Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 64, Number 28, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 12 February 1942 — Page 6

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EBENEZER CHINESE HOLD AUDIENCE A large and interested audience gathered at Ebenezer church on Sunday evening to hear the noted Christian educator, Charles Wahn. who, gave„ the story of his being lead from Buddhism, to Christianity. He said, “Christianity is just the opposite of Buddhism’’ and after a careful study and analysis of all other religions be finds none that emphazizes such sacrificial love demonstrated in the life of our Christ whom we seek to follow. At the close of the message an opportunity was given to ask questions and for an hour a very interesting and helppful discussion followed. S. S. CONVENTION The Annual S. S. convention for 'Marshall county will be held at Argos Methodist church, Feb. 17 and 18. The Fellowship supper will be held Tuesday evening at 6:30. Tickets should be ordered through Mrs. Goldie Rohrer, of Plymouth. The out of the county speakers will be Rev. W. R. Jewell of Indianapolis, Mrs. A. G. Perkey, of South Bend and Rev. John \V. Myers, of Ft. Wayne. The convention theme is “Speak unto the Children of Israel that , they go forward.’’ CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY On Thursday, Feb. sth, Mr. and Mrs Ervin Burgener celebrated their 15th Wedding Anniversary in their country home by inviting the W M. S. to be guests in their monthly meeting. Many members and friends assembled and at 6 p. m. the happy couple had as their dinner guests the Rev. and Mrs. I. G. Roederer. Later the evening was spent in attending the self denial service at Ebenezer ASSIST NEIGHBORS Emory Miller, D. Smoker, Edward and Gertrude. Hahn assisted their neighbor, Raymond Millhr, in butchering on Tuesday. Mrs. Miller prepared a delicious dinner which was enjoyed by all at the noon % hour. A splendid representation from Ebenezer community were in attendance at the Short Course in Nappanee on Tuesday and Wednesday and many helpful-ideas were stored away by both men and women, which they will be interested in putting into practice during the following year. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Heckaman enjoyed the fellowship of Mr. and Mrs. John Heckaman and daughters of Wakarusa Mr. and Mrs. Russel Heckaman and son of Bremen, and Mr. and Mrs. Eveerett Singery of South Bend on Sunday afternoon. Avery interesting letter from Charles Heckaman of San Deigo, Cal. was read in which he states he never was so busy in his life but is well and glad he can be in defense work for: the U. S. AThe hopie of Mr. and -Mrs. Henry Monesiuith “was the scene of a, very happy gathering Friday evening. The event w s as in honor of Forrest Young, son 'of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Young who was

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home on furlough. A sumptious meal was enjoyed by all at 6:00 and%ie evening was spent in hearing Forest relate army experiences Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young were also guests. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mast and family were very happy to have as their visitors Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Oliver George. They partook of a delicious noonday meal and the afternoon was spent attending the Nappanee Short course. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Ringenberg and Berdene welcomed as their Sunday visitors Mr. and Mrs. James Robbins and son and Mr. and Mrs. Trisman Brown and children of Valparaiso. Rev. and Mrs. Philip Haney .and Loraine of New Carlisle, Ind. spent a most enjoyable Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Haney and Jacob Haney. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Roberts of Milford called Sunday afternoon ■m her brother Eugene Norris at the Charles Burgener home. Mr. and Mrs. Dale George and family entertained as Thursday evening supper guests Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mast and family. Frank Hahn departs this week for Los Angeles, Cal. where he will be spending several weeks visiting his daughter Mary. Mrs. Russel Hoogesheimer and Ramona, Gary, Mrs. Elzie Mattern and children Marie, Richard and Carl were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Haney and Wilma. The dinner was in honor of Marie who was celebrating her 19th birthday. Mrs. I. G. Roederer spent Tuesday with her mother Mrs. J. D. Lozier of Bremen who celebrated her 83rd birthday and is most grateful for health and the privileges which life affords Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thomas and sons Kenneth and Clifford spent Tuesday in Warsaw. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Haney, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Mullett, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Ringenberg and Berdene, and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel the guests who attended the shower for Mr. and Mrs. Ward Huff at the jFred Haney home on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Joq.as Mullett spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Haney and Wilma. Rev. i. G. Roederer was a late Thursday afternoon caller on Jr. Deisch who is improving in an encouraging way after a severe attack of mumps. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Haney motored to Atwood Friday where they spent the day with Mrs. Landis Cain and Bonnie Helen. Mrs. Henry Mouesmith has been busily engaged „ during the past, week caring for sick folks, her mother, Mrs. Leroy Young, has been ill and her husband, Henry Monesmith had a “tussle f> with flu so between the two she hardly knew where her „duty lay. Beth Swanky and Mardella Heckaman w*ere among the group who attended the girls basket ball party at the Bremen gym Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kulfn and family were Sunday dinner guests in the homaof Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Unsicker. * v, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Dougherty called last week on Mrs. Sam

