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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-03
A Thought for Today

The Lord Is my strength and song, and he Is become my salvationi he k my God and | win prepare him an habitation; my fathers God, and will eXalt hlm.-ExOdus ls;2
 
 To Him no high, no low, no great. no small; He fills He bounds connects and equals alll- Pope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-03
What's Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-03

We are going to win this war. but the winning will require the best efforts of every individual.
 President Roosevelt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-03

Q. Will 6 magnet function in . vacuum?
 A. Yes, there is no insulator for magnetism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-03

c. Who was Queen Zoe?
 A. Empress of the East. who died about i050. She put her hus- band Romanus to death, and mar ried Michael the PaphlagorIiar. Then she married Constantine TX. She ruled with great ability and firmness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-03

@, Who first thought oa the v for Victory campaigne
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-02

into the black water.
Now the big searchlight came
trundling out on its unwieldy tripod.
In moment more it began to sweep
the surface of the sea, searching for
the place where the swimmer would
come up. The Holokai's dinghy took
to the water founderingly, and i'm
mediately shot astern.
Dick said to Karen, 'I knew he
was going to do that" He walked
after without hurry, and took his
place at the rail where Hokano had
stood There wasn't any way to
stop him. He'll be easier to handle
in the water"
would he try" Karen gasped-
"could he possibly swim all the way
back to-"
''Of course not. He doesn't expect
to get back
The searchlight picked up the
swimmer now, fifty yards back in
the Holokai's wake. In moments
when the waves favored, those on
the deck of the vessel could glimpse
a flash of wet shoulders, but nothing
else. Hokano was swimming face
down, taking advantage of the swells
like a seal. The Holokai had lost
steerage way, and was rolling sickly
in the swells. Dick braced a knee
against the rail and brought his rifle
up.
Karen cried out, would you shoot
Li,,, ~, tho u,ofaroD
"Do you expect me to wait until
he jumps into the air?"
He fired, and a spout of water
sprang up far to the left of Hokano.
Karen saw now what Dick was fir
ing at. The tall fin of Kai-Ale-Ale
was curving near, gliding lazily, un-
hurried. Dick fred again, without
effect; he could not see his sights.
Karen's teeth were chattering. Il
thought thought you said sharks
never harm brown men,"
''This thing isn't like other sharks
Nobody knows anything about him."
The incredibly long, monstrous
shape of Kai-Ale-Ale was shouting
near to the swimmer now; Hokano
must have seen it, but he swan
straight on, unmindful. The boy
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-02

"A vast, scimitar shaped thing,
higher than the Holokai's booms !;
then it drove downward, disappear
ing in black water
manning the searchlight suddenly
swung it aside, and held it unsteadi-
ly upon the monster. A long phos-
phorescent gleam of turned water
suddenly shone half the length OF
the whale sharks back emphasizing
the unbelievable.
Dick sighted upon the base of the
great fin and fired four times. Sud-
denly the fin jerked rigid, and a
great gout of water went up. The
fin sunk from view; far back, in
credibly far back from where it dis
appeared, the great tail fiuke rose
out of the sea. For a moment the
searchlight held it-a vast scimitar
shaped thing, higher from the water
than the Holokai's booms; then il
drove downward, disappearing in
black water as Kai-Ale-Ale sounded.
''Stay down there a while," Dick
said.
did you kill it?"
"You can't kill that thing"
The searchlight found the boat
again. 1t was rising and falling idly,
and its bow rose clear of the water
as the Kanakas hauled the slack
body of Hokano over the transom.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-02
The KIDS
RAN away

Mr.. E. D. Freidel, 438 S. Main St.,
Kenton, Ohio says: Constipation
was making regular crouch out of
me. Resulting gas pains, bloating,
sour stomach and headaches made
me so cross that even the kids would
run out of the house. But thanks
to Worlds Tonic and the constipa-
tion relief it brought me, those days
are over" Back and limb pains,
night risings and all-in feeling may
result from constipation. Imported
roots, barks and herbs are used in
Worlds Tonic because their medi-
cinal content and action differ con-
siderably from those obtainable
otherwise. Get the big bottle of
Worlds Tonic today at ..Sidney's
Drug Shop and all other modern
Drug Stores. q 66)
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ElrOse

