The Piqua Daily Call from Piqua, Ohio • Page 4

PAGE FOUP DAILY Mil Lmbraclnt consolidation! of thi Miami Helmet. Pluui Daily Lead r. Piqua Dally Dispatch, nil Plgua Dally Mil Sunday al 318 North Wain Sued, Piqua. Miami County. Oht CONSCIENCE AXD COUNTRY Once again the problem of the conscientious objector dramatically forces upon an America at war.

Lew Ayrcs. popular and ac complished actor, goes to an Oregon ither than re man who he well realizi long pondered wha "ins "In my opinion, we will never wars until He individually cease lighting them and that is what I intend io do." Ayrcs explained. The first part of that statement may bi true, but how apply it to the Jap anese airmen who bombed Pearl Harbor? flow apply it lo the Oer man panzer troops who overrun Po land and made people or that nation Would Ayrcs have retired tc California mountain top home, ed rot a linger come invasion cheerfully been assimilated Nippon's co prosperity splier Hitler's New Order? These ideologies certainly must be as repulsive to Ayrcs as is war itself. Some may come to tile defense ol the actor with Samuel Johnson's "patriotism is the last refuge ol a scoundrel." or George" Bernard Shaw's "you'll never have a quiet world until you knock patriotism out of the human face." But. in rebuttal, Cato held that "love of country is more potent than reason Itself." while Thomas Jefferson said' "my affections first are for my own country, and then, generally, ror all mankind." Lord Byron felt that "he who loves not his country can love nothing." Fortunately, few must choose between the dictates of Ihcir consciences and love of their native land.

Usually the two are entirely compatible. Lew Ayres found it otherwise, and in one respect it must be admitted his decision may have taken as much courage as a soldier needs in Ihc face of enemy fire. But such courage as Ayres' does not win wars and that happens to be the big job. The answer to conscientious objectors and those who are too lazy or too Indifferent to do their part lies In the type of enemy we lace. Tiiis is no War of the Spanish Succession where armies battled under codes or honor, and the loser knew nothing would be lost but a few acres of territory.

Our enemies in this war not only want our resources; they hate and would destroy our way of life. If that way of life Is not worth fighting for. It most certainly is not worth the energy we expend in peace tin to keep it functioning. It isn't worth having at all. if it ttic cri: LET'S NOT SET THE world ov rim: The National Board of Fn cnt more ir.an in 1941 for the period.

If that doesn't make Mm. maybe will: the waste a smoke ar.d lume represent cash to out lit siiiiost 3C0.0O0 or build fighter planes. Some of the increase in fires can bo attributed to increased pioduc tlon. Tnc more men working and the more plants producing, the gioatcr the chance for fire, but ail of us must be more careful about tossing matches and eigaiets aside. Let's have lots of smoke and fire and spark, but shoot them at the enemy, not at our own stockpiles.

GOOD NEWS FOR GALS Bleak and dreary as wartime may be, there always arc little shafts of cherry light piercing the fog. Take girdles for instance. At first, it was feared that women who carry their weight in the wrong places might be forced to endurt the hard hips of war without benefit of Ihose form and, no doubt, morale bulld ii. Now in enterprising chemist nnounces production of the first ynthetlc rubber thread from which girdles can be made. Our feet may flatten after we Jack the family bus up in the garage for the duration; our sweet tooth may fall out for lack ol sugar; our jlilei bugging may deteriorate from want of a radio, Juke box, or musical instruments, but, praise Leon Henderson, there will be few Spreading Sallies or Overlapping Olas.

CALLING THKM Assistant War Secretary Patterson Id a distinct public service when he pplled the term "Sixth Colum nists" to the gossipers, the skeptics. the laull ltnders. the drone and the shirkers. We have needed some mildly probrlous generalization for such as these some epithet that would hold obstructionists up to ridicule or scorn but which would not imply that they were viciously and deliber ately traitorous. Hitherto everybody who did nol ro along with the national effort hat been dubbed a "Fifth But that was unlalr In many instances A "fifth columnist" is one who (or hatred or money, stands read his vely help the enemy Columnists," as branded by Colone Paticioon, may be very Bui they arcn i spies, aboleiiis anc lAck stabbcrs.

