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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25

in the war area. Forced to leave
China under the repatriation plan,
the Rev. Mr.. Forster arrived on the
SIS Gripsholm, but expresses the
hope of returning to China just as
soon as it becomes possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
NEED 5,OOO,O BLOOD DONORS

During 1914 the American Red
Cross must supply some 100000
blood donations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25

Ensign Francis A. Gereinia OF 81
Southmayd road Is OH sea duty with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25

18th Army Air Force-John Fazo,
20, former restaurant manager In
Waterbury, Conn, has been promot-
ed to Technical Sergeant.
Sgt. Fazo, whose home is at 148
East Main street, is a mess sergeant
of an Italian-based B-24 Liberator
bomber squadron. He entered the
armed forces in 194l and now wears
the American Defense and Good
Conduct ribbons.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-13

Agricultural production increased
20 per cent in the period 1939-42
but only increased per cent in the
wears 1S94-1917.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-13

verely hurt several weeks ago in
Lima defense plant, was removed
to his home last week and on
Thursday he was taken to the Bluff
ton hospital and has been quite i'll
with pneumonia.
First 1t. Donald E. Hilty, son of
DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Hilty of Column
bus Grove has arrived in England.
He is serving with the Dental Corps
of a field artillery group.
John Kinsinger, who was confined
in the hospital at Bluffton the past
week was removed to his home
where he is convalescing. He was
ill with the flu and pneumonia.
Mrs. Orrie Lugibill, was in the
Memorial Hospital, Lima, few
days recently where she took treat
ment. She is recuperatnig at her
home and is up and around part
time.
Miss Melinda Niswander, of Pam
dora, who has been in ill health for
several years, is confined in the
hospital at Bluffton where she is
receiving treatment.
Committees from the four Menno-
mite churchs in this area met in the
M. C. rooms in science hall on the
campus of Bluffton College last
Wednesday. Sixteen women from
Grace and st. John churches of
Pandora, Ebenezer and First church
es of Bluffton spent the day cutting
700 garments to be sent out and
sewed by the various organizations
of the churches in the middlewest.
Headquarters are in Akron, Pa,
where the finished garments are
sent. This office cooperates with
the Red Cross in shipping them to
, needy places all over the world.
Mrs. John Esau, is still bedfast
from her fall on the ice several
weeks. She is improving slowly.
John, Jr., son of the Esau's is down
with the measles.
| The Missionary Band of the Eben-
ezer church held their monthly meet
| ing in the home of their leader, Mrs.
Watson Steiner, Tuesday evening.
Miss Kathleen Amstutz, who was
| at her home over Christmas, is again
clerking at the City Market at
| Bluffton.
Edwin Amstutz left Tuesday for
the west where he will spend three
weeks visiting his brother, Amos
| Amstutz at Silverton, Oregon, and
other relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Steiner,
| daughter Christine and son Peter OF
Wyandotte, Mich, spent the week
| end with his aunts, the Steiner
Sisters. Frederick is in the army
and assigned to duty at Grant
hospital, Detroit. He is the son of
| the late Reuben Steiner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-13
ElrOse

Pvt. j. 0. Koontz of Shreveport,
La, is enjoying a weeks furlough
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dray,
and visiting with other friends and
relatives. Among visitors at the
Dray home Sunday were Mrs. Chas.
Burris, son Douglas, daughter Karen
of Alger, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Crates, daughter Sandra and son
Larry of near Arlington and Mary
Koontz of Bluffton.
The funeral of Mrs. Stella
Cleavenger was held Sunday at the
Diller funeral home in. Bluffton
They were former residents of this
community. The family have the
sympathy of their many friends.
Union prayer service will be held
at the Russell Ebay home Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Thomas Koontz spent Sunday
at the j. r. Fisher home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nonnamaker
and daughter Kaye, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lendon Basinger called at the How
ard Stauffer home in Bluffton Satur-
day evening.
Callers at the Ami Nonnamaker
home the past week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Chauncey Klingler and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nonnamsxer
and family, Chas. Nonnamaker, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Hamilton daughter
Betty, Mrs. Nelson Heistand, Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Arnold and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gossman and
family, Mrs. Susan Arnold, Mrs. Ilo
Agin, Misses Marie Urban, Fern
Koch, Mildred Marshall, Flo Strait
ton, Betty Bish and Bess Arnold,
Adrian Pifer, Thomas Koontz and
Shirley Nonnamaker of Bluffton.
Mrs. Harold Bell is spending the
week at the M. ]. Stratton home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stratton are improving
from the flu.
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Troop Sc
BIZ Malcolm Bdsinqer