Good Friday services will be helc
by the Bethesda and Olive Branch
churches at the Olive Branch church
Friday evening at 7:30.
Mrs. Harold Bell spent Sunday
afternoon with Thomas Bell of near
Ada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Ebay, OF
Hardin County, Mrs. LuSinda Koont7
and Clifford Koontz were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Koontz and sons. Afternoon callers
were Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Marquart
and daughter Dorothy of Jenera.
Mrs. Don Stratton, daughters
Dorothy and Betty Ruth of Blufftor
called Thursday afternoon on Mrs
Lendon Basinger and Mrs. Arthur
Nonnamaker.
Mrs. J. r. Fisher spent several
days last week with her daughter
Mrs. Ida Gallant and family OF
Marion.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Klingler OF
near Ada spent Sunday afternoon
at the Ami Nonnamaker home.
Callers the past week at the M. J
Stratton home were: Misses Bess
Arnold, Mary Koontz, Mabel Battles
Mrs. Harold Bell, Mrs. Thomas
Koontz, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Klingler
and family and B. J. Stratton. Mr.
and Mrs. Stratton are recovering
from an attack of the flu.
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ArmOrsville

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl McCafferty
were Kenton callers Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bachlor, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Bachlor, Miss Anna
Zullinger, Leslie Gail Hauenstein and
Richard Hauenstein, all of Lima;
Mr.. and Mrs. Rally Moser and son
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Hauenstein
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Levi Hauenstein and sor
Afternoon callers were Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Hauenstein and daughter
Betty, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hauen,
stein and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Stultz and sor
Johnny of FindIay called Sunda,
| afternoon at the Chas. Montgomer,
home.
Mr.. Thomas Bell took Monday din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Mont
| gomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Hauenstein
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Hauensteii
| called Sunday evening at the Et
Vermillion home in Ada.
Harry and Mildred Battles called
| Friday evening at the Chas. Mont
gomery home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Montgomer,
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. c. E. Klingler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Hauensteir
spent Thursday in Fremont.
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RUPTURE
SHIELD EXPERT HERE

H. M. SHEyNAN, widely known
expert of Chicago, will personally be
at Barr Hotel, Lima, Ohio, Friday,
only, April 10, from 9 A. M. to 5
p. Nj.
Mr.. Shevnan says: The Zoetic
Shield is tremendous improvement
over all former methods, effecting
immediate results. 1t will not only
hold the rupture perfectly but in
crease the circulation, strengthens
the weakened parts, thereby closing
the opening in ten days on the
average case, regardless of heavy
lifting, straining or any position the
body may assume no matter the size
or location. A nationally known
scientific method. No under straps
or cumbersome arrangements and
absolutely no medicines or medical
treatments.
Mr.. Shevnan will be glad to
demonstrate without charge. Add.
$500 N. Artesian Ave, Chicago.
Large incisional Hernia or rupture
following surgical operation especial
ly solicited.
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Bound with cords that cut too deep
ever to slip, Hokano lay in foc'sle
bunk, awake and impassive. Aft,
in Dick Wayne's bed, lay the girl
Hokano had tried to kill, fighting
for her life: the intense native vi
tally of Lilua's body held onto life
avidly, regardless of how little Lilua
herself cared whether she lived or
died.
Karen Waterson sat beside Lilua,
and Inyashi and the Chinese mess
boy hovered behind Karen, useful
chiefly to hold Lilua down when she
could no longer be controlled. Lilua
was not out of her head entirely !;
she babbied increasingly in the Ha-
waiian tongue. Dick went away,
unable to listen any more; Lilua was
talking as if her heart would break
and kill her if her wound did not.
He went on deck and stood at the
stern, swaying to sea he did not
feel. The Holokai when full out had
always had the character of crazed
animal, able to drive across the sur
face of the sea like a thing pos
sessed, knocking the swells into
spume; but it seemed to Dick now
that she wallowed like a slug, get
ting no place. His whole soul was
trying to jerk the Holokai out of the
cling of the sea. He would have liked
to lift her and throw her through
space, and bring her against the
beach of Alakoa like the thrust of a
knife.
He was standing there, watching
what seemed to him the slug-like
process of the straining Holokai,
when Karen came to his side.
I'm sorry" Karen said. I'm
terribly sorry. Dick, this has been
a thing such as I have never seen"
Dick said in a muffied way, "You
don't know what you're saying. How
would you know"
"Dick," Karen said, 81 should nev-
er have come into the Pacifc-above
all, I should never have come to
Alakoa. I bring nobody anything
but sorrow, and trouble, and DEATH
"Yes," said Dick brutaIly.
II think" Karen said, "if it hadn't
been for this mongrel girl, it would
have been all right. We're an aw-
fully long way apart, l guess; but
except for her-I think you and
would have got together, in the
end"
Dick Wayne's elbows rested on the
rail. The Holokai was throwing ev.
erything she had into kicking the
sea behind her, and the white boil
of her wake stretched into a path
that failed only with night vision
but Tonga Dick was looking at some.
thing beyond its utmost reach. He
spoke thickly, with an unaccustomeo
incoherence.
THAT girl knew what it was tc
love something" he said.
1t required a conscious effort oi
Karen's mind to know what girl he
meant; but when she had done that
she was ready for what he sale
next, even before he said it. with
out demanding anything, without
ever any questions, or any terms
None of this everlasting doubt, anc
wavering, and indecision. Once anc
for all, she gave everything she had
and asked for nothing"
Ito be continued)
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CHAPTER XII

