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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08

~ his wife 10 20
NELSON "hftR and hat and
they would 60 home She went
for her coat
Two minutes later, she re-
turned. Her husband was gone.
Nearly six weeks have passed
since then There has been no
word from him. There has been
no clue a. 10 what happened 10
him-eNcept that he vanished,
seemingly into thin air, In the
middle Of downtown Detroit.
II you believe IN pixies. YOU
might say that the Halloween
hobgoblns took HIM away But
after all. there must he some
clue Somebody must have seen
whore he went. Somebody must
Know WHY
When this strange case is ex-
planned, no doubt ~ viii turn out
70 be very simple But II YOU
want genuine. real life myc-
terry 70 work on there il is. n
YOU can dcduce a theory that
works YOU 70 in tho wrong bust
ness You ought 10 become a
detective.
I talked 10 1t Earl Ander-
son Of the missing persons hui
reau about this case and
learned that cases az this type
are not a. rare N you might
think.
had supposed that diSap-
pearances were rare. But here
are the facts: Something over
1000 people disappeared In De
troit this year.
Naturally, n good many NJ
these are cleared up readily.
Hundreds Of them sre cases Of
boys who run away from home.
or movie struck girls who want
IN 70 IN Hollywood and sneak
away without telling their par
ents-
But. so far this wear, l,02S
adult men have disappeared.
a good many times says Leu
tenant Anderson a missing man
Rows up. anywhere from =
hours 10 a week later and
>hamefacedlv admits that he
mad too many drinks. or got into
IN all-nighf poker game and
was afraid 70 90 home and face
hls vfeS wrath. Sometimes.
hey WSt got mad az thor wjNcs.
or, sometimes. fho wives got
mad and leave without notice ,
But, occasionally. II is more
serious than that. and when An
derson answers his telephone, he
never knows whether is an
other runaway, or whether it's
murder, kidnapping or other foul
play.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
FISHED OUT PLANE

RomulO pleaded for two minutes
grace. found a telephone and re-
CeVed instructions from CorreCi-
dor 10 proceed TO a second secret
field.
When he arrived at the second
airport. he mot a Lieutenant
Bdrnick hiding m a thicket
I'VE fiShed a ship out Of the
bay three days ago" BarnlCk
told him. I'VE haven't tested II
yet ~ IL may not fly. Keep your
fingers crossed"
While the engine sputtered. he
cndoaNOred 10 dismiss his Ameri-
can Soldicr-chauffeur. The soldier
refused 10 leave, although retreat
was in danger.
Il know only. that his name
was Packer" related the officer.
II don't know where he came
from or anything about him. But
he is man who will hold my
eternal gratitude"
The plane shook badly when he
climbed aboard, Romulo said He
was relieved 10 find the cause only
an earthquake
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
DOOMED MEN"

There was only an outside
chance Of swimming the three
miles through shark infested
waters" the officer said. There
were no boats or launches. They
were doomed men"
Romulo. a 5-foot Philippine Of
fcer. graduate of Columbia and
Notre Dame. who before the war
was publisher in Manila. was AZ
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
GAS TANK EMPTY

BarniCk took off could gain only
an altitude Of 20 feet They crossed
Corregldor with both japanese anc
American guns firing ar them
Later with gas tank empty, they
reached an island sentry post
Hero at dawn on April Q they
Scard az the surrender Of Bafa4n
Colonel Romulo spoke passion.
a'elN of his CountryS LOYALTY &c
the American flag and declared
Pearl Harhor had given The war m
tho Pacific purpose II might
otherwise have lacked
"Ou that DAY. we Won the
war" he d7Cl7red
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08

vision Of the treasury department
war bond and sales department of
flee az 1888 Woodward avenue
bought an estimated $40. 900 worth
Of bonds. according 10 Miss Her.
mine Clippert. director.
The heaviest sale in this office
occurred after banks closed at 3
p m. although prior 10 this time
there was steady flow of GUS
toners which kept a staff of clerks
busy filling in forms and counting
dollars.
Bank tellers assigned to sell
bonds in the many main offices
and branch banks spent hours
after closing time 10 get their
books in shape following the rush.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
MOSTLY SMALL BONDS