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Lauderman at Plymouth Hospital who will return to her home in Bremen Thursday. They also called on au aged aunt, Mrs. Louise Snyder o^’Plymouth. Leon Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller celebrated his 12th birthday Sunday. A delicious chicken dinner was served at the noon hour and a beautifully decorated cake formed the table centerpeice. Mr. and Mrs. ChaNes Burgener spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs. Carl Thomas and sons. Fred Haney was a Friday afternoon caller in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Haney. Edward, Gertrude and Matilda Hahn and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Danner assisted Mr. and Mrs. .Loren Hahn and Frank Hahn in butchering on Wednesday and Thursday. • ?rnest Burgener, employed at th Bend was a Sunday dinner guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Burgener. Amish church services will be held at the Andrew Miller home Sunday. - Mrs. John Hershberger, Mrs. Abe Schlabach, Mrs. Andy Schlabach, Mrs. John D. Hochstetler, Mrs. Jonas Mullet, Mrs. Gideon Ghupp, Mrs. John A. Borkholder, Mrs. Joni Gingerich, Mrs. Manasses Miller, Mrs. Peter A. Borkholder, Lydia Mae and Katie Hochstetler, Anna Borkholder, Mrs. Isaac Miller and daughter, Sarah, Mrs. Levi Hochstetler, Mrs. J. J. Borkholder, Mrs. Noah Borkholder and daughter, Susie, Mrs. Eli Borkholder, Mrs. Henry Hochstetler, Mrs. Simon Schlabach, Mrs. Amos Hochstetler and daughter, Lovina, Mrs. Emanuel Burkholder, Mrs. Willis Yoder, Mrs. Perry Hochstetler, Mrs. Menno Kuhns, Mrs. Eievi Schrock, and Mrs. Ora Mast assisted in quilting for donation at the Tobias Borkholder home Thursday. Those that assisted with the quilting on Friday were: Mrs. Amanda Borkholder, Mrs. David Borkholder, Mrs. David Yoder, Mrs, Monroe Hochstetler, Mrs. Moses J. Miller, Mrs. Jonas Borkholder, jMLts. Sam Chupp, Mrs. Daniel „ Borkholder and Mrs. Joe C. Hochstetler. Mr. add Mrs. Mose Schrock and baby of Portland spent Saturday night at the Dan W. Yoder home. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Borkholder and daughter, Sarah, Mrs. J. J. Borkholder, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Helmuth and three children,’ E,li Borkholder and Katie Miller assisted with butchering at the Dan E. Hochstetler home on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Borkholder called at the Tobias Borkholder home Tuesday evening. Mr, and Mrs. Noah Borkholder, Mr, and Mrs. Reuben Hershberger and children and Joni Hershber v ger spent Friday with friends, east of Goshen. Katie Borkholder spent Wednesday evening at the Andrew Miller home. Mrs. Isaac and Mrs. Amos Borklmlder assisted Mrs, Tobias BorJsJiolder on Tuesday. kfoi and Mrs. Peter Schmucker, Menno Zehr and Mrs. Mike Zehr of Alfpn county, were Tuesday dinners guests at the Noah BorkholddrAliome and afternoon callers at the' Jacob Borkholder home. Mrs. Daniel Borkholder assisted Emma Miller with her work Wednesday forenoon. Anna Borkholder spent Thursday at the Jacob Borkholder home. Mrs. Raymond Hochstetler assisted Sarah Hochstetler in Nappanee with her quilting on Wednesday. Mrs. Noah Borkholder and daughter, Susie, spent Wednesday at the Tobias Borkholder home. Mrs. Manasses Miller called in the afternoon. Mattie Miller spent Wednesday night at the Dan Hochstetler home. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Borkholder, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Borkholder, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Borkholder and -Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Yoder were Sunday afternoon callers at the Will Nisly home. Mr. and MrsNoah Borkholder and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Amos Borkholder and children were Sunday evening callers at the same place. Anna and Sarah Borkholder were Sunday dinner guests at the Andrew Miller home. Mrs. Noah Borkholder and daughters called at the Reuben Hershberger home Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Amos Borkholder add children were Monday dinner* guests at the Tobias home. Afternoon callers were Mrs. Monroe Hochstetler, Mrs. Mose J. Miller and daughter, Linda Mae, Mrs. Manasses Miller, Mrs. David Miller and daughter, Leona, Mrs. Reuben Hershberger and Susie Borkholder. Alvin Hershberger and Eli Mast of Ohio were Friday supper guests at the Noah Borkholder home and over, night guests at the Jonas Borkholder home. Mr. and- Mrs. Harve Miller left for a week’s visit in Ohio on Friday. Mattie Miller and Anna Borkholder spent Sunday afternoon at the Daniel Borkholder home. Mrs. Peter A. Borkholder and children spent Sunday at the Henry Yoder home. Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Borkholder were evening callers at the same place. Mrs. Reuben Hershberger and children spent Tuesday at the Noah Borkholder home. MEMBERS OF THURSDAY CLUB TO ENTERTAIN AT PATRIOTIC TEA Members of the Current club will be entertained on Thursday, Feb. 12th at a Patriotic Tea by members of the Thursday club at the home of Mrs. Ethel Wright. Assisting hostesses will be Mary Rood, Mary Ganshom, Maude Miller and Evelyn Lehman.