Hokano, that tall unhappy man
who had tried to end Lilua's life and
his own, presently lay bound with
wet cordage in a foc'sle bunk. One
of his brother Kanakas had Dashed
him over the head with an oar, as
Hokano had turned, treading water,
to look at Kai-Ale-Ale.
Tonga Dick Wayne had been right
in sending a Kanaka crew in the
boat to pick up Hokano; the maxim
of South Sea sailors was true-that
no one knew how to handle a Ka-
naka except a Kanaka. Hokano,
naked though he looked, had his
knife slung about his neck by SEN
net cord, and he would have slashed
the wrist tendons of anyone who laid
hands on him from the boat while
he was conscious. After one of them
had knocked him out with an oar,
another Kanaka had dived to res
cue him, and had stopped the sink
ing of the inert form at three faith
omS.
1T WOulQ nave Deeu WelIu WdlCH-
ing, for anyone, to see those simple,
casual maneuvers-the Kanaka boys
standing with easy, natural balance
in the reeling little boat on the swells
of the sea, letting the dinghy stand
on the heel of her scant hull while
they dragged Hokano in, without any
one of them ever losing his superb
balance, and never shipping a quart
of water. Nobody not Kanaka
could ever understand the easy affin-
ity of that amphibious people to the
sea; sea-riding a small boat, or a
canoe, or a floating stick, as easily
as haole walks on asphalt pave
ment, or handles his knife and
fork
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RawsOn

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wentz and fam
lily of Findlay, spent Friday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wentz.
Ruth Smith of Findlay spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Smith.
Mrs. Harley Kohler and daughter
Sheron spent Friday in Toledo.
Joy Wentz of Findlay spent the
week end with her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wentz.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Youtz spent
Monday with Mrs. Ella McClelland
Woodrow Brenner of Great Lakes
Training Station, Illinois, is spend
ing his furlough with his mother
Mrs. Ola Brenner, and other friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Kenneth Watkins and child
ren of Columbus Grove, and Andrew
Wentz of Findlay spent Sunday
afternoon s with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Wentz.
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Noao 90 on Nth the story.

