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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

ALL DAMAGED bedroom suites must be
sold at drastic cut prices 3-piece walnut
finish $40; 3-pece maple finish, $50 D
piece mahogany veneer. $50. These contain
cabinet and hardwoods. TERMS. KENT
CO. 1874 LIVERNOls. OPEN EWES,
ALL METAL sweepers While they last.
only SO 80 Save FUN. 14is9 Gratiot
ALI. 4-room outfits. at drastic reduction.
Choose your own pieces some used,
some new. some repossessed furniture can
he had: II months to pay. Kent Co., 1871
LivernOis. Open ewes
REAL good studio divan-Fine cover
.<pr,nE construction; repossessed S35,
terms, Kent Co. 1874 Livernois. Open ewes.
BARGAINS-Sa M to a0cA-At- Marlin
Furniture 67i7 Michigan.
BEAUTIFUL living room suites. soled and
imperfect, fun spring construction. Choice
Of colors $40. 500, Si29, TERMS. KENT
co. 15iii LIVERNO1S
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Rentals Wanted

RELIABLE Colored couple desires fat;
upper lower four workers, references
Randolph 1929.
RELIABLE coIored couple wants S-6-roon
bungalow. fiat, west. northern seo''on
Townsend s-0I27.
RFsPoNgIBLE couple with baby wants
or 4-rooEn unfurnished apt, esst slde
nreferred: excellent references. Phone
Niagara 1926.
RESPONSIBLE oolored. Immediately five
or six rooms. single or fiat Tor duration >
draft deferred DSR employe: children
sx,a a-1s. x35 or $40. references. Eltz-
10Y 1898. Il to 8 y. m.
YOUNG coiored couple; 3-5-room flat, apt. ;
good references, Ty. 6-s2sS
CoLoRED family. defense workers no
children: desire house. fiat; northeast
side. Townsend T-sise.
CoLoRED-2- groom furnished apartment;
Civil Service employee references. Tyler
s-e372. -
COLORFD-2 or 9 room apartment wanted.
unfurnished. MElrose 25i0. ASK for Ensi'
nser.
CoLoRED couplA desires nice room or
small furnished partment. MA. 2622
CoIoRED wants 3-room furnished spi
or rooms. Kitchen privilege Inn
Ny i.2I0s.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

RELIABLE Colored couple desires fat;
upper, lower, four workers references
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

BUSINESS bachelor. viii share f-roou
comfortable apartment on Epworth Bi'd.
Ito /. > or responsible people Pun hom'
privileges Write BoN j1"s. Detror Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Stoves and Heaters

BEAUTIFUL Tappan de luxe range. SIS. 30.
Crate new Absolutely perfect crystal
Furniture. 1928 Gratiot.
BUY NOW - Florence electric range iull
size. $109: fully equipped. CentFal
Stores, 4035 Fenkell.
EIEC. NGE-Westinghouse, 1870; real
bargain. S74. Superior, 1929 Cd. River.
GAS ranges Grated, marred; all makes
bargain. superior, 1929 Grand River
GAS STOVE, 3 BURNER, SIS UP
sPlTZ 1865 GRATIoT, AT BALDWIN
SELLING OUT
100 new and used ranges. gas and electric; .
many bargains 10 choose. from. terms.
Universal 1880 Gratiot, near Smile.
OPEN SUNDAY. ? TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Houses for Safe
Cost of Woodward

FAIRVlEW district 3-room house, base
msnt side drive. garage 81 600. $1,000
down. $40 month. MOening, 1920 Eat'
Jefferson
7.ROON HOUSE on Lake 81 Clair Mod
ern lawn. trees shrubs TOT aUy216 Low
price 5000. s. 600 cash. So "a month
Hurry " yuu want this one Lake shore
Ees.is Co. .5S1f r Jefferson Sc Clan
.ENrn. Ihnre En.nNLlIr m1sm-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Dancing Instructions
BE POPULAR

I.srn waltz. fnxtrot rumhA- cnnga; special
course. 81 so Trianon school OF Dsneine'
7T41 Woodward.
4, LESSON Native teachers ct
genuine Argentine tango. rumha and All
,,on dance. taught Juan lspano. X. j. L.
DancinE school 80 East Columbia. Open
10 10 m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Bungalows for Sale

