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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14

the ear corn on the stalks and the
fodder makes a good shelter into
which the nibblings can fall. Small
birds cannot eat the whole grains of
corn, so the squirrels are big aid
for bird life, as the squirrel eats
only the heart out of each kernel.
leaving the yellow jacket chewed in
small bits for the birds.
Donald Stratton decided to clean
out his pocket book the other day at
Dave Risser's restaurant and was he
surprised at the results. Not only
did he have a large collection of out
dated cards and papers, but he also
discovered he had renewed his
Sportsmen's club membership on two
different occasions during 1912! Don
had two membership cards in his
pocket to prove it! Yes folks, if
every sportsman had been as kind
hearted as Don last year the club
would have boasted 600 members in
stead of the 800 Tailed on the books!
(P. S.: Don is still wondering how
he ever became SO absent minded as
to make such an error).
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14
Library Patrons Read Average OF
One Book Per Month, Report Shows

Bluffton people who borrow books
from the public library here read
on an average of one book per
month, according to the report of
Miss Ocie Anderson, librarian in
charge.
The total book circulation for 1912
shows that the library's 2,571 bor-
rowers read 24,865 during the year
slight decrease from the figure OF
27,814 books read by 1892 patrons
in 1941.
Reason for this decrease may be
found in the increased activity OF
war time and direction of energies
into other channels, Miss Anderson
stated. This is in line with a ma
tional library trend, Miss Anderson
pointed out.
During 1912 there were 1877 nev
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14
WITH THE
SP0RTSMEN'S CLUB

Three Statewide projects of the
Ohio Division of Conservation at
tracing much attention in all parts
of Ohio, among sportsmen, farmers
and conservationists, are the Go
operative Wildlife Habitat Project, !,
cooperative Farm Pond Develop
ment", and the "Ohio Wildlife and
Food Cover Planting" programs.
These projects, which will be finan-
ced under the Pittman-R Robertson
program, call for an aggregate ap-
preparation of $4,000 by the Ohio
Conservation and Natural Resources
Commission. All three projects are
now under way, according to Conser-
vation Commissioner Don Waters.
Under the wildlife habitat pro-
gram, areas averaging from 20 to
80 acres are leased as refugees, with
the stipulation that the remainder
of the farm must be opened to hunt
ing, by permit, on first come, first
served" basis.
The farm pond program is one
which is certain to be of interest to
landowners throughout the state.
The wildlife food and cover plant
ing program is an extension of the
unit tree planting program which
has proved so popular and of so
much value in Ohio.
The Bluffton Sportsmen's club is
interested in promoting these pro-
iects in the Bluffton area. All per-
sons interested are invited to con-
suit with the directors of the club
who will assist them in an investi-
cation and development of any of
the projects.
Cal Steiner, local poultry buyer,
has his problems these days. The
other day Grover luminous from
Findlay stopped at Calls house to
pick up load of poultry. An old
guinea rooster seeing an opportun-
ity to escape, flew out of a cage and
perched on top of the Triplett COM
pany barn at the rear of the Bad
ertscher property. After repeated
attempts to get the bird to fly by
throwing clods and snowballs, the
guinea finally took off and perched
on an electric light line high in the
air. Rocking up and down the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14
Bluffton Residents Urged To Complete +
War Stamp Albums And Trade For Bonds

paign is: "a Half Filled Stamp
Album is Like a Half Equipped
Soldier
MANY PARTLY FILLED
1t is estimated that in the country
there are at least 100 millions partly
filled stamp albums which could be
filled at this time. On the same
basis there should be around 1000
partly filled stamp albums in Bluff
ton. If everyone in the community
made special effort during Janu-
airy to have these filled Bluffton
could make the highest record made
yet.
During the month of December
the s14 per capita average was ex.
ceeded with a total per capita OF
1915. The S14 average purchased
since the campaign started last Feb
ruary has been exceeded here severa
times.
LARGE TAXES
Increased taxes coming during tn,
year of 1943 should not cause any
one to reduce his purchases of wal
bonds, it was most strongly urged
this week by Chairman Triplett.
The currently effective Victory
Tax in this country, with from Al
to so per cent of the proceeds re
fundable will net less than two pei
cent. Our English speaking broth
ers-in-arms during the past year
paid out roughly three times as
large a proportion of their nationa
income for national taxes as we did
Triplett said.
Military expenditures are at q
record high and everyone will need
to make sacrifices if victory is tc
be achieved, Triplett said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14
CARD OF: THANKS

