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Evening star., 1944-06-25
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A-OIOHY BRICk-SS,9 ,95U.
Arlington, rooms tile bath, full base
ment' OIL neat, air-conditioned, auto do
mestlc water heat. ouilt-in tubs porch,
slate roof, attractive SURROUNDINGS: near
bus, schools and stores; price, $3.50.
GRAIN, CHI 1859 -
Evening star., 1944-06-25

Of extra fine land and view; substantial g.
room frame house with fine shade trees
lst f., large living room with fireplace,
built-in bookshelves and fireplace, Kitchen,
dinins room. pantry and bath; 2nd f.. :.
furnace hot-air heat: electric hot-water
heater; excellent well water: barn; apples,
cherries, grapes and berries; price, Sl6,-
$50: cash above a lst trust
Evening star., 1944-06-25

Choice Of 3 magnificent high and roll
ing villa sites containing $4,000 to $4,000
So. IT., with all improvements and utili-
tles restricted as to building costs ar
Stronsly appeal to those of taste and
olscrimnatlon; due to present circum-
stances they can now be purchased for
cash for $3.50 to $4,000 or approyi-
matelS the price Of an average lot in this
o. H. GARVIN,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Boost Army Morale
With War Bonds!

Guns and ammunition and bat
tie equipment are not the only
things your War Bonds help to
purchase according to Major Sam
uel Davis, Canton, Special Service
Officer on duty with Ohio's
Fighting 37th."
"A good 90 per cent of the time
your soldier isn't fighting. He's
sitting around, training and wait
ing to fight. We call the period
between battles the Bore War
the war against boredom.
al have seen soldiers sit hud-
died in ponchos in driving tropical
rain-in weather that at home we
wouldn't think of venturing out
in without overshoes, raincoats and
umbrellas. / have seen them sit
through such downpours just to
see a motion picture. j have seen
them plod through mud to watch
their buddies put on a boxing
match, and | have seen them read
ing by candlelight in their fox
holes.
"Here in the jungle in between
battles we have baseball, football
basketball, volleyball, boxing, Ii
braries, phonograph records and
motion pictures. Without your
support the supply of this equip
ment would decrease, and the
Bore War would become a men
ace to our efficiency as combat
unit.
"To aid your soldier in what
might term a secondary combat
operation support the Sixth Wal
Bond Drive"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Ohio Fighting
Men Can't
Battle Alone

at is unfortunate that our sub
ject must be war and destruction"
says Colonel Cecil b. Whitcomb Of
Cleveland, an infantry officer on
duty with 0hio's Fighting 37th."
"We are engaged in a war that
has had no parallel in the worlds
history. Seldom has our country
suffered such loss of life in battle.
| have seen men die fighting to
drive the enemy from islands that
would be almost worthless except
i'm war like this. | have seen men
die from Japanese machine guns,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

were asked to solicit merchandise
to be used in an auction sponsored
by the American Legion. Almost
thousand different things were
collected from merchants and the
auction, in which bids were reg
istered in terms of War Bond pur-
chases only, yielded almost $780,
900 in sales. Yes the schools are
doing their part.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
SERIES f & +

Series E-You pay $1S.75-You
receive in 10 years S25. Denomi-
nations S25, $50, 500 and larger.
These bonds mature in ten years
and twelve years respectively.
They are known as accrual bonds
because interest is paid at matur-
ity. This makes them simple to
handle. The f bonds yield the
highest interest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

land with a plane that would never
fly again.
Back Again
He finally received that long
deferred leave end one fine day
looked up to see the Statue of
Liberty sail past. The days were
terribly short at home, passed all
too quickly and he was on his way
back to finish the job.
Now here is what all this story
is leading up to. Captain Hange
was not a Captain during the first
part of this story. He received the
promotion when he returned over
seas and here is what he wrote
back.
"By the way, notice the new title
at the top of this letter. OF course
| am pleased to get the promotion
because it means more money
and gust between US, it means more
bonds for Sylvia"
Yes, the boys in the armed forces
ALI the fighting services = are
buying bonds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
HUGE $713,OOO,oO0 WAR BOND DRIVE
War A Dirty Business
Says Ohio Captain