ALGONQUIN Warren. bargain. 5-room
Ala - u4inz- ln-attils Olive ainu-----
INDIANA--s-F A., schools. stores
! transportation. Terms w. l-l2jU.
LEMAY near Mack rooms steam heat
move night IN $500 down 100 other bar
gains lOgOS Mach
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Furnished Rooms for Rent

,HITRREII. 1884 - Plymouth. SchAeter.
West Chicago; beautifully furnished gen
tieman Vermont 1877.
INDIAN VILLAGE. near East Jefferson
Twin beds; new furniture, private oath
Melrose 2i7s
INVERNESS, 1926 tPuritsn-MoNichbls)-
Two girls. couple; twin beds. Univef-
lslty l-s4O0.
iLIVFRNoIS. eOss- Grand River, West Chi
cago. twin beds. ladies Northlawn
2l70.
ILONGFELLOW Real home. running
uAis1,-ktesHa-- hrat, near Hamilton
Phone Townsend a-42s3.
MARQUETTE, 2643 Lawton. Linwood
boulevard Grand River. suitable Two
Tyler 5-s4l2.
NICE clean room. steam heat for re-
spectacle gentleman: near defense plant
Townsend $3.50.
lPINGREE 270l--Large front room, twin
beds, excellent transportation. IyIer
4-0772.
PROCTOR. 1922 (Michiganl Convenient
transportation Ford. De Soto, girl pre-
fcrred. Vinewood 2-23i2.
81 JEAN, e07e-Hsrper, Corners bus /;
two girls two gentlemen. lvanhoe eoll'
Anterior. so3i-Nesr defense
area. suitable for two. DreNel 1861.
coLORED large clean furnished room
suitable three adults, only quiet re-
fined people Apply Townsend 1-1Tos.
.COLoRED- Nestly furnished room gentle
men. west side convenient transporla-
ton Tyler 5-05ll.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
,,,,n,u,,,,u,.,uu," n'i,,''

Call RERK's Tor Quality Upholstering
1908 CD. RIVER no. %unb
DAVENPORT and chair reupholstered, S35.
syn guar Craft Uph Co. Tf. 7-io3o
FOR fine workmanship, call Crane uphol-
Stering $685. Mack. PLAZA 2l7l.
TIT FAMOUS rcstyie and rebuild your
living room suite. Call TO. $1,000.
RECOVER rebuild resiyle- like new
FIDELITY UPHoL. co. Call OR. 07so
RFIiPHOL STFR your old living room suite
five wears guarantee, eApeu workman
ship Call Re-siyle Upholstering Co, sO21
Iinwood TY 7-O23O.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Land Contracts

ALL land contracts bought mtgs. made.
McHugh. 1910 Ford Bldg Cadillac 034g,
ANY desirable land contract purchased
MELVIN +. LANPHAR a. COMPANY
sth Floor, Lafayette Bldg Cadillac 65lo.
,NT Low discounts We buy land contracts.
A arrange - e, first mortgage loans. Edw.
Henkel co Hammond Bids ca. 2655.
CASH GOT land contacts quick service.
NORMAN SKY Real Estate To. 9-AS0O
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

ATTRACTIVE corner room TWIN bees. e.
ceucut trsnspovtstior 1891 FVfd
ASH. 1905 (Trumbuil) --GentifnaH only
continuous hot Nafsr. Temple 2-37sl
p. Descou
BOULEVARD. East Crane 64i oEhsrs
voi1 Single room geniieusn- eXcellenl
transportation references. lVsnhOe i0oI
TEDARGROVF I55EF- Room ~ girfs-
near Gfstiot snd FIX afs road
DEvoSsHfRE 1852 tHsrp1rj Gar heat
continuous hot sAterA garage Tuxedo
s.T32s t'|...
EDISON avenue Woodrow Wllsog master
bedroom private home gentleman.
Townsend 1880
FERRY. WEST 500-Lsrge suitable f1r
two. sIcST-rr- transportation Trinity
ISIS
FORRER 1855 fGrsnd Riverf--Employed
couple % Two gentlemen NEfmont
Gt4AA "
HsZELWooD - clsrmomg Folrsso'h.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Income Bungalows for Sale
OWNER OCCUPIES LOWER