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WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY EDWARDJAfAYNE (Contniued from Page 1) power ot her gunk,. tJUt so skillfully did its skipper maneuver that she was not struck, and escaped with all hands to tell the tale. WAVELL: And Reinforcements The statement by General Wavell that “great reinforcements” were to arrive, and calling on the Singapore defenders to "defend the city as Tobruk was defended” was more than a little significant. Tobruk was the bastion that held out for months despite being surrounded on three sides by Axis forces anxious to wipe it out, tnd finally was relieved by the allied winter drive. Wavell’s statement to the S ,igapore army smacked of a situ ition which might see sufficient rein orcements sent to Malaya to do the same thing, not only to relieve the garrison, but send the Japanese on the run again. Whether this reinforcement was going to be sent to Singapore itself, or whether a method was to be found of’ striking at the Japanese rear, which might be lightly held, was not revealed, but either method,- it was pointed out, might work. No British commentators felt that the the South Pacific would be lost utterly if Singapore was to fall, but the ability to hold the East Indies would immeasurably be weakened if this : was th happen, hence Wavell’s strong appeal to the city’s defenders to hold out at all costs. GERMANS: Not Out Yet Reading endless stories of Russian successes in battles on the east front, and the continuous hammering back of Rommel’s forces in north Africa had brought many over-optimistic souls to feel that the war was over, and that all which remained was some sort of mopping up process. , The turning of the tide in north Africa, and the success of German counterattacks in the Crimea showed that with favorable weather conditions the Nazis were still very much to be reckoned with. The Crimea was a much warmer battlefield than the 40 below zero northern sectors, where the Russians, undiscouraged by the cold, and more at home in such weather, were able to hurl the Nazis back Constantly on a wide front. But the minute the weather moderated in the Crimea, they found themselves more or less up against a stone wall. On the British and American forces was falling the brunt of the Japanese blitz, and its successes on Malaya and in the Philippines showed that this was no minor war, but an effort against powerful antagonists. Therefore events generally. pointed to what Washington had assured the people was coming—a long and bloody war, not to be lightly won. Though, generally speaking, the news was not as unfavorable as it might have been, there was much less to be cheering about than there was to be worrying about, and the seriousness of the situation was apparently keenly appreciated by all those in power, including the President, his cabinet and the congress. RUBBER: > Keeps Coming Although tire rationing was apparently here to stay, the rubber situation was relieved somewhat when it was announced that shipntents from the East Indies were continuing at almost a normal pace. A glance at the map showed that considerable areas of the Dutch Easf 8 Indies were still technically out of the active war zone, and' the defeat of the Japanese armada in the Macassar straits halted a Jap threat which, might have halted much of the rubber shipping summarily. Jesse Jones, secretary of commerce and Federal administrator, was author of the statement that rubber shipments continued to be received. He said enough had come in materially to increase the United States’ reserve supply. For instance, since the war started, on December 7, he asserted that 114,000 tons of raw rubber had been received, truly a considerably amount. He said: “We are unloading some every day, and rubber is being shipped every day from the Dutch East Indies. We will continue to get it as long as we can keep the lanes open, and as long as they can load it “Some rubber is still coming out of Singapore.” This was even after the city had gone under siege. The Japs had launched an air attack on Sourabaya, which was the only major Javanese port to undergo such a war blow, but it was recalled that it would take more than an air blitz to put a huge port like this out of normal action. n Oil by Pipeline An oil refinery at Sarnia, Ont, will obtain crude petroleum by pipeline from the midcontinent field in the United States to augment deliveries by tankers.