''He came over the side out of the
water, just before we sailed; he said
you sent him. His name is Hokano,
/ think"
Dick seized Inyashi and pushed
him up the ladder. "Stop your en-
gines," he ordered, following close
on Inyashi's heels.
Full astern?"
mo! If you do that the propellers
will catch him as he jumps. Man
the dinghy with the four Kanaka
boys, and lower away"
"Yes, Captain!" In a moNlent
more everyone on the ship was
snapped into action by Inyashi's
shrill, sputtering commands.
Emerging on the deck, Dick saw
at once the immensely tall, broad
shouldered figure of Hokano stand
ing against the rail in the extreme
stern. Hokano faced the sea, mo-
tionless as mast. The tall figure
was no more than twenty-five feet
away, and for moment Dick was
strongly tempted to try bringing
down Hokano with the butt of his
rifle. He gave up that idea; even if
he succeeded in telling the big Ka-
naka before Hokano could leap into
the sea, the stunned man would be
extremely likely to slither over the
rail and sink like plummet.
"Kamaku! Roll The searchlight
out!'
Karen was at his elbow, her face
white and frightened.
What is it? What's happened?"
illus lover has come after her
and got her." Dick said.
"She's-killed?"
Probably"
Her eyes were on the rifle in his
hands. What are you going to do?"
'sGoing to call policeman" he
snapped at her. Get that boat
over! What are you waiting for?"
Now the Diesel quit, SO that the
Holokai seemed suddenly silent. The
rush of the water at her bows dimin-
ished as she lost way.
AS if awakened by the shutting
down of the power, the motionless
figure in the stern came to life
abruptly Hokano sprang lightly onto
the rail itself, and for q moment
poised upright. Then he launched
into the night in beautiful clean
arc, arms outspread, turning down.
ward to disappear almost silently
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Ma~A
peAdonoI

With this issue of the Bluffton
News. Mainly Personal celebrates its
first birthday anniversary. Being
all of one year old, we're feeling
quite grown up, although still young
enough to retain the zest and view
point of youth--we hope. So those
of you who have been following this
column are invited to gather round
while we light the one candle of our
birthday cake and record some of
those day by day glimpses of life
which makes the small town UNIQUE
in present day living.
That pre-Easter snowstorm which
swept Bluffton Monday night and
continued at intervals Tuesday brot
to mind the sleet storm fourteen
years ago to the day-March 30,
1928, believed to have been the worst
of its kind ever experienced here.
Telephone and power lines were down.
streets were blocked and business
was virtually at standstill for "a
hours.
While the snowstorm this week
was disagreeable, there was no dam
age reported. The only disruption
was that of the town clock which
after being pelted with gusts of
snow decided to fold up late Monday
night.
The snow storm didn't stop the
Boy Scout troop which had sched-
uled pacing tests for Monday night
and the scouts did a full mile of
road work in the midst of the fast
falling flakes.
Winter tourists who are preparing
to leave Florida this mouth aren't
worrying about obtaining gasoline
writes Edwin Diller of Pandora who
has been at Clearwater Beach since
last fall. Diller who is leaving this
week for Putnam county says there
are now some 100000 out of state
cars in Florida the owners of which
have been assured by the governor
of that state that they will be taker
care of in event of gas rationing.
Those strange train whistles you've
been hearing on the Nickel Plate
road lately may be bit confusing
In fact there abe Chesapeake
Ohio, Pere Marquette and Lacka
wana locomotives on the road t.
keep the large volume of traffi,
moving. But you can be thnkfu
you're not responsible for keepina
on hand repair parts for all thes,
locomotives, besides those required
for the regular Nickel Plate engines
Some of the boys say this is adding
a lot of gray hairs to the foremel
of the Lima repair shops.
y
Well, they're at it again-th,
practise presumably of Bluffton resi-
dents dumping trash along the coun
tryside near town. First evidence re
ported was that of a miscellaneou
collection of tin cans dumped ovel
the fence on the Amos Thut farm
on College road. With garbage col
lection service available to ever,
| householder here at a nominal cos
there is no justification for sucl
practises and stiff penalties provided
for such cases may be meted out t.
| violators.
Oldtimers will remember J. J
"Jake" Makely, man about town her,
some forty years ago and promin
ent in the Odd Fellows lodge. HI
has been living in Columbia, Mo.
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for many years but keeps in touch
with Bluffton happenings through
the columns of the News.
Hiram Kohl in the other day with
two luscious Talpahalkin apples,
looking as fresh as when they were
picked last fall Hiram has a model
fruit cellar ideally adapted for stor-
age of farm products. 1t never
freezes in the winter and delightfully."-
cool in summer
Bert Schifferly, formerly of Bluff
ton, who has been living in Cincin-
natl for a number of years writes
asking to have his Bluffton News
sent TO Ludlow, KY, where he has
recently bought a modern home.
Congratulations, Bert.
Hearing the o. S. u. glee club
here, it occurred to US that the coll
lege glee clubs are missing an op-
portunity to do something outstand-
ing and individualistic when they
omit campus songs and become just
another vocal ensemble.
Each year a one legged robin
makes its appearance at the Cliff
Stratton residence on West Elm
street. They have seen the bird
for the past several years and sure
enough with the warmer weather of
| last week the bird made its appear
ance again hobbling about the yard
on a single leg. The bird, other
wise, is healthy and normal in ap-
pearance.
Joan Clark, seventh grade student,
was in the high school office the
other day bemoaning the fact that
she didn't get to kiss the bride when
one of her teachers, Miss Criblez.
was married recently. Supt. Longs
dorf, who was nearby, overheard the
statement and jokingly remarked
that he did not have the privilege
either. The superintendent was real
ly put on the spot by Joan when she
Immediately flashed back with char
acteristic candor, "Didja wanta?"
| My this time, Bluffton High school
| students no longer feel the sting of
defeat of the state basketball tour
nament at Springfield but the humor
and the fun still are talked about.
Russ Gratz walked into an optomet-
rist's office at Springfield and want
ed to see the menu when he suddenly
realized that he was at the wrong
place. The sign, however, said
Meals. Further investigation showed
that Meals was the name of the op-
tometrist. The boys also got a big
kick out of Bob Burkholder's ques
tion as to what Macedonia lodge
is. A sign was being installed al
the Masonic lodge headquarters anc
Bob slightly misread the sign.
What to do with discarded Christ
mas decorations was solved this weel
by Helen Smith, eighth grade stu
dent, who made an attractive hail
decoration from some fancy tinsel.
| Neil Schmidt, Bluffton High schoo
freshman, has very devoted dog
named Shep. Neil found the mon.
grel this winter when it was a very
cold and thin dog. The dog persisted
in following Neil who took pity OF
the animal. He persuaded his moth
er to let him clean it and keep it in
the house. Regular meals and a
warm bed soon put flesh on the dog
and it turned out to be an attractive
dog thus restored. The dog is now
most devoted to his master.
|
Altho the game is old fashioned
Kenny Moser, eighth grade student,
says he enjoys playing crokinole on
Sunday afternoons and cold winter
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-02