WILL MOVE ~ 80 DAYS
Bnok Income stoker heat, living room
12SiS. lge Kitchen. ? biz bedrhs on each
1oof 2-Car garage. side drive Only
Sc 800 s. o3J down. bal S4S2i month
CRIGER 1927 l. q-M Hazel Pk. d o. e5i9
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Houses for Sale

FS.FY, i2740. NEAR MEY Frs ROAD
So 700 FULL PRICE
Never again such value rooms, baths
/. rooms down 3 up, $500 worth carpeting
Venetian blinds throughout; steam heat
and stokcr. Pear garage
GEO Il. WIETERSEN
7O2 Ford Bldg Cadillac 2'ol
MUST sacrifice Owner transferred 3ist
5-rm modern. bath. kitchen, gar.
81 $50. terms We 7-ssI0.
NEW BALTIMORE ~ 6-room bungalow.
large lot. garage. 81 n0a, -terms Niagara
E-QE
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

RUGS-Uscd. cleaned Administers, Wiitons
gXl2s, sXl0s, 5000 up, Wilton runners,
65c I'd Up. Large rug sizes. Central Car
pet Cleaning 1927 Woodward TO S-9i44-
RUGS Used cleaned Wiltons. 9xl2 sx10
$3.50 up: Wilton runners 75c yard up
American Carpet Cleaning s63s Oakland
ape beautiful bedroom suite blond finish
hardwood will sacrifice. S45. See Mr.
Rose, 1884 Harper. al Townsend.
5-Pc Porcelain Breakfast Set, So
Sp,z. 1865 Gratiot, at Baldwin
RUGS. gN15. Dx1s. l2xi5, f1.3x12. lIxts
others today 2949 l2th st. mr. Temple
-SAXE- sne~-ars-4.pl tfR-toeH1 ==sr=rt=teuTU0rH
sets sun Furniture. 1922 Crstiot.
YOU always save at Kent Furniture. l!44l
Livernois.
9xl2 Ju,e Velour Rug. Attractive Pattern
Only SIS fun price
spitZ 1865 Gratiot. at Baldwin
9x12 L1NOLEUM. $3.50 Cash and carry.
Lees, l16 w McNichos 1881 G-a,Iot<
2-PC Overstufed Living Room suite $50
Spitz. 1865 Gratiot. AT BALDWIN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Houses for Sale
(West Of Wooduard)

GARDEN CITY sevNral bedroom homes
ready 20 occupy,> $3.50 doWn. Dearborn
1850
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Miscellaneous for Sale

BEAUTIFUL genuine silver fox scarf
racoon coat: mans black overcoat, good
condition, lined living room drapenes win
matching valance, Vermont 5-olsi
KoDAKs-Movie cameras VIII sell. buy.
Exchange. Y Acme Camera Co, SIT shelby.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

Loundries
spFcfAL-Celanese curtain week. soc pan :
tinting Use. Hollywood Curtain IiIei
s-3OOl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Carpet Cleaners and Dyers

A BEAUTIFUL rug and upholstered iur-
piturs cleaning. renovatngi guaranlteu'
insured qNl2 50 so cash and carry, " ~.
Garfield Rug Furniture Cleaners o4So
fireman. Tyler $1,000.
NORTHWESTERN Carpet Cleaning, 1913
Coilingwood - Rugs cleaned; insured
TeIsphone HOgarth 800.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Hotels
ADERNA HOTEL
IMPERIAL
VERMONT HOTEL
Furnished Rooms for Rent

r.oOns AVAILABLE FOR TRhNstE.NTt
is w. COLUMBIA Near FOX ThEN1EI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Housekeeping Rooms
Share Living Quarters

CARRIE. Two rooms. private en-
trance $40 week, no children.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
NEVADA = eO45