We wish to thank the neighbors
and friends for the kindness and SYM
pathy shown us in our recent sorrow.
We also wish to thank Rev. Lahr, Rev.
Burrichter and all those assisting IN
any way during the illness and loss
of our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. Samuel kohler and Families.
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War Bond Promotional En-
deavor for January An
nounced by Triplett
Estimated That There are
1000 Partly Filled Albums
In Button

Urging every Bluffton resident to
complete his war stamp books and
trade them in for Series "E" war
bonds, Norman Triplett, chairman
of the Bluffton war bond committee,
announced that the big promotional
endeavor for the month of January
would be to turn in the thousands of
dollars worth of war stamps here
into war bonds.
Many people have started several
stamp albums and do not get around
to completing them or turning them
in for war bonds. 1t is urged most
strongly that these be filled and
turned in during the month of Jan
uary.
EFFECTS MosT PEOPLE
The current drive reaches into the
dime and quarter bracket and there
fore effects nearly everyone-infants,
school children, the housewife who
has been buying stamps regularly
and many other adults.
Many people have received partly
filled stamp albums for Christmas
presents. One of the slogans con-
tanned on one of the posters now
showing in connection with the cam
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14

borrowers registered at the library
The library now has 10,605 books
on its shelves and many magazines
and pamphlets, 802 new books hav-
ing been added by purchases and
donations.
During the past year there has
been a marked increase in the cir.
culation of non-fiction books, Miss
Anderson stated. 80
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14
Large
Numbers

of smart investors are
finding Legal Reserve In
vestments to be just what
they are looking for to get
a good return on their
money. You, too, can
profit by inquiring about
this splendid plan. No
obligation when you write
Legal Reserve, 602 Cook
Tower, Lima, for informa-
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14

Plans of the War Manpower
Commission includes the organiza-
tion of committees to plan ways of
recruiting local labor for what are
termed "fash" harvests. Sometimes,
weather conditions mature crops a
few days early, but most harvests
are normal sequence of planting
and tending crops.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14
Myers Heads Labor
! Committee OF House

L. H. Myers, Allen county repre-
sentative in the state legislature,
last week was named chairman of
the house labor committee Repre-
sentative Myers also serves on the
elections, liquor control and public
welfare committees.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14

If you placed one grain of corn on
the first square of checkerboard,
doubling the number of grains on
each succeeding square, there would
not be enough corn in Canada and
the United States to finish the board.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14
BY Paul souder

/ guinea finally came to balance and
looked down triumphantly at Grover
and the rest of the disgusted men.
The last thing we heard, Hummon
was endeavoring to cajole the guard
at the Triplett plant to shoot the
critter and thus teach the rest of
the cooped birds lesson!
The creeks and quarries are froz-
en- solid these days, yet there is one
haven of rest and refuge for the
migratory birds still flying south
from northern lake areas. Our Ma
tional quarry very seldom, if ever,
freezes over during the winter
months. This is due to the fact that
the generating plant of the Central
Ohio Light and Power company con-
stantly sends stream of hot water
into this reservoir which is used as
a cooling system in the process of
producing electric power. Ducks of
many species were observed this fall
during migration season resting and
feeding on the body of water. Last
Thursday pair of diving ducks
were observed floating on the sur
face and on Sunday four more were
seen. Whether the ducks have been
staying at the quarry since fall, or
were resting in the migration flight
can not be determined, but there is
no doubt as to the value of the
quarry as a stop over for migratory
waterfowl.
The club has now in possession a
complete set of township maps sur
rounding the Bluffton area. Floyd
j. Meyer, club member from Mt.
Cory, supplied the set of maps for
club usage. In the near future the
set will be posted in the club room
where it will be a valuable aid this
spring for the work of the Unit Tree
Planting Committee headed by Will
ford Geiger. Meyer states also that
the P. w. Ewing farm (known as
the old Brundige place) houses a
flock of at least 60 pheasants. A
good proportion of the flock are
ringnecks Meyer says and can be
seen nearly every time one passes
by that way.
The club sometimes gets members
in very unique ways. Occasionally
you hear of people losing their
shirts, often in the old sport of
"galloping dominos"! But here is
an instance that really takes the
prize, for the club gained a new
member as a result of nearly losing
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14

