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PAGE SIX THE A HILLSBORO, OHIO Tuesday, March 27, OP OUR MCNwWOMEN UNIFORM HTLLIABD IN BELGIUM 820th Engineer Aviation Battalion. Belgium--T-5 Robert Billiard. Hillsboro, is a member of ine oio ui juiguieei which has been building front-line airstrips for the fighter and fighter-bomber planes of the U. S. tactical air forces on the continent.

The unit was recently taken off the secret list. A gunner with Company Hilliard is serving with his unit on the Western Front where it is now working on another front-line airfield. The battalion has been constructing and repairing airfields on the continent since a short time after D-Day. It was one of the first IX Engineer Command units to land in France and has put into service 16 airfield? for tactical operations of the Ninth Air Force. Despite enemy artillery, air attacks, flying bombs, minefields and sniper hazards it has completed all of its assigned tasks on or ahead of schedule.

It has been commended several times for the excellence as weil as the speed of its work. Prior to coming to the continent, the 820th was stationed in the United Kingdom, where it built bases for American heavy bombers and escort fighters. It arrived in England in August, 1942. Before entering the service in December, 1942, Hilliard was attending the University of Michigan. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

He graduated from Hillsboro High school in 1941, where he wen four varsity letters in football and three in basketball. He was also president of the student council. He now has more than 18 months overseas service and wears the European Theater nbbon with three campaign stars attached. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Lyman B. Hilliard, live in Hillsboro. ROUSH IN MANILA A letter has been received from S-Sgt. James Morrilf Roush saying he was welL He was with the famous 37th Division when it entered Manila, under leadership of Gen. Robert BeighUer, He said he helped release prisoners and talked to several of them.

S-Sgt. Roush has been hi the Pacific for 34-months and is wearing his sixth major campaign ribbon. He hopes to get a furlough home this summer. He was raised in Highland Counij and is the son of Mrs Clara Puckett, now of Blanchester. He has been in service 50-months.

"BELTZ WITH ATC Lt. William W. Beltz, Mowrystown, is a member of the European Division of the Air Transport Command, U. S. Army Air Forces.

He is now serving at ATC's main Air Base near Paris which is the most vital air transportation terminus in Europe. As the trans-Atlantic aerial supply line between the United States and Europe, the ATC's European Division operates hundreds of cargo and passenger planes monthly. Among its assignments are the air evacuation of American wounded to the United States, the flying of whole blood and blood plasma from the United States to Europe, carrying Mgh priority passengers and cargo and many tons of soldiers' mail. Lt. Beltz is part of ihe team that makes it possible for ATC to iuiLun iii unique minion.

He is assigned to the statistical control section at the base. CLUFF COMMISSIONED Fort Benning, Newton Cluff, Rainsboro, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army of the United States upon successful completion of the officer candidate course at the Infantry School at Fort Benning. Lt. Cluff is the son of G. Henry Cluff, Dayton.

The new lieutenant was inducted into Army March 24, 1943, and served with the Signal Corps before going to officer candidate school four months ago. He held the rank of private first class before being commissioned. The new officer attended McClain High school at Greenfield. WRITES FROM LUXEMBOURG The following letter written on; Jan. 29 was received by Mr.

and Mrs- B. L. McLaughiin last week, It was written by their son, Doyle, while he was at, Luxembourg. He; has returned to Germany since it was written. Here is a poem that tells quite a story in my life.

It was written by a guy from my battalion and printed in a paper we get called: the "Sniper." Tough Ombres-is the name that has been pinned to us because we have a pretty good record for "bustin Hell" out of Hemie. This is sure one place where actions speak for them-, selves. This poem lacks a lot of telling a complete story, but all. poems have to rhyme. Perhaps 1 the rythm will help you to pro-, nounce some of the names.

i TOUGH OMBRES We're the Ninetieth Division, perhaps you've heard of us We're nicknamed the "Tough and we've made the Heinies cuss. Their name for us is "The 'twas earned with blood and sweat And when the war is over we'll be the finest yet. "We hit the beach on D-Day, since then we've had no cinch; We came cross France the -hard way, we've fought for every inch. We won at Port L'Abbe; ttien Gouberville was through Then Fort de Monte Castre and Hill One Twenty Two. We fought our way through Pretot St.

Jores and St. Suzanne, LaHaye Du Puits, The Island, then Periers overran. Through Contances and Avar- anehes, the "Ombres" fought and then, Reformed and started rolling through Landig Ernee Mayenne. Le Mans came next, then Alencon, we sealed the Falais Gap. And in the Chambois pocket, the German Seventh Army, trapped.

The mopping up around Chambois was accomplished in due course; And then the "Fighting Ninetieth" drove onward in full force. At Reims we held a bridgehead, till the siege oJ Metz began; So when the final roll is called, and peace is here to stay, "Tough Ombres" will be at the top forever and a day. Well that's it folks, pretty good isn't it? Reminds me of that other poem about Morgan: Morgan the Haider, with his terrible men With bowie knives and pistols are galloping up in the glen. Metz sure does seem a long way off to me now. I have been in so many places since then.