~
OWNER ILL. MUST SACRIFICE
5-rm gar. big attic, cor lot mr. school,
good transportation. SO $50. terms
VICTORY REAL ESTATE We 7-SNfo
WISCONSIN 1858 6-room brick, large
bedrooms, j2-ft, lot. only 5000 down.
HURRY. --... -,
ELSA REALTY 4 INVESTMENT CO
62l7 FORT W. vi. l-l4oo
6-RooM Colonial; 3 pedrooms newly re-
conditioned; yrs. old. We. 6-l5OO.
COLORED-H Horton Brush nice brickote;
rooms basement, furnace garage
So 800 500 down. Bethune-brick 10
rooms baths garages; vacant, move IN .
81 600 down Many bargains Come 10
EdclmaE 1928 Oakland Al Westminster
COLORED- Trowbridgc. beautiful S-room
brick house. immediate possession. down
payment VI 500 Write Box III. Detroit
I INES.
COLORED-French road; 9 rooms; 50 coo
On immediate possession. FL Ol4O.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
$3.50 GRAffOf

CONSULT the enlarged Real Estate list
} ings in the bis sunday Times Want Ad
Section
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Income Tax Service

TAX computed carefully q : stfN'n'oo
io2S Algonquin. IL. 1880. open eve
ninEs
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
Writes To 200 In
Armed Services

As a morale builder for men in
the armed services, Mrs. Jane Ebert
takes rank as probably Findlay's
busiest letter writer.
In addition to corresponding with
her husband, Staff Sergt. Richard
Ebert who is with the air forces in
Africa, Mrs. Ebert was given the
task of writing to Is service men
who formerly were employed by the
Central Ohio Light and Power Co.
That task grew to 200 letters a week
to soldiers all over the world.
Mrs. Ebert has had replies from
Africa, Sicily, the Southwest Pacific,
Australia, India, Alaska and scores
of camps scattered over the world.
In her letters, Mrs. Ebert tucks
little of "God Bless America" and
bits of "Home Sweet Home" and
brightens them with flags, cartoons
or anything appropriate to the sea-
son.
The Christmas letters are bright
with holly, mistletoe and starstudded
Christmas trees. A turkey gobbler
on the Thanksgiving messages re-
minded men far from home of an
American tradition, and for the
Fourth of July there were bursting
firecrackers and flags flying in a
breeze.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
Court Finds Itself
In Error

Finding himself IN error in two
respects, Judge A. A. Slaybaugh of
the Putnam county common plea.y
court. has granted new trial g-.the
$4,000 damage suit of Sa,4n Err
hart again The Baltimof- and Ohio
Railroad Co.
Judge Slaybaugh sustained mo-
tions or a new trial filed by both
the plaintiff and the defendant and
set aside a judgment for s2,400
which was awarded the plaintiff by
a Jury last week in the first rial
of the suit.
No date has been set for the new
trial. The court ruled that he was
in error in not permitting the plain
tiff to introduce evidence alleging the
speed of the B. and 0. train that
hit and killed the plaintiffs husband
in the summer of 1912. Also, he
found himself in error because he
read the fifth charge to the jury
over the objections of the defense.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
Gift Jellies May Be
Bought POint-Free

Christmas packages of rationed
jams, jellies, fruit buffers, preserves
and the like may be purchased with
out surrendering green stamps thru
January 8, providing the goods were
packed prior to last October %.
Also point-free until February are
miniature sizes, including weights of
five and one-half ounces or less of
the same products.
OPA explained the point-free rul-
ing was made because many gift
packages assembled before jellies and
jams were rationed Oct. % contain
cookies and other perishable items.
To prevent waste these packages
must be sold promptly and for that
reason the pointfree holiday period
was declared.
OPA rulings, however, require that
for such goodies to be sold point
free, whether in gift containers or
not, they must have been packed
prior to October %. A retailer must
give his own statement or one from
his supplier to that effect.
If the total point value of any
gift package exceeds 400 points per-
mission to sell it point-free must
first be obtained from the district
OPA office. If under 400 points,
packages may be sold without
specific authorization in each case.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
Richland Center

