davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1945-10-13
Letters to The Star
Thinks Democracy Should Be
Careful About Being Generous

To the Editor of The Star:
Can there be any hope that, if the
western Allies would share the secret
of the atomic bomb with Russia, to
eliminate any possible misunderstand-
ing" and ""as step toward world unity"
(Star, September %, Page AID Soviet
Russia would release its tight grip over
the eastern half of Europe; would put
an end to it's interminable claims for
more and more power, influence and
territory; would be willing to under
stand democracy In the only possible
way 1t can be interpreted: the govern
ment stands for the individual and not
vice versa; would withdraw its armies
of occupation from ruined Poland and
the rest of them, before its poorly disci-
plined and always hungry troops eat up
the last piece of bread, seize the honor
of the last honorable woman left to
those unfortunate nations; would sud-
denly start to play fair, to consider
terms and agreements, to respect God.
human dignity and law7
1t is extremely doubtful that the sud-
den possession of the secret of the
atomic bomb-regardless of how wonder
full it is-would have such a desirable
effect upon the victorious Soviet dicta-
torship
A dictatorship Of any kind, by its very
nature, has to expand continuously. 1t
cannot and does not stagnate. 1t can
not survive unless it keeps growing in
ternally and externally alike.
Soviet Russia has to have the secret
of the atomic bomb In order to main
tain its pace of growth, but it mustn't
have 1t from the United States of Amer
lea as breakfast served in bed on the
morning of its day of world power Let
the Reds work hard and spend billions
for 1t, just as the western Allies did,
That would give sufficient time to the
rest OF the world to develop proper
counterweapons and be prepared to
check their Unsuitable thirst for world
domination.
The United States of America by now
Is expected to realize that generosity
and endless willingness to give and sac
rifice is not the proper way to
build international good will, to ere
ate world unity, to secure a lasting
peace, as long as political and social
ethics, moral standards are so far from
being at an equal level in most of the
remaining parts Of the world. The old
Roman saying. Isl Wis pacem, para
bellum," that is. "To have peace, be pre-
pared for war" unfortunately Is still
the most reassuring precept for a hui
manly possible lasting peace We should
not think of giving away our means OF
maintaining it.
GABRIEL UJFALUSY.
Evening star., 1945-10-13
The Luvui Farce
From the Montreal Star.


The extraordinary exhibition of in
tolerance, vindictiveness, and hysteria
which has marked the etrial-so-called-
of Pierre Laval in Paris has disguised
all the better elements in France, as
well as vast number of friends of
France in other countries. The presid-
ing judge of the highest criminal court
in the land yelling epithets at the pris-
oner and indulging in shouting COM
petitions with counsel; members of the
jury trying q man for his life hurting
vile epithets at him in court and then
nonchalantly quitting their duty and
trotting OF to play politics in the cleo
tions; the prisoner himself ordered out
of court by the Judge, and now refus-
ing to return to the court, where his
trial" is being continued in his abb
sence-these and many other unsavory
features of the case have caused a re-
vulsion Of feeling throughout Francs
that is probably without historical
parallel.
Evening star., 1945-10-13
'MutuoIity of Responsibility