Farmers interested in the repair
of mowers and grain binders can
get information from Ohio extension
bulletin No. 81, Binder and Knotter
Head Troubles, or from Farmers
Bulletin No. 1754, Care and Repair
of Mowers and Binders. The Ohio
bulletin can be obtained from any
county agricultural agent, and the
federal bulletin will be sent to any
one requesting it from the L. S.
Dept. of Agriculture, Washington,
ID. C. Both are free.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14

High water in the Ohio River
Valley delayed war work in riverside
factories but the Ohio Water Re-
sources Board says this may be COM
pensated to some extent by the re-
Punishment of the underground
water supply needed by industries in
other Ohio towns.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14

Ohio feeding trials comparing the
value of ground shelled corn with
that of corn and cob meal indicated
the ground shelled corn produced
slightly more per cent milk but
there was no difference in mainten-
ance of body weight of the cows
during the tests.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-14

Amos Klingler, club member, be-
lieves in feeding the game during
the winter season. The other day
he got a shock of corn and dis
tributed it through an IL acre. woods
at the farm. Klingler says the
squirrels in the woods really go for
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-12-17

Month which is the month of Feb
ruary.
AS one looks at the history of the
Negro in America, he is struck by
the tragic failure of the Negro to
follow up his gains. In a thousand
instances one can see that it was
the Negro himself who quit the
fight, compromised the issue, aban-
doned his principles, just as he was
on the verge of winning.
We, particularly those of us who
live in the North, should guard our
selves and our communities against
surrender to the forces of Jim Crow
at this time. There will be efforts,
as there have always been, to put
over Jim Crow schools, Jim Crow
hospitals, the Jim Crow institutions
of various kinds under misleading
names and titles. But if the Negro
citizen is so stupid as to accept
them, where he doesn't have to &C
cept them by law, then he is I'M
worthy of the full stature of citi-
zenship.
Just now we are marching to VIC
tory. We have in our corner the
best minds, the best people and
some of the most powerful groups
in America.
We have Phillip Murray of the
C. I. o. We have Pearl S. Buck and
Lillian Smith and Clare Luce and
Eleanor Roosevelt, and a host of
others who respect the Negro and
who are anxious that he secure his
rights under the Constitution.
Never before in the history of the
Negro in America has he received
such favorable publicity. In a full
page advertisement in all of the
great American dailies, a fine pOr-
trait of the late George Carver was
reproduced as an example of an
outstanding American. Revere
Brass and Copper likewise, in full
page ad in the most influential
magazines, told the story of a col
Ored employee. In last weeks Life,
a double spread two-page ad car
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COMBAT

Combat against shiftless, lazy
members of our race must con-
tinue, unabated. Criticism of un-
tidiness, uncouthness and poor
hygiene must not be relin-
quished. The attack on the float
ing element of our race, the
flotsam and jetsam, must be I'M
renting. The assault on the
"chip on the shoulder" group
must be intensified. The battle
on loud talk, bOisterousness and
uncivility must be stepped up.
LOw-grade thinking and swag-
gering, barbaric parading in
public places is not to be tOler-
ated. BOOrishness and lassitude
on the job must be censured
severely. And the waste of mon
ey and the failure to prepare for
Overhanging and i m pendin g
emergencies must be constantly
blasted and bOmbarded. The
criticism must continue, lest we
take backward steps and lose
the gain that we have made. The
issue of our own conduct is still
before us.-JOs. D. Bib.
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REBELS AT LARGE