The children of Emanuels Reform
ed church will give Christmas pro-
gram Saturday evening, Dec. 25th at
8 o'clock.
The Joint choir of the Emanuel's
and St. Johns Reformed church will
give program Sunday evening, Dec.
26th at 8 o'clock at the Emanuels
Reformed church. Everybody well
come to these services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Marquart and
son spent Sunday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Crawford and fam
lily of Ada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Grant and son
Gary and Mrs. Herbert Luginbuhl
and son Rayfeld were Sunday dinner
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. |. Lugin-
buhl.
Mrs. Margaret Ross and daughter
Sharon Ann and Miss Eileen Maidlow
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Dillman and
daughter were Sunday dinner guests
of Mrs. Martha Basinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stevens of
Sandusky is spending a few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Amstutz.
Miss Lorena Hochstettler spent
Friday evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Andy Hochstettler and family.
Patsy and Richard Schaublin were
| Sunday dinner guests of their grand.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Schau.
blin and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Frantz ano
| daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer
Badertscher and family, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman and dau
ghters and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bader
tscher and son were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harole
Badertscher and sons.
Mrs. Eugene Myers and sons OF
Lima spent Sunday afternoon at the
ID. HI. Strunk home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Core anC
family spent Monday with Mr.. and
| Mrs. Ernest Gratz.
Mrs. Addie Graber, Mrs. Joe Fol,
las, Mrs. Albert Augsburger, ano
Mrs. Raymond Matter spent Monday
| afternoon with Mrs. Wayne Zimmer.
| man.
Mrs. John Habegger called Monday
afternoon on Mrs. Martha Basinger
and David Basinger.
Mrs. George Duffman and daughter
are spending the week visiting rela.
tives in Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
Lima Police Sergeant
Appeals Dismissal

Branding the charges false, Police
Sergt. Elgin Ralston appealed to the
Lima Civil Service Commission
against his dismissal by Mayor A. L..
Matheny. The mayor charged Rails
ton with unbecoming conduct.
Sergt. Ralston scheduled to be ex-
amined for induction into the armed
forces, was discharged by Mayor A.
L. Matheny who said he believed the
sergeant had used his authority to
frighten an 18-year-old girl.
Ralston was acquitted in Septem-
Der of statutory charges filed by
the girl.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
Ottawa Warehouse
Burns

Workmen have cleaned up the
ruined interior of the John Schaefer
and Son warehouse at Ottawa after
fire caused between $4,000 and $1,000
damage at the establishment at $3.50
p. m. Thursday.
Schaefer operates wholesale
produce business from the warehouse.
He said that the normal stock in the
warehouse amounts to about $4,000
and estimated that about half of the
contents were ruined or burned.
The warehouse contained large
quantities of sugar, flour and pota-
toes as well as oranges, apples, nuts
and other perishable items. Most
of this stock was ruined that was
stored in the front portion of the
warehouse.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
Putnam Tournament
Slated For Ottawa

Officials of the Putnam county
high schools have voted to hold the
1914 county basketball tournament
in the Ottawa auditorium gymnas-
ium.
Merwin H. Hilty, superintendent
of schools at Ottawa, was named
tournament manager. The date for
the tourney games was set at a
meeting of coaches.
Leipsic was the other location up
for vote and the coaches and super
intendent chose Ottawa by a vote
of 7 to 5.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
HARDIN COUNTY,
$4,000 Fire Destroys
Ada Potato Storage

A tractor exploded recently as it
was being driven out of a shed at
tached to potato storage building
owned by the ]. M. Stambaugh farm,
five miles east of Ada, ignited the
building and destroyed the structure
and 5000 bushels of potatoes. No
one was hurt.
The Ada fire department saved
two adjoining buildings.
The potatoes We're the property of
Bosse Brothers, potato growers, who
said they represented the crop from
$50 acres. They estimated the loss
at $4,000.
Flames burned through telephone
and telegraph wires which passed
over the building along the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Wire service and
the railroads signal system was dis
rupted for three hours.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

survivor of a gun crew that was
struck by a Nazi bomb during fight
ing at Ell Guitar, Tunisia. He has
a hip injury and walks with a cane.
Rizor said he received nine pints
of blood plasma in his fight for
life, and said the work of the Red
Cross is SO important that he would
come to Kenton next week to donate
a pint of his blood if he is permitted
to do so.
A brother Pfc. Richard Rizor, is
in the South Pacific and another bro
ther, Pvt. George Rizor, is at Camp
Butner, N. c. Their father lost a
leg in World War |.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
ALLEN COUNTY
Two AirlineS Want
Lima On Routes