Hourly wages paid by automobile from fiS.o cents In 1929 to 92. 8 in 1039. There are three Friday (lie tcenln on the 194? calendar. The supeistition bound days occur February. March and November Analysis of BY PETER FROM RAGS TO RICHES THE MAGNESIUM WAY Aji'.

the most tlagr profiteering to attempt at to its notice to be given a Washington ail some time soon when Senator Hf S. Truman's special committee vesllgating national defense ha furt.ier look at the affairs of Basic Magnesium. Cleveland. Magnesium's out several weeks "in ago. What the senators found there was evidence that die company, or prove maguesite ore deposits claimed from tiie public domain, sv.mn to make a possible S230.O0O per yeai royalties, plus a possible S560.UOO nei year operating fee.

for the next 3( years. Hence the committee's labc of "flagrant war profiteering." Tiic story behind Basic Magnesium. Is another ol those ro some respects the Truman commit iustiie. German dyt to control i.vv.the".: tnent in the United a tier of the Ba nesuni. story that leads b.v.

to I.G.F. control of the procc which B.M.T. proposes to use. DAISY CHAIN Up to the beginning ti de (en eni'iacncy. the United Stale had only one magnesium plant operation, a 9000 Ions per year uni able as an alloy to give alumiii'iT extra hardness, had been met by imports from Europe.

German metallurgists had really pioneered lile development of the metal, but in 193! a British operating conipanv. British Elfklron. besnn Entt'iand. operate United States tiicsc paten iposertly controllcrt but no uc eiop holding company joint Co panv of America and I. G.

F. Oiher industrialists in Amen also saw the possibilities of magnesium development. Among ilien were the Hanna interests of Clcv land, for years operators of coal arte iron properties in Great Lake; area. The Hanna interests sent en eineers to Ktigland to sluriv Britisi Ehtktron oiKiations. with an eye i.

developing the magneiite ore deoo aits in Nevada. Tnc result was tin formation of Basic Magnesium. Inc 45 per cent owned by Britui wiio were to furnish the "know how'' of operation. 55 per cent own ed Basic Refractories, a Hanna hold upciamig com pany now build BW4SSJSJ ing a S5T million magnesium plant poration money. A tl sub committee of Hk '91 hart a preliminary WJPstJ look at Basic iSBJBJH 1 the News EDSON Oiiginal plans of Basic Magr.c Silim for a plant with a modest 5003 tons a year capacity.

Then came the war. and the demands for magnesium zoomed. coiisuULig the Army and the Defense Plant Corporation, the company multiplied these plans gradually by 11 with a capacity of 55.000 ions of mid August. 1941. Basic Magncsi didn't have to put up a cent, beyi tis nominal costs for promotion S25.000 to S50.O00.

Under the contract, the gove ment retains title to the plant, plus fixed fee contract for operation is to receive a S300.00S fee plus for construction and cnciiieerin sub had little or no construction expc lion is to be paid in fees for con siruciion. engineering and aiclii lectural sendees being performed O' others. Further, if the Deicnse Plan Corporation should cancel the con tract, the government would have 'i pay Basic Magnesium Si million an double the royalties on the ore iron SI to S2 a ton. although lilt Basic Heiractones company is ing quarries near lis Vega MAGNESIUM MAN Genius of the Basic Masnesium. inc.

winch lie Truman co mictce will probe in Washing! and the man who will hr in the spotlight, is Howara p. Eells. Cleveland. He is coimccird of Clev il In to I of field artillery. Saw action at Aisnc Marne Si.

mei and Avgonne. Joined Bnsic uotomitc ot Tiffin. lOlt This firm became Basic Ro fractories. in 1941. Kclis i vice presioent.

Dan P. Eells cf is cnturman of ti BUT BEfEHSE lOJitS I SUMS SO THEY SAY? it production, we want the govern to point out the case. Likewi; want our government to point the finger of responsibility toward those responsible for preventing max! prcx gm on within labor's ranks. Oden. president.

