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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-21

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

earners, the speaker pointed out.
Ii we buy bonds the government
does not have to create s.4ore money
for bill paying and the individual
saves for the rainy day when he
will be short on funds, the speaker
pointed out.
We should buy savings rather
than things, the speaker said. If by
this course government is spared the
task Of creating new money needed
for purchase of things and paying
off debts initiation can be avoided
the speaker explained.
Initiation ruins the wage earning
class because it nullifies life long
savings and insurance. In the long
run every one suffers from initiation
because the purchasing power OF
money is destroyed, the speaker stat
ed.
There were rs out-of-town women
in addition to others who came in
for the evening meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
BiuftOn NdtiUe
Dies In Michigan,

Moses Cullom, 78, native of Bluff
ton, died at his home in Hartford,
Mich, October 13, according to word
received here.
Mr.. Cullom, resident Of Bluffton
in the early days of the town was
reared here and left for Michigan
at the age of twenty years and has
since resided in that state.
For the past thirty-two years he
lived at Hartford where he was
elected to the offices of highway COM
missioner, supervisor and village as
SCISSOR. For many years he was
prominent in agricultural and civic
affairs.
He visited friends in Blufftor
during the summer of 1941, being
accompanied here by his only daugh-
ter Mrs. Octavia Forbush of Hart
ford.
Besides his daughter he is survived
by one brother, Frank Cullom OF
Carol, Ohio, and a sister Mrs. Hat
tie Jones of Columbus. His wife
preceded him in death.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Henry Huber On
County Committee

, Henry Huber, Richland township,
is a member of the newly appointed
Allen county farm transportation
committee to help regulate truck
transportation for agricultural COM
modities.
Heading the committee is Clair A.
Patterson, county agricultural agent,
and other members include A. r.
Byerly, Clair Vandemark and J. A.
Vore Marshall Jennings, also of
Richland township, serves as an al
ternate.
All farmers who own trucks must
obtain certificates of war necessity
from the office of Defense Trans
portation if they wish to use their
vehicles after Nov. Is, it was an
nounced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

Troop 80 taak bicycle hike to Rays
quarry under the supervision of Mel
son Herr. Scouts present on bike
were Dean Ferguson, Calvin Dudgeon,
Earl Frick, David Frick, Rodderick
Nonnamaker, Harry Burkholder and
David Stearns. While there the
Scouts passed tests in cooking and
fire-building.
Tests passed curing the week were
Calvin Dudgeon, 1st class first aid
thrift, handicraft and service; Ear
Frick passed pacing, knife and hatch
ct; Dean Ferguson passed pacing.
Next week the Coyote patrol will
handle the opening exercises and the
Black Bear patrol the closing. The
Scouts are asked to contribute $1.0(
to the War Chest Drive. Starting
next week John Bracy will be the new
scribe and write the news Of Troor
so.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Galapagos IsIands-Once Pirates
Haunt-Now Sentinels Of Democracy

The BluFton News presents
the first OF series deding Nth
important, bat lesser kaoaon as
poets of South America. Anoth-
er' instdtlment in this series UiU
appear on tIis page nert eUeek.
EDITOR.
"Air Bases Established on Gala
pagos Islands by United States" read
the headlines, and another link is
forged in interAmerican defense of
the Continent as the Government of
Ecuador offers the use of her islands.
And another chapter is added to the
intriguing history of the Galapagos
Islands.
Since the days of the Spanish
conquistadores the Galapagos have
held an enchantment for daring men
of the sea. "Isles of Enchantment"
they were originally called and down
through the years they have been
successively, the haunt of buccan-
neers, haven for salty whalers, a
retreat for searching scientists, and
today an important outpost for the
defense of our shores.
The Galapagos, 600 miles off Euca-
doris coast, consist of 16 islands and
a number of rocky islets. Buccan-
neers and whalers bestowed English
names on them but every one bears
a Spanish counterpart. The six
largest are Albemarle 0sabeD, In
defatigable (Santa CRUZ, Narbor-
ough (Fernandina), Chatham (Sar
/ Cristobal), and Charles (Floreana OIL
! Santa Maria).
Tomas de Berlanga, Bishop OF
Panama, discovered them in 1853;
when he was on his way to peru tt
contact Francisco Pizarro. The is
lands were sighted just in time tx
save the expedition from perishins
of thirst, the first of many occasion.
when the Galapagos aided man. The
report of this voyage was the frs
to mention the giant tortoises from
which the islands take their nam,
| Tin Spanish, galapago). These mann
moth creatures weigh as much a!
| 600 pounds and sometimes live 20(
| years.
Buccaneers who preyed upoi
treasure-laden ships found the mea
of the tortoise very savory and fol
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