A second major airline has filed
application for Inauguration of lines
operating through Lima when the
United Airlines sought approval of
the Civil Aeronautics Board.
The proposed route would link
Chicago and New York through Fort
Wayne, Lima, Mansfield and Marion.
The route is similar to the one pro-
posed by Transcontinental and West
ern Air, Inc, also serving Lima.
TWA also proposes to place Lima
on a north-south route.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
Putnam War Chest
Drive Hits $1O,375

Announcement was made at OF
tawa by Carl D. Vermilya, chairman
of the Putnam County War Chest
drive, that 10,375 has been reported
received in the campaign which has
been completed but a few scattered
reports have not yet been received.
This is slightly over so per cent
of the county's quota of $4,000.
Ver1milya pointed out that many
war workers from Putnam county
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23
KentOn Wins-Buggy
Removed

The buggy which Halloween prank
sters hoisted over Kenton high school
walls into an inner court was back
in circulation after students removed
it in the same manner.
Ernest Baker, Kenton business man
told kenton school officials he would
leave the buggy in the court until
the school won an athletic contest.
at basketball that they hoisted the
Kenton defeated st. Marys, 54 to 81,
as basketball that they hoisted the
buggy back over he two-story build
ing Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-23

with the successful conclusion of the
American Revolution. Although the
fight for freedom had been won on
this continent when CORVALLIS sur
rendered at Yorktown, it was still
being waged i'll other parts of the
world. So Paine went back to his
native land, England.
One hundred and fifty years ago
this year, he published the Rights
of Man" in reply to Burke's "Reflec-
tions on the French Revolution"
For this he was outlawed by the
court of the kings bench, so he went
to France where the Revolution had
overthrown the Bourbons and where
he was hailed as hero.
In fact, he was elected to the
National convention but his repub-
licanism was not strong enough to
please the Jacobins. So when he
opposed the execution of King Louis
XVI and urged instead that the
monarch be exiled to America, the
| Jacobins expelled him from the con-
vention. s
When Robespierre came into
power Paine was thrown into prison
where he was kept for a year in
constant fear of death. Listed
among those who were to mount the
steps of the guillotine, he escaped
by that fate by a strange freak OF
chance.
One morning the keeper of the
prison went along the corridor plac-
ing chalk marks on the doors of
those who were to be executed that
day. 1t so happened that the door
to Paine's cell was open and pushed
back flat against the wall of the
corridor. In the darkness of the
gloomy old prison the keeper failed
to notice this and put his chalk
mark on the inside of Paine's door.
Thus when the door was finally
closed the guards passed it by when
they came to lead the other prison
ers to their doom.
Paine was finally released through
the efforts of James Monroe, United
States minister to France, and re-
sumed his seat in the convention.
He lived to see the revolutionary
cause betrayed by Napoleon Bona
parte, who had once visited him and
fiattered him by saying "A statue
of gold ought to be erected to you in
every city of the universe"
Paine returned to the United States
in 1902 and settled down on farm
in New York state which had been
given him in recognition of his serv-
ices to the Revolution. Later he
moved to New York and died there
in 1909.
He was first buried on his farm
at New Rochelle but few years
later William Cobbett, the English
radical, removed his bones to Eng
land with the hope of increasing en-
thusiasm for the republican ideas
of which Paine had been the prin-
cipal exponent.
Cobbett placed the coffin in the
attic of his home at Normandy
Farm in Surrey. After his death
in 1885, the coffin disappeared and
no one knows what became of it.
Meanwhile the Thomas Paine
National Historical association had
been formed in America and Mon
cure D. Conway, its first president,
began search for Paine's remains.
In 1900 he obtained in London q
small portion of Paine's brain. Will
liam M. Van Der Weyde, the next
president. next took up the search
and secured several locks of Paine's
hair. But what became of the re-
mainder OF what was once Thomas
Paine is still mystery. although it
Is believed that he was secretly
buried in England in the seventies.