BY removing a part of the 85 per
cent of water in orange juice, it has
been possible to ship the equivalent
of 100000 gallons of concentrated
juice to England in the same space
that would have been occupied by
100000 gallons of the original juice.
The concentrated product has equal
value for nutrition and is distributed
free to young children.
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LegiOnndires FAVOR
Holding Ohio Meet

American Legion posts of the Sec
ond Ohio district favor holding the
annual state convention this year,
despite wartime restrictions, it was
decided at the spring conference of
the group held at the Bluffton Amer
lean Legion hall Sunday.
The Legionnaires also voted against
curtailment of the parade feature of
the spring conference. Cleveland,
the convention city of 1912 has re-
quested the Ohio Legion to be re-
leased from its request because of
war conditions.
The district Legionnaires instruct
ed their commander, Richard Linde-
mann of Delphos, member of the
state executive committee to vote for
full convention program to be held
wherever the committee selects.
Because of restrictions on auto
mobile travel it was indicated that
/ Columbus would be favored The
convention will be held Aug. 8, 10
and IL.
The district veterans selected
June 28 for their annual convention,
to be held at city not yet decided
on.
About II posts in the district at
tended the meeting here Sunday.
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Excessive fills on market hogs
usually result in loss to the man
who sell them. Price deductions up
to Is and 20 cents hundredweight
sometimes are made by buyers as
compensation for expected excessive
shrink.
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nights. It's the game where you
shoot the wooden circles into the
pockets.
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Altho the game is old fashioned,
Kenny Moser, eighth grade student,
says he enjoys playing crokinole on
Sunday afternoons and cold winter
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-02

News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-02

About IL posts in the district at
tended the meeting here Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-02

Oldtimers will remember J. J.
Jake" Makely, man about town here
some forty years ago and promin-
ent in the Odd Fellows lodge. He
has been living in Columbia, Mo-.