Michigan, several
weeks.
The Noah Bixel sale of household
goods Saturday afternoon drew a
large crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Duerr, of
Cleveland, have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Hilty and the Peter
Hilty family the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Duerr, Cleve-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hilty, Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Hilty were guests of
Miss Margaret Hilty at Findlay, Fri
day.
The Harold Basinger house, across
from the school building, presents a
very fine appearance since it has
been rebuilt into a modern up-to-
date house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley Basinger,
who live in south part of Pandora,
raised their house higher, remodeled
it and have improved their yard
quite extensively, in all it makes a
very nice home.
A number of houses will be built
in Pandora as soon as war restric-
tions are over.
Jim Sommer is filing in his lot
near the bridge, and expects to
dredge the creek bed, which will
widen Riley Creek and add to its
width south of the bridge, also the
beauty of the stream. After all
Riley Creek is a dear old spot to
most of our people.
Arden Laird, of Findlay, who was
hired as assistant cashier of the
First National bank here, recently
purchased the Noah Bixel residence
on Main street.
Miss Carolyn Krohn, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Krohn, north of Pan.
dora, is preparing to enter Ft.
Wayne Bible school this fall, after
winter at Ft. Wayne, Carolyn ex-
poets to train as nurse.
The very cool nights keeps the
corn from maturing as fast as it
should. We are needing rain very
badly at present. The summer of
1946, scientists tell us, will be a
drought summer. We seem to be
experiencing some of it this year
1t keeps the melons, pickles and
tomatoes from coming like they
should. However people can't COM
plain of not having enough peaches
to can this year-yet no sugar to
can with, and very little syrup to
buy now.
Mrs. Frank Cummings, wife of
Rev. Cummings, formerly of the NJ
E. church here and who now lives at
Ada, was operated on at Lima Mem.
orial hospital, Friday. She is get
ting along all right.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30
Elrose

Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Koontz and
family spent Monday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Koontz.
jeanette and Gareth Basinger
spent Monday and Tuesday with
Kaye Nonnamaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Klingler,
daughters Gladys, Dorothy and jean
anne and son Don, Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron Stratton, Mr.. and Brs. Ber-
nard Stratton, daughter Elaine and
son Larry and Mrs. Goldie Battles
and daughters Mabel and Merilyn of
Findlay were Tuesday evening sup
per guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. d.
Clymer.
S/Sgt. Harold Bell and wife re-
turned to Texas last week after
spending 15-day furlough here with
friends and relatives.
Miss Faery Nonnamaker and Mar
ilyn and Howard Klingler were Sun
day dinner guests at the Albert
Gossman home in Bluffton.
Union prayer services at the Olive
! Branch church Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Klingler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Kent Klingler and
sons Bradley and Rex of Ada spent
Sunday afternoon with the Wright
Klingler family.
Pfc. Freeman Basinger is home on
furlough for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nonnamaker
and daughter Kaye called at the
Thomas Koontz home Sunday even
ing.
Charles Nonnamaker, Mr.. and Mrs
Chauncey Klingler were dinner guests
Sunday at the Ami Nonnamaker
home. Other callers thruout the
week were: S/Sgt. Harold Bell and
wife of Texas, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Gallant and grandson Denny Marcus
of Lima, Frances Gallant and Hazel
Sapillenger of Chicago, Mrs. Mary
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30
RUPTURE E
SHIELD EXPERT HERE

III. NJ. SHEyNAN, widely known
expert of Chicago, will personally be
at the Barr Hotel. Lima, Saturday
only, Sept. 8, from 3 A. NJ. to 4
p. VI.
Mr.. sheynan ~saxs:.<ahe zoetie Shield i q
tremendops~~f7 provmeent over all former
methods, effecting immediate results. II will
not only hold the rupture perfectly no matter
the size or LOCATION but 1t will increase the
circulation, strengthen the weakened parts,
ana thereby cpse the opening in ten days on
the average case. regardless of heavy lifting.
straining or any position the body may as
sumo. A nat onally known scientific method.
NO under straps or cumbersome arrangements
and absolutely no medicines medical treat
ments.
Mr.. Shevnan will be glad to demonstrate
without charge.
s50s ~. Artesian Ave-. Chicago.
Large incisional hernia or rupture following
surgical operation especially solicited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30