Texas Col We are futile and in Senate because of old rules which. like the laws of the, Mcdes and tli( Persians, never change Sen. H. Schwartb. Wyoming Democrat.

People who are rtishine (o buy raror blades are Just plain hoarders Hoarding of anything Is dangerous and disloyal, and in this case there isn't even a shortage. In fact, there will be more blades manufactured iius year man any time since 1940. Dan A. West, director of Office of Hnre Administration former French premier, at his "wal Iguilt" trial. ing company which in turn owned LL'if'v Never mind about who got licked acmmeti the magr.csitc l( 110t always be the same one positj if vou can follow that cor who get licked.

Ednunrrt 'naartlnr THE PIQUA DAILY CALL Fire to Fight Fire ST, PARIS SCHOOL TEACHERS REHIRED The teachers named are Mrs. Helen l.effel, Miss Freda Dittmar, Miss Flossie Bull. Mits Mildred Han back, Miss Helen Hcaston, Miss Pnpulinc Benham. Miss Bertha Mc Bclh. Mrs.

Valma. Leonard. Richard 1932 Ten Years Ago 192 THIS DAY WAS TUESDAY The Board or Directors of the Community Chautauqua association will meet at 1:30 o'clock ibnight in the director's rocni ai the Piqua National Bank and Trust company to consider the question of holtlini; a Chautauqua assembly this year. Due to conditions Hie assembly may be dispensed with this year and the malter will be Ihoroujhly threshed out tonight. C.

F. ttidenour. Piqua Daily Call publisher, passed a comfortable night and today his condition is reported as good at Memorial hospital where he was taken Monday afternoon with a broken leg. the result of liavinR been struck by an auto Tcn years ago The installation of officers conducted at the E3k.s lodge by Past Exalted Ruler J. Harrison Smith largely attended and 'some' very interesting talks were made following the installation.

Exalted Ruler Louis C. Nelh and Mr. Smith both gave brief discussions or the meaning of Elkdom and T. P. Pcni man followed with an address.

Officers installed were. Exalted ruler, Louis c. Neth; Esteemed Leading Knight. Al lecturing knight, Owen Meredith; Twenty Five THIS DAY WAS THURSDAY A message received here this morning brought the information that Governor Cox and Attorney Genera! Mc Ghee have approved the order or the state board of health directing the City of Piqua, within 18 months, to install a water purification system or a new source of water supply that will be satisfactory to the state board of Today the employes of the Meteor Motor Car company raised among themselves a sum of money with which to purchase a large American flag which will be riown over the factory building on Spring street. George Cress in West Milton.

Raymond and Margaret Caul field are spending their Eate: vacation with their grandmother. Mrs. Margaret Caulfield in Dayton. William Mott. night ticket agent for the C.

H. and D. at the Crossing station east of the oity, reported to the police last Putnam. George Burrey, Mia Mary Louise Pence. Miss Mary Seal and supi.

h. c. MCKinley. ISLAND GETS NAVY San Francisco, IU.RI Built oi ally for pleasure, Treasure Island, world, and site of the 1939 and 1949 San Pi ancist Fairs, has just Wen awatn'ed the Navy's pennant for exccllency of work performed by navy erews there. It is now being training and reconstmction of tary, Charles Suessman; Treasurer, Ben Ostertag; Trustee for five' years, otto Simon; Tiler, Edward J.

Pausch; Representative to the stand lodge L. C. Neth, Alternate Harry doner. commission last effecting the annual saving of about 000 but the other half effecting salary cuts was tabled in the face of strong opposition botli wimin me i tide. Miss Mary Lou Alexander has "arrived home for an extended visit with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. w. Alexander of Riverside Drive. Miss Alexander, is enjoying a vacation from her duties with the Monarch Marking company in Los Angeles.

Twenty five years ago. The Judas Camping Society will meet Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Link of Broadway. "Engineering as Applied to Locomotive Design and Construction" was the subject of a fine address given before members of the Foremen's club last night by YV.