representative Willis ROBERTSON of
Virginia has proposed in the House
that the Wagner Labor Relations
Act be amended to provide for
mutually of responsibility" as
between employers and employees.
The proposal was received favorably
by his colleagues, and it has unde-
niable merit.
Mr.. Robertson apparently is think
ing in terms of contract enforce
ment, for his specific recommends
tion was that in event of claimed
violation of a collective bargaining
agreement either party be authorized
by law to go into court, prove the
contract and the violation, and COL
lect damages from the defaulter.
This undoubtedly would be helpful
for there have been many instances
in which unions have violated their
contracts, particularly those agree
ments which undertake to settle
disputes by orderly means without
resort to strikes during the life of
the contract. So extensive has this
practice become that, for many en-
ployers, it is hardly worthwhile to
negotiate a contract, and this, in the
long run, is almost certain to destroy
the basis of mutual good faith which
is essential to collective bargaining
as we use the term.
If Congress proposes to get to the
bottom OF our industrial troubles
however, it is going to be necessary
to do more than give employers some
protection against breaches of con-
tract. 1t is desirable and necessary
to protect the parties to an indus
trial agreement against acts OF bad
faith. But it is more important to
protect the public against irresponsi-
BILE abuse of the power which this
Government has conferred on labor
unions.
1t is said, and it may be true,
that the answer does not lie in COM
pulsory arbitration. And certainly
there Is no solution to be found in
an attempt to ban all strikes. But
it does not follow that the Govern
ment, If unable to prevent strikes,
Is also obliged to continue to sup
port them. Yet that, in effect, is
what the Government is doing now
as a result Of laws enacted in the
belief that they were needed to give
labor an equality of bargaining
power.
The plain fact Is that labor has
long since equaled and surpassed
management in bargaining power.
And labor's power is being used to-
day, not to bargain in any real
sense of that word, but to announce
demands and then enforce them
through economic pressure applied
more to the general public than to
employers. Some years ago a num-
Der OF corporations employed similar
tactics, the watchword of that era
being, "the public be damned" But
In the end Congress reacted to this
abuse and laws were passed to pro-
tect the public interest. Now the
pendulum has swung the other way,
and the public interest again is in
need of protection that can come
only through legislative action. The
task will be harder this time, for
the political risks are greater. but
If Congress accepts the principle of
mutually of responsibility" its ap-
plication should not be limited to
relations between unions and cor
porations. The public is an i'm
portant third party to this relation
ship, and the interests of the people
as whole should be protected, too.
Evening star., 1945-10-13

the philosophy thus set forth. The
future of Pan America depends upon
strength and health on the home
fronts of all the constituent coun-
tries, each of which shall bear It's
proper portion of the common
burden and fairly share in the
security and well-being obtained by
the mutual effort. Conducive to
that end is the visit of President
Rios to Washington.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22
ORGANIZATION TO
BOOST community
IS PLANNED HERE
Organizational Meeting viii Be
Held Wednesday,, Dec. 5, at
High School
Association Planned to Support
Projects Beneficial to Com
munity Welfare

Organization of an association rep
resenting all community interests to
sponsor and support projects benef-
cial to general welfare of the Bluff.
ton area will have its inception in a
community meeting at 7:30 p. m,
Wednesday, December 5, in the Bluff
ton High school cafeteria.
A proposed plan of organization
drafted by the Citizens Advisory
committee, which recently completed
its work in support of the three mill
school levy, will be presented for con-
sideration at the meeting.
Need for central organization to
lend unified support to measures of
benft to the community, its schools,
ETC., will be presented at the session
and an association similar to the
community group Which functioned
here years ago may grow out of the
present project.
Eleven Groups
All clubs, organizations, business,
ETC., designated in IL groups of inter
ests, are asked to have representa-
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22
BLUFFTON'S MAYORALTY
SITUATION
An Editorial

With the question of who will be Blufons mayor for
the next two years remaining unanswered political observ
this week pointed out that the mayoralty dilemma
marks the elimination of local trend that likely will have
repercussions in future municipal elections here
End result of the surprising developments in this No
vebers election, in fact farreachng than the
immediate problem of who be prevailed to take
the mayors office for the next two years.
Even vital than the question of who will consent
to is the necessity of finding to
situation where the chief elective office of the town
going begging for incumbent with every likelihood that
few candidates for the office be found in future cleo
tons
In view of the local attitude toward those who have
red the responsibilities of local government, it ap
pears that the next election may be in which
will want the mayors job and perhaps few of other elect
i've offices of the town.
Those who in the past have served mayor and in
other municipal offices have given their time to the posi-
ton largely from of civic consciousness and public
duty.
Supplemental income in way enters into the picture,
for the mayors annual salary of only 400 in respect
is commensurate with the responsibilities of the office and
the hours of work involved.
After tax deduction Buttons mayor receives less than
dollar per day. and for the time required to discharge
the duties of his office he is paid less than the 30 cent
hourly rate which the town pays its common labor.
Local trends toward carpng criticism and petty politics
which have the tendency to make public whipping boy
out of the mayors office, signify failure to understand
that if mayor thru of public duty the
ctzenry have equal responsibilities in cooperating with
him and apprecating the problems of his office
Unless there is public cooperation and understanding
there is incentive for the type of men which democ
racy needs for public oce-wheher it be that of
mayor council board of public affairs school board.
Constructive criticism presented as such is welcomed
by public officials but backstage npng too often becomes
involved with petty matters and worthwhile accomp
shmens of city administrations completely forgotten
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22