The meeting was begun with a
game of football under the direc-
ton of Scoutmaster Burcky. Two
teams, under Don Augsburger and
Robert Ramseyer, played with Augs-
burgers team receiving at the East
Goal. The team then made two
straight first downs and were halted
only by penalty after they had
advanced from their own four yard
line to their thirty.
The game was then halted for the
roll call, in charge of James Har-
mon, in the absence of Scribe Paul
Don Bixel, and other business which
included the registration of the
troop and the resubscription to
Boys Life" the Boy Scouts nation
al magazine. Plans were also dis
cussed for the town-wide canvassing
by both troops, for newspaper to
help with the national paper short
age.
The meeting was then closed by
another short round of football
and then the -Scoutmaster's Benedic-
tion.
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Dorothy Ream, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Steward and Jeannine, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. w. Nonnamaker and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Wolfly of Bluffton,
Mrs. Emma Boutwell, and Byron
Leo, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bowman, Elva
Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Boehn and
sons David and Stephen and Ann
Smith spnt Sunday in tn C. NJ.
Heldman home.
The Ladies Missionary society
met with Mrs. Anna Strahm of Ada
for an all day meeting on Wednes-
day, Jan. IL.
Burnell Bame and family are mov-
ing into the C. M. Heldman house
this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-13
Pandora

Mrs. M. C. Rosselott, of Hillsboro
and C. w. Cookson, of Troy, are the
speakers at the Pandora Community
institute to be held here Thursday.
Harry Sutter is president and Ellis
Steiner is vice president. There
will be programs during the fornoon,
afternoon and evening sessions.
Joe Kiene, of Riley township, will
serve on the Putnam county grand
jury, also Oren Core, Roland Burk-
hart of Pandora and VIM. Fridley of
Riley township are on the first petit
jury and William V. Jones on the
second petit jury.
Funeral services were held for
| Israel CARRIER, 81, at the Grace
| Mennonite church Wednesday after
noon with interment in the Pleasant
Ridge cemetery east of Pandora. Mr..
Graber lived with his daughter and
| family, Mrs. Will Hickman, since
the death of his wife, Mrs. CARRIER,
who died last spring.
Elmer Baumgartner, who was in
| st. Ritas hospital, Lima, for several
weeks was brought home last Thurs
day. He developed pneumonia after
1
Bluffton Community hospital.
Mrs. Roscoe Alderman of Youngs-
town has been visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cupp.
Pandora grangess met in regular
session, Tuesday night. Robert Cook
is the new worthy master of the
subordinate grange.
Mrs. Louis Riser, who has been
Juvenile Grange matron for a mum
Der of years won the second year
"Gold Leaf certificate, as an honor
grange among nearly 600 juvenile
state oranges. About fifteen of
/ these oranges received this honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reese at
tended a grange business meeting
at Columbus one day last week.
| David Reichenbach reported a
goodly number met at the school
| gymnasium recently and organized
community basketball league.
Clyde Faltz, who was recently
operated on at the Cleveland clinic
and after returning to his farm
home, southwest of Pandora, became
very i'll with influenza is now con.
valescing.
/ Mrs. William Risser was removed
from Lima Memorial hospital last
Friday to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
David Risser at Bluffton.
S. +. Schroeder, IS, who lived or
State route IL, three and one hall
miles west of Pandora, was instant
ly killed in an automobile accident
Sunday morning, at Ills a. m. The
car driven by a friend, went out o.
control, just as it neared the from
yard of his parents home, struck {
pole and upset. Kenneth Alt, whit
[ lives west of Pandora was with tht
boys. He was taken to Blufftor
hospital, where he is recovering
from several cracked ribs, a dislocat
ed shoulder and cracked collarbone
Miss Edith Burkhart was a recent
Florida visitor.
| Newly elected officers of the Pan
dora grange were installed at al
official meeting Thursday, Dec. 20
at Gilboa recently at which all the
subordinate grange officers of Put
nam county were installed.
The senior class and the Sky Glas:
staff, were entertained at skating
party at the Harvey Sutter farm
south east of Pandora, Monday
night. Skating on old Riley creel
has been in fine condition most al
winter.
Mrs. Clayton Steiner, missionary
will be the guest speaker at the w
S. C. S., Jan. 10, at o'clock p. IN
Newly elected officers will also b.
installed that evening.
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items made from tin cans were
shown by the scouts. The articles
included soup kettles, skillets, sugar
scoops, cups, pans and other items.
We pause at this time to
publically express our sorrow in the
loss of one of the members of our
scout troop. Calvin Dudgeon is
greatly missed by the members of
the troop, the scoutmasters, the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-13

committeeman, and the sustaining
membership. We all saw in this
boy the qualities that stand for
scout living. Well hammered, fun
loving, sincere, aggressive in scout
ing, and ambitious in life our
friend Calvin has set pace that
will be stimulation for continued
activity in Buttons scouting pro-
gram.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-13
Lafayette