At the Wayne retail office Miss
Clippert said that the smaller de-
nomination bonds predominated
the sale.
eve seldom sell large bonds,-
she said. hut yesterday eight
persons bought $1,000 bonds.
which Is new record for US"
Al the main post office Wiggle
was forced 10 move the bond GER
.tlfication department from the
main floor TO the second floor in
Iorder that all available space
might be used for persons seeking
TO make purchases. The certlfica-
ton department was Immediately
converted TO sales department
under Wiggles orders.
In commemoration Of the dead
.of Pearl HarbOr. the $40 employees
.of the City of Dearborn stopped
work for one minute of silent
prayer yesterday After the prayer
Mayor Orville l.. Hubbard urged
employees to buy bonds 10 avenge
the sneak attack.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08

they would 60 home, She went
for her coat
Two minutes later. she re-
turned. Her husband was gone.
Nearly six weeks have passed
since then There has been no
word from him. There has been
no clue a. 10 what happened In
him-eNcept that he vanished,
seemingly into thin air, In the
middle Of downtown Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08

But, occasionally. II is more
serious than that. and when An
derSon answers his telephone, he
never knows whether It's an
other runaway, or whether it's
murder, kidnapping or other foul
PLAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08

II you believe IN pixies. YOU
might say that the Halloween
hobgoblns took HIM away. But.
after all, there must he some
clue Somebody must have seen
whore he went. Somebody must
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13

4 IFRE ~ tho United States
we arc lmtcd 10 one cup
Of coffee a day a pound of
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13

when KING Arthur and hls merry
knights were. .cavortng around
the Round Table And some|arc
$50 much older that their origins
are completely lost in antiquity
Ice skating for example, is
known 20 he at least looo years
old. and undoubtedly is much
older References 10 skating can
bee found way back IN the Morse
sagas Of Iceland The same Is
true of skiing. snoWshoong and
shedding The prints reproduced
ON this page are 500 and 400
years old and clearly show that
the old boys Of the 150o's ana
16o0's knew almost as much
about getting around on runners
and blades as we 90 today
These ancient prints show con-
clusiyelv that there is compara-
lively little difference in the
equipment of today with that of
centuries ago.
This woodout OF a skier. for
example which is dated 1879
could vdl bc a pen portrait of
modern Wintcr sportsman The
dlsc-equ5ppcd ski pole and The
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13

NENFB BEFORE in the worlds history has
y the brotherhood of man been 50 close
to reality as it is today.
For. the instant We win thi, war, all ecoeraph-
ical barriers will disappear. The foreigner who
used To- be- strange and different because hc lived
acro-. an ocean, will become as familiar to- YOU
an the man in the next town. London and Paris
will be- ten hours from New York - Chungking,
China, twenty hours from San Francisco.
And this travel will not be just for the wclI-to-
do Pan Americans knowledge OF chronological
impro, cmcnts biased ON more than l20.00O0 600
miles of overseas flight indicates that air travel
costs will be brought down within reach Of the
average man and woman.
Today, of course. Pan american every trans
por, facility Is working overtime To hclp make
possible the Victory on which all our plans for
better world must be built.
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS SYSTEM
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13

strapped, pointed, and bent skis
are virtually the same as those
found on almost any snowy hill
side today.
The print of the Dutch skaters
goes back 10 1850 OF all our
winter sports. skating is perhaps
the oldest. The first record OF
the pastimc in England was in
the 18th century when skates
were made from the brisket bone
of an oN. and fastened with
thongs TO the sole of skaters
boot. The iron runner, forerun-
ner of the prescnt-day steel
blade. came into use in the l4th
century. These iron runners were
clampcd TO wooden frame that
was then dashed 10 the shoe.
The old Norscmen are said to
have invented the ski. That such
runners were IN common use in
Russia by the 15OO's can be
clearly seen from the accom-
panying print of skiers and sled
teams that is $50 years old
- Some~hstory books credit the
American Indian with develop
Ing snoWshocs, but the print
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13
Where Monkeys Are Ro+ioned