Perhaps some of these days some one will finish the ooem. Sure with (vwtW have the pleasure of putting thej finishing touches on it tonight and end this letter by saying "1'JI be home tomorrow." LETTER FROM GERMANY Mrs. Gerald Hopkins, HiUsborol St. 1, has received a letter her son, Pvt. Dean E.

from Germany. A part of it follows: "How is everything going around home? Sure would like to be back there. I got a box of candy from you today. It sure is good. There are five of us in the crew I am in and whenever one of us get anything we all share in it.

We found an old radio and the boys are trying to make it work, I hope they get it working for some music would sure sound good. Well, Mom, guess what I got today? They gave me a commendation. It was lor litter bearer when I was working in the hospital," Pvt. Hopkins is telegraph lineman of the 28th Division of General Hodge's First Army in Germany, FARM PURCHASE SOUND BUSINESS County Believe Productivity Of Land sures Investment Although the farm market here has been fairly active for the last are inclined to minimize inflationary or speculative influences which have been causing some concern in the nation's capital. Most of the farms in Highland County, realtors point out, are not only very productive, but also adaptable to general farming.

The majority of farm buyers now, they say, give serious thought to productivity of the land with a view to making their homes on it and their livelihood from it. The general feeling among real estate agents here is that, by and large, farm prices here have not been out of line with the cash re- turn that can logically be expect- ed from them. They insist that investments in Highland County farms are sound, and that- it is with this in mind that most of them are bought. SMITH WOUNDED Mr. and Mrs.

Bernard T. Smith, Hillsboro Rt. 3, have received a letter from their son, Eernarc Franklin Smith, that he has been wounded. He was a machine gun-! ner with the 4th Marine Division on Iwo Jima Island. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in June 1944, and has been overseas since Nov.

28, 1944. BOYLE WRITES HOME Cpl, Robert L. Boyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Boyle, HUlsboro, recently wrote his parents a very interesting letter from somewhere in France, where he has been sta- tioned for sue months.

He has been in the armed service over two years. Cpl. Boyle's letter home described life at an Army post near the front battle lines. He started to write the letter on January 23, and before he completed it two hours later he received a total of 10 letters from home. According to the Hillsboro soldier, food at the battle front is good and cigarettes are fresh.

FRUMP AT WOLTEES Joseph M. Frump, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ocie Frump, Leesburg, has arrived at infantry replacement training center at Camp Wolters, Texas, training as an infantryman. He bas been assigned to a battalion stressing the rifle.

WOLFE IN PACIFIC Mr, and Mrs. Carl "WonX Hillsboro, have received word "that their son, Lt. Willard (Pete) Wolfe, has arrived safely somewhere the Pacific. CONOVER INJURED Cpl. Herbert Conover, who was in the battle for Two Jima, is nosur in a hospital in the South Pacifjc with concussions.

Before enlisting in the U. S. Marines, he made his home with Mrs. Ella Hicks of Hillsboro. Meanwhile, in other sections of the country, fears of inflationary farm prices appear rather widespread.

Spokesmen for labor and farm groups have even taken up the matter with congressmen, urging the nation's law makers study ways of checking speculative buying. Edward A. O'Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, told the Senate banking committee that his organization supported the principle of a "graduated tax on speculative land values." Wikiam Green, AFL president, testified that "we believe this to be one of the special problems to which prompt consideration should be given by Congress." "In the absence of a large volume of new residential construction in the immediate future and the rapidly growing need for housing accommodations," Green added, "it is unlikely that the rent control as now established can survive the stress of rising real estate prices." -Both Green and O'Neal endorsed extension of the price control act through J946. The law now is scheduled to expire June; 30. Both witnesses expressed the opinion that inflationary pressures will be greater in the first two years after the war than at the present time.

CEILING PRICES PLACED ON HAY MARKET FRIDAY The W. S. C. S. of the Sugartree Ridge M.

E. Church will hold a food market and bazaar at the D. M. Evans furniture store on Good Friday, March 30, starting at 9 A. M.

Please come and buy your Easter dinner. CHURCH MARKET The ladies of the Fair-view Church will hold an feaster iood market at Fan-ley's Hardware Store Saturday, March 31. Come and get your Easter dinner. New Maximum Effective May Regulation Will Reflect to Producers The OPA Thursday announced price ceiling increases for alfalfa nay and brought other varieties of hay under price control for the first tune. The new maximum prices, effective May will reflect parity to producers, OPA said, adding that with all but alfalfa prices previously uncontrolled "sharp increases above parity have resulted in some areas." Parity on all types of hay was $20.40 a ton last Jan.

15 as compared with an average price of about $15 the first nine months of 1942, OPA said. The new regulation provides increases of 50 cents a ton on alfalfa in areas north of the Ohio river and west of the Mississippi river; $1 a tort directly east and south of these rivers; $2 a ton in the southeast and eastern seaboard states; and a ton in areas surrounding Boston and New York City. In areas where hay prices'have not reached parity there will be no decrease. The regulation divides hay into four divisions: and alfalfa light mixed; (except sweet), timothy, clover and umothy mixed, lespedeza, alfalfa heavy mixed, grain hay, wild oats and vetch hay; soybean, sweet clover and kudza; prairie, Johnson, peanut, can (sorgo), and grass hays including red top, orchard, blue grass, Bermuda, sudan, broom grasses, and NOTICE On and after April 1st, due to conditions and regulations under which we are operating, our business will be conducted on a STRICTLY CASH BASIS We request settlement of aH outstanding accounts by April 15th, 1945. Yonr cooperation be much appreciated.

