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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
Readers Review

body In India, which stands for
complete Independence, does not
believe in changing the masters,
and they know II very well that
freedom IL not given; that II has
TO he won through the unity and
strength Of their own people and
to that end they have been work.
ing for many years.
As for myself. have been living
In the United States for the last
% years and 1 firmly believe In
the Constitution Of this nation and
In Lincoln's government Of the
people. by the people and for the
people"
Since / have been enjoying the
freedom Of this country i am nat
uraily interested In the freedom of
nations and especially
that OF India, where i was born
and where 1 lived until i was
years of age.
May you continue 10 champion
the cause Of the oppressed and
Very sincerely yours,
GODHA RAM CHANNON.-
8120 Fistiands Ave-,
Brooklyn, n. Y,
August IL, l941.
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst,
San Simeon, California
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
"NHE fundamental reason why
Union Now" IL un-Ameri-
ran IL the simple fact that
its hackers are not advancing
the cause 81 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
mental Americanism - but are
advocating the cause Of interna-
tionAiism, the root of all our
trouble In this-our beloved coun-
try-todAy.
believe every American worthy
Of the name will agree, that
AmeriCanism as we have always
understood IL, Ia a firm belief in
The Constitution OF the United
States ss the supreme Law Of the
land: we recognize the sovereignty
~ our own country. and the theory
that We should ever remain firm
In the faith that the fathers OF
the republic transmitted 10 us.
AND what does Union Now"
propose:
Does II propose that the British
Empire dispose of its king; Its
dukes: its earls:
Does II propose that the British
Empire give up its sovereignty
and make application 70 become
part OF the United States within
the framework OF our Constitu-
ton:
Does II propose that the sub
jectS Of the British Empire take
an oath 10 support the Constitu-
ton OF the United States:
Oh, no, Union Now" would
advance their cause nv subordin-
ating our sacred Constitution to a
world constitution.
They would sacrifice our CONT
mental Americanism by entangling
our interests with those Of Europe
which has none, or n very remote
relation tn our interests.
Before this plan Of Union Now
Is out OF tia swaddling clothes II
has already been knaved into Jus,
the kind Of movement II really II.
Observe those who have organ
iLed 10 promote II.
What are they:
Trim off the lnnatic fringe
which Is abundant. and those who
share In the honest ignorance oi
Americsnism, and the Iealous
stupidities of this movement, and
what have YOU?
4 group Of people committed Ia
Anglo-Americsn lmpe rialism. and
a fanatic desire To preserve the
British Empire at the expense OF
American taxpayers, and the lives
of American youth.
They are the kind of Americans
that the Chinese call second chop
Englishmen."
Keep up the good work, Mr.
Hearst, and we real Americans
will see 20 u that this betrayal 4,
never contaminated.
Yours very truly,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
STANLEY HIGH.

India China Trading Company.
26s Market street,
San Francisco, Calf
August IS, Ie4l.
Mr. William Randolph Hearst,
MCCloud,
California.
Dear Sir:
II As A representative East
Indian. take this oppor-
tunity 10 thank YOU for the
frank statement which YOU pub
iishrd In the san Francisco
Examiner TODAY. Monday. August
IS, In your column 'Tn the News"
In answer 10 letter from Mr..
Sidi Mohamed Ali Barads regard
ing the rnslaVed countries.
Those who read your article
will he under no illusion that
India and other colonies Of the
empires will he made free.
A. for tho people ~ India, they
have lost faith In the promises oi
the British government long ago
vet they have great respect for
the people OF England and have
every sympathy with them in
their present suTeringS.
Even Mr.. Nehru. who stands
for the complete independence nj
India, wants to keep friendly rela-
tions with England; and Of course
Mahatma Gandhi has declared
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
FRANK COLLINS.
Your tru

sol Fox ST..
Harrisburg, Pa.
August IS, l9il,
Mr.. W. X. Hearst,
Care Sun-Telegraph,
Pittsburgh. Pa.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
YOUR statement in today
paper has my complet'
support. I only wish that
had the facilities that you have Il
print and place before the publii
relteratiOn Of those same poll
cies, every day.
One Of the troubles OF America
Is that there are too few Ameri
cans In IT..
We have plenty Of refugees who
have come here from Europe 70
share In our wealth, but not II
think Of our welfare. Their love
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
I'm THE NEWS =

