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PAGE SIX
ALLEN COUNTY
‘Victory Village’
Opened Soon
Homes for 140 more families will
be available at Lima soon when “Vic
tory Village” is opened in South
Lima. It consists of 35 four-family
buildings and 15 more of similar
size will be started soon.
Also in “.Victory .Village” is a
community house containing domestic
science quarters where women will
be taught to cook and can.
The project is designed for Ne
groes.
Lima Seeks 2,100
Workers
With in-migration of labor still
banned at Lima because of a lack
of housing facilities, a program to
hire 350 additional workers a month
for the next six months was dis
closed by the Lima Emergency
Council.
At least this number will be need
ed to fill vacancies and for replace
ment purposes, a committee spokes
man said.
John Saunders, director of the U.
S. Employment Service in Lima, re
ported his bureau has placed 5,989
persons in jobs in the last four
months.
Plans to erect 15 more four-family
dwellings and to install 100 more
trailer homes have been cancelled,
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES
the Federal Public Housing Author
ity at Cleveland informed William P.
Wilson, local agency manager.
Durbin Stricken
Francis W. Durbin, Lima attorney
and a state Democratic central com
mitteeman was taken to St. Rita’s
hospital after suffering a heart at
tack while conferring in the judges’
chambers of the Third District Court
of Appeals at Lima. His condition
is reported to be good.
Leads Same Band
43 Years
WANTED
WHOLE MILK
for the manufacture of Spray Powder
AND
SOUR CREAM
for the manufacture of Butter
Highest Prices Paid for
All Dairy Products
THE PAGE DAIRY CO.
BLUFFTON, OHIO
Delphos Eagles band entered its
43rd year of continuous existence
and during the entire period has had
but one conductor, William G. Point.
The anniversary was celebrated
with a concert, supper and a dane
in Eagles Hall.
PHONE 489-W
Cavy Breeders Elect
Vern H. Ashton, president of the
Lima Ashton and Cavy Breeders as
sociation for the past several years,
was re-elected to that office at the
regular meeing of he organization
in the home of C. B. Phillips at
Lima.
Other officers elected are: H. E.
Crites, vice-president Ralph Kortier,
secretary’ F. A. Kortier, treasurer,
and W. G. Rawls, director
The association will install the
new officers at the. next regular
meeting on Dec. 29.
SO MEN
WANTED
FOR ESSENTIAL WAR WORK
Experience Not Necesary—Paid While You Learn
GOOD WAGES-STEADY WORK
Time and Half After 40 Hours
FIRST—SECOND—THIRD SHIFTS
Attention Farmers—You may be able
to work the 2nd or 3rd shift 8 hours
and still do your necessary farm work
during the Winter.
Good Prospects for Regular Employment
After the War
All applicants must comply with the U. M. C.
stabilization program.
COOPER CORPORATION
All Hiring Done Through the
United States Employment Service
118 E. Sandusky St
Steal Coal From
Cellar
Police doubtfully called it petit
larceny as they started a hunt for a
ton of coal stolen from the base
ment of Kenneth Redmond’s home.
Redmond said a cardboard parti
tion was removed from a basement
window in his absence, and his en
tire supply of coal was hauled away.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Dentist Joins U. S.
Staff
Dr. G. W. Pifer, Findlay dentist,
was sworn in as an assistant dental
surgeon of the United States Public
Health Service and is to leave soon
for Bethesda Station, Md.
Officer And Canine
Wear Purple Heart
Of the many souvenirs Lieut.
Harold C. Bishop has sent home
from the African, Sicilian and Ital
ian campaigns, the one his wife,
Jean, prizes most is a picture of
General Eisenhower with Lieuten
ant Bishop and Chips, the canine
hero of Bishop’s company.
Both Bishop and the dog wear the
Order of the Purple Heart for
wounds suffered in action and Chips
won a silver Star for cleaning out
a machine gun nest the morning the
company landed in Sicily. Both have
recovered and returned to active
duty.
Chips has been with the company
since it landed in Africa Nov. 8,
11942.