Fighting this war is no picnic" I"
reports Captain Frank Middelburg
of Cincinnati, an infantry captain
in Ohio's Fighting 37th, still on
duty in the South Pacific.
''The Jap is a tough, willy oppo-
nent and he's naturally at home
in the jungle. We had to learn
to live on those islands and to
beat the Jap at his own game.
"One of the reasons we've been
able to beat him is because we
had the stuff to do it. / have
known times when one- bazooka,
or one mortar, or one machine gun
has pulled us out of some pretty
tough places.
Il have seen Japs killed by
rifle bullets, by flame throwers
and by grenades and shells-equip-
ment that you have made possible
by your efforts and War Bond
purchases.
mo, fighting the Jap is no pic
mic. It's a dirty, messy business
that involves us all-whether we
fight from the home front or the
battle front.
Somewhere in the Southwest
Pacific, a soldier of the 37th Di-
vision is counting on your support.
Don't let him down."
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
21,oo TREASURY BOND

The pa per cent Treasury bond,
issued in denominations of $500
and up, which natures for pay
ment in 1871 subject to call for
payment at the option of the
Treasury Department in 1866, will
be available through this drive at
par and accrued interest. This
bond is eligible for collateral and
may be sold at any time ON the
open market at prevailing market
prices.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

bombs, shells and the cold steel
of Japanese bayonets. 1t is not
pleasant thing to think about. But
think about it we must.
'The war against Japan is an
integral part Of our lives. Your
sons and friends in the 37th Die
vision and in all parts of our
Armed Forces are fighting and
dying in campaigns against the
enemy in the Pacific. They are
performing nobly We could not
ask for more.
"But they cannot fight alone.
Machines and weapons and sup
plies almost without number are
required. The spirit and fighting
strength of our forces must re-
main high. 1t is our duty to see
that they have all the tools of
war they need through support
of the Treasury Departments
Sixth War Bond Drive. Your sup
port will not only provide the
weapons, but will prove your 10y
atty and devotion to our Ohio
soldiers"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
MORE BONDS
FOR SYLVIA
SAYS FLYER

captain klchald Hange 1lyS
two uoio-ed ship in the Army's
troop carrier command. He went
into North -Airlca with the first of
our boys and stayed through the
entire shf " lnoS ing troops, carry
ing supplies and bringing out the
wounded. Some of it was pretty
rugged going.
Came the night of the Sicilian
invasion and Hange went in with
the first wave. You come in low
with the troop carrier planes and
you fly straight course to give
your paratroopers every chance to
get clear of the ship. Five hundred
feet above the ground is short
range for almost any sort of wea-
pom in this war; a % would be
effective.
Flying for Uncle Sam
"Tney threw up everything
against u.s., said Captain Hange,
land it was pretty thick for a few
minutes. / was flying for Uncle
Sam and my boys when | went in,
but | don't mind admitting that |
was flying for Dick Hange, Mrs.
Hange and a little girl had never
seen when | headed back for At
rica.'
The little girl he had never seen
was Sylvia, born while her father
was "over there"
After Sicily came Italy and the
going was no picnic up at Anzio
and over at Barri. The Jerry
nearly ended the show at both
places. 1t wasn't much fun hopping
in and out of Malta either in those
early days before Jerry had his
wings plucked in the Mediter-
ranean.
On To Normandy
The Troop Carrier Command
does not regulate leaves by mis-
sions, if it did, most of the boys
would be home by now. 1t keeps a
time-eloek on The boys, or rather
a mileage check and they come
home when the job is done.
Captain Hange rang up more
than 100000 miles in the air over
Italy and Africa. He thought he
was due to return t. the U.S.A.
and see Susan but his orders took
him to England instead. Came
June Z, and Captain Hange headed
out over the English Channel, his
plane full Of heavily armed para
troopers and three gliders trailing
behind, all loaded with bad news
for tie Hun.
Sicily was rough, but Normandy
was the major league. The ferries
gave the boys a real welcome and
Captain Hange came back to Eng
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