II II plain that a free society
with its back "a the wall-cannot
risk the extension of Its privileges
10 those who aim to use them to
destroy Its freedoms. That, pre-
cisely and methodically, Is what
the Communists are out to do.
While, M n nation, we bend
every energy and resource 10 the
grim business Of national defense,
the Communists are out to weaken
the institutions we are defending
They are ssbotaging our defense
effort mt every point wherein
one way or another-they can
cripple II. More critical, even,
than that: they are moving-with
an energy and determination un-
paralleled even for them-tO see
To 10 that when the testing time
comes - this national structure
that we call America will have
been undermined and thus unable
10 Withstand the pressure.
That Is why ] say that now
moro than ever before-the truth
you have been preaching needs tn
he cried from the housetnps. And
because, for so long, you have been
preaching it-troubllng people
who didn't wish tn he troubled
! want 10 express my own cOnvic-
ton that. after this holocaust
many Of those who now are sleep
Ing will see that what you have
said WAS not only the truth, hut
prophecy. May they-may Amer
ica--~ee IL In time.
For some time have had In
my files n statement which YOU
wrote In answer Ia those who de-
cried your truth-telling. IL was
never so pertinent as II IL today
Some un-A msricon disfprbers
and mnlcorteuts," you said, md
rocGtes Of communion or fos-
cism or rome other form Of
! foreign despotism, are agitating
for the boycott Of the Hearst
papers. because Of oar militant
+ A piericdnisw.
Ne thank them for the rom
pfmco' TO the pntriotisn Of our
publications md rort 70 old
thcm IN their duii-minded on
dearor 10 pubIicise our Ameri-
ran priucipies,"
1 You then stated those principles
They were as American "a Thomas
Jefferson, And YOU concluded with
this sentence: Those who do moi
approve 81 these policies would
better not take these papers, he
cause they are the policies which
will be adhered Ia "a long IA these
papers are published.
When. on that kind Of platform
Americans generally take tina
solid a stand, then, In my opinion
We will have national defense moi
only against the foes from withou
but against their treacherous com
patriots working from within.
Sincerely yours,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

oil this national service we are able 10 present 10
the American public new ls42 models. These new
motor cars. while necessarily restricted as 10 the
number we may be able 10 build. strictly maintain
the high standards established during 81 years OF
engineering leadership.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

Hudson has been entrusted In the present
national emergency with large and
steadily increasing amount oil defense work.
calling for the hiqhss, degree OF msnuise-
turing skill and accuracy. We are glad TO
announce that alono with the performance
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-11

operate the plant. If the men don't
want to accept the decision Of the
mediation board. they can quit. More
men can always be found 10 take
UVcr THEN jobs"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-11

TIME Eighth division Of the
regular army was prac-
tically left stranded in
1913 by the armistice. When
the guns We're silenced in Eu-
rope, part of the divisiOn-the
artillery, engineers and one
regiment of infantry-had left
for France.
The remainder of the divi-
sion was at port ready to en-
bark. but, as all troop move
ments We're at once suspended
upon the cessation of HOSTILE
ties, the division complete
never reached Europe.
The Eighth division is now
in training at Fort Jackson,
South Carolina.
The insignia is indicative of
the nickname of the division
Pathfinder. The design is a
gold arrow pointing upward
with a white figure IS" super
imposed. The base is white.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-11
Arms!

TO what does Il soldier pay
homage at a flag raising cere-
munv to a few yards OF
dyed bunting? It's merely
military form and pomp2 No,
because that bunting is
George WASHINGTON it's
Abraham Lincoln. too. 1t is
also three thousand miles OF
width a few thousands OF
depth it the Rockies, the
Great plains, the industrial
centers and l30,00o,000 peo-
pie. It's America that
sWirls out-that goes up the
pole to the strains Of "To the
colors" it's America that
gets the homage. Give Amer
lea your salute, too, on Flag
Day. Jure 11th. Put up the
flag outside your home
show Americans outside that
there are Americans inside.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-11

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Mt. Cory Schools
To Open Sept. 8

Union township schools in Mt
Cory will open for the fall term
Monday morning, Sept. 8, at $3.50
a. M, it was announced this week
by Supt. D. C. Simkins.
New facilities at the school this
year include remodeled boys and
girls rest rooms; a new sidewalk in
front of the school building; new
desks in the assembly room; a new
World Encyclopedia and new World
Reading Circle books.
On the teaching staff are: d. C.
Simkins, superintendent and science
James Morrison, principal, social
sciences, coach; Miss Obee, English,
speech and French; Miss Rothrock,
commercial, English; Miss Stewart,
music, English; Miss Ebersole, voca-
tional home economies; and Osborne
McKitrick, mathematics and indus
trial arts.
Grade school instructors include
Miss Jordan, fifth and sixth; Miss
Folk, fifth and fourth; Miss Hards,
second and third; Miss Beagle, first
and second.
Bus drivers are Eldon King, AL
bert Bauman, Clair Reiter, Gerald
Roether and Wade King. Substi-
tutes will be Ray Tuttle and Lehr
Green.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
BedUerduna Schools
Open Next Tuesday

