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F1sCM ISSUE OF MAY %, 1916

Work on the II Ecock county por-
ton Of the Dixie rghway from the
county line near | lffton to the Find
lay city limits will be begun the first
of the month.
Isaac l., son of Mrs. Lydia Steiner,
and Miss Mistel, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. ?. HummQn, were married at
the home of the brides parents on
Elm street, Sunday noon. Rev. Bur-
ton officiated.
Carl 0glesbee spent the weekend in
Bluffton with friends. Carl has a po-
sition on the Detroit police force.
Complimenting Miss Eta Lantz, a
coming bride, Mrs. w. E. Diller and
Mrs. H. R. Lugibihl entertained fifty
five young women with shower al
the Diller home on south Main street
Olney Daft left for Montana, Tues
day.
Gordon Bixel will work for Philip
Hilty this summer.
Lewyellen Zimmerly's had the mis-.
fortune of upsetting while on their
way to Peter Zimmerly's, Sunday. Nc
one was seriously hurt.
Earl Lugibill entertained number
of Bluffton friends in honor of his
birthday Sunday.
Cement sidewalks on both sides OF
Jackson street from College avenue
to Riley street will be constructed this
summer.
An Idian tomahawk head found or
the William Beagle farm is attracting
much attention at the News.
Misses Mary and Bertha Lugibihl
left on Thursday morning for Fort
Wayne and Woodburn, Ind, to spend
over Sunday. They expect to attend
Commencement exercises at the Ft.
Wayne Bible School and also to visit
their sister.
Rev. and Mrs. Brundige are at Mt.
Vernon attending the state convention
of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Miles Meyer presented her
daughter, Mrs. A. 7. Worthington, a
Hobert M. Cable piano last week.
Adam Steiner is in Iowa buying a
load of feeding horses to sell here in
the community.
Not being able to secure manufac-
turing material, the Bluffton Skirt
Company discontinued operations
here. The vacated building has al
ready been rented by the Boss Glove
Mfg. Co., who will start branch
factory here soon. Ephriam Althaus
will have charge of the work here.
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East Orange

Miss Helen Ann Tripplehorn of
Findlay spent last week with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Boutwell,.
Mr.. and Mrs Will stager, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Stager spent Christmas
day in the Sarah Nowlen home at
Dola.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Marshall, Miss
Avis Marshall were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carson Mar
shall and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Nonnamaker
and family spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. John Carts of Findlay.
Mrs. John Montgomery, and Mrs.
Meredith Eddinger called on Mrs.
Fred Boutwell, last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boutwell, called
on Mrs. Richard Longo and children
of Findlay on Tuesday of last week.
Rayon Boutwell,, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Ream and son Richard, Frank
Diltz, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boutwell,
and Helen Ann Tripplehorn of Find
lay were callers the past week in the
B. ]. Boutwell, home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nonnamaker
and sons Harold, Dean and Ralph
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Slusser and Miss Theresa Slusser
Of Bluffton.
Jimmie Nonnamaker of near Dola
spent few days with his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Nonnamak-
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nonnamaker
and sons Harold, Dean and Ralph
spent Sunday in the Ami Nonnamak-
er home.
Mrs. Emma Boutwell, and son Byron
Leo called on Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Agin and son Evan, Sundya afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orin Inbody and child
ren of Ann Arbor, Mich, Mrs. Dick
Long and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar Trlpplehorn and daughter Helen
Ann of Findlay were Christmas din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Boutwell,.
Announcement has been made of
the coming marriage of Miss Avis
Marshall, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Marshall and Adelbert Schaller
of Jenera to be held at Riley Greek
Baptist church, New Years night.
Open church will be observed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell, and
children were dinner guests on Xmas
day in the home of B. j. Boutwell, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. HeIdman en-
tertained their children and families
to a Christmas supper on Christmas
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Potts and dau-
ghter, Mrs. Elizabeth Boutwell, of
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Richland Center
"a HAPPY NEW YEAR"