Ohio's schools have played ma
ior part in all War Bond cam
paigns and, according to Mrs. Reva
f. Reeves, state school board di-
rector, plans are complete for even
greater participation in the 9th
Bond Drive opening November 20.
Every school has enlisted for the
drive and plans are complete for
students to serve as solicitors and
teachers as directors - the school
buildings will provide meeting
places for countrywide rallies.
The rural school plan centers
around Ohio's 31fn Division. Every
pupil is enlisted as a regular in
the bond selling army. Upon sale
or purchase of bond, the student
receives captaln's bars. Sale of
two bonds brings personal cita-
tion from Major General Robert S.
Beightler, commanding officer of
the 37th.
Teacher Recognition
Teachers whose classes achieve
a so per cent oI better record in
attaining rank Of 9th War Bond
Drive captains will receive spe-
cial u. S. Treasury citation
acknowledging their work, Mrs.
Reeves announced.
I'VE have learned from previous
drives, said Mrs. Reeves, "that
school accomplishment varies ac-
cording to the work of the teach
ers. If they explain clearly the
detectives of the War Bond Drive,
the students will do the rest.
Many county chairmen report that
student solicitation at the close of
a drive has resulted in bond sales
sufficiently large to put a drive
over its quota.
material is in the hands of
every county chairman covering all
phases of the school program. Stu
dents, teachers ard superintendent
can be counted upon to do their
part. The number of Ohio Schools
which proudly fly the Treasury
Schools at War flag, emblematic
of Var Bond program participa-
ton, testify to the patriotic work
of students and educators"
Auctions and Movie Shows
County War Finance Committee
chairmen report that school chill
dren have been particularly effec-
tive in special movie and auction
campaigns, acting as ticket dis
tributors or solicitors for merchant
donations for the auctions.
One Ohio civ Il the close Of the
9Th Bond Drive, short of its quota,
enlisted the school children in spe-
cial mop-up drive The result was
outstanding, purchases totalling
more than $50, ,0U0 in E-bonds were
made by townspeople who had al
ready participated and who had
been contacted by adult workers.
In another city, the students
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

The board also announced that Is
repistrants have haens snmmnnad for
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

served in uniform during the pres
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

in an attempt of the driver to avoid
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

At Port Chicago, California Two
hundred and thirteen Negro sailors
were killed during the blast. The
bill has been sent to hte White House
for the Presidents signature.
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16
ATTEMPT BEING
MADE TO INJURE
NEBR. POWER co.

A deliberate attempt to prejudice
the citizens OF Omaha against Nebras
ka Power IS being carried on, Presi-
dent j. E. Davidson said today. Mr..
Davidson's statement follows:
For the sole purpose Of trying to
prejudice you against our Company,
unfair Interpretation has bees made Of
the testimony given in the recent leg
islative committee hearing. This has
been done IN an effort to get you to
believe there has been something sin
ister' and secret in our activities to
keep our Company under private
ownership, and to keep your electric
service out of the hands of polite
ians.
Any implication or inference that
we have done anything that was not
straightforward and above-board is
untrue, and unfair to our Company
and its employees. The hearing
brought ofrth not one item Of testi-
money to the contrary. The Legis1a-
tive Councils record will show that
every bit Of information the commit
tee sought was freely given,-that no
attempt was made to cover up any
At the outset, as you will undoubt-
eddy recall, we announced publicly
that [ company would do every
thing within its power, and spend
whatever money was necessary to pre-
hent a small clique in Omaha from
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

socializing your electric service for
their own selfish purposes We have
spent not penny more than you
would have spent, proportionately, to
protect your property. Actually dur
ing the past yeor ire hGUe spent less
for oduertising, publicity and sales
promotion than lre did u 1889, be-
fore dny pruniciPoI o1eseyshiP dgi0-
ton started here.
The people Of Omaha, time and a.
gain, have Overwhelmingly indicated
that trey want the Nebraska Power
Company to continue to serve them.
We shall continue to pay for any ac-
t%iviti-s we believe necessary to pro-
tect our Company and keep your cleo
trio service on its present high plane.
We repeat what we have stated
many times before: IF it 1cere not for
the nntdy attacks made on our Comp
any, 1ue zgonld not hare been forced
TO Spsrd this money But as long as
efforts are being made to force our
Company out OF business, we shall
continue to fight back Surely you
would have little respect for US if we
did otherwise.
Sincerely yours,
J. E DAVIDSON, President.
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