ice in the Army, three of which
were overseas. He is at his home
near Rockport.
Cpl. Wayne Yerger has been dis
charged from the Army at Camp
Hood, Texas. He and his wife are
spending several days visiting here
Sgt. Francis Reichenbach, son OF
H. L. Reichenbach of near Bluffton
has returned after 80 months in
Australia, New Guinea andth Phil
ippines with the 10th Ordnance
company.
Sgt. Robert Kohl and Ralph
Kohl, sons of Mrs. Eva Kohl, have
been discharged from the Army Air
corps and the Navy respectively.
Pfc. Paul Zimmerly, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Zimmerly north of
Bluffton has been discharged from
the Army at Camp Atterbury, Ind.
He was overseas % months and has
been decorated with four bronze
stars.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22
THANKSGIVING MENU
TO COST SLIGHTLY
LESS THIS YEAR
Menu Will Return to Pre-war
Traditions; Plenty of Tur-
keys and Chickens
Price of Poultry Considerably
Lower; Other Items Cost
About the Same

Thanksgiving dinners in Bluffton
homes this year will cost more than
during the pre-war era, but two bright
spots in the picture are seen in the
fact that the menu will veer back
toward the old traditions and cost of
foodstuffs will be slightly lower gen.
orally than last fall.
Turkeys are available in abundance,
a complete reversal of the situation
of the two preceding years, and mar
ket quotations are four cents lower
generally than in 1914.
This years price for dressed tur-
keys 16 pound and up is az cents a
pound, as compared with a mark of
81 cents last Thanksgiving. Turkeys
under 16 pounds are selling at so
cents.
Those who buy live birds from farm
ers, however, can make further saw
ings, for in view of the prevailing
surplus of turkeys dealers can buy
all they want for around 80 cents a
pound.
Chickens, which will compete with
turkeys as the center piece on the
table, also are lower in price. Top
quality live chickens are selling for
26 cents pound, five cents lower than
last years Thanksgiving price of 81
cents.
Oysters likely will be missing from
this years menu, for they have been
scarce all fall and prospects for an
ample supply for the holiday are poor.
Price if available, will be around 70
cents pint. 16 cents higher than
last year when they sold for 63 cents.
Cranberries are scarce but the price
is down, from 3S cents last Thanks
giving to 33 cents this year. Altho
there was big crop a scarcity of la
Dor prevented complete harvest and
processing, with the result they are
hard to find in local food stores.
Greenstuff is plentiful and will help
round out the menu. Celery sells at
27 cents a stalk, and head lettuce
about the same in price as last year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22

Miss Lois Berry, daughter of Roy
Berry and James Benroth, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Benroth were
quietly married in the Methodist
church Sunday afternoon.
Rev. j. A. Weed, pastor Of the
bride officiated in ring ceremony
in the presence of the immediate
families of the couple
The bride is graduate of Bluff
ton high school and has been en-
ployed at the plant of the Triplett
Electrical Instrument company.
Mr.. Benroth, Bluffton high
school graduate served as corporal
in the Army being stationed for q
time in the India and Burma area
with the air force. He was recent.
ly discharged from the service. The
couple will reside for the present ir
Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22
Legion Game Supper
To Be Held NOU. 20

Game now is being collected for
the American Legion Game supper,
open to the community, which will
be held in the Legion hall Thursday
evening, Nov. 20.
Anyone interested is asked to
take dressed game to the Page Dairy
Co. where it will be stored in cold
lockers. All returned servicemen are
especially invited.
An active winter program is be-
ing planned by the Legion, including
a series of dances for the young
people of the town. Funds raised
thru the dances will be used to re-
furnish the hall.
Membership of the organization
now stands at 90, an all-time high.
1t includes 20 World War II MEM
bers. Legionnaires wishing to OBJ
tain Legion hats may order them
now thru Adjutant Quinten Burk-
holder.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22
GAME VIOLATORS
WHO KILLED DEER
SOUGHT BY WARDEN
Dead Animal Is Found Hidden
Along Fence Row Opening
Day of Hunting
Killing Deer Or Shooting At
Them with Buckshot Pro-
hibited By Law