H. Snyder, mechanical engineer of the Lima Locomotive Work. The meeting was held in the Oreene street M. E. church.

Years night that he had been held up and robbed of J36.10. The work was done by a masked robber, according to statements given to police by Mott. Strand theater Tonight only William Pox presents tw favorite stars. Stuart Holmes and Joan Sawyer In "Love's Law." Saturday special, Viola Dana, in her most successful photoplav. "Threads of Fate." Extra.

Sidney Drew comedy attraction. Raymond Gilmore of o. s. U. li spending his spring vacation with Fred Schulu in this city.

The Misses Flora and Helen Manahan are guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ryan In Dayton.

Miss Haael Taylor left on Wednesday evening for Philadelphia where she will make an indefinite stay at the home of her sister. Mrs. Nellie SUth. Mrs. Ray Supinger very plta santly entertained her Crochet club yesterday afternoon at her home on South street.

After the bits of crochet work had been returned to the fancy bags, a luncheon was served. Mrs. Ros coe Rein of First street will be Ihe not hostess. UNEMPLOYED PAY SHOWS BIG GAIN February Average Was Highest in History of Stat. Columbus, April 6 Rapidly mounting increases in the average weekly benefit payments lo totally and partially unemployed Ohio workers by the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation were reported to Gov.

John W. Brleker today by Administrator Herschel C. Atkinson. A rise ol 12.74 in the average weekly benefit amount for totally unemployed workers from October, 1841 to February, 1942 was reported. In October, 1941 the weekly amount averaged 18.93 a compared with I2.7 In February, 1S42.

The Fcbru verage was the highest in the history of the bureau. A record breaking rise of $1.85 was also shown In the average weekly Deneiu payments to partially ployed workers. In October, 1941 the erage partial payment was 15.07 while In February, 1942 it had in creased to $6.92. The Increase In the size of the payments was largely the result of liberalizing amendments to Ohio Unemployment Compensation vnlch became effective Oct. 1 1941, Mr.

Atkinson said. The admin rator anticipated that the week ly benefit payments to totally unemployed workers would continue ase until an average of between H3.25 and (13.50 had been reached. C0YIN6T0N TEAM TO BE HONORED P. T. A.

Plans Banauet Tuesday Evening for Baskerballers. Covington, April 6. A banquet ill be given Tuesday evening at o'clock at the Covington high i nonormg tne school basKet team. The P.T.A. Is in charae of the banquet and the public is cordially Invited.

Reservations maybe made by contacting Snpt. Hen MEMOS HEAD OF RESTAURANT GROUP Peter Mengos, proprietor of the Rosy restaurant has been named chairman of the attendance committee from Piqua for the 23rd annual convention of the Ohio State Restaurant Association to be held at the DeshlerWallick Hotel, Columbus, April 7, a and 9. enflon pro thd R. D. ClM iv isor to the.

Quartermaster General, J. S. Army. ARMY RECRUITING STATION CLOSED Serr.eant D. Klrod.

Army cruiter, stationed here for several months, had returned to Cincinnati being called back to active sevvic and closing the local recruiting of fice at the post office upon rcceip ol orders ilurday. Young men interested in cnlistini in the U. S. Armv can secure neces sary lntormation at tnc federal building in Dayton. TO ATTEND MIAMI DEFENSE SCHOOL Covington.

April 8. The Coving ton Defense Council will be repre sented at a one day Defense School at university JMesday. buojects bearing on civilian and property protection will be the order the day. Local men represen ing the administrative, police, fi; air raid, utility and salvage divisions oi the oovington Council will attendance. Much valuable ir mation toward the local defense up will be obtained.

WAR QUIZ Picture shows the decoration is bronze in the form of a cross which is superimposed a propeller. On 11 side are inscribed name and rank of recipient. It is suspended from a moire ribbon with stripes of red, white and blue. Do you know how it differs from any other decorat I bestowed by our government? 2. The Royal Air Force has been blasting away at the Ruhr region In western Germany.