HILLSBORO COAL SUPPLY CO. PHONE 77 3 GREAT DAYS 3 MATINEE THURSDAY 2 P. M. Pool your wool through your Coop and receive the highest price. 'ft3 Highland County Farm Bureau Co-Op.

Hiflsboro. Ohio Three Registered Nurses To Attend Patrons With Weak Hearts I I I I Deathless Demon of Hate on a Trail of Vengeance! PETER COE KAY HARDING MARTIN XOSLECK VIRGINIA CHRISTINE KURT HATCH the Screen's Titans of fRANKINSTEW'S MONSTER! WOW MAN! DRACUIA! HUNCHBACK! MAD DOCTOR! other bay not included in other divisions. A price differential of $2 a ton is established between each of the divisions, with division I varieties bringing the highest price. Baled hay is- priced $5 a ton higher than loose hay, when sold single-compressed. Double-pressed baled hay has a ceiling $7 a ton higher than loose hay.

MARKET On Friday, March 30, the Hains- boro Grange will conduct a sale of ycvZzy, canned goods and baked articles, at Dickeraon's paper and paint store. South High St. Selling will begin at about 10 A. M. The purpose of the sale is to raise money for the Grange treasury.

Members of Rainsboro Grange are asked to get their contributions to the place of the sale by 9:30. Articles will be collected by the committee if request for such collection is left with Mrs. Frank Austin, secretary. DAVID W. ELZJS DIES Funeral services were held Thursday for David W.

Ellis. 54, member of the investment brokerage firm of Ellis and Cincinnati, who died Tuesday after an illness of several months. Mr. Ellis had many friends in Hillsboro. His firm was represented here for several years by Michael Feibel.

ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Highland County Children's Home Corporation will be held in the office of the Probate Judge, boro, April 4, at 2 P. M. All members and others interested in the affairs of the corporation are urged to attend. Spencer L. Wise, secretary.

BETHEL MISSION Special week-end Easter services. Beginning Thursday at E. M. Services each evening through Sunday evening. Rev.

and Mrs. Howard Williams are the preachers and singers for these meetings- Mrs. Williams was formerly Miss Marcille Miller, who mana will remember as having been here a few years ago in meetings. --Mrs. A.

West, pastor. 1 Doubly guaranteed in writing to be perfect; 2. Individually registered in owner's name; 3. Guaranteed In writing as to workmanship; 4. One uniform national price on sealed-on tag.

SEpfOUft BOOTH NEWS AND NOVELTY CO. 143 WEST MAIN STREET HUJjSBOEO, OHIO FHONE 111 Of BORIS KARLOFF LON CHAM IOHN CARRADINE i. cimm NAISH mtmmi PETES cot ILEHUKHDIHQ UOHEUTWIU $25.00 WAR BOND FREE HB ing this double horror shew remains done in this theatre until 6:00 A. M. the following day.

In accepting this offer you must agree to release the management of this theatre from on respon sibility of anything that might happen to you. Charter No. 2449 Reserve District No. 4 REPORT OF CONDITION OF The Merchants National Bank Of Hillsboro, Ohio, in the State of Ohio, At the Close of Business on March 20th, 1945 PnMished In response to call nude by Comptroller at Currency, under Section 5211, D. S.

Revised Statutes: Loans and discounts United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed -Obligations of States and political subdivisions Other bonds, notes, and debentures Corporate stocks (including $6,450.00 stock of Federal Reserve bank) Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve balance, and cash items in process of collection Bank premises owned $20,000.00, furniture and fixtures $2,400.00 201,850.01 1310,800.08 43,767.50 1,054,445:20 22,400.00 TOTAL ASSETS $3,194,712,71 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations $2,112.668.54 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships and corporations 653,568.04 Deposits of United States Government (including postal savings) 2,700.00 Deposits of States and political subdivisions 98,781.14 Other deposits (certified and cashier's checks etc.) 489.19 TOTAL DEPOSITS $2,868,206.91 Other liabilities 36.80 TOTAL LIABILITIES $2,868,263,71 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital Stock: Common stock, total par $150,000.00 150,000.00 Surplus 100,000.00 Undivided profits 76.449.00 TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 326,449.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS MEMORANDA Pledged assets (and securities loaned) (book value): United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed, pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities 130,000.00 TOTAL t. 130,000.00 Secured liabilities: Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to requirements of law 98,781,14 TOTAL 98,781.14 State of Ohio, County of Highland, ss: J. Ed Shannon, cashier of the. above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. ED SHANNON, Cashier.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 23rd day of March, A. Predmore, Notary Public. CORRECT--Attest: C. M. LACY C.

N. WINKLE J. E. HAIGH Directors. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.