Jungle Cock feather in their hats to
signify they abide by the creed of
the brotherhood.
Free pony and pony cart rides,
free ice cream, free fishing and
swimming, free boat rides and bait
for fishing will be the privilege of
all attending the mixer. There will
be no admission charge and Aldine
Kohl, president of the Sportsmen's
Club says that members of the club
are urged to attend, bring their
families and friends.
In charge of the various phases Of
the program are: Pony and pony
cart rides-Roy Clements; Pot Luck
Basket Supper-Herbert Rupright;
Casting show by Lima Bait Casting
Club and open entry contest-BoD
Wilson; Fire Fighter Show by Bluff
ton Firemen-Clarence Stonehill;
Fishing Contest, bait and prizes
Carl Mumma; Boat Rides-Sam
Hauenstein; Campfire Program-A,
E. Kohl.
In the fishing contest prizes will
be awarded for the biggest fish in
length, with additional prizes given
on the longest blue gill and sunfsh.
All fishermen are also eligible to
compete in the Bluffton Fishing
Derby with $4,000 in prizes offered
on 152 tagged fish.
Order of events are as follows:
Free Fishing and swimming all day.
The latter free from 400 till closing.
l to a p. M.-Construction project
period; 4:30 to 5:30-Casting show
and contest; $50 to 6:00-prepare
tables for basket pot luck supper;
600 to 7:00-supper; 700 to 7:45-
Fire Fighter show; 7:45 to $50
Camp fire meeting.
Casting Contest will be limited to
three events: Is OF. accuracy; ss OF.
accuracy; Is OF. distance. Plug
casters are asked to bring their
tackle and participate. Prizes will
be awarded in each event. Judges
for the event will be Ralph Patter-
son and Wilford Geiger.
Following the fire fighter show
viii be at water fight with the fire
hose. Tentative arrangements have
been made to have Boy Scout Troop
50 and Troop SO man the hose for
the contest.
In case of rain the basket supper
and campfire program will be held
in the town hall.
Walter Lauffer, staff photographer
for the Conservation Bulletin, will
be on hand to take pictures for
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30
Community Invited To Jungle Cock
Picnic at Buckeye Park


It's here folksi The Jungle Cock
Picnic planned for the community by
the Bluffton Community Sportsmen's
Club will be held at Buckeye Park
this Thursday. The mixer will start
in the afternoon and end at dusk.
Highlighting the occasion will be
a basket pot luck supper in which
the entire community is invited 70
attend and participate. Silas Diller,
general chairman of the days events,
says that a variety of entertainment
has been arranged for the occasion.
The picnic has been planned by
the Sportsmen's Club to develop. an
atmosphere of greater fellowship in
the community and at the termina-
tion of the days activities George
Robey from the Ohio Conservation
Department will talk on the Jungle
Cock brotherhood. A jungle cock
campfire meeting will be held and by
the light of a council fire Robey will
tell of the need for a brotherhood to
teach the youngsters the fundament-
ais of good sportsmanship.
Those attending the campfire will
have the opportunity to become
members of the brotherhood which
has no dues and is not an organiza-
tion. Each member pledges to take
boy fishing annually and teach him
the responsibilities concerning con-
servation and sportsmanship that are
soon to be his. Members of the
Jungle Cock movement wear a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30
ROckp0rt

Mrs. Mary Sylvester returned
home Friday after spending several
weeks in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sylvester in Marion where she
has assisted in taking care of the
little granddaughter who has been
named Mary Anne.
Mrs. Fred Grismore of Gainesville,
Fla, who is visiting Ohio friends
spent Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. j. Miller and daughter Faith and
other relatives in Pandora.
Mary Lou and Robert Rust who
have been visiting Miss Madeline
Bixel in Pandora the past two weeks
left Friday for their home in Chica-
go in company with Miss Bixel and
sister Mrs. F. c. Marshall who spent
the week end in the Rust home.
Miss Rebecca Marshall has return
ed home after spending a couple of
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ
Finley in jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Marshall and
grandson David Barnett attended
the Bassett- -Edgecomb-Snyder re-
union at Schoonover Park in Lima
Sunday.
Mr.. Glen Mayberry and daughter
Rose Leigh and Mr.. Cloyce Kidd and
daughter Helen spent the week END
with Roger Mayberry of the Marin
es who was recently transferred to
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Orlo Marshall and her guest
Mrs. Fred Grismore of Gainesville,
Fla, spent couple of days the first
of the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30
Pleasant Hill

Sunday evening callers on Hiram
Reichenbach home were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Stratton ard Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Brauen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Brauen were
Sunday afternoon callers on Darwin
Hauenstein family.
Marie Turner of Cleveland was a
past week caller on his sister, Mrs.
Lyman Barnes. Joan returned for a
short visit.
Mickey Gleason was in the hospital
because of asthma this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Younkman and
daughter, Nolan Younkman were
callers on the Arthur Phillips home
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Bell and
family were callers on Mr.. and Mrs.
Orton Stratton, Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orton Stratton call
ed Sunday afternoon on Mrs. Daisy
Pifer of Rawson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmerman
were Sunday evening callers of Mr..
and Mrs. Cal Herr.
Nellie Huber and Billy Hess were
Monday callers on the Zimmermans.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30
CONSERVATION AFFAIRS
Happenings Affecting Woods, Waters and Wildife
BY THE BLUFFToN COMMUNITY sPoRTsMENs CLUB, INC.

