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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-18
Bluffton High School Notes

er, Esther Schumacher; Reporter,
Janice Wingate; Historian, Mary Lou
Young.
f. F. A.-President, Ronald Zim-
merly; Vice President, Paul Reichen-
bach; Secretary, Robert Lee; Treas
urer, Arthur Hilty; Watch Dog,
Keith Brauen.
Cutlass-Editor-i Eileen
Weinhold; Assistant Editor, Esther
Berky.
Buccaneer-Editor -in-chief, Alice
Jean Bixel; Assistant Editor, Lois
Burkholder; Business Manager, Dean
Niswander.
G. A. A.-President, Dorothy Dun
bar; Vice President, Mary Lou
Schmidt; y-treasurer, Louise
Soldner.
The honor roll for the last six
weeks is as follows:
Seniors-Robert Amstutz, Dale
Huber, Warden Loganbill, Mary Mar
garet Basinger, Beverly Biery, Helen
Greding, Margaret Griffith, Jane
Howe, Lois Oyer, Clare Reagan.
Juniors-Otto Klassen, Juanita
Bame, Esther Berky, Jean Ann Stein
man, Eileen Weinhold.
Sophomores-John Lugibill, Ken
meth Moser, Leonard Smucker, Robert
Ramseyer, Elmer Stonehill, Lois Al
bro, Mary Lou Dean.
Freshman-Martin Koch, Mary
Bauman, Betty Bixel, Almeda Fem
Eleanor Linden, Alice Pannabecker.
The grade cards for this year vii
be distributed next Tuesday at three
o'clock.
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News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue OF June IL, 1909

The Bluffton and Western Ohio
Railway company case, relative to
the cost of Main street paving, is
to be heard again in the county court
house at Lima. A. d. Lugibihl,
Peter Diller, N. w. Cunningham,
Nell Bogart, A. L. Baumgartner, F,
A. Eaton, Noah Basinger, H. L.
Romey, Charles Killen, and B. F.
Biery have been summoned as wit
nesses.
Milton Locher will come home from
Delaware this week.
Sam Kings new house is rapidly
nearing completion.
Waldo Neuenschwander returned
home from o. N. U. last week. He
will probably take up canvassing
this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Diller spent
Sunday with Mr.. OILERS parents in
Bluffton, after their wedding trip to
Columbus and other southern points.
Sarah Basinger, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. p. Basinger of Pandora,
who has been staying in Chicago the
past few years, recently graduated
from the Baptist hospital in that
city.
While Clarence Grismore and Gid
con Steiner were going to town last
Saturday their horse became fright
ened at man approaching on a
motorcycle. The horse became un-
manageable and broke the shaft, but
the boys were both stout and the
horse couldn't prove himself master
and a runaway was avoided.
Peter Basinger went over to Cleve-
land to visit his brother Aaron, who
graduates from the medical depart
ment of the Western Reserve Uni
versity.
A little daughter was born to Mr.,
and Mrs. Edward Cook last Thurs
day.
Miss Zoa Bentley will conduct a
grade school during vacation.
Mesdames Noah Neuenschwande1
and j. c. Welty and daughter Lucille
are attending the annual session OF
| the Heidelberg classes at Bucyrus.
Cyrus Schumacher, the electrician
is putting up a set of low voltage
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East Orange

Seaman Ralph Price of California
spent last Thursday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Stager.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell, and
Byron Leo were Sunday dinner
guests recently of Mr.. and Mrs. O.
]. Gallent of Eagle Twp.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Agin spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Holt of near Lima.
Callers in the B. j. Boutwell, home
the past week were: Harry Amstutz
of Versailles, Rayon Boutwell,, lilo
Agin and son Evan, Mary Heldman,
Pvt. Ezra Heldman and wife of
Georgia, Ann Smith of Arlington.
Pvt. Ezra Heldman returned to
Georgia after ten day furlough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell, and
children Lynn and Lonnie were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. J. Boutwell, and Byron Leo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Smith and
daughters Ann and Jane of Airing
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Boehm
and sons David and Stephen were
dinner guests Thursday in the C. M.
Heldman home in honor Of Pvt. Ezra
Heldman.
The Womens Missionary meeting
of the Riley Creek Baptist church
was held in the home of Mrs. Henry
Kemerer last Wednesday afternoon.
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NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF JAN. 6, 1916