Please motive that the service man
or woman must personally sign the
application before the county clerk car
accept the form and mail the ballot.
The Omaha Guide offers this appli
cation form as a public service, and
because it believes every one of its
readers will want to be sure that their
relatives in the armed forces have a
voice IN the government for which
they are fighting.
If additional ballot applications are
needed, they may be secured from the
Secretary Of States office at Lincoln.
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

to register and vote in this election
in large numbers, they will not only
foolishly toss away a golden oppor-
tunity to get some of the things they
need and deserve as citizens, but
they will also stand chance Of losing
some of the gains they have made in
the last decade. There is nothing as
simple, yet as important, for the Ne
gro people today as to register and
vote.
As a group the vote of the Negro
IN Texas, Florida, or California, IS
equally important as the vote of the
Negro in New York or Pennsylvania
two uncertain key states For in this
election the colored people must not
only vote for the candidates they fav-
or, but also to pile up the biggest
total vote they have Ever cast.
The most important thing colored
Americans a do to help their coun-
try and themselves is to register and
vote. Do not let yourself, your fam
lily, your race and your country down
by failing to do so. To register and
vote IS your privilege and responsible
ftv
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

Henry Washington's
Choir to Furnish Music

The Omaha Urban League Comm
unity Center, 2213 Lake Street. an
nounces its Sail Opening. September
10, 1914.
Beginning at $50 to 8 pm, the
Center will hold open house. Special
emphasis Is placed on the attendance
Of all school boys and girls to come
IN and enjoy a free movie and dane
ing during those hours
Mr.. Onward R Crooms, Boys
Work Secretary, will act as Master
of Ceremonies at the evening pro-
gram which begins promptly at 8 o.
clock. Short skits depicting mean
ings ard purposes Of the Boy and
Girl Scout programs are scheduled to
be dramtaized- Plans are being
made to present moving pictures re-
lated to Scouting and outstanding
services of the Urban League gener-
ally.
NJ. Henry H. Washington and his
well trained choir Of eighteen voices
will furnish music for the occasion.
Refreshments will be served at the
evening program
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16
Army, Navy Approve
Ballot Applications

The Omaha Guide today publishes
the official application for November
election ballots as approved by the
Army, Navy and Secretary of State
at Lincoln. This is the form that is
TO be used by all Nebraskans IN the
armed services who wish to apply for
JaIlots and vote In the November Z
election.
1t Is suggested that the readers clip
the application form and mail it as
soon as possible to a relative in the
service so that the service men and
owmen will have ample time to re-
turn the form to the county clerk.
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

Subscribe TOdayl
HAMILTON-GORDON MARRIAGE
ANNOUNCED
IlIIIlIlliIIII

earlier years. She has resided OUT
side OF Omaha for the past several
years
Mr.. Gordon is originally Of Mime
apolis, ard Is very popular in the
musical world.
Among the guests present were -
Mesdames Leola Jones, Thearis Wy
lie, Christine Sudduth, Geneva o.
bourne, Georgia Winston, Lucy Mae
Britt ard Mr. and Mrs. Gordon.
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

Mrs Belzora Collins was hostess
to 4 delicious luncheon, served at the
beautiful Shalimar Country Club on
last Saturday. The announcement Of
the marriage OF Mrs Lucille TIamil-
ton, daughter of Mrs. Collins, to Mr..
Terry Gordon IN Billings, Montana,
was made by Mrs Georgia Winston,
serving as proxy for Mrs. Collins.
Mrs. Hamilton Gordon viii be re-
memDered as a very active and pop
ular member OF the Quack Club in its
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16
In Close Elections,
Negro Vote Always
Balancing Power.

BY EARL BROWN
ION the Editorial Staff of Life
Magazine for Continental FedtaresJ
Says Roosevelt Personally Suggest
ed That Adam P0zgeH Be NGassd
as T1BEm0By's H0rIen Candidate
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16
BLAST VICTIMS TO GET CASH.