Cpl. Donavin Moser of Camp Cooke,
Calf. is spending a furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Mos
er and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stevens and
daughter and Mrs. Donavin Gratz and
son spent the week end at the Otto
Amstutz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Hathaway We're
Christmas dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilmer Badertscher and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford
Gratz were Sunday evening supper
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Schaub.
lin and daughter Rachel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Badertscher and sons and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Badertscher were Christmas
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
! Niswander and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Hochstettler and
family and Miss Bernice Zimmerman
were Christmas dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Orrin Zimmerman and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Main, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Ed Kemph and daughter Vera
and son Herbert, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Hartman and son Maurice, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Marquart and family, Mrs
Earl Rupright, Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Gossman and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ec
Marquart and son Melvin were Christ
mas dinner guests of their mother
Mrs. Philip Marquart, Sr.
Mrs. Harold Stevens and Mrs. OttC
Amstutz spent Saturday with Mr.. anc
Mrs. H. C. Lehman and family of To
ledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Moser anC
sons Kenneth and Cpl. Donavin Mosel
syent Thursday evening at the Amo:
and Weldon Luginbuhl home.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Rusmisel ant
Patty Hartzog, Mr. and Mrs. Clarenc,
Bame and family were Christmas
dinner guests of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Rusmisel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ream of Linn;
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Schaublii
were Christmas dinner guests of Mrs
Edna Anspach and Mr.. and Mrs
Peter James and sons of Columbus
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Moser and Mr.
and Mrs. Weldon Luginbuhl wer,
Christmas dinner guests of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Warren Moser and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Gratz anc
daughter Joan, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernes
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From Issue OF November 4, 1909

s@Nilliam Hartman of Orange Twp,
who left for the west last August, re-
turned Thursday much pleased with
his trip. He took in the sights at
Portland, Oregon, Seattle, WASH;
and spent six weeks with his brother
Jason Hartman of Medford, Oregon.
Memo NJ. Geiger and Miss Barbara
Lugabill, residing 4 miles west of
Bluffton, were quietly married Satur-
day evening at the Reformed church
parsonage, Rev. Settlege officiated.
Ralph West suffered an accident
while pedaling his bike to Pandora to
witness basketball game. In some
manner he was thrown from his wheel
and struck his head against rock
He lay unconscious for some time be-
fore being found.
Joseph Owens of the law firm of
Owens and Owens is the newly elect.
ed mayor of Bluffton. He is the sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Owens and il
81 years old. He is not only the
youngest mayor ever elected in Bluff
ton but is the son of a former Bluff.
ton mayor, his father having beer
elected in 1871and reelected in 1876.
William Diller arrived home from
the west after spending very pleas
ant trip in Texas and Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Clark, Mr.. and Mrs
Emil Garau were at Lima, Monday
attending a Halloween party at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Benroth.
Mrs. r. E. Hughson and son Robert
were at Oberlin visiting Miss Edit
McPeak, sister of Mrs. Hughson, whc
is attending Oberlin college.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Lugibihl anc
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Burk
halter, of Berne Indiana, are attend
ing the golden wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Steiner in tn,
settlement today. Mrs. Steiner is {
sister of Mrs. Lugibihl and Mrs. Burk
halter.
DR.. n. G. Hirschey of Redfield, S
D., was formerly inducted into the of
fee of president of Redfield college.
Mrs. J. w. Gibson of Columbus
Grove was the guest of Mrs. Georg,
Stearns during the missionary conven
ton, last week.
Miss Jennie Watkins who has beer
clerking at the Staater store for abou
year and a half has resigned he
position. She will leave for New
York soon where she will make he
residence with her brother, james
Watkins and family.
Don't forget that EXTRA War Bond
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Bluffton To Welcome
New Year With Gaiety
(Contin11ed from mace Il

Continued from page l.
pended generally in the town. As
usual, there will be no postal deliver
les on town or rural routes.
With the debut of 1914, the gaiety
of the holiday season will be brought
to a close and its color and cheer will
soon be absorbed in the rush of every
day affairs. Yuletide decorations will
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Measuring Hens

Use old cardboard to make a
notched gauge for measuring small
hens and seam allowances. Card
board is handy for making seal
loped edges. Of course, you'll make
your pattern.
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Large Limbs Undercut

In pruning large limbs from
trees, always make an undercut on
the limb first, before saving or chop
ping it through from the top, in or
der to prevent jagged break and
stripping of the bark from the trunk.
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tree will be discarded, sym