Something new in local hunting
violations brought an investigation by
game wardens last Friday after a
full-grown deer had been shot by un-
known hunters in the Rockport vicin-
ity.
Three Dayton hunters found the
dead animal hidden under grass and
leaves along fence row on the Orlo
and Walter Marshall farms, one mile
north of Rickport about $50 p. m.
Friday.
The deer, a doe, had been partly
dressed and carefully hidden, leading
to the assumption that the hunters
who had killed it intended to return
after nightfall and take it away.
After it had been discovered Fri
day evening, the state highway patrol
at Lima was notified, and a patrol
car picked up the animal. The Day
ton hunters who found it were c. w.
Hawk, D. E. Bard and r. E. Wort.
man.
Allen County Game Protector, A. J.
Lutterbein, of Beaverdam, who is in
vestigating the case, said the deer
was skinned and the meat was given
to the County Children's home. He
said the animal weighed about $50
pounds.
1t is assumed the deer is the same
which was seen in that neighborhool
the day before near the Hilty school
house and later on the same day by
Mrs. Cal Garmatter in the barnyard
at her home. On Friday morning
Roy Best and Hiram Niswander re-
ported seeing deer go into the How
ard Niswander woods, also in the
area.
There is no open season on deer in
Ohio except three counties, Adams,
Pike and Scioto, where hunting is
permitted from Dec. thru Dec. 8.
Shooting them with buckshot also is
prohibited and bag limit for the sea-
son is one buck per person.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22
Veteran In Hospital For Three
Years Facing Another Operation

land three years ago he was taken
off the hospital ship Solace by his
brother John, pharmacists mate
stationed there. Then for three
months kent's life hung in the bal
ance.
John is now in Korea as a chief
pharmacists mate.
Dwight, another brother, is a mot
or mechanics mate at Key West,
Florida. Merlin is a seaman sec
ond class aboard the L. S. S. Lang
ley.
Anna Jeanne, sister, is store.
keeper first class in the WAVES at
Cleveland.
Wade and Wayne, discharged from
the army, are employed in Hillsboro
Ohio, and Kenton, respectively.
Clair, trained as ship filter in the
navy, now is a government civilian
employe, rated as a chief ship filter
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22
Family Dinner Again Takes Center
Of Thanksgiving Stage AS War Ends
Traditional Dinners Come Into
Their Own for First Time
Since 1941
Pre-war Traditions and Customs
Associated with Holiday
Suspended During War

Highlighted by the traditional
family dinner at noon, Bluffton' s
Thanksgiving observance this year
will be in keeping with the pre-war
customs and traditions that had to
be suspended during the long, trying
years of the worldwide conflict.
1t will be the first peacetime
Thanksgiving since 1941, when war
clouds were gathering, and altho the
holiday will be quietly observed
there will be apparent relief from
the grim shadow of the three pre-
ceding years.
Customary family gatherings, ira
ditional to Thanksgiving, will again
take their place as the feature at
traction of the holiday for the first
time since the storm of war broke
back in 1941.
With members of many family cir
cles in the armed forces, others
working on holidays in war plants
and gasoline and tire rationing cur
failing motoring, wartime Thanks
giving dinners in general did not
measure up to one of the country's
oldest traditions.
All that is in the past, however,
and altho many men still are in uni
form, the tension and anxiety which
have marked holiday gatherings
since 1941 can at least be forgottn.
Indicating a return to the full
house" family gathering for Thanks
giving is materially stepped-up de-
mand for turkeys this year.
During the war years, small
turkeys were sought by the heads
of households, but this year larger
turkeys are in demand as families
take advantage of their first oppor-
tunity in four years to get together
for the holiday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22
Local Men Released
By Armed Services