Washington, DC, (C)-The Senate
has passed q bill which authorized
payments up 70 $4,000 for those who
were either injured or lost their liv-
es in the ammunition ship explosion
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16

Satchel Paige, who winged one for
the Birmingham Black Barons against
the Cincinnati Indianapolis Clowns
1T Wrigley Field in Chicago, got the
most tremendous and consecutive boos
it was said, that he had ever encoun-
tered during his baseball career.
Paige hurled the second game for the
Barons, who won 6 to 4. but wa only
allowed on the mound 4 innings Of
the exhibition contest, and was allow
ed S hits and 3 runs. Despite the
fact that he famed 3 and walked 4,
boos after boos greeted his every
The Omaha guide., 1944-09-16
NEW OR INCREASED
TAXES WOULD BE
MEANING OF
PROHIBITION

A return to prohibition would near
huge tax losses to the state which
would hape to be made up with new
or increased taxes, according to c. D
Haskell, Laurel farmer and VICE
president of the Nebraska Federation
OF County Taxpayers Leagues.
Every branch of state and locaI
government probably would suffer il
we remove the alcoholic beverage in
dustry from the tax rolls" Haskell
pointed out. Tax authorities esti.
mate that Nebraska collects abou-
100000 annually from beer and la
uors III state, county and local take:
and fees.
Not only would the state lose this
annual revenue, whicr hould have Il
be made up from other sources. bui
additional hundreds Of thousands 81
dollars would De needed to set I'D and
maintain some kind of enforcement
organization throughout the state
Government costs In every county,
Village and city would probably Be
Increased.
The state liquor tax paid $2,216,-
1926 for Old Age Assistance and
other functions Of the State Assist
nee Department in the fiscal year
19~42-1943. | know the leopIe would
not want to do away with state assist
ance 50 this revenue would have to be
replaced, which would mean an in
creased property tax or some new
ford Of tax, such as a sales tax or in
come tax. Another alternative would
be to double the state per capita tax,
commonly known as the head tax
MANY people do not realize the
Importance of the liquor tax revenues
to die state. Many of US forget that
the Federal Government matches the
spiritrous beverage taxes used for old
age assistance, which means that the
actual loss to Nebraska would III a
round 81, 500, 900 if the tax were not
replaced. 1t would have to be. re
placed, no question about it. And
this means higher taxes, new take:
for everyone Another thing few
people realize: County, city and 9TH
er governmental subdivisions OF the
state also collect large amounts OF
revenue from the industry, in addition
to the direct beverage tax collected
by the state government APPROX
mzteiy 100000 yearly is paid tc
counties and cities in license fees and
occupational taxes by retail dealers
ITO all of these revenues must be
added real estate personal and miscel-
laneous taxes paid by brewers, distri-
butors, dealers, etc. This makes =
total IN the neighborhood Of $780,
900 a year. This is not pin money
It's big money to me, anyway
Il do not believe the people of Ne
braska want to deliberately vote a
big increase in general taxes on them
selves. But that is just what they
will be doing if they go back to pro-
hibition in November. History plain
ly shows prohibition is not enforce
abb and dosn't prohibit anyway and
would require hundreds Of thousands
of dollars to make even a show al
enforcement
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Funeral Rites Set Today
For Charles F. Anderson

Funeral services for Charles Frank
lin Anderson, SO, known as the most
travelled man in the postal service
and postmaster on the second Byrd
Antarctic Expedition, will be held
at 2 pm. today from the Hines
funeral home, 290l Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery. The family live at 1882
Montague street NV.
Offlciating will be the Rev. J. Her.
bert Garner, pastor of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers
will be members of Golden Rule
Lodge. No. 81, of the Odd Fellows.
Honorary pallbearers will be Smith
w. Purdum, Second Assistant Post
master General; George w. Trexler.
Of the mail equip
ment shop of the Post ONCE Depart
ment; Robert E. Fellers, superIl-
tendent of the Stamp Division Of the
Post Office Department: Alfred H.
Keim, retired purchasing agent for
the Post Office Department: DR..
Ralph w. S. Bonnet, James Waldo
Fawcett of The Star, who will repre-
sent the philatelic press; Albert F.
Kunze, president of the Washington
Philatelic Society and head of the
Pan-American Union stamp division,
and Maj. Paul A. Sipple of the Army
Quartermaster Corps, who was also
member of the Byrd Expedition.