Bishop, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Bishop of Findlay, has a six-month
old daughter, Patricia Ann, whom
he has never seen
Mrs. Bishop’s brother, Pvt. Wil
liam Riley, is convalescing in an
American hospital from wounds suf
fered in New Guinea last January.
Receives Commission
Marco J. Cramer of Rawson, re
cently graduated in meteorology at
the University of California at Los
Angeles, receiving a commission of
second lieutenant. He also is a
graduate of Ohio State university,
having received an M. A. degree.
Before entering the armed service
he was employed as a chemist by the
Capital City Products company of
Columbus, and was a part-time stu
dent at Ohio State working on his
Ph. D. degree.
Findlay Air Cadet
Killed In Crash
Gordon Esckilsen, 20, Findlay
High School graduate, was killed in
a plane crash at Midland Field, Tex
as. He was training as a bombard
ier and would have been gradu
ated soon.
Esckilsen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Esckilsen, moved from Find
lay to Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1941.
Mr. Esckilsen, of Findlay, formerly
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
was district manager for the Great
Lakes Sugar Beet Co., of Fndlaly.
They talked by telephone with their
son the night before he was killed.
It was his birhday night and he told
his father he was happy because he
would receive his commission when
he was 20. His father was com
missioned in the marines in World
War I when 20.
Flocks And Fleece
Banquet Held
Directors for the Hancock Flock
and Fleece association were elected
at the annual dinner program held
in the Elks’ Home at Findlay. One
hundred and fifty-three members and
friends of the association attended.
Sgt. Sends Sis Grass
Skirt
Sgt. Warren E. Weber, who is
serving with the 37th Division in the
southwest Pacific theater of war,
has sent a grass skirt and bamboo
souvenir to his sister, Mrs. Charles
Gunn, of Findlay.
Sgt. Weber left Findlay with old
Co. C, Ohio National Guard, in 1940,
and he has never been home on a
furlough. He took part in the battle
of Munda and is believed to have
been in the fight for Bougainville
Island.
HARDIN COUNTY
Farmer Bags Fox
Walter Hankins reported he shot
a 12-pound fox on his farm north
of Kenton.
Airfield in Italy
[AMERICAN ARMY AIK ,'XCE Spitfires ready for action on an airfield
near Salerno. These ace Britisi ..hter planes flown by U.S. pilots, were obtained
from Britain thru “reverse leuo-iease." In foreground is a junkpile of enemy
planet which had been destroyed bv Allied bombings before we captured field.
To Pilot Blimp
John D. Wheeler, Jr., Kenton, has
been commissioned an ensign after
training as a blimp pilot at Lake
hurst, N. J.
17th Hardin Man Dies
In Action
Sergt. Wilbur Overly, 21, a gunner
in the Army Air Forces, was killed
Nov. 29 in the combat raging around
Bougainville in the southwest Pa
cific, according to a message deliver
ed to his father, Truman Overly, of
east of Kenton. He was the 17th
Hardin County man to die in action
in World War II.
Sergeant Overly was a senior in
Kenton High school when he enlisted
Dec. 26, 1941. He was injured in a
plane crash while training in North
Carolina a yen i ago He went over
seas six months ago.
Wounded In Italy
Sergt. Clyde Beltz, son of Mrs.
Cora Beltz of Kenton, was wounded
slightly Nov 12 during the invasion
of Italy, he wrote his mother in a
letter Nov. 17. He said he is in a
hospital.
Ada Coach Inducted
Lowell Reese, coach and biology
teacher at Ada high school, reported
for army induction Dec. 15. He
coached the basketball squad until
the end of his furlough. He was
sworn in at Toledo, Nov. 24.
War, Gas Rationing
Curb Celebration
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Castor quietly
celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary at Kenton recently, but
none of their five children were
present due to the w’ar and gasoline
rationing. Mr. Castor, a building
contractor, is a member of the Hard
in County Elections Board and a
former mayor and councilman of
Kenton.