= Mrs. Oscar Hervey, Patty Thomp-
son, and Mr.. Joseph Hervey of AL
ger were Friday evening guests at
the T. w. Desenberg home.
Honoring Mrs. Louise Cloore on
the anniversary of her birth, Mrs.
Wilbur Sherritts of Lima entertained
informally in her home Tuesday.
Guests included the guest of honor,
Mrs. Bess Kenyon and Mrs. Carl
Downing.
Lit. and Mrs. Charles E. Weaver
have been transferred to Tallahassee,
Florida. Their address is 1425 Mon
roe street. Mrs. Weaver was form
erly Helen Clum.
Tom Presne1l of Marion spent the
past week with Rev. and Mrs. C. A.
Arthur.
: Mrs. Earl Riddlebarger of Wheeler
burg, Ohio is spending a week at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. C. A.
Arthur.
Mrs. Irene Boyd, joey and Phillip
Hall and Mrs. Grace Worries of Lima
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-13
East Orange

Mrs. J. J. Gallant is quite poorly.
Mrs. Oren Zimmerman of Mt. Gilead
is caring for her.
Callers on Mrs. Emma Boutwell,
the past week were, Mrs. Ruth Held
man, Ruby Boehm, Ito Agin, Edith
Stager, Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Held
man, Mrs. Emerson Lugibihl, Betty
10 Matter and Margaret Frick, Mr..
and Mrs. Rob Potts.
Among the callers on Mrs. John
Carts the past week were, Mrs.
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Troop 50
Rn Don Erifchie


The meeting opened by the scouts
repeating the scout oaths and laws
in a circle illuminated by the glow
of flashlights.
After a short business period an
ice rescue was attempted with Bobby
Neuenschwander playing the role of
the victim. He was rescued in short
order with the boys making actual
test runs to the doctors office and
neighboring homes for blankets, hot
water, and other necessary aids that
would be necessary under an actual
rescue condition.
Scout commissioner E. N. Bigelow
gave a stimulating presentation of
the new program for 1944-"Hit the
Trail. All scouts heartily agreed
the plan submitted was worthy of
their comandeering and commando
attack will be launched on the new
program.
Some of the highlights of the new
program are: 10 days of camping
in "A for each scout, effort will be
made to add at least A new members
to the troop, the scouts pledged to
be $3.50 in uniform at meetings for
the balance of the year, 60fe of the
scouts will bend every effort to adj
vance at least one rank.
After the "Hit the Trail" presen-
tation, a number of handy-craft
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-13

Pioneer Type Makers
Coreans developed movable type
SO years before Gutenberg printed
the Bible.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-13
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
The Citizens National Bank Of BIuffton


The Citizens National Bank Of BIuffton
IN THE STATE OF OHIO. AT DEcEM
BER 81 1943 PUBLISHED IN RESPONSE TO CALL MADE
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, UNDER SECTION 52,
U. s. REVISED STATUTES.
(ncluding s81 overdrafts) 34s6s59
United States guaranteed 75355oo
Obligations of States political 2s6oso57
Other bonds notes, and debenues 57955
Corporate stocks dneluding $5oooO
including reserve balance and
cash items of collection ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1O230934
Bank $ss57oo 1s87oo
Total s244o42o5
LIABILITIES
individuals partnerships and corporns m
Time deposits of individuals partnerships and corporations 1264
Deposits of United States Government ncudg
Deposits of political ...... e2O74os
Other deposits Certified and chasher checks
lotai Deposts $2,255,64624
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital Stock: stock, 100000
Undivided net '.''.'.'''''' ao'oooco @ @
Reserves (and retirement
Total Capital Accounts 1s4765S1
Total Liabilities .......... $244oA2o5
MEMORANDA
Pledged (and securities loaned) (book value):
United States Government obligations direct and
eed pledged deposits 10000
Other pledged deposits
(ncluding and bills rediscounted sold
under repurhase ageement) 365OoOO
......................s ssooooo
Secured liabilities:
Deposits pledged pursuant to requirements
OF law 6207409
Total se2o74os
State of Ohio County of Allen ss
Romey Cashier of the solemny
that the above statement true the best of knowledge belief
RoMEY, Cashier.
Correct-Aest: c. Henry Smith, NJ. M. Bogar Basing
day of January 1914
Esther A. Herr Notary
My Commission Expires Jan. 49, 1916.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
OF Personal Note IN Cabital