Because of vast air fields? Munition works? steel mills? Factories for production of oil riom coal? Airplane factories? 3. The fact that the Japs have a foolhold In the big Dutch East Indies Island of Sumatra will not affect American dally life because zoe can no longer expect to import Sumatran elephants, ihinos and tigers. But one thing will be sadly missed. Can vou guess il? Answers on Classified Page. Stereoscopes, family picture galleries of yesterday, were Invented in England by Sir Charles Wheatstone I PUfjua rU3Lk Another Eaater Sunday hu oome and gne and wonder how many dear little bunnlea have been Inducted into homes all over our broad land to eke out a worried existence until they have been loved so effectively that they finally give up the ghost and depart for a happy hunting ground where small boys and girls don't carry them around by the ears or squeeze their stomachs, or else, should they atlll possess hardy enough constitutions to withstand the petting, gradually become objects of indifference to their small masters and mistresses and are Inherited as mother's responsibility until they get to smelling so bunnylsh that even that long suffering soul rebels and they disappear mysteriously from the premises.

They've always alluded to It as Blue Monday but to most housewives it's the day for gathering up the Sunday papers and wondering how she's going to Induce anybody to cart them off according to defense instructions. DAIRYMEN AND MILK DISTRIBUTORS WILL CONVENE THIS WEEK Columbus, April 6, (U.PJ Ohio dairymen and' milk distributors will discus supply and distribution of their product in the fifth annual milk marketing conference at Ohio State University Wednesday and Speakers will include Dale M. manager of the North Cen tral Ohio Cooperative Dairy Sales association, Mansfield; V. L. Dreyer, manager of Borden's Finch farms.

Dayton; C. W. Lawrence, manaeer or Miami valley Cooperative Milk Producers' Association, Dayton: Moomaw. president of the Ohio Milk Producers Federation, Canton; George Moss, of Nestles Milk Pro ducts, Marysville; and C. E.

Schrock, of the Sanitary Milk Canton. Court News BY MRS. FRED WEISMAN WIA RULING CUTS OFF FOUR ON TROY PROJECT Troy. Apr. 6.

In accordance with a recent ruling of the government concerning the closing of wpa projects four men employed on WPA work at the Lincoln Community Center were laid off Saturday. They were R'ufus" Vilson and Dr. Robert; White who have been employed jii the Craft department. Haroid Payne, Junior recreational leadr and Charles Ferighty, janitor. S.

S. Slater, recreational leader, hopes lo organize in the community so that the work can be carried cm until such a time as a paid staff can proved Saturday by Judge Paul T. Klapp. One of the suits was that of the People's Federal Loan association of Sidney against Harold IT. Young and others, an action in foreclosure involving EUzaoeth township property in which a judgment of 7.538.13 was sought.

The dismissal was on motion of the plaintiff at the plaintiff's costs. The 15,102.55 damage suit of Lil lle O. Snyder, Dayton, against Frank Albright, doing business as Rapp's Cut Price store. Piqua, was also dismissed. In this suit the plaintiff ask ed damages as the result of a fall in the store on Oct.

28, 1839, claim ing it was due to an irregularity Ihc lloor consisting of a ridge sur faced with linoleum. She claimed negligence on the part of the defendant. Tiie suit of the Dunbar Furniture Manufacturing Peme, Ind against Roy H. Miller asking judgment of $575 claimed as due on some notes has also been dismissed. The suit of Leslie Noel Zemor against W.

E. Guest 4i Co. In which the plaintiff asks a judgment of 1, 942.10, which had been assigned fo: hearing Monday before Judge Pan T. Klapp and jury, has been con Marriage License Ollie E. Waid, 82, stock keeper and Mildred H.

Myers, 50, both Troy. An application for a marriage li cense has been made by Waldo Frederick Howell, molder, and Betty Ann Tilton, 17, Piqua. Probale Court Edward Mattis has been appointed as administrator of the estate of Charles E. Mattis, late of Potsdam. The estimated value el personal property Is SV50C.

An application for the detem lion of inheritance tax In the estate of D. c. Hair shows assets of and liabilities of $620.11. with a i of $2,919.89. Estate is shown as' enipt from payment.