Soldier Blackjacked
In Fight Over Girl
Dan Howard, a soldier visiting his
parents near Alger, was severely
beaten on the head with a black
jack and was stabbed several times
in the back during a fight over a
girl at an Allen county inn, he told
attaches of McKitrick hospital w’here
15 stitches were taken to close
wounds in his back.
Kenton Man Is
Commissioned
Donald Lee Hatcher, son of Mrs.
Irene Schlinglof of Kenton, has been
commissioned a second lieutenant in
the U. S. Marine Corps and began a
specialized course at Quantico, Va.
War Hero Home
Lieut. George R. Smith, Ada, is
home on leave after completing 50
missions over North Africa, Sicily
and Italy as a fighter pilot. He has
won the Distinguished Flying Cross
and other decorations. His father,
Major George Smith, now’ is on
duty in England.
Adrift 8 Hours In
Ocean Storm
A delayed news dispatch revealed
that Corp. Gerald F. Ansley, Kenton,
narrowly escaped death after his
ship was torpedoed and sunk in the
North Atlantic last February.
The dispatch said Ansley, who wras
meagerly clad, was stung by rain,
sleet and snow for eight hours un
til an escort ship rescued him from a
lifeboat. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Merrill Ansley.
Farm Home Burns
The 10-room farm home of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Barrett, east of
Kenton, was destroyed after flames
from a defective flue spread thru
out the upper portion before neigh
bors discovered the blaze.
Leg And Eye Loss No
Lesson, Jailed
Common Pleas Judge Arthur D.
Tudor of Kenton expressed sym
pathy for the man and then sen
tenced him to 30 days in jail on a
drunken driving charge.
The man told the court he lost a
leg and an eye previously as a re
sult of a traffic accident.
Naval Officer Hurt
Lieut, (j. g.) C. C. (Mickey) War
ren, Ada, is recovering in the navy
hospital at Philadelphia, Pa., from
skull and hip fractures suffered
Nov. 18 in an automobile accident,
friends were informed. The accident
resulted from a blowout.
Pvt. Cited For Heroism
In Italy
Pvt Donald E. Henry, Kenton,
has received the Silver Star for
gallantry in action, a Fifth Army
headquarters dispatch from Italy
revealed.
The citation set forth tnat Henry
took over a 50-caliber machine gun
on the half-track he and a gun crew
were manning and, in full view of
the enemy, pinned down two enemy
machine guns until his comrades
were able to right a damaged gun,
couple it to the half-track and suc
cessfully withdraw.
Takes Walk After
Appendectomy
Charles Pittington, Kenton, was
back in his room in Antonio Hos
pital, little the worse for an early
morning w’alk which he took a few’
hours after he underwent an emer
gency appendicitis operation.
Police found him in his apartment
and he wras returned to the hospital
in an ambulance.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Putnam County
Winner
Miss Marilyn Steiner, Mt. Cory,
was winner of the recent Putnam
County Prince of Peace Declamation
contest. Miss Donna Parsons, Co
lumbus Grove, was second.
Wins Corn Growing
Test
Mrs. Belle Dickey has learned
that her son, Moses Dickey, has been
announced the winner of the DeKalb
corn growing contest in Henry
county in 1943. Mr. Dickey pro
duced an average of 115.56 bushels
per acre to take top honors in the
county. He is a formal’ resident of
the Wisterman community.
Probation Violator
Taken To Lancaster
Failing to abide by the probation
terms set down by Judge William
George of the Putnam county juve
nile court, a 13-year-old Leipsic boy
w’as taken to the Boys’ Industrial
School at Lancaster Thursday, Sher
iff Arnold Potts reported.
The boy had been taken before
Judge George two weeks ago on
charges of burglarizing some homes
in Leipsic. He returned home on
probation and entered other homes,
the Sheriff informed the court.
Deer Hunters Return
Floyd Okuley, Paul Wenzinger,
Lewis Okuley and Nelson Ball of
North Creek, Dora Eiden of New’
Bavaria, John Meyers of Leipsic,
and Whitey Fisher returned Sunday
evening from a hunting trip in
Pennsylvania with two deer.