Beaverdam schools will open next
Tuesday, and classes will be in ses-
sion all day. Pupils returning to
school will find the buildings and
grounds in splendid condition, it was
stated by Supt. I. C. Paul. The first
floor of the high school building has
been painted pastel green, color
recommended by the National Edu-
cation Association. All woodwork
has been vanished and the floors
waxed. The gymnasium-auditorium
floor has been refnished. The school
cafeteria opened August Is for can
ming in charge of Ruth Durkee.
The following teachers make up
the staff for the year: Mabelle Hes
ser of Lima, first and second grades;
Magdalene Bixel of Bluffton, third
and fourth grades; Harold Murfin of
Manchester, grades five and six;
Lulu Mikesell, a graduate of Find
lay college, English and commerce;
Il
Melvin Yoder, a graduate of Bluff
ton college, social science and coach;
Rita Hankish of Bluffton, home
economics and music; Louis Meszaros
of Sharpsville, Pa, manual arts and
science; and /. C. Paul, science and
| mathematics.
Building maintenance and firing
will be in the hands of Lawrence
Yant and Ray Michael. Yank anc
Michael will also drive school bu;
and care for all school buses. Thur
10 Stirn and Wade Carroll complete
the roster of school bus drivers.
Beaverdam teachers will attend tht
meeting of the Allen County Teach
ers Association in Lima on Saturda!
under the direction of DR.. Hersche
Litherland, retiring county superin
tendent, and A. Floyd, county super
intendent-elect.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Labor Day Had Its Inception In New
York State Fifty-Nine Years Ago

Celebration of Labor Day next
Monday will mark another observ-
ance of the workingman's own holi-
day which had its inception in 1882
in New York state.
Labor organizations of New York
state collaborated in planning the
nations first Labor Day in 1882, and
the first Monday in September was
set as the date for the event.
To Matthew Haguire, secretary of
the Central Labor Union in New
York City, is ascribed the credit for
suggesting the first formal movement
for laboring mans holiday.
So successful was the first Labor
Day observance that New York
state labor organizations voted te
continue the celebration each year or
the same date.
In 1883 labor groups in severa
other states cooperated in the move
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
New Pandora Cannery Will Produce
More Than 10000 Cases OF Tomatoes

ers and also will go to the general
trade.
More than 270,00o plants were set
out last spring on 100 acres con-
tracted for on the basis of hat
rate of $40 a ton for tomatoes de-
livered at the cannery.
Canning operations are being con-
Quoted in a re-ftted building leased
from Hiram Schultz, of Pandora, for
a 1O-year period. The building was
used Is a canning factory about 81
years ago when it was operated BY
a Pandora company.
B. H. Macke, of Wapakoneta, {
veteran of 35 years in the canning
field, is operating the Pandora con
Germ.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Orange TUp. Girl Is
COunty's Hedlthiest

Harriet Fett, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Fett, of Orange
township, last week was chosen the
healthiest Hancock county girl, and
this week is representing the county
in the state fair contest at Colum-
bus.
Others from this area participate
ing in the state fair events include
Camilla Gorby and Wanda Mont
geometry, both of Orange township,
gift wrapping; Ida Mae Arnold
Orange township, clothing judge;
Ellen Wagner, Mt. Cory, nutrition
judge; Evelyn Meyer, Mt. Cory
dress revue; Richard Studer and
John Pore, Orange township, quail.
ity milk demonstration; Judith Mont.
geometry, Orange township, dress re.
vue; Ida Mae Arnold, canning ex,
hibit.
Earl Montgomery, of Orange town.
ship, was named the alternate as the
county's healthiest boy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28

an enemy ship but the supply ship
on which the group was to be trans
ferred and that it was safe to go
back to bed.
TRANSFERRED
After a restless night and a
breakfast of tea, black bread and
Cruel the group in the hold was
transferred to the other ship by
means of small boats. The three in
jured men were left on the raider.
On this ship, the Dresden" the
women and children were given ac-
commodations in cabins. The win
dows were heavily draped and then
covered with blankets to maintain g
blackout. That allowed no ventila
ton except that which came from
one electric fan in the corner Of
the room.
The men were placed in the for
ward hold where they found only th'
dirty floor. The day was spent il
making mattresses out of thin can
vass and cotton. Benches, toilets ant
showers also had to be constructed
for there were no facilities.
MEALS
For eating purposes there was :
small enamel bowl, tin cup and
tablespoon. Meals consisted of no
tea, a mixture of -four and water
thin soup and sour black bread.
small amount of milk was obtainabl
for children under three years o
age. Now and then the childrel
were given a little chocolate an
cookies which helped in keepin
them happy.
,, The men and women were allowe
to visit together about two hours
day. One of the worst features o
the trip which lasted better than fiv
weeks, was having nothing to dc
There were no books, no games an
almost nothing to do but to engag
in conversation for the five weeks o.
the Dresden.
Partof the baggage brought owe
from the Zamzam was given to tn
group and the missionaries were al
lowed to pick out their own belong
ings. Some got most of their item
and others got nothing. A grea
lessons in sharing was learned from
these experiences, it was pointed ou
by DR.. Schwartz.
Ito be continued)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
200 At Sutter-Welty
Reunion At Pd5ldO0