in the Cleveland automobile school.
Sol Fisher is on the sick list and
Albert Vermillioa wants his name in
the paper too-he has a humdinger
of a cold.
Miss Ruth Meeks became the bride
of Elmer Schaublin at the home of
the brides parents at Rockport on
New Years day.
Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz who is now
teaching in the Continental schools
was recently granted a life certifi-
cate by the state board of school
examiners at Columbus. Mrs. Amstu-
tz was instructor of German for
four years in the Bluffton schools.
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In the first meeting of the new
council Roy Pogue was appointed as
fire chief; David Highland, the new
night watch; c. H. Smith, president
of the council; C. M. Doty, fills the
vacancy on the board of health; and
Marshall d. w. Fox will fill the
office of street commissioner.
Members of the fire department
are: Albert Benroth, Harry Fisher
ID. O. Wittkofski, c.. A. Stauffer, E.
C. Stauffer, G. w. Swank, c. M
Doty, C. F. Stratton, Clayton Muir
ray, Isaac Brobeck, and Ira Troxel
Mayor Sutter emphasized the value
of harmony in municipal administra-
tion at the meeting.
New men around the table were c.
II. Smith and Nahum Basinger as
councilmen and Ed Reichenbach the
new clerk.
Robert, son of DIR. and Mrs. R.
+. Hughson, is the prize winner in
a letter contest. The prize was
given by the David c. Cook Publish
ing company. Robert wrote on the
question what would you do with
10000. Young Hughson won So,
one of the five winners in the United
States and Canada, and was the only
winner in the Buckeye state.
While on his way to Lima to
attend the wedding of his son Albert,
Elias Niswander, a retired farmer
residing west of town, dropped dead
in the interurban station.
Lester Bixel left Wednesday to
resume his studies in the Moody
Bible Institute in Chicago.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hinkle,
a nine pound girl baby.
A. E. Lugibill won three firsts at
the Pandora poultry show with his
Partridge Rocks. Jess Bracy was
also a good winner with White Wy
andottes.
Miss Helen Adams left for Chicago
to resume her studies in music after
spending the holidays with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Adams.
Leslie Kimmel and Miss Minnie
Bigler surprised their many friends
the first of the week with the an
nouncement of the marriage which
occurred on New Years day. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kimmel will make their home
in Gilboa in the near future.
The pumpkin in the News office
window contained 352 seeds. Wilburt
Schumacher was the nearest guesser.
Willard Jennings left for Cleve-
land to take course OF instruction
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Settlement

p. L. Lehman, has been seriously ill
since last Thursday with spinal
menigites. The family is under
quarantine. AT this writing the girl
is somewhat better.
Walter Augsburger, southwest of
Bluffton has had quite seige of the
mumps Also Rachel, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gid Garmatter has the
mumps. Geneva, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Bixel has the
whooping cough.
Mother-D Daughter banquet was well
attended at the Ebenezer church on
Monday evening. Mrs. Clayton
Steiner was the special speaker and
her talk was much appreciated, also
her daughters Mary Carolyn and
Magedelene sang in Spanish.
At this writing the condition of
Mrs. P. p. Basinger, who fell several
week ago and fractured her hip re-
mains unchanged at the Community
hospital at Bluffton.
Relatives received the latter part
of last week the announcement of
| the birth of a son William Paul to
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dillon of
Chicago. Mrs. Dillon is the former
Mildred Leightner, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. B. F. Leightner of Ft.
Wayne. Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon are
conducting the musical Sunshine
Gospel Mission at Chicago.
Misses Jemima and Drusilla Luigi
bihl spent the week end visiting in
| Ft Wayne.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Diller and
daughter Emma Lee of Kokomo,
Ind, visited Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Diller
who arrived home last week after
spending the winter at Lake Worth,
| Florida.
The members of the Steiner family
and their children enjoyed family
dinner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Moser, Sunday.
| Gerald Stucky of Berne, Ind, will
speak at joint meeting of the four
Mennonite churches of this locality
at st. John church, Thursday evening
beginning at S:15. He is appointed
General Conference representative
! for South American missions.
The Senior class of Pandora High
school left for Chicago early Monday
morning. They expect to visit
places of interest in that city and
will return Wednesday. Miss Evelyn
Hilty, one of the instructors and Rev.
Harvey L. Mitchell, pastor of the
Missionary church accompanied the
group.
The click of the corn planters is
being heard in many fields this week
Much ground is still to be plowed
A smaller acreage of potatoes, sugar
beets and tomatoes is being planted
this season due to the shortage OF
help.
| A large and appreciative audience
heard the final concert of the year
which was presented by the College
Girls Choir at the First Mennonite
church in Bluffton, Sunday evening
| Mrs. Herbert Howell and daughter
and Ruby Howell spent the pas,
two weeks visiting Cpl. Herbert
Howell at Platte, Kansas, where
he is stationed.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alcus Pate of Detroit
visited over Saturday and Sunday
in the homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Moser of Bluffton and Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Welty and family and Mrs
Josephine Moser.
| Noah Leichty is at present assist
| ing Lloyd Basinger with farm work
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Cattle on feed in the corn belt
April l were % per cent less numer-
Gus than on that date in 1943. This
situation combined with a heavy
slaughter record for the first quarter
of 1914 seems to indicate a strong
to steady market on we'll finished
cattle in the immediate future. Ec-
onomy in feeding costs still is high
Iy important.
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Up to this month, Japan lost 100000
shipping thanks to u S. subs ships and planes starts
a land
Map above shows it, Japs hold all of
Hankow railroad except Cheng
chow -Hankow salient drive
launch similar south take railroad
Success here would 1522m
Japans home South shows Chinese
fighters hauling 75-mm.
aiding their fight against
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Groups of Farm Security clients
in Preble and Butler counties made
cooperative purchases of combines
and corn pickers.
The Importance of lumber on Ohio
farms is indicated by the use of
wood to build 80 per cent of the
farm houses, SO per cent Of the barns
and rs per cent of the fences in the
state.
Ohio peach trees not treated to
control borers last September should
be treated the last half of May.
Fruit growers report numerous trees
killed by the borers. Para-dichloro-
benzene and para-scalecide are ef-
fective eradicators.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