Chr tree will be discarded, sym
bol;4Hf the passing of the comnun-
ity' s<-vorite holiday season.
Bit ton High and Grade school stu
dentg will return to their classes on
Thursday morning, ending vacation
period which has been almost contin-
uous since a blizzard on December IL
blocked roads and made it impossible
for school busees to complete their
rounds.
Classes at Bluffton college will be
reconvened on Wednesday morning.
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and Miss 10 Boutwell, of Ada were
callers in the 3. J. Boutwell, home on
Christmas day.
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News Want-Ads Bring Results.
The Nome nugget., 1944-03-10
Communications
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
 There are two sides to every question and I believe that a re- gently published communication is ln some ways unjust.
 It is only fair that the Natives should be included in community affairs where money is raised to support the playfield, tennis court prizes for dog races, etc, in which more Natives than Whites actual ly benefit The Whites give their time and effort free so that Ma tives as well as Whites may bene- fit.
 The theatre is a private institu- tion and has the right to make | it's own house rules and until the Ma tive people as whole live up to public health standards, it would be hard for the management to change their present system even though some of the Natives them selves do not like to sit next to "odoriferous" persons. therefore, suggest that those of the Native group who are in- telligent enough to complain and criticize, start working from within the Native population, raise their own standards and earn the right for which they are asking.
 A SUBSCRIBER.
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SERVICE MEN JOBS ARE URGED

PRESIDENT Eric A. Johnston of the National Chamber calls on all member organizations to take every step required to facilitate unemployment of ,.ervice men, be it through creation of special committee. participation in local clearing house setups, or, other activity.
 ' In 8. New Year greeting 10 member organiza- lions, Mir, Johnston says that one of our immediate eroben1s-a problem that will grow-is that of finding jobs for men discharged from the armed forces Asserting, that the combined thought and efforts of all groups will be required to provide vo- catonal guidance and training that will help place men and women in positions to which they are adapted. he said; ..s
 Your approach to this problem will, of course. be in accordance with your local situation, which may suggest several methods of procedure-a spe- cial committee participation ip your clearing house committee set-up or other activities The point is that all our-,organizaton n1anpower and brain bower should be fully utilized to facilitate the re-
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STATES CUTS. DEBTS

THE YEAR just closed was one of the most prosperous in history for state governments For, the states invested $l.5 billion of surplus funds in federal bonds and decreased gross indebtedness by nearly $l billion, making reduction of 175 per cent since l940. They effected economies and improved administrative processes without inter fering with war efforts
 Similar reports come from number of cities Lansing, Mich, for example, ended the year free Of any overlapping county and school debt; its own bonded debt was only s2l5,8oo; the city treasurer set new record of 100 percent collection of per sonal property taxes the July roll; 977 per cent of the current real property tax levy was collected oy November 30
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Nome Nugget, Nome, Alaska.

Nome, Alaska. ;, .sse.-
 Dear Editors and Readers: It was our profitable pleasure to listen in at your first Monday evening Forum. For discussion was the global matter of what punishment we should mete out over those responsible for the present war. We noted how some would first have settled the i'm portant question of WHO REALLY ARE RESPONSIBLE for the war. But the able Moderator humor- ously held participators fairly to THE TOPIC ALLOWED.
 Appropos, maybe, that is not so unreasonable-to want to know WHAT and WHO we really are up against. Insofar as we have ballot, and if we have not right ly used that ballot, may we not see co-responsible party by talk ing a good look in a mirror?
 Next was the question: What part the Axis powers shall be all lowed to have in the postwar
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herself tried to be headmistress of a mission school in Formosa. All the time her home was Japan, which gave her a different status and a different viewpoint from that of the usual wandering jour- nalist or diplomat, besides enric< ing the book she has taken her time about writing.
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Crowned Fish Cakes