Employment Practice That is what the Presidents
committee Malcolm Ross trying to America
of Dixie don't like the word ar than
they the word qu And again have the spectacle of
rising with rebel shout to attempt to kill
FEPC.
the FEPC under Malcolm Ross doing its most
inception The best sign that the South max
ing the noise about FEPC.
righteous indignation and cite the
Constitution keep Negroes right ocomo
tive cab
The Atlanta City Council yeTs "Throw 'em out"
Howard Smith mood and his House
committee is to kill FEPC
this unho caba for the % the time for
Negroo the aid of FEPC letters which
become synonymous FEPC making the United
really united breaking down phony color lines employment
Wire phone write the President tell him what good job FEPC
is dong.-Chicago Defender
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-12-17

ried the lovely features of Lena
Horne and the happy smile of Fats
Waller. Magazines that formerly
carried only stories of the Negro
in an inferior role as a clown or
faithful clOd, are telling the story
of the herOism of the Negro behind
the guns of ships at sea or in the
swamps of the Southwest Pacific.
We have long way to go. But
there are more colored men and
women working side by side with
the white men and women at semi
skilled and highly skilled occupa-
tons than ever before in history
and they are getting along-join-
ing unions together, playing to-
gether. There are Negro graduate
engineers in deep research, as jeff
Davis with the Bell Aircraft in Buff
falo. There are Negro chemists gaz-
ing into the fascinating world of
the dancing atoms and Negro
physicists delving into the dark
mysteries of electronics. In the
great Sperry Gyroscope Corpora
ton, Negro engineers are doing re-
search where a few months ago a
Negro couldn't wash the windows.
And colored girls by the hundreds,
fashion the delicate instruments of
giant bombers and deadly sky
fighters.
In the meantime, colleges hither-
to closed to Negroes are opening
their doors. SwarthmOre is an ex-
ample and the magnificent Catholic
College for women, at New RO-
chelle, N. Y. A hundred youth or
CARNATIONS in schools and colleges
are accepting the Negro and plan
ming and working for his complete
Indignation into American life.
We are winning the fight. The
road is long and hard but we are
winning.
In New York qualified colored
teachers are on the faculties of
great universities, City College and
New York University and Hunter.
Colored men are motormen and
guards and dispatchers on the SUBJ
ways as well as change-makers. 1t
is not uncommon either to see them
on the street cars as motormen and
on the buses as chauffeurs.
And behold Richmond, Virginia,
former Capital of the COnfederacy,
is about to abolish Jim Crow in
transportation in that city.
This is the clincher. This is con-
elusive evidence that if we keep up
the fight we can win.
For a Negro or a group of
Negroes now to foster a Jim Crow
institution, based on race and color
is incredible. And the Negro COM
munity must rise up and reject it,
no matter what its disguise or pre-
tension. Any other course spells
catastrophe.
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eats" Waller Melody Genius

Fats" American musical institution 1t is almost
rockng melodou Waller not with
the flesh any Wednesday removed the worlds
outstanding figures in modern music
No living melody out of piano Waller
earthly made his rendition of the popular songs
of the day extremely pleasing to the
and Snowman, Waller not only and
played of early To Bed of the musical
presently playing Broadway engagement today boasts mus
CAL score by Puckish- Falstafan Waller.
Knowing Waller his habit of living his life rather fully we
regret did take good of his physical webng and
70 say perhaps he FASTENED his death.
He tops and his tunes will perhaps live
many Death of takes the joy gvers
gloomy. troubled world needs the gaey of Fats
Waller, he has gone and we regret that it is So
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Inter-Ruciul Council