Upwards of 200 members of the
Sutter- Welty families were in at
tendance at the thirty-third annual
reunion held at Pandora, Sunday.
Among those from a distance
present for the occasion were rela-
tives from Nappanee, Ind, Toledo,
Lima, Ashland and other points.
Following a picnic dinner, Rev. A.
D. Welty of Lima presided at the
afternoon program. Atty. B. F.
Welty of Lima was the principal
speaker.
Officers elected for the coming
year are: President, Ralph Basinger;
vice pres, Laurena Hilty; sec-treas.,
Clyde Welty; historian, Mrs. Regina
Lemley.
News Want-Ads Bring Results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28

Operations were started this week
at the new Pandora Cannery which
will handle the processing of tona-
toes from 100 acres planted IN the
Pandora Bluffton area last spring.
More than 10000 cases of toma-
toes will be canned at the plant,
according to preliminary estimates.
Each case will contain "a No. z
cans of tomatoes.
Approximately so people are en-
pIoyed in the new cannery, which
will handle processing of tomatoes
grown on acreage contracted early
last spring.
Canned tomatoes from the plant
will be used to fill government ord
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28

ment, and the holiday had begun to
assume a national character by 1887.
New York state was the first to set
the day legal state holiday in
1887, with Massachusetts speedily
following suit.
In 1894, Labor Day become a ma
tional holiday, largely thru the ef-
forts of Senator Kyle, of South Da.
kota, and Congressman Amos Cum
mings. The bill was passed with
out opposition, and signed by the
president, 1t became law on June
%, 1894.
Up until the close of the last cen.
tury, monster parades were held il
New York and other cities in honor
of the day but these proved so ex
pensive they have been largely aban
doned.
Today. the holiday is marked prin
cipally by the closing of shops ant
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
No Bidding For
TWp. Road Work

Township trustees will be permit
ted to let contracts for improvements
of roads under their supervision
without competitive bidding as the
result of a new state law which
became effective last Saturday.
In the future, the township Off
cials can allot contracts with no re-
strictions other than their treasury
resources, and no competitive bidding
will be required.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Solves Your Floor Problem

We are showing this fall line for
the first time and invite you to see it.
Armstrong Linoleum provides COM
plete and definite answer to the prob
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
BiuftOn Schools
VIII Get S6,462

Bluffton public schools will receive
S6,462 in the third quarterly distri-
button Of state school foundation
funds for 1941, it was announced
last week in Columbus.
In the distribution, schools in the
Allen county system are to get $780,
366, and Lima schools will receive
$60,254.
Hancock county's share will be
$35,150; Hardin will get SCI 1,648;
and Putnam's allotment is $54,641.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
New Chimney Top

A new type chimney top is now
on the market which has been used
successfully in seashore and noun
tain homes where downdrafts are
especially troublesome. This device
is also effective in preventing down
drafts on gas heater vent fues.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
ARMSTRONG LIN0LEUM
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All the attention these floors require
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Long Wearing

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When you invest in Armstrong
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years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Boy Scout News

The Bluffton Boy Scouts will trav-
ell to Ada Wednesday night to meet
with the scout troop at that place.
Cars will be furnished for the
Ada trip by Karl Gable and Paul
Wingate, scoutmasters; Bill Mericle,
Donivan Augsburger, and John
Schmidt
Testes passed this week: First
class judging - Don Augsburger,
Charles Tripplehorn, Evan Herr.
Other tests were passed by Evan
Herr, Don Augsburger, Charles
Tripplehorn, Robert Stratton, Robert
Fisher, Dean Niswander.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
For Every Room

The new Armstrong line is designed
not only for kitchens and bathrooms,
but for every room in the house-the
large new chart showing how Arm
strong Linoleum is adaptable to every
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Still Dumb

We are still doing some of the
dumb things in our institutions that
were being done 100 years ago.
Norman Braden, superintendent of
the Kentucky Houses of Reform.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28

warehouses, cessation of work in
factories and by picnics, excursions
and public games.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28

Herringb0ne
Herringbone in fabrics describes
a chevron design of zig-zag ribbed
effect. In furniture the term de-
scribes inlay designs in slanting
cheyron motif.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
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