the Philippines When struck his first blow for his peo
pie he law student who left his classes enlist under
the banner of Agunado. Later. after finishing his law
course c began long of political that
had brought him sight OF his goal when the war broke
and the Japanese forced him to leave his native country
and here he I'd government i'll exile 1t was tragic
that Ouezon had die before he would the re-
the Philippines of the American forces to make pos
s,e the Independence which he had worked and plan
ned His place of honor in Filipino history Is safe ana Sc
cure and when self-oovernlen established i'll the islands
if will be in very great degree his monument
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

Turkey, breaking diplomatic ties with Germany despite
the continuing threat o Nazo regisas has four the
independent European nations which still do business with
the Axis They spain, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzer
land, National Geographic Society bulletin notes Fur
keys natural have been desired By bellgeent from
the .lc Turkish land bridges. vital rail and
highway from Elrc.e the Near and Middle East
and Africa Turkish Waerte historical channel through
the Straight oi the Bosporus the Sea OF Marmaa and the
Dardanelcsions the Black and AEGEAN Seas and provides
thy only outlet tho Mediterranean Sea Tor shipping from
Roun1ania Bulgaria. and Russias Ukraine Chrome tops the
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

100 Negro physicians and surgeons invited to al
tend meeting of the South Surgical Association at the
Friendly Clinic and Hospital to map out plans Tor raising
the standards of tri-stae Negro doctors The association
and witnessed operations performed by some
of the nations leading Negro physicians known for their
work in education well as medicine and surgery III
Negro children finally unable have operations
performed received free operations by delegate surgeons
There are Negro physicians in Memphis and only eight
of the number qualified operate in accredited hos
;ta Attempts will be made to increase the number OF quail
fled surgeons both in Memphis and IN other tl-sta'e ces
This SPLENDID gesture constructive in every is slen
did sion for the entire community that there already IN Ell
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

Selecve Service recently instructed local draft boards
review the Of all regsrans Is through 3 found
unfit for military service prior tune because OF eduea
deficiencies Thc review ordered be-
Army induction for the last months have
using designed determine adequate
y the and mental qualifications OF registrants
June Seective Service records showed 5S200 reg
in AZ because of educational mental Deficiencies
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

Berkeley B. Eddins 1914 graduate of Booker /. WASH
ngton High School, Memphis, Tenn first place
among 28 who took competitive
conducted i'll states by Howard University Of
Washington d. G. lddns, honor graduate among class
$40 accepted the $3.50 scholarship which payable in
tuition and the schools College OF Liberal Arts OF
the School of Music The examination given TO negro
high school from Texas Louisiana, tennessee Ar
Kansas Mississippi, Oklahoma and Kentucky
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