Matilda Dusickle, administrat of the estate of Fred Dusickle, has filed a first and final account showing charges and credits of 501.65. An application for the determipt tlon of Inheritance tax in the estatt of Catherine Jane Childress, show; a net value of J459.09. Estate exempt from payment. Rial Estate Traniferm Anna Earhart et al to Jelin Ketiel, lots, Piqua. rred Kiefry administrator, it MONDAY, APRIL 6.

1942 iiml 1 snu. I nothln think, on the month old baby whose mother brought her back to proudly exhibit at the local hospital with teeny weeny finger and toe nails scarlet you'd think they'd been dipped in a bucket of blood. There'a alwtj. a lining to every cloud we said in our optimistic way as we discovered a dime In the pocket of our old spring coat when we resurrected it for Easter. We often bear folks complain that because of their age they can't remember things as well as they used to and, being a charitable soul, we wonder if that's the reason so many women are Inaccurate about how old they are.

Life still has lta minor as wen as its major tragedies and there's the new suit that was solemnly promised to have tha alterations finished for Easter and wasn't. John Ketiel, 2 lots, Piqua 11, 830. Florence Littleton et al to John Ketiel, 2 lots, Piqua. Juao L. aimer to Virgil Trisler tt al lot, Piqua.

Mclvin of Nill et al to Louis L. Loury, 15 lots. North Clayton. narve xoung et al to John A. Da et al one rxre, Monroe township.

Emma Selbert to Emma Grlsso, Tipp City. HT BEfEHE I0MS SIXTEEN ARE HURT IN CRASH OF GARS Cleveland, April 6, (U.B Sixteen persons were injured and scores shaken and bruised to a collision of two street cars on the Detroit 3uperior bridge high above the Ouy ahORa river today. The collision occurred when one car ran into another which had stalled when its trolley came off. the power line. Charles Denddorff, 35, motorman, most seriously injured, was pinned in ine vcstiDufe or one of the cars.

Rescuers freed him with axes and acetylene torches: The injured were taken to hospitals for treatment of cuts arid bruises. NO GRAPEFRUIT IN (Concluded From Page One) Much of the difference, of course. is due to the fact that the actual ngntmg is a long way from Washington. But it is not merely a matter of mb damage so evident in London and absent here. Barbed wire entanglements and sandbags entirely missina: here.

So are the street level air raid shelters and the trenches in the parks, the airraid shelter and the black Then there is the rationing. Three pats of butter at breakfast is something you can have in Washington. each bigger than the one pat you get in Britain. The same liberality governs tile entire menu. London hasn't seen a fresh gtape uit tor over a year, or a banana.

euner, no mere you are lucky if ou get iwo or rnree eggs a month. In Washington one could have that many or more eegs in a dav. One large steak in Washington would amount to move than a Lon doner's weekly meat ration. The mux ration ror an adult In Britain is two pints a week. When' war' broke' out London promptly evacuated virtually all scImoI children.

Many government offices' were transferred to provin cial lowns and numerous snipping, trading and financial companies followed. Tnere has always been plenty of room in London hotels, apartments and dwellings. Not so Washington. Instead, scores of thousands of persons have swarmed to the national capital until living accommodations are naraiy io oe nad. An afternoon paper here publishes 32 to pages.

In London most, standard sired papers are four to six paws. Compared with London, Washington streets seemed jammed with automobiles. Apparently the tire shortage and gasoline stringency hasn't caught up with motoring in the District of Columbia. BARBS No one Is old enough to know better than to wish they were young. If kids look before they leap, It won't be long till "no swimming" signs will spoil a lot of fun.

One fashion expert predicts tha rounded figures are coming back. Look out curves ahead! After a man has done as he pleased he Isn't always pleased with what he has done. One machine makes 40.000 matches a minute which apparently isn't enough to keep smokers from being out of them. TOWN GETS OWN FIRE ENGINE Pownal, Vt. (UJU This town of 1, 100 persons, which pre Revolu tionary days has depended on nearby WUllamstown, for firj fighling equipment, soon will have its own apparatus.

Voters at their town meeting have appropriated to equip their new fire.