of the Minnesota Racial council act of
foresight part
the initial racial religious disturbances than
stamp them out after they arise.
While Minnesota recently
of the type conflict which the will attempt eradicate there
nevertheless plenty evidence that the of trouble dormant
here Seden Menafee Assignments u A. recent
of nraca conflicts in American Cities reports anSemitc
dercurrent in Minneapolis though he found all in St. Paul.
And that Ku Khan organizers found
dreds of marks both cities twenty when they
riding the country stirring up hatred for a profit
Those who foment and capitalize intolerance already
abroad again the land Gerald K Smith, for addressed
Minneapolis crowd just weeks No doubt
will cautiously while the after that there will
plenty of for neraca councils Minnesota
where.
The Minnesota council bring
night reformation the ntoeran existence
the growth of dangerous undercover movements.
Incidentally Mnnesotas chief executive such
embarrassing recently befe
Massachusetts, Satonstan Indignantly denied
that anSemic disturbances occurring right
of the Boston metropolitan police
investigation of his that the
been painted He apogzed handsomely
rect the troubbut Governor Thye
less embarrassng-Sant Paul Pioneer Press.
Wolleriun Hunor
December "Negro example of Eats" Walters
ready give and take humor found The
ONCE A DEWY-EYED young thing stopped Fats Waller
pianist inquired Mr Waller swing?" Said he:
"Lady if you got to ask amt got it."
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McNally Paragraph

]. McNays daily column in the Minneapolis tribune mas
leadership Therefore, what he writes plays an important
molding thinking good people in this area
Wednesday mornings Mentally column devoted to review
Hollis George Washington Carver AS interviews
was lust $3.50 up concluding paragraph which repaid tn
good logic reasoning for wadng through the preced
paragraphs.
Mr. McNay potent constructive final paragraph opined:
WISH THIS BOOK COULD BE into school in the
United States children could obtain ade
ouate comprehension of the essential dignity neness Of char
ability of the coored His true potenahes are
still grasped Most of preconceved notions Of the
from time when all education denied him
AS the Negro becoming educated so must the
white turn educate himself the subject Of the Negro
he going pace with changing America And know
of no could greater this respect than
the Holt biography of George Washington Carver
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peans and Cinnamon but not to
the Negro neighbor living in the
next street, the man who would
like to come to work in the same
defense plant. That is still going
too far.-James Gray.
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KEEP POSTED READ YOUR LOCAL PAPER WEEKLY
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IN America, caueQ
upon the millions
comprising it's
m EN- bership to
bridge the chasms
of racial isolation
and segregation.
Such a statement
is a fitting pre-
lude to the OBJ
s erv nee of
Brotherhood
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souTH,s INTERPRETATION

The South is still struggling with
the determination to make its own
Interpretation of the four free
doms. They apply, in the South
erner's mind, to enslaved Euro
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Significance

Weep not you're spread so thinly,
You can't climb up Mount Mckinley,
Just you smile and try to plan
To give boost to him who can!
Don't you worry till you're gray,
Because other the day,
Just employ each hour to match him,
Twenty-four will let you catch hml
Deny yourself mood that's somber,
Because you cannot fly bomber,
For when you're making ammunition,
You amt exactly going fshin
All men can't take the glory roads,
To most fall heavy, tiresome loads,
But thinking large may make you great,
Small thoughts seldom scintilate!
You must with some terrific sense,
Design your own significance,
No matter what is yours to try
You must step out-and signifyl
James T. Logan
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In Mem0riam

In loving memory Of our dear
wife and mother, Mrs. Annie O.
Jordan, who passed away three sad
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How Can We?

pledge ourselves nation to the principles of
conquered countries which striving obate
deny the right millions of soldiers who
fighting lives ?"Mary Mcleod Behune
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PLAIN
TALK
BY ELMER CARTER

In the most powerful statement
ever issued by that body, the Fed
eral Council of Churches of Christ