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SINKINGS: Continue Heavy The U-boat raids on the North Atlantic continued heavy, with a total of 16 ships attacked of which two escaped and 14 went to the bottom, with about an aVerage loss ol life. Since our entrance into the war, two navy tankers had been torpedoed, the first managing to reach Iceland under her own power, but the second one, the Neches, going down with a reported estimated loss of 56 men, with 126 men escaping to fight again. The location of the Neches’ torpedoing was not immediately announced by the navy, but ship losses had been small in the Pacific after Pearl Harbor, more than equalled two to one by Allied sinkings of Jap ships. There were growing reports of Allied naval strength in the Pacific, showing, that increasing numbers of ships were active in those waters, and in one case having carried the attack to the Japanese-held Marshall and Gilbert islands, generally in the Australia defense zone, with terrific results. In this action, though no strictly war vessels of Nippon were sunk, the navy reported several auxiliaries were sunk and damaged, which might include tankers, transports, s.upply ships used for naval purposes. That our forces lost 11 planes but no ships showed that probably one of our aircraft carriers was in the neighborhood, and that a vessel of this size was being used in a task force offensive action demonstrated that Admiral Nimitz was keen on getting even with for Pearl Harbor. RUSSIA: 8 % r Buying Insurance The Russians, having fought the Germans back considerably past their announced “winter line” on the northern sectors, might be said to be buying insurance against/ the Nazis’ spring drive. f Some observers, including Senator Tydings, in addresses had Wrtlagl that the Germans had some 100 divw sions of soldiers that they had been holding out of action, just for the spring offensive against Russian The Red armies were not, however, believed to be losing anywhere nearly as heavily on the whole front as were the Germans, so this taste of victory, even though temporary, was expected to stand them in good stead when the time comes to hang on after May 1. Experience of 1940 and 1941 was that the Russian winter would not break until about that time, to any appreciable degree, and at that point the Germans might be expected to launch another all-out attack. The Red armies were well into Smolensk province, reporting that the Germans, instead of *fighting holding actions, were now hastily moving back to better fortified lines, and trying at all costs to save as much material and as many men as possible. It was considered probable that the Russians would be able, before the coming of spring, to shove the Germans at least back to Smolensk, thus giving the Nazis 230 miles to cover in reaching Moscow again, a distance that the Russians had already fought over twice, once going and once coming, and which they would defend even more stubbornly than the first time. And they would, it was pointed out, be able this time to get an everincreasing amount of Allied aid, and not be subject to the same quality of surprise which gave the Germans so much advantage tlie last time. The battle-lines now being so well drawn, it would be impossible for the Nazis to gain much momentum. INSURANCE: On War Damage The senate, by passing a bill .giving owners of property free insurance up to $15,000 for war damage, showed that it is willing still further .to commit the publiS credit to eventual victory in the war. Some senators brought up the point during the debate that if property owners are to be given insurance without paying premiums, why should not the congress also give free insurance to civilians killed as the result of the war.

PURDUE ENGINEER SUGGESTS REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS OF MACHINES Repair and maintenance instruction was given to 200 at a farm machinery school held in the Lincoln theatre, under the sponsorship of Elkhart county defense board and local farm machinery dealers, January 28th. R. H. Wileman, Purdue Agriculture Engineer, used illustrated slides in making recommendations for adjustment and repairs. The slides were also used to assist in answering the numerous questions asked on each of the eight classes of machinery discussed. Wileman in general introductory remarks pointed ' out the necessity of fully utilizing existing farm machinery equipment. Machinery always important will be double important under existing farm labor shortages. Metal allotted for new 1942 farm machinery manufacturing has been cut to fifty-six percent of the past year while metal allotted for. farm machinery repair has been increased to 150 percent of last year’s supply. Proper adjustment of plows can make twenty-five to fifty percent difference in the draft of the plow in field operation Wileman stated in 5 discussing plowing adjustments. Production of disk harrows is particularly limited. Boxings of present harrows should be put in first class condition. Corn planters adjustment for accurate operation came in for major share of discussion. Wileman recommended that seed corn should be tried out in present plates now so that necessary new plates could be ordered if needed. Drill and binder adjustment apd repairs were the other two topics covered in the forenoon. Mowers are one farm tool which practically do not wear out since wearing parts can be satisfactorily replaced. Combine and tractor came in for major discussion in the farm machinery afternoon session. Farm machinery dealers meeting with Wileman and county defense board members reported sale of replacement parts has been from three to five times the average amount for this season. One dealer of many years experience in Elkhart county states, “The man who waits until machinery is needed for field work to order his repairs is going to be disappointed.” The agricultural extension department is continuing to urge the farm machinery repair job in Elkhart county. MRS WAYNE SMELTZER HOSTESS WEDNESDAY TO HOMEMAKERS GUILD Mrs. Wayne Smeltzer was hostess on Wednesday to the members of the Homemakers Guild. Miss Mary Ruth Rapp, County Home Demonstration agent was present at the club meeting. The home project lesson, “Making Use of Your Sewing Machine Attachments” was discussed at the meeting. Response to roll call was “Old Valentines”. Arlene Shively had charge of the contests.

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