Pearl Habor get first naval officers The first coored
reserve officers OF the u s. Navy be assigned duty
outside of the continental United States at Pearl ar-
vor Ensign W. ArbG Chicago and Warrant Officer Charles
b. Lear anton Mo Both members oi the first col
ored officer class graduated from the ndoctnaton sehoo!
at Great Lakes Naval Training Station
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

Huge War Bonds sales the tune OF $l5Z3O,O0O were
taken in when Beau Jack and Bob Montgomery participate
ed in a Madison Square Garden 10 rounder 1t was the
fourth meeting the Army pvates Both Beau jack
and Montgomery have held the New ork version OF the
lightweight title twice, with Montgomery holding the crown.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

The passing OF 7o-year-old VIII Marion Cook, author
composer-sars brought closs the life OF musical
character who was identified with the music world for
than half century and was one of the pioneers who
saw the symphonic development of1American JAZZ
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

First Negro medical officer. Lieutenant Arthur /.
Thompson e. of Detroit Mich is the first coored phvsi
be commissioned in the Medical Corps L. S.
Naval Reserve The newly commissioned officer gad1-
OF Fisk University and finished Mehary Medical Col
ege i'll 1912.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

Death takes away the earthly remains of z5year-od
tired Bishop w. T. Vernon of the "a NJ +: Church, form
L. s Registrar OF the Treasury and president OF
Western University He was also formerly president OF Camp
bell College in Jackson, Miss ~
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

Mr. and Mrs Dave Burnett, OF this city are ENJOYING
their vacation Detroit, Mich as guests OF VII. ana W
alvin Richardson and other relatives Their children bar
lara Nell Rose Marie and Dave, IT. spending the time
r.nniy with relatives in Clafksdale. Miss
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

list of Turkish resources thag have been Sought o W.
purposes Naona for leather tanning SILK f"r PdfdeIe
and wool and copper rank high
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

! feet definite determination make TIKI improvements
OF medical facilities Negroes of the first o the post
period
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01

} Manuel Quezon first and only president Of the Philip
ne Commonwealth. passed away recently 1t may be truly
ad that Senior Quezon spent his life in seeking freedom
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-08-01
1Nez terest To4l6u And Me

exceeds World War !. New casualty
that all branches OF the armed forces
Utng $63C00 dead. World War |
49, 2ES2S, OF whom approximately 10000 were
aths. World War lasted ~ months, for the Unit
Ms conflict is in its 5lst month for the Americans.
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DEMOCRATS TO KEEP
EYE ON MISSISSIPPI
Continued from Page One)

bility to Judge whether all of these
threats merely added up to a
southern bluff to keep objection
able planks out of the party plat
form or whether there is such
deep-seated feeling that a nation
al convention rebuff might find
come southern electors supporting
an Independent Democrat when
they cast their vote in the cleo
toral college.
In no event could these moves
prevent the denomination of Pres.
ident Roosevelt, if he wants a
fourth term, since he already has
more than sufficient delegates
pledged. But they might present
a definite threat to his reelection.
Regular Texas Democrats al
ready are on record with the
declaration that unless the party
complies with some demands that
are likely to go untitled in it's
convention such as restoration OF
the two-thirds nominating rule),
their electors may vote for some
one other than the party nom;-
nee. In close election, an cleo
toral college detection by one or
two states might throw the pres
idential contest into the house of
representatives.
Quiet attempts have been made
behind the scenes to bring the
Texas regulars and a boiling.
fourth-term supporting group to-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
GERMANS FORTIFY
PYRENEES BORDER
Extend Atlantic Wall Ia
Join With Their Medi-
terranean Defenses

LONDON, June 3-tR-The Ger
mans were reported today to have
fortified the Pyrenees border be-
tween Spain and France in an ex-
tension of the Atlantic wall to Join
with Mediterranean defenses.
German newspapers boosted of
defense techniques against inva-
sion with pictures Of a "one-man
bunker SYSTEM along the Atlantic
wall, describing it as a network
of single-soldier foxholes each fit
ted with machine-guns throughout
the depth Of the coastal defenses.
Tension was heightened as the
Nazis intensified their campaign
against civilians to throttle resist
ance in the occupied countries.
The French radio, at Brazzaville,
North Africa, reported that % hos
tages had been executed in ST..
Quentin, France, after the killing
Of a Vichy military leader.
The report of the Pyrelees bor-
der fortific atoms was a Berlin dis
patch in the Stockholm newspaper
Morgotidningen quoting front
correspondent of small German
newspaper"
Amid reports of mounting sabo-
tage in France Hitler has appar-
emily summoned Vichy Propagan-
da Minister Philippe Heariot to
Berlin. The Vichy radio said Hen
riot left for Germany today and
would have the opportunity to
meet some thigh German person
o1ifios -
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
FIFTEEN ARRESTED
ON DRAFT CHARGES
Continued from Page One)