that the bones lmpart special
and delightful flavor - the
whole
To the pot is added seven sets
o. chicken cntrails which must
be- blown ou' by the mouth Of
a maiden and then washed 10 cold
spring water These are fried
crisp and do not 20 into the ste"
proper until gust five minutes
before II IS done This process
keeps them brittl" and they taste
Ike fried Chinese noodles,
Then about so small Wild
onions 60 into ~ plus nine
pounds or chunos winch are
small hiacH potatoes found ih
'ile Nn'''h h.IhIaIiaa who're Ih'y
are cured in lc'.
ne nest step 'N 20 t.'hH me
monkey mead and sc'ape It care
fulIy. Inc eF"halis oiain ana
tongue are nov ''.''' ''' ''' arr.
u'I''d'',, ''.S''''', i"i ,'' '''''I
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13

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Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13

What kind Of roorid are ,cc fighting to
crcdte>
Pan lmcrican has presented ansrccrs
10 his question bv Imcica's great phi
io,opher. Dr. John DclrcN and BY Dr.
Hu >hh. icccntLl Chinese ambassador
10 me ntcd States.
Hncruth ucPrc>ent n Siat@HcntrUiftcn
for lmcrican> and pcopIc lhrouehoat he
,ooid6yhclIostRc,crcudU Him Temple
(cmtuarJ, lrchbi>hop o( Canterbury.
THE STRUCTURE OF LIFE a, We knew
| II before the war ha, already been pro-
fouudl, modified How far do We want To
restore it if we can!
The task Of the Church in face Of social
problrm- j. to make good Christian men
and women. That Is bN far lis most impor-
tant contribution.
But il is also part of the dul, of Chris
tian to Judge how far particular evil, are
symptoms of disease deeper than the evils
themselves.
Ihu, in the economic field. good- are pro-
duccd 80 that men can satisfy their needs by
consuming them If ~ tenn comes INTO be-
ug i'm winch production IS regulated more by
profit than bv the needs of the consumer, that
-,-,cm j. -,mplomalic of something wrong.
There j. nothing wrong about profit, as
such 1t has alway, been recognized that
both the producer and the trader are en-
ritcd to profit which they have earned by
their service To- the community. But IT is
possible, uoncrhclc--. for these two To get in
thc wrong order. Then the consumer is
treated only "a. mean, TO succc-o where
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13
ann at Immediately:

Cd Every child should find itself member OF
family housed with dcccncy and dignity. 80
that it ma, grow up a. member of that
basic community in a happ, fellowship un-
spoiled hN undcrIccding or oNcr-crowding,
h, dirt, aud drab surrounding. or b, me
chanicaI monotony OF environments
(2) Every child should have the opportunity of
aucducarion till year, maturity. - planned
a~ to allow for his peculiar aptitudc- aud
make possible their full development. Ihi,
education should be inspired by faith in God
and find il, focus in worship.
3) Every citizen should be- secure in possession
of such income a. will enable him to maintain
home and bring up children in such condi-
tons a, are described in paragraph | above.
CD Ever, citizen should have a voice in the con-
duct oi the bu-inc~- or industry which Is car
ricd on h, means Of h- Iabour. and the -alis-
faction of knowing that his Iabour i directed
To- the wcll-bciug of the community.
(j) After the war, every citizen should have suf-
hcicut dail, leisure, with two davs of rest in
seven, and, if an cmpoNcc an annual holiday
with pay. to enable him 10 ENJOY a full per-
sonal Illc with such interests and activities as
hi, tasks and talents ma, direct
Co Every citizen should have assured libcrt, i'm
the forms OF freedom of worship. of speech,
Of assembly, and of association for special
PURPOSES.
Ulopian? OnI, in the sense that We cam
not have it all tomorrow. But We can set
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13

ourselves steadily To advance toward that
,i>-foId objective. 1t can all be summed up
in phrase: thc aim ofa Christian social o1icr
is he FULLEST possible Development Of Hdiridn0t
personality in Me lridc1t and decpc>l possible
lcIon>HD.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13

The Rare
Old Print
al the Left
Proves That
- n OWShOc-
ng Was in
' % CUE on
the shores
ot the Black
Sea " ay
Back I'm the
Year IslI.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13
'cHpt>hip.

| should give false impression Of my own
conviction, if did not here add that there Is
nohopc cofc,tahl,hng amorc Christian social
order except through the labour and sacrifice
oftho-c in whom the spirit Of Christ is active.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13