this reason the islands proved a
popular playground. The giant Gre
lures could be brought along on
voyages as provisions, lolling on
deck for long periods without food,
thus offering cheap supply of
fresh meat on the hoof. When the
day of the pirates had passed, whal-
ers also were lured by tortoise steaks,
so welcome after the long and ardu-
Gus voyage around Cape Horn. In
addition, a clear oil produced by the
tortoise provided grease for cooking,
fuel for lamps, and suppleness to
equipment.
On Charles Island there was a
unique post office. 1t was simplicity
itself-a barrel attached to a tree
near the anchorage at what is called
Post Office Bay. Sailors of passing
ships administered the system. Whal-
ers who had been to sea from two to
five years eagerly looked forward to
a call at Post Office Bay. They
peered in for a letter that may have
been dropped there, then deposited
their own, confident that the first
homeward- bound vessel would take
them along.
Strange animals inhabit the is.
lands-tortoises, lizards, the alba
tross, penguin, and the fightless
cormorant. Odd plants, fish and in.
sects also thrive, all interesting te
the scientist. From time immemoria
this fauna and flora has been cut
off from the Continent. Charlie:
Darwin as a young scientist in 1885,
visited Galapagos and the discov
/ cries he made greatly influenced hi,
/, theory of evolution. The Govern
ment of Ecuador carefully protect:
the wildlife. 1t is unlawful to kill
]! capture, or even disturb wildlife or
any of the islands. No one may
land without first having obtained
permission in Puerto Baquerizc
Moreno, and San Christobal.
And now the Galapagos stand a.
sentries in the blue Pacific, strateg
ically important to the defense of tn,
Panama Canal. Indeed adaptabl,
are the islands of Galapagos, serv
ing the needs of man in all ages
isles of enchantment, of pirate lor,
and whalers' tales, laboratories fol
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Button High School Notes

The students were happy to hear
announcement that there would be
10 school on Friday in order to per-
nit tie teachers 10 attend the
,orthwest District Teachers meet
ng at Toledo.
This makes it necessary to play
ae football game with Wapakoneta
i Thursday night instead of Fri
v Manager Sidney Stettler has
gan succeeded in rounding UP pri-
&C. cars to provide the transporta-
on for the fracas.
The Science club held its first
aeeting OF the year in the chemis-
ry room Monday night. Individual
experiments in fields Of special in
4erest of the members were held in
The chemistry laboratory. The meet
ing was concluded with showing still
pictures of outstanding scientists
Officers OF the club are Raymond
Schumacher, pres; Bob Pannabeck-
er, vice-pres.; Florence Ann Blome
sec'y.-treas.
War stamp sales in the higf
school last week amounted to S6.
with the sophomores having the
highest total of sales. The stamp:
arc sold in the ticket booth at tht
College street entrance to the build
ing.
Hundreds of pounds of scrap OF
all descriptions have been turned II
at the school scrap drive at the higf
school, under the direction of Harry
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Speaker Urges Purchase Of Bonds
AS Safeguard Against Imitation

Purchase Of government bonds by
citizens is one of the best possible
guarantees against initiation, it was
stated by +. Fl. Mcdonald, invest
ment representative of Lima, who
addressed members of the northwest
Ohio district meeting of the Ohio
Federation of Women's clubs at the
banquet held in the Bluffton High
school cafeteria Thursday night.
Imitation is one of the dreaded re-
suits of periods of economic disturb
ance when the government creates
new money to meet its bills. This
tendency is further put into opera
ton when there are high wages, as
at the present, and too few goods.
The wage Garner is receiving about
85 billion dollars per year, more than
double previous years totals and
they are paying only three billion
dollars in taxes. Taxes have not in
creased correspondingly for the wage
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
H. O. Bentley Estate
Is Valued At S95,927

Estate of the late Harry o. Bent
ley, Bluffton native and prominent
Lima corporation attorney, was val
ued Saturday at s95,92771, accord
ing to an inventory filed in the court
of Probate Judge Raymond P. Smith.
Major portion of Bentley's estate
was comprised of stocks, which were
valued at S92,135.08, an automobile
valued at $500 and bank accounts
totaling s3,172.63. No real estate
was included in his estate.
Bentley's numerous stocks included
shares in the following firms and or
CARNATIONS: Colonial Finance Co.,
Pennroad Corp, Pennsylvania Rail-
road Co., Carib Syndicate, Ltd, Ohio
Oil Co., National Bank of Lima, Su-
perior Coach Corp, Citizens Bank of
Bluffton, Toledo Trust Co, Cities
Service Co., First Joint Stock Land
Bank of Ft. Wayne, Lima club,
Shawnee Country club and U. S.
war savings bonds.
Appraisers We're H. L. Solomon,
J. F. Solomon and F. G. Kahle.
Carl H. Neville is administrator.
Bentley died without leaving a. will.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Bluffton Youngsters Already
Engaged in Minor Franks
And Festivity
Form of Festive Occasion has
Changed but Spirit Still
Remains Same