publication.
Projects of the Sportsman's Club
will be visited thruout the day by
Robey and Lauffer.
Over 1000 invitations have been
mailed out by the club directors to
the membership inviting them to a.
tend the mixer.
Tips, Stories, and Questions
Much comment has been made on
the radio program coming over the
Blue network from WOWO Fort
Wayne. The program known as the
Fishing and Hunting Club of The
Air features highly exciting and
entertaining program called tips,
stories and questions. The program
can be heard each Wednesday $50
to 900 E. w. T.
A party of three local fishing en-
thusiasts headed for Canadian wilds
last Saturday for a week of outdoor
life at Wllberforce, Ontario. The
party will stay at the old stamping
ground of the late DR.. j. S. Steiner,
A. 7. Worthington, Ed Reichen-
bach and a few others who have
visited the area of Grace Lake in
years past.
Members of the group who drove
thru to the we'll known fishing
grounds this year were: Dave Ris-
ser, Elmer Romey and Clayton Bixel.
The group will have a cabin in an
area well known for its excellent
bass and northern pike fishing.
A group of men and boys gathered
at the Buckeye quarry Monday even
ing to give the park a good cleanup
prior to the Jungle Cock picnic to
be held there this Thursday.
Many of the planned projects for
the park were started and also a
thorough cleaning given the
premises. A SKI concrete base was
poured adjacent to the shelter house
built by A. E. Kohl at the north
end of the quarry. In addition the
concrete foundation for the water
fountain and hydrant was completed
and bitches filled. Work is being
rushed to have this project completed
and in working order by the time the
picnic rolls around. Edgar Root is
supervising the project.
Weeds were moved all around the
banks of the quarry and parking
lots trimmed with a moving machine
manned by Bob Benroth and pulled
by Wilbur Fish on a tractor. Will
ford Geiger and Dallas Berry and
their crew of men really cleaned OUT
the weeds over the entire area. Trash
was hauled from the park site in
the town truck driven by Bob Wat.
kins and Boy Scouts Tended willing
hands in tidying up the area. The
new picnic tables were put together
by Bill Edwards and will add a lot
to the looks as well as the conven.
fence of the park.
The two new rest rooms are near
ly completed and foundation work is
under way. Ray Mumma, head of
the park program and chairman of
the activity program Monday night,
says that good many improvements
have been added TO the park this
year and the next several years will
find the park developing into a real
worth while asset for the COM
munity.
Others lending helping hands in
the clean up Monday night were
Dan Tripplehorn, Millard Herr, Ed
gar Root, Roy Clements, Aldine
Kohl, Doc Herring, Carl Mumma,
Bob Watkins, ST Diller, Gene Ben
roth, Dallas Berry, Sam Hauenstein,
c. V. Stonehill, Aldine Weiss, and
Boy Scouts from Troop 50.
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hartman and sons Cloyce and Chas-
of Hoytville, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Nonnamaker and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Klingler.
daughter Jeananne and son Don, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Ebay and daugh-
ters Joan and Mrs. Claire Withrowe
spent Sunday evening with the Ber-
nard Stratton family.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-30
Bloody Glue

Bloody Glue
When an Aleut desired glue he
struck himself on the nose, and used
the blood for that purpose.
Evening star., 1945-05-26
Flag -Decked Home Town
Welcomes Sergt. Lindsey
Py the Associated Press,

Py the Associated Press.
LUCEDALE, Miss, May 26.-This
little Southeast Mississippi town OF
1000 prepared for one of its great
est celebrations today, honorine
Sergt. Jake BilD Lindsey, holde,
of the Congressional Medal OF
Honor.
Almost every house and store was
decorated with an American flag or
bunting. Pictures of the hero were
displayed all over the town, and Gov.
Thomas Bailey and other digni-
taries were scheduled for speeches.
The 24-year-old sergeant and his
"best GIRL" 1e-year-old Beverly
Hargreaves of Lexington, Mass,
went shopping ip Mobile yesterday
for antique furniture. But about
that rumored immediate announce
ment," Beverly said:
Il like Bill a great deal and we
seem to like the same things, but
as for lifetime together-we1l
have to think about it,"
AS for the sergeant, who stood up
against q German tank attack and
received the Medal Of Honor at q
joint session Of Congress from Pres
ident Truman, first on his list is his
discharge and then q good job
when I get around to it,"
Evening star., 1945-05-26
Weakened Jap Force
Near Manila Believed
Ready 10 Surrender
-at
BY the Associated Press