Many Bluffton area men have been
released by the armed services dur
ing the past week. Among these
are:
Master Sgt. Robert Root, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Root, has re-
turned after az months in the South
Pacific. He expects to resume his
former position as telegrapher for
the New York Central railroad at
Toledo.
Staff Sgt. Clyde Mefford, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mefford of
Bentley road has returned after 80
months service in England.
Francis w. Luginbill, M. M. &c,
has been discharged from the Navy
thru the Toledo separation center.
Of his Sd months in service, 10
months were spent aboard salvage
boat as a navy diver. He is the
husband of Mary Morrison Luginbill.
They are at home on the Morrison
farm on the Dixie north of Bluff
ton.
T/5 James w. Martin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred H. Martin has been
discharged on the point system after
serving 26 months overseas with the
Army Signal Corps in North Africa,
Egypt, England, France and Bel
gium.
Chief Petty Officer Wade Shook
who was discharged from the Navy
has joined his wife, Mrs. Bonita
Clark Shook and two daughters who
are at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Clark of Grove street.
Sgt. Herbert Stewart, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Stewart has been dis
charged after nearly five years serv-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22

Kent Boutwell,, seaman second
class and son of Mrs. Alice Luigi
bill Boutwell,, formerly of Bluffton
who has been hospitalized for three
years is facing another operation at
the. Naval hospital at Mare Island,
Calf, it was learned this week.
Kent suffered d badly injured foot
in the battle for Guadalcanal on
October II, 1912 and recently it was
learned that bones in his foot which
doctors have been trying to repair
for three years are to be broken
again.
Mrs. Boutwell,, Bluffton native and
widowed mother of eight who were
in service lived in Kenton until two
years ago when she went to Mare
Island to be near her son. She has
since obtained employment and pur-
chased a home at that place.
When Kent arrived at Mare Is
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22
ThankOfering Service
at Reformed Church

Thankoffering service of the
Woman's Guild will be held at st.
Johns Reformed church, Sunday
night at 7:30 o'clock.
Ray Follas and the Gertrude Hoy
sextet will present special musical
numbers followed by one-act play
"The Disappointment of Maria"
directed by Silas Diller.
Cast of the play: Mrs. Taylor,
Mrs. Ralph Stearns; Mrs. Brock,
Mrs. Ralph Badertscher; Miss Park
er, Mrs. Arden Baker; Mrs. Green,
Mrs. Chas. Hilty; Mrs. Darrell, Mrs.
Noah Niswander; Maria, Mrs. Will
ford Geiger
Women of the church will bring
thankoffering boxes and guests are
invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22
Charles Montgomery
Gets Army Discharge

Sgt. Charles w. Montgomery, %,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mont
gomery, Bluffton, and husband of
Marjorie r. Montgomery, 214 Spring
street, has been separated from the
Army Air Forces at the San An
tonic District, AAF Personnel Dis
tribution Command
Sergeant Montgomery served with
the 18th AAF in Europe as a Air
borne Radar Repairman. Prior to
entering the service, Sgt. Montgom-
cry was farmer with his father
He participated in two campaigns
and was awarded two battle stars
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22
QUIET OBSERVANCE
OF THANKSGIVING
IN PROSPECT HERE
Union Service TO BE Held At
Methodist Church on Thurs
day Morning
First Post War Thanksgiving
Finds Business and Indus
try Closed


Bluffton's observance of Thanks
giving, Thursday viii be in the ma
ture of a general holiday, with
schools, business places and industries
of the town suspending operations for
the day.
Public observance of the holiday
will include union Thanksgiving SER
vice sponsored by the Bluffton Minis
terial association, at 9 a. m. in the
First Methodist church.
Rev. E. j. Bohn, d former minister
in Pennsylvania who this year ioined
the Bluffton college faculty. will he
the speaker at the one-hour church
service.
Business places Of the town will be
closed in observance of the holiday,
and industries will completely sus-
pend operations for the first time
since 1941's last preceding peacetime
observance.
No Mail Deliveries
No mail deliveries will be made on
town or rural routes and windows
viii be closed thruoat the day at the
post office. Outgoing mail, however,
will be made up and dispatched as
usual.
Students in Bluffton High and
Grade schools will enjoy a vacation
over the holiday weekend, beginning
with the close of classes, Wednesday
night.
Bluffton college viii close only or
Thursday, and classes will be resum,
ed Friday morning at the institution