Bluffton youngsters are already
celebrating the return of the spirits
to the mortal sphere to be climaxed
on Saturday, Halloween night.
The usual round of masquerading
and pranks is already in full sway.
With numerous parties scheduled for
the celebration festive air is mark
ing the season
Strictly speaking Halloween is not
a holiday as it begins after sundown
and that time of the day is generally
a free period for most people regard
less of Halloween.
The seriousness of the world at
war has apparently not had much
effect on the gaiety of the young
people and their desire to have a
good time.
SPIRITS PREVAIL
Tradition has it that on Halloween
night supernatural spirits prevail
and children born ON this day are
supposed to have power to convers'
with the airy visitors.
Celebration of Halloween datel
back hundreds of years. Because thu
name is shortened from All Hal
lows Eve, or the Eve of All Saints
many people think that the celebra
tion was originally church festival
but this is not the case.
History records that in Englant
long before the Christian period
there was a custom of lighting bon
fires on the hilltops, on the las
evening in October, to ward off tn
evil spirits. In those days of super
stition one of the widespread belief
was that on Halloween night tn
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Students Named To
College Who's Who

Four Bluffton college seniors have
been named to "Who's Who in Amer
lean Colleges, a national compila-
ton of the records of outstanding
college and university students.
The students given this distinction
are: Mary Alice Howe, daughter of
Mayor and Mrs. w. A. Howe; Mag
dalene Oyer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Oyer of Lawn avenue; !;
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Troop 56 by Malcolm Basinger

The troop took TOUR mile hike
Monday night. Participating were:
Gene Patterson, Don Augsburger,
Malcolm Basinger, Paul Don Bixel,
Robert Fisher, Gordon Bixel, Jr.,
Ted Kohl Jim Harmon, John
Schmidt, Robert Oberly, Ronald
Diller, Dean Niswander, Paul Win
gate, Karl Gable.
Tests passed this week: Gene
Patterson, Paul Don Bixel, IA mile
hike.
Merit badges passed this week:
Don Augsburger, pathfnding.
The Eagle patrol gathered scrap
metal on Saturday. Dean Mis-
wander, patrol leader, stated that
the patrol netted over $500 profit.
Don't forget to buy War Bonds
and Defense Stamps.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

Barnes. The drive closes on Thurs
day.
Prof. H. w. Berky, of Bluffton
college, spoke to the meeting of the
Bluffton public teachers association,
Monday night on the subject of
"science--Its Relationship to the
War"
Members of the G. A. A. club
played volleyball at the weekly meet
ing held in the gymnasium Tuesday
night. Plans for the session were
under the direction of Dorothy
Anderson, president and Mrs. Harriet
Luginbuhl, advisor.
The following school clubs met
Wednesday morning at IL o'clock;
Hi-Y, G. R., F. F. A., H. E. R..
Hobby Club, Airplane club, Blue
Triangle, Jr. Hl-1. Ihls was the
first attempt to hold the activities
program during the regular school
period. It will be experimental with
for time on part time basis
These clubs viii hold some of their
meetings at nitht and some during
the regular school period. Those not
attending any club went to the
study hall.
Pandora High school girls will be
guests of the Bluffton Girl Reserves
club at a meeting to be held at the
high school this Wednesday night
at o'clock, it was announced by
Mary Ellen Luginbuhl, president.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Much Tradition And Superstition
Still Mark HaIIcWeea Celebration

spirits of tie dead were allowed te
return to witt their homes and tnel
friends.
WARD Orr WITCHES
Consequently ca h~s.o,seea night
great h-es we4e h:adieod on the hllls
and men ccald Le seen s.anding IN
circles, waving aiolt on pitehforks
wisps OF blazing straw Tor the pur-
pose of wardmg otf th4 attack Of the
witches.
Throughout various copatries II
Europe halloween IS a tie whe
ones future spouse may 5e dee
mined. Among the numerous wayt
suggested was for q maiden 20 peel
an apple taking the pairing BY one
end and in her fingers, swing it
three times about her head and then
letting it drop. The pairing thus
dropped viii surely fall in the shape
of the initial of his name and the
maiden thus will at least know with
what letter the name of her future
husband starts.
ORIGIN
For the origin of the name Hal
loween it is necessary to go back
to ancient Rome. In 610 A. d. the
Pope ordained that the old Roman
temple called Pantheon should bt
converted into a Christian church
The festival was held ON November
and it became associated with th'
great harvest feast. 1t was called
Haligan or all Hallows Eve which
was soon shortened to Halloween.
That superstitions die hard is wei
! demonstrated in practices current il
J the community of Bluffton. Although
the belief in witches has passed ou
, of the picture, much of the lore j!
passed on from generation to gener
, alton.
TRADITIONS STRONG
Youths in Bluffton still make Jacl
, o'Lanteerns out of pumpkins, the,
still stalk through alleys on darl
nights; they still like to dress il
fantastic costumes SO they still u.s.
tic-tacs on windows; they still scar
residents with ugly heads peerini
9 into windows; they still build fire
I from raked leaves, they still engag
in minor pranks; they still decorat
their party gatherings with cor
| stalks.
| Summed up it can be said that tn
| spirit of the original celebration ha
: motivated and thrilled children fo
; hundreds of years and continues t
thrill them in BIuffton in Octobe
in the year 1912.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