The Picture
atthc Right
- n - " y
w hat the
X IL SIS ans
Did with
dS and
Skis in the
1J00's.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13

a, he ought To be considered the ,cioIc end
of the process.
If that i, true it i, the duty of Christian.
to become aware of and to demand Il rem
cdy. | offer these suggestions as a goal To
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-13

This Wood
cut Dated
1913 Rc-
NcalS That
lap landcrN
Have I sod
kiS and
SKI ore -
for a Long
Time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-12
Six Tons Of Scrap
Iron Sold Friddy

Six tons of scrap iron were sold
from collections made in the Bluff
ton and Richland township districts
at the Beaverdam Farmers Elevator
Friday afternoon.
The materials were delivered by
area residents to Farmers Grain c.,
in Bluffton, and the Beaverdam
Farmers Elevator. There was MT
sufficient scrap iron in Bluffton for
q separate sale so all of the iron
was sold at the Beaverdam elevator.
The scrap iron together with rags,
paper, aluminium and copper were
sold by auction at Beaverdam %
dealers who have arrangements for
the delivery Of the materials to de-
fense industries.
The iron sold for so cents per
hundred pounds and the owners re-
ceived cash for their materials. Iron
was delivered to the centers by the
area residents.
Auctioneer was Leonard Gratz and
clerk was Willard Jennings. Other
members of the township committee
in charge of the collections were w.
A. Howe and Arthur Bowers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-12
Girlies Can Still Get Girdles,
BlufftOn Merchant Discovers

are also working on this matter, it
was stated by Lape.
MILITARY STYLES
With reference to styles there has
been some trend noticed in military
influence on dresses and coats but
the trade officials believe that this
is only a fad rather than basic
style trend.
With Japanese importations cut
off, there has been a noticeable de-
crease in the silk lines but rayon
substitutions are taking care of this
type of business, it was stated. Other
synthetic fabrics are being developed
to provide even more satisfactory
substitutes than those now in use
Past experience has shown that in
war time manufacturers develop SUBJ
stitutes that in time often prove TO
be superior to the original commod-
ity and after the war they continue
to assume role of major import
ance in the public demand. This
may again be the case in the ladies
apparel line, it was pointed out by
I,ape.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-12
Valentines Day Originated In Religious
Ceremonies Lacking Entirely In Sentiment

Little sentiment surrounded the
origin of St. Valentines Day which
today is almost entirely sentimental.
Bluffton lads and lassies continue to
follow the tradition of many decades
in exchanging the sentimental and
comic missives.
No reason for the custom as prac
ticed today can be found in the life
of the saint who is made to indorse
the custom with his name. st. Val
entine wrote no love songs nor even
cast wishful eyes on the Roman
maidens.
He was bishop in Rome who
stood steadfast during the Claudian
prosecutions and lost his life for
his faith. Later many of the holy
fathers engaged in special ceremon-
les in which they balloted for names
of saints in an attempt to have a
heavenly partner by which they
could pattern their earthly lives.
st. Valentine having been one of
the most devout saints was chosen
by large number of the holy
fathers as their patron saint, and
consequently the celebration was
named after him. February Ia was
selected as the date for celebration
because of the desire to substitute
this holier ceremony for a more
pagan ceremony which existed at
that day.
The clergy, however, failed in
their attempt to make the ceremonies
popular among the youth of the day.
The young people were not satisfied
to initiate the holy fathers and ballot
for ghostly partner in heaven.
Youth longed for tangible flesh and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-12
College Graduate Is
Air Corps Officer

Navigation Cadet Duane c. Tway
of Plain City, graduate of Bluffton
college in the class of 1911, was re-
Gently commissioned a Second Lieu
tenant in the Army Air Corps at
Turner Field, Albany, Georgia, Col
onel John B. Patrick, Commanding
Officer.
Turner Field, an Advanced Flying
School, is one of a group of Air
Bases, which composes the South
east Air Corps Training Center. 1t
is here that Aviation Cadets, both
pilot and navigation, are sent for
their final phase of training which
eliminates in their receiving their
much coveted wings and commission
as Second Lieutenant in the Army
Air Forces.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-12
EleUen NelU Students
At BluftOn College
1865