Leipsic Missionaries
Serving In Iran
Dr. and Mrs. Rolla E. Hoffman,
natives of Leipsic, are stationed at
Teheran, Iran, scene of the confer
ence between Roosevelt, Stalin and
Churchill.
Dr. Hoffman is a Presbyterian mis
sionary and his w’ife is a nurse in
the hospitals at Teheran.
Dr. Hoffman’s mother, who lives
in Leipsic, said Dr. and Mrs. Hoff
man have entertained American sol
diers in their home, the guests in
cluding Sergt. Earl Eicher, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eicher of Leipsic.
Many Donate Blood
The listed volunteer blood donors
who went to Lima recently to donate
blood to the American Red Cross
blood bank was increased by about
20 on arrival at Lima, it was re
ported by Mrs. Arnold, chief Putnam
county block leader.
More than 200 from Putnam coun
ty will donate blood during the cur
rent week. Tuesday has been set
aside as Putnam county day but it
will be impossible for the bank to ac
cept all the volunteers on the one
day.
McComb Man Gets
Degree With Honors
Delbert L. Latta, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lester L. Latta of McComb,
was graduated recently with distinc­
YOUR POULTRY FLOCK
THURSDAY, DEC. 16, 1943
tion from the college of law at Ohio
Northern University. He received
his pre-legal work at Findlay college
Mr. Latta was in training a year
with the 37th Division at Camp Shel
by, Miss., and later joined the Ma
rine Corps, but was disqualified be
cause of a knee disability. He plans
to enter the practice of law’ after the
war.
Hurts Hand In Corn
Shredder
Miss Bernice Wolff of North Creek
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Wolff, recently caught her right
forefinger in a corn shelter. Due to
infection it was necessary to remove
the entire nail.
Check Clothes
assure lonSer life for house
«gularivnSford S!?thing’ Check them
fn thln spots* raveled
thnf Ta rips’ loose thfead ends
hat need mending and dangling but
tons^ snaps, fasteners, hooks8 and
AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARIES
AND COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN OF
FICERS OF THE VILLAGE OF BLUFFTON.
OHIO. AND REPEALING ALL PREVIOUS
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT THERE-
Be it ordained by the Council of the Vil
lage of Bluffton, State of Ohio:
Section 1: That the salary of the Clerk of
the Village of Bluffton, State of Ohio, shall
be Five Hundrey ($500.00) Dollars per year,
payable quarterly.
Section 2: That the salary of the Treas
urer of the Village of Bluffton, State of Ohio,
shall be One Hundred and Fifty ($150.00)
Dollars per year, payable quarterly,
Section3: That the salary of each of the
members of the Board of Public /Xffairs shall
be One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars per year
payable quarterly.
Section!: That the above salaries shall be
effective from and after the first day of Jan
uary, 1944.
Section 5: That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances incinsistent herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed and that this or
dinance shall take effect from and after the
earliest epriod allowed by law.
Adopted by the Council of the Village of
Bluffton, Ohio, this 6th day of December,
1943.
W. A. HOWE. Mayor.
Attest:
W. O. Geiger, Clerk. 34
LOCAL AND LONG
DISTANCE HAULING
Every Load Insured
STAGER BROS.
Bluffton. Ohio
IS WORTH MONEY
That’s why you should get it in condition now for the
winter.
Have your flock culled, wormed and vaccinated by our
experienced service men.
A full line of heated waterers, hen feeders and remedies.
Highest market price for live poultry.
JORG HATCHERY
Successor to Steiner Hatchery
Phone 182-W.
Runts Are Burglars!
ASK US ABOUT
HOPRO
FOR HOGS
Something New! Something Different! We have
tried it on 11 different heads this season with excep-.
tional results. Something we can recommend to
every hog raiser.
The Bluffton Milling Co.
WANTED—DEAD STOCK
WE PAY TOP CASH PRICES
Horses $5.00 Cows $4.00
Small Stock removed free of charge.
Quick Service
Telephone Findlay, MAIN 475, Reverse Charges
BUCKEYE REDUCTION COMPANY, Findlay, Ohio
“Branch. Fostoria Animal Product., Inc."