Crowned Fish Cakes I cup fish freshly cooked, can ! ned or frozen
 ] cup mashed potatoes Season
 edl. -. ,l'-.-.,,.,
 Speck salt
 ,Speck sweet basil topionaD r ItrS tfaspooa finely chopped
 parsley or celery ... ,.1442 eup. cornnIpeal =. I egg yolk. - 'a.' @.a. sif ''se
 ] tablespoon milk . 3 tablespoons chopped salt pork :: 5. ,--s brother. fai =.
 Mix fish with potatoes and sea sonings. Shape into cakes about half an inch thick. Dip in corn meal. then egg ,yolk mixed with milk. Dip again in meal and brown. quickly on. both sides in fat heated ip frying pan. over ana, cook over low heat for 5 min utes or. so, 10 heat through. Pass a savoryb brown or tomato or reg ,laT creamy vegetable sauce Cor relocated crearned vegetables with these cakes. .s.s..
 vitamin Plus G.een Salad
 l cup shredded cabbage
 l cup shredded lettuce, chicory
 or spinach 'e, l-9 cup sliced radishes
 1-2 cup cooked peas or green
 beans.
 1 tablespoon finely chopped
 onions
 { tablespoons French dressing .12 cup grated crisp carrots Paprika
 Salt
 Mix and chilf cabbage, lettuce, radishes, peas, onions and dress ing. Arrange on chilled salad plates. Sprinkle with carrots, pa prika and salt. Serve immediate
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THE NOME NUGGET
of our service men.

employment of our service men,
 Ii will get down finally to the ability of in- iividual employers to provide jobs Certainly it would help build the morale of our soldiers and stabilize home front attitudes if every employer who could do so were to make known now to for mer employees of his in the service that place awaits them upon their return. My businesses are such that have been able to send such a letter saying that | hope they are planning to come back and pick tip their work where they left it.
 Mustering-out pay will be helpful as tide over, but what the returning veteran wants is productive job, MT. Johnston asserted, adding that it is at that point that business men and their or ganizations enter the picture number of gov agencies already are at work, and local committees to be created on which local organ izations will want to be represented
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BISHOP CRIMONT IGNORED ON HIS SETH BIRTHDAY

Special celebrations were held in Juneau today in honor of Most Rev. Joseph R. Crimont, bishop of the Catholic Church in Alaska, who celebrated his 86th birthday, it was announced by the Catholic Church here today.
 Bishop Crimont was born in France in 1858 and 16 years later entered the Society of Jesus. He was ordained priest by Cardinal Gibbons on August 26, 1888.
 He arrived in Alaska 50 years ago and became Superior of the Holy Cross Mission. He was ap- pointed Prefect Apostolic of Alaska in 1904 and has been the ecclesiastical superior of the Catholic Church since that date. world" We understand the Axis powers" to be the Nazis and Fac ists, in Europe and Asia. Have not our big Ones, Two's, Three's and Four's, with their juntas of aspiring smaller fry, in times and places, decreed that this war shall be fought to a finish of uncondi- tional surrender for the Germans and Japanese. Have we not heard the echoes from rostrum and press, totally eradicating Nazism and Facism root, stock and branches.
 Is there really some AUSE be- hind Nazism and Fascism-a cause that also must be eradicated to insure a reasonable peace?
 Can any ideologies exist without ideologists? Does history teach us how attempts have been made to destroy ideologies, religious and other kinds, by destroying the people holding those ideologies? Does both history and experience give us clear answer? Are not
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LITERARY 7. ~CUIDEPOST.
By JOHN SELBY MY LIFE WITH THE ENEMY" by Phyllis ATsall Macmillan; SSl

SSJ.
 Nobody could accuse Phyllis Argall of turning out ''qtickie" On Japan, since she came to Amer ica on the "Gripsholm7 with Am bassador Grew and the first con tingent Of repatriates,. and her book IS only just appebing. Nor could anybody accuse; her. of cap italizing on a brief stay in Japan, since she has lived there. most of her life. Perhaps thes fact. that she now lives in St, Louis, one of the middle cities of this land. also has influenced her point of view. She is definitely calm. and My Life With the Enemy gains. from the circumstance ....r
 So does the fact that she ar rives al the conclusion reached by most other writers. Here it is:
 
 we dare not underestimate our enemy She is as strong as we are economically. She. IS still stronger spiritually. ...,..
 we must carry the war 10. her. doors, behind her Pacific bull warks.2 We must do it, immediate ly, before she has time, fully to consolidate her gains, before. she can take advantage of the tremen- dous resources of oil. of tin. of hemp, of rubber, and of ship building facilities which she stole from us and our allies. Time is : one of the mightiest weapons she can have, if we allow her to have it." .s.' -
 Miss Arga1l thinks Japan will suggest peace, if anything like a military stalemate is reached and that we must al all costs and against all temptation refuse peace.
 Any peace she might be al- lowed" writes Miss .Argan, "she would use simply and solely to recoup her losses, strengthen her defenses, increase her reserves. so that sh might one day attack again, And in that day thee would be no talk talk of peace until she could dictate it, in all the ferocity her Asiatic mind could conceive"
 Miss Argall's experience in- cludes everything from grammar school to editing an English lan- guage paper in Japan. At one point her foster-father ran an in- dependent mission, at another she
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LUDWIG E. OST
 Council, Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1944-03-10
we, as an American Republic, ; living answer2