Eleven new students have Joined
the Bfuffton College student body
for the second semester classes. In
cluded in the group are several
graduate students, several former
students, and several high school
seniors who are starting their col
lege work early.
Harvey Bauman, from Quaker
town, Pa, graduated from Bluffton
College in June, 1941, with an A. B.
degree. He has now returned to
work towards a Bachelor of School
Music degree.
Mr.. Darrell Lowell, from Columbus
Grove, is a graduate of Columbia
university. He has taken graduate
work there, and will apply English
credit received at Bluffton toward
that work.
Miss Mary Sypos, local religious
education teacher in the public
schools, from Sharon, Pa, is grad
uate of Taylor university, where she
received her Bachelor of Religion de-
gree. Miss Sypos is taking work at
Bluffton to complete her A. B. de-
gree.
Rev. Frank Hamblen of Columbus
Grove, is also taking work at Bluff
ton. He has studied at Indiana Cen
tral college, at the Moody Bible In
stitute in Chicago, and completed a
years work at Bowling Green uni
versity.
Fred Cook, from Lima; Esther
Mae Geigley, from Fairfield, Pa; and
Harold Twining, from Bucyrus, have
all returned to Bluffton after a
semester or more of absence. Mr..
Cook and Miss Geigley have re-
turned as juniors, and Mr.. Twining
has enrolled as sophomore.
Neil Neuenschwander and Eileen
Wenger, Bluffton high school seniors,
have both enrolled as special stu
dents for the semester. They will
take several hours of work at the
college while they are completing
their high school work.
Miss Salome Fast, Mountain Lake,
Mimi, has enrolled as junior.
Miss Magdalene Thiessen, Mountain
Lake, Mimi, has enrolled as a soph-
| E.. i
from Wittenberg College.
The total enrolment of students
for the second semester at Bluffton
is somewhat decreased. Only 155
have registered for college work in
comparison with 1877 for the first
term. However, further registrations
which will raise this figure some
what, are expected by the Registrar.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-12

blood here on earth and instituted a
secular version of the religious prac-
tice.
English literature reveals the SEN
timental character of Valentines
Day as shown by the following lines
in praise of Catharine, the wife of
Henry V:
Synte Valentine of costome yeere
by yeere
Men have an issuance in the regioun,
To loke and serche Cupides kalendere
And chose theyr choyse by CRETE af-
fecioun,
Such as ben move with Cupides mo-
cium,
Takyn therye choyse as thyre sort
doth falle;
But | love Don whiche escelleth allie.
In various times the church step
ped in in an attempt to sanctify the
rites of st. Valentines Day. Al
ways after temporary relapse the
custom would spring up again with
new vigor. The custom finally be
came firmly established on the con
tinent.
In the days of quill pens and high
postage rates the transmission o1
valentines was an expensive luxury
The amorous swains of the early
period had to content themselves and
their idolized fair ones with thick
sheets of gilt edged letter paper.
The first page of each sheet was
adorned with gilt Cupid carefully
gummed on. AS postal rates were
reduced Valentines came into gen.
orally wide use until today every
city, town and village in the coun
try shows many evidences of the
custom.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-12

CledHHlS.
If the water is hard, homemakers
will save money by buying water
softeners to use with plain soap
rather than through buying "hard
water soaps" which usually contain
washing soda, trisodium phosphate,
or sodium borate. eSoap chips, flakes,
and powders are convenient and
make quick suds but they, usually
are more expensive than cake soap.
Miss Beall says lot of soap can
be saved by taking wrappers off the
cakes and letting them dry and
harden before using. Keep soap in
water only long enough to get the
suds needed, then take it out. Never
let soap stand in water. Using too
much soap in a washer is not only
wasteful but actually reduces the
washing machines efficiency. Only
enough soap is needed to make a
suds that will stand up for one min
ute.
Probably tons of soap go to waste
every year in scraps thrown away
Small pieces of fine toilet soap can
be melted with water for shampoo
Other scraps can be used in one OF
the familiar "soap savers" designed
to make suds for dishwashing; or, il
the pieces are dry, they can be
shaved or run through a food chop
per to make chips.