National officials ask u. S. farm
ers to produce 10 per cent more
hogs in 1943 than the record crop
grown in 1912. Estimates now in
dicate f,000,000,000 more pounds of
pork and its products will be re-
quired next year. Civilians may
have to depend to a greater extent
than in 1912 upon pork as source
of proteins and fats.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

Herbert Fretz of Lansdale, Pa, and
Royal Thomas of Albion, New York.
Selection to the group is made by
the student council and faculty on
the basis of scholarship, leadership,
character and attitude towards col
lege life and work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

science and sentinels of democracy.
DID YOU KNOW THAT mahog-
any trees, found extensively in
Guatemala and Ell Salvador, are cut
by the light of the moon, for the
tree is freer from sap, sounder, and
of richer color at night than dur
ing the day?
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

spirits OF tie dead were allowed te
return TO witt their homes and tnei1
friends.
Evening star., 1942-07-05
Four Montgomery Parties
To Boost Brooke Lee

Four precinct parties will be held
in Montgomery County this week to
boost Col. E. Brooke Lee, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Congress from the 9th congressional
district.
The county congress of the United
Democratic Organization has been
called to met July IA when it is an
ticipated Col. Lee and a number
of other candidates will be indorsed.
Joseph A. Cantrel of Chevy Chase.
who was an independent candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Congress in 1888, is acting as po-
litical agent for Col. Lees CAM
paign. Others selected by Col. Lee
to assist him are Park Commits
sioner Lacy Shaw as Montgomery
County campaign manager, and
County Commissioner O. w. Roby
as treasurer.
Campaign parties to be given this
week include a meeting tomorrow
night at the Community House in
Rock Creek Park, which will be
given by the Kensington precinct:
meeting Tuesday night at Jesup
Blair Community House under the
auspices of the End, 9th and 10th
precincts in Silver Spring: a similar
party the following night at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Perry
in Chevy Chase. and a party Thurs
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Bond Smith, Takoma Park, for
the 4th and Goth Takoma precincts.
Evening star., 1942-07-05
Labor Calls Meeting
AT Alexandra for
CongressCandidate
Union Group Supports
E. c. Dawson Against
Representative Smith

An exchange of statements over
labor issues yesterday marked the
start of the final month of the
Virginia Democratic primary cam
paign in which two members of
Congress are opposed by candidates
indorsed by labor.
Labor has called a mass meeting
tomorrow night in Alexandria in
seeking support for Emmett c. Da-
vison, its candidate. who is op-
posed by Representative Smith in
the eighth district. In the only
other contest-in the sixth district
labor representatives issued for
NAL statement at Roanoke indors-
ing Moss A. Plunkett and opposing
Representative Woodrum. The pri-
mary is August A.
The Alexandria Central Labor
Union has called a meeting at. s
pm tomorrow for friends interest
ed in supporting the campaign of
Mr. Dawson" The meeting will be
in the organization headquarters,
Prince and Royal streets.
Mr.. Dawson, 64-year-old secre-
tary-treasurer of the International
Association of Machinists, AFL, will
be present at the meeting to dis
cuss the issues of the campaign,
Tom Bevis, Central Labor Union
president, announced.
The United Labor Committee of
the sixth district AF'L-CIO Railroad
Brotherhoods. which indorsed Mr..
Plunkett, listed as its principal
grievance against Representative
Woodrum that he voted for what
the committee termed the vicious
anti-labor bill introduced by Rep
resentative Smith"
Mr. Woodrum, in a statement yes
terday. said he doubted very much
whether this campaign committee
represents very generally labor in
the sixth district" the Associated
Press reported from Roanoke.
The United Labor Committee
praised Mr. Plunkett as a noted
Virginia liberal" and asserted that
organized labor had profound con-
fidence and faith in him" Mr..
Plunkett made an unsuccessful cam
paign for lieutenant governor last
| year.