we, as an American Republic, a living answer2 E. Was it said, introducingly, at the the first Forum, that =. e meetings are held all over the land, so that the people can make known, to the powers-to-sit the peace table, what the people want. But if THOSE POWERS have al- ready individually and mutually settled these questions, why are these Forums held? Is it politics world politics?, Have the leaders run away from the people so far that they feel it polite. to ease up on the separating distances? Is it to make "the common man" feel and believe that he, after all, has something to say about it? Did this Forum idea originate with "the common people"-so that THE POLITICIANS BEHIND THE SCENES are entirely inno- cent?
 LUDWIG E. OST
 Council, Alaska.
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REBEKAHS HOLD
 INITIATION

Midnight Sun Rebekah Lodge held Their regular meeting last "Wednesday and initiated three new members into the order: Mrs. L. C. Jones, Mrs. V. L. Goodrich, and Mrs. Walter Taylor. After the meeting refreshments were served by the committee who were Mrs. Hyde, Mrs. C. A. H. Hagen, Mrs. James Hewitt and Mrs. Emma Rowe.
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-09
State Night Program
/. Will Honor Soldiers

The State Night program, which
will be held at 7:45' pm. today
at the Fifth and Orange USo,
will honor Wisconsin, Michigan,
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Washington
and Oregon.
Hosts and hostesses at the event
will be service men and their
families from the honored states,
Immediately after this event,
the amateur program will be held,
with Walter Kelly acting as mas
ter-of-ceremonies. Military person.
mel and civilians are invited te
participate and are asked to reg.
lister by telephoning 2-1269. Out.
of-state persons may register for
the door prize, which will be q
telephone call to the winner.
home.
A motion picture, Look Who's
Laughing" with Edgar Bergen
Charley Mccarthy, Fibber MCGEE
and Molly, will be shown.
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SAM LEE BOUND
TO HIGH COURT

Sam Lee, 23-year.old white
man, who has confessed to break
ing into three local establishments
within the past year, waived pre-
lifninary hearing in Recorders
court yesterday and was bound
over to Superior court by Judge
H. Winfield Smith.
Total bond for the man amounts
to 81 500, or $500 for each charge.
Lee was arrested On = technical
charge Of vagrancy, mol pressed
yesterday, at Camp Lejeune We'd
nesday afternoon. He had gone to
the Marine base to give himself up
for alleged desertion from the
Army at Fort Bragg four years
ago. in the course Of CONVERSE
sation with authorities at Lejeune
he admitted knowledge Of certain
local crimes.
H. E. Fales Of the Bureau Of
Identification and E. B. Murray Of
the Wilmington Police department,
made the trip to Lejeune to ap-
prehend the youth.
Lee has admitted entering Bel
lamy drug company on two occas-
ions, and Hines Jewelry company
last July, when some $3.50 in mis-.
cellaneous cjewelry was taken, Of
ficers said. st
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DELINQUENT CASES,
T.. SETTLED BYCOURT

The cases of so youths involved
in delinquent activities in August
were settled out Of court by the
Juvenile authorities, according ia
the monthly report Of Mrs. ]. c.
Layton, acting Juvenile judge!
"Our aim is to make adjust.
ments in these cases wherever
possible, without bringing the child
into court Mrs. Layton ex.
planned. -,
Thirty of the cases concerned
white youths: and /, TO- Negro
youths. ..,1.s-
The. white probation officer en-.
tertained 108 office visits during
the month; made "a home visits;
"a, collateral visits; took two cases
to courtl ;.
! D. j. Montague, Negro proba-
ton officer, entertained 1855 office
visits. paid 101 home visits; made
101 collateral visits; took eight
cases to. court. b.
At theyapressnt, there are Is
white youths on probation. and Is
Negro youths, the report indicated.
There are seven white youths ON
parole, and II Negro youths.