0y the ASS0C1Ateo CtSS8s
MANILA, May ga disintegrat-
ing Japanese force, encircled north
east Of Manila in mountains suited
for long delaying stand, is showing
q disposition to surrender.
When the 43d Division and guer-
rillas captured Ipo Dam, chief
source of Manila's water, last week,
for the first time in this theater an
enemy garrison OF considerable size
was trapped. Since then, the
Doughboys, aided by the 5th Air
Force. have been killing Japanese
at . rate Of 100 to 200 q day. Only
q few surrendered.
Yesterday, however, 20 Japs, in
cluding two medical officers, gave
up in = group. They indicated 9TH
ers would like to surrender.
On Mindanao, southernmost of
the Philippines, although close
quarter fighting continues north OF
Davao, front reports from the Oath
Division indicate the peak Of enemy
resistance has been passed. Battling
still Is 50 close that Pfc. Harold
Jones Of Ainsworth, Nebr., killed
. Japanese who was clearing q
tammed machine gun.
Lincanan Airfield, the last of six
enemy airbases around Davao, fell
to the oath Thursday.
Today's communique reported the
capture on Luzon's east coast of
the towns Of Infanta and Misua by
guerrilla forces absorbed into the
Philippines Army. American and
Filipino forces thus hold q solid line
Of the east coast from the tip OF the
Southern Bicol Peninsula north to
the central part of the island.
Evening star., 1945-05-26
Ii. Comdr. H. 5. Agar, Aide
To Winant, Is Divorced
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla, May
26.-Lt. Comdr. Herbert S. Agar
editor and author and now with the
State Department as special assist
ant to Ambassador John Winant in
London, was divorced in Circuit
Court here yesterday by his wife
the former Eleanor Carroll Chiffon
writer.
Mrs. Agar gave mental cruelty as
grounds.
The couple was married in Lon.
don April II, 1888, and the separa-
ton occurred last September. No
alimony was asked.
Mr.. Agar entered the service ir
August, 1912, and went overseas soor
after. He served as London CORE.
spondent for the Louisville Courier.
Journal and the Louisville Times
1929 1884, and from 1934-1939 wrote
a syndlcated column. In 1910 he wa:
made editor of the Courier journal
Evening star., 1945-05-26
Juniors were:
Gen. Doo|iHIe Confers
With Army Officials Here

1t. Gen. James H. Doolittle, who
recently relinquished command OF
the formidable 9th Air Force in Eu-
rope, Is here conferring with Gen
H. H. Arnold, chief of the AAF, and
other War Department officials be-
fore leaving on a Pacific assignment.
Although the War Department
had nothing to say oncially about
Gen. Doolittle's return. it was
learned from reliable sources that
the man who first blasted Tokyo
soon will be assigned to an impor-
tant overall air command in the
Pacific. He has been here at least
q day or two.
Gen. Doolittle's unannounced as
signment, 1t is believed, will put him
in command Of the major air task of
bombing the japanese mainland as
the 9Th Air Force did in Germany
He was succeeded in his former Eu-
ropean command by Maj. Gen. Will
liam E. Kepner.
Evening star., 1945-05-26
Conference on Arms
Reduction Expected
Soon After Japan Falls
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER,

BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER,
Associated Press Diplomatic News Editor.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 26.-
The probability of a United Ma
tions arms conference following
close on the defeat of Japan
emerged today from the plans
for future world security now
being put into final shape here.
These plans provide both for the
maintenance of land, sea and air
forces large enough to safeguard
peace and for the regulated reduc-
tion of ornaments to relieve the
victorious nations of this war of the
heavy burden they have carried for
the past several years.
Committee actions in the United
Nations Conference to date indicate
substantial agreement among the 49
nations represented here on these
twin objectives.
In fact, about the only controversy
remaining in the conference is that
between the small and great nations
over the authority to be exercised
in the projected world security coun-
Gil by the big powers.
The Big Four are due to reach
final agreement today on a state
ment upholding the voting formula
worked out early this year at Yalta,
but declaring at the same time that
the veto power could not be used to
prevent any nation from presenting
to the council charges against any
other nation.
Evening star., 1945-05-26
-Four Subs Sunk by British
In Closing Days Of War
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 26.-Four and
possibly five German submarines
were sunk in the closing days OF
the war in what the Air Ministry
yesterday called "the greatest u
boat hunt" in the entire conflict.
Long-range Liberators of the
coastal command, flying from Scot.
land, made the kills in a 24-hour
period. All but one attack was by
daylight.
The surfaced undersea craft re-
sisted f1ercely, the Air Ministry said
tossing up flax in an attempt to
ward off the depth charges.
Flying Officer A. A. Bruno ot
Quebec told of one attack on two
U-boats, both of which opened fire
as he bored in.
"Our first stick of depth charges .
he said, "straddled slightly ahead OF
the coming tower. The U-boat's
stern came out of the water at an
angle Of IS degrees and she sank
stern first. Five minutes late,
bodies, wreckage and scum were
seen on the surface of the sea-"