Capt. and Mrs. Harris Reid, the
latter formerly Mrs. Danice Man
heimer Of New York, are at Atlantic
City. Their marriage took place
Tuesday at the Waldorf Astoria In
New York City. Capt. Reed, who
has been stationed In Alaska, Is
now On furloush. He Il the son Of
Mrs. Maurice Bandler and the late
MI. Leon Reid. well known In this
city.
Mr.. Ralph Goldsmith has Joined
Mrs. doldsmith at Venta.or, where
she u visiting his mother, Mrs.
Charles A. ooldsmith, and his
daughter, Mrs. Herman L. Neugass.
Mrs. Albert shire OF New York Il
visiting her son and daughter -in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Shire, jr..
and making the acquaintance Of her
twin grandchildren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin 0usdorf will
leave Tuesday for Z two weeks stay
at North Belgrade, Me. Their son,
Melvin, jr., 10 spending the summer
at Cheshire Academy In Connect.
cut.
Sidney West, jr., Is at Duke UNI
versity for the summer.
Mrs. Arthur Newmyer, jr., has
been Joined here by 1t. Newmyer,
who has been in England.
Mrs. Lawrence Bloomberg, with
her young daughter Carol, Is spend.
ing . month ut eelby Beach, Nd.
Mr.. Bloomberg win join them for
his vacation.
Mrs. Bernard Nordlinger. with her
daughter Marian and son Tommy,
left yesterday to spend the remain
der Of the summer with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo 0reentree,
at their country home near Rich
mond, Va.
Mrs. Maurice Levitan, with her
children, is spending the summer at
cottage 1T karsate, N. J. Mr..
Levitan joins his family when bus
1ness permits.
Mrs. Reva Frank Is in Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Sol Peyser left Monday for
Atlantic City, where she will spend
the remainder Of the summer at the
Chelsea. She Is accompanied by
Mrs. Irene Fass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Lulley have
visiting them ct their farm Hillside,
at Bowie, Nd. the latter's father,
Mr.. Samuel Solomon of New York.
Mrs. Leo s. Schoenthal eft Thurs
day for Margate, where she Is visit
Ing her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyron Hess, and their
two young daughters.
1t. Jack Derwits has arrived from
his station at Miami Beach and
Joined Mrs. Derwits, who is visit
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Notes Of Interest
In G0thersbure

GAITHERsBURG, Md, July a.
Spending the summer here are Mrs
Ashton Garner OF Atlanta, who IL
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Schroeder, and Mrs
Elizabeth Woods OF Tonawanda
N. Y, who Is with her son-in-l law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond De Puy, at the Hollywood
Cabins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Watkins
have with them In their home in
Potomac their daughter and grand
daughters, Mrs. Louis Fehlesinger
and the Misses Joan and Mollie
Fehlesinger of San Antonio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Reed and
Evening star., 1944-07-23

ing her parents. Mr.. and MS. Field
man, In Takoma Park.
Mrs. Henry Messenger and Mrs,
Cora Spicer are spending some time
at Vindabona, Braddock Heights,
Nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Steiner are In
Atlantic City visiting the latter's
mother at the Chelsea,
Evening star., 1944-07-23

their daughter. Miss Mary JAM
Reed. win return tomorrow from
Capon Springs. where they have
been for . short stay. Also back
from . visit Is Mrs. Merle Jacobs,
who spent = week with her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mn. Ells-
worth Waters In Brooklyn. Ac-
conpanying her home. were her
nieces. the Misses Barbara and Joan
Waters, who Will be her guests Tor
some time.
Mr.. Burch Brewer Of Flint, Mich,
is visiting his father. Mr.. William q.
Brewer, in Poolesville.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Engagemenf Told

Mr.. and Mrs. william r. Stro-
snider Of 0aithersburg announce
the engagement Of their daughter,
Miss Mary Virginia Strosnider, to
Mr.. Hamilton r. Giesbert of Bethes-
da. No date has been set for the
wedding,
Evening star., 1944-07-23

We are living for the future. In
vest in that future for yourself, yeur
family, your country. Buy = Wal
Bond today.
Evening star., 1944-07-23