+,e Fifth Regiment Armory IN
auction j station; Sgt. Leon D. Sha-
n;ro Is. former civilian psyche
I s,,i and Corp. Morris Molof'
Nv 20 a Russian-born alien. The
~oman is Mrs. Florence Wheeley
n Baltimore, 80, whose husband
Vincent said, is an Army private
serving overseas.
Secret motion pictures OF many
meetings. and contacts were taker
BY the FBI, Vincent said.
The FBI official said the three
ssrvicemen were accused of aiding
abetting and counseling the in
ductees. Four civilians were &C
cused of counseling inductees tt
evade the draft. or acting as in
termediaries with induction sta
ton personnel.
All were arraigned before Unit
ed States Commissioner James K
Cullen. who ordered total bail SCI
at $4,000. Ruby's bail was SCI
at $1,000, while Mrs. Wheeley
Molofsky, and Shapiro were helc
in $4,000 bail each.
The defendants, if convicted, are
liable to maximum sentences Of
tive years in prison, $4,000
fine, or both.
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u. S. INVADES MORE
SCHOUTEN ISLANDS
Continued from Page One)
ed 1000 ton japanese merchant
ship.
TRUK ATTACKED

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, June 3
-R-A one plane attack on the
big Japanese base at Truk, in the
Caroline islands, was reported by
the U. S. Navy today.
A lone Navy search plane, max
ing an audacious lowlevel lunge
at the Nippon stronghold last
Thursday night, rained bombs and
bullets on three Japanese ships,
blasted runways and blew up an
ammunition dump.
The plane then returned to its
base after a single japanese pur-
suit ship followed it but failed to
challenge for fight.
The pilot of the lone Truk bomb
er was not identified. He brought
his plane in under cover Of dark
ness and unloaded four 1.00O-pound
bombs on a medium sized cargo
ship. Two of the bombs scored dl-
rect hits while the others straddled
the Nippon vessel. 1t probably was
sunk, the Navy said.
The pilot then brought his bomb
er to low-level and his gunners
strafed a number of small cargo
vessels. setting two of them aflre.
Then they strafed the Dublin IS
land seaplane center and the Eten
island airstrips, starting fires at
both points in the Truk lagoon.
The plane met only moderate
anti aircraft fire over its targets
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
U. S. BLACKLISTS
FINNISH CONCERNS

WASHINGTON, June s. Up -
The United States, seeking to force
Finland to break it's alliance with
Germany, tonight blacklisted "a
Finnish firms including two head
ed by members of the Helsinki cab
met.
The action, the most drastic TAX
en- against Finland in m y
months, means the Firms will suf-
fer economic penalties after as well
as during the war under the new
policy of continuing the blacklist
in operation. In the postwar period.
The "a firms are the first to be
placed on the American blacklist
One of the firms listed bore the
name of Bruno Procope, identified
in official quarters as the cousin Of
the Finnish Minister here, Hjalma1
J. Procope.
The two cabinet officers involved
in the blacklisting operation are
the foreign minister, Henrick Ram
sey, and the minister of defense
Gen. Rudolf Walden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04

marked for the lend-lease admin
istration to continue its program OF
rending supplies to our Allies in
ever-growing volume. This makes
total of $27, 675, $4,000 appropri.
ated to lend-lease since its incep-
ton in March, 1941.
Johnson's amendment aimed at
non-fighting nations was intended.
he said, to prevent the spending
OF lend-lease money in nations that
are not actually and physically at
war, particularly those in South
America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04

gether but thus far they have met
with little success.
Similarly, there are contesting
delegations from South Carolina,
where the regular state conven-
ton picked an 18-vote uninstruc,
ted slate from which Negroes
were excluded by the Democratic
white party and an all-Negro del.
egation was chosen at conven-
ton of the newly progressive
(Negro) Democratic party. The
regular group delayed naming
electors until after the July IL
Chicago meeting.
If the convention seats the all
white delegation, much of the
fire is expected to 60 out OF the
South Carolina revolt. BY suci
action, however, it would TAXI
! the chance of offending blocs O
Negro voters who may hold thu