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from 200 70 1856 peaads II ; noashe ~.
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youthful clothes. NJ fFissds srs saa1sd; -
many q them are aow foilowiag The Iiaa."
AAS. !. B., PORTLAND. ORE:
reduced 81 pounds is about fous wsahs.
Your plaa 10 mos s1aeeosful way - reduce"
MRS. c. NJ, ITHACA N. r.:
Ny hips were 50 iakA0, asv - iseAao.
feel like Q new perssA like H. sasee 80,
Ny dsetev ssyf 4 vSs D. K"
Evening star., 1944-07-23

people BY Easy Reduens
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USERS
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. AksoIsfeIv HGrmlossl

Il your dealer hasn't CAL.PAk . s0ecA .
eoauesory caa coaniaias 10 DAYS SUP1Y
will b. sens .yos disses. DospeA. Fo0 ONLY
bsek Il sos sa,isfied. till sse shs cospea. - :
dollar bill - K and asii soday ios yose eaa q
CALlAk ssd ws will sis sesa you FREE Ds.
paffish's bookiss o. sedseias eeeaiains inpofnss
heu you osshs % know. iaeiaaias weight abies
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The CIO news., 1944-08-21

labor's history.
The anti-amendment fight, how
ever. will not divert CIO political
forces from the main tasks of help
ing to elect indorsed candidates
from Roosevelt and Truman down
to okayed State Assembly aspirants.
II the battle against Proposition II
served to weaken organized labor
support Of progressive candidates
it would be one Of the hopes Of
the amendments reactionary Re-
publican hackers, even II the
amendment itself were defeated,
the CIO officials maintained.
The CIO news., 1944-08-21
National PAC Aid SOUGHT

Los Angeles, Aug. 10 tFP)-Na-
tional CIO Political Action COM
mittee officials will be asked to help
California CIO political action
forces fight Proposition IL, the
union-busting right-to-work State
constitutional amendment, which
appears on the ballot November Z.
This was assured at a confer
ence of State CIO political action
personnel held here recently. CIO.
AFL and railroad unions alike are
mobilizing forces to beat down
Proposition IL. the greatest legis-
lative threat In Western organized
The CIO news., 1944-08-21
Planning Or Chaos?

into postwar depression and mass unem-
plOyment.
For orderly reconversion, protection of
human interests and planning for jobs for
ALL only one effective measure has been pre-
sented to Congress.
1t is the Kilgore-Murray-T bill, re-
iected in the Senate by combination of reac-
tionary Republicans and polltax Democrats.
but still in the running if the House will adopt
its counterpart, the Celler bill CHR 5126).
The George bill adopted by the Senate
IL no more than feeble attempt to gloss
over the bleak prospects Of industrial
CHAOS, mass misery and postwar depres-
sion, which It does little or nothing to
avert.
Urge your Congressman to make the right
decision by rejecting the George bill and
securing the adoption of the Celler bill.
The CIO news., 1944-08-21
Lobor's Fight For Free Speech
others to BROADCAST without restriction.

others to BROADCAST without restriction.
To prove this point, the UAW-CIO has pre-
sented many quotations of one-sided radio
propaganda by Fulton Lewis, Upton Close,
Boake Carter Col. r. Mccormick of the Chi
cago Tribune and Others challenging the sta
tion to present any script it has ever broad
cast which would serve to balance or counter
balance this propaganda.
UAW Vice Pres. Richard Frankensteen
has also submitted evidence of the undue
influence exerted by the Natl. Assn. of
Manufacturers, through the huge amounts
spent by its members on radio advertising,
to induce radio stations to broadcast its
reactionary propaganda.
He charges that the NAM radio program,
businessmen Look to the Future" is de-
signed to Influence the listening audience
in favor of the Republican candidate for
President and against Pres. Franklin D.
Roosevelt"
Every American concerned with our con-
stitutional rights of freedom of speech should
applaud and support-as do Pres. Murray and
the whole CIO-the efforts of the UAW-CIO
to break down the present restrictions which
prevent progressive viewpoints from being as
freely expressed over the air as are reaction
ary viewpoints.
The CIO news., 1944-08-21

A momentous decision confronts your Con-
gresham in the very near future.
He must decide whether American industry
Is to be reconverted in planned and orderly
fashion to peacetime production, as and when
war contracts end; or whether plants are to
be closed down right and left at the whim of
their owners without any program for con-
tinuing production and employment.
He must decide whether workers and ex-
servicemen, as we'll as business interests, are
to be protected by adequate emergency unem-
ployment benefits against such dislocations as
are inevitable; or whether only profits are to
be guaranteed, without any similar protection
for human beings.
He must decide whether we are to start
planning now for jobs for all and ex-
panded production after the war; or
whether we are to plunge blindly ahead