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Detroit evening times., 1945-01-25
Liberty---and axes
By BENJAMIN DE CASSERES


feathers with the least possible amount of hiss
ng"-J. B. Colbert, great French statesman of
the seventeenth century.
If we are to have full time SOLVENT recov-
cry after the war we should become more TAX
CONSCIOUS now.
If taxes were levied at present only for the
prosecution Of the and for legitimate civilian
needs, no patriotic American would protest
If however, we are to have DOMESTIC peace
and a complete resurrection of free enterprise
after the war, both the federal government and the
states should prepare now for tax slashes of both
individual and corporation incomes.
WHAT we need are alert TAXPAYERS ASSO-
w CATIONS such as have been organized in
New Mexico and Iowa.
Tao Front gives this information about the
New Mexico tax system and it's beneficial results:
For nearly three decades the Taxpayers Associa-
ton of New Mexico has exercised benefcent influence
the government of the state Throughout the years
the association has been active assistant to the
ernor In preparing budgets 1t has also acted as financial
consultant to the finance and appropriation committees
of the state Legislature"
The following are the aims of this Taxpayers Asso-
ciaton They might we'll model for both
federal and countrywide state tax associations:
ITO aid, encourage and promote the observance of
ECONOMY in administration of public business IN the
state and In the counties cities and other political sub
divsions to secure the placing OF all tangible property
in the state upon the tax rolls at Its ACTUAL VALUE;
to educate the membership of the association by proper
of instruction and publicity in tax matters upon
questions of administration and the expenditure of public
funds to cooperate with and assist the work of all local
county and municipal taxpayers associations and to
assist and cooperate with public officials of the state and
of cities counties and other political subdivisions in tax
matters; to aid and assist in obtaining such legislation
may be deemed wise and necessary for obtaining
proper and EQUITABLE ASSESSMENT of property and
collection of taxes for the public revenue"
Reduced to few plain words that means that ii is
organization of the citizens which keeps continuous
watch the oficehoders and politicians in and out of
the Legislature
roth Iowa and Arkansas have organized taxpayers
~ associations the New Mexico plan.
The slogan of the Iowa Taxpayers Association is:
LESS GOVERNMENT AND MORE LIBERTY
That is the very of the tax question, in peace
time particularly in democracy.
All topheavy and burdenseme governments are based
on over-taxed peoples
The foundation of all bureaucraces, of all tyrannies
of all supergovernments is taxation
Taxation for other than legitimate needs is CON
FISCATION, and confiscaon is always the beginning
of slavery.
We therefore need never-seeping taxpayers asso-
Citations in all cities and towns a step toward
permanent and not sporadic, postwar recovery
If eternal vigilance is the price of liberty it is just
true that CONSTANT WATCHFULNESS of tax
measures is the price of individual and governmental
freedom.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Couple Is Married
At RalUSOn MOnddy

Miss Dorothy Ebay, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Ebay of
Orange township and Claire E. With
row of the Navy, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Withrow of Findlay We're
married at the United Brethren par
sonage in Rawson, Monday night at
z o'clock. Members of the imme-
diate families were in attendance.
Rev. R. E. Clark, pastor of the
Rawson U. B. church officiated in the
double ring ceremony. The bride
was attired in a white street length
dress with black accessories and wore
rosebud corsage.
She was attended by her sister
Miss Joan Ebay who wore aqua blue
with corsage of yellow roses. Ralph
Jones, Jr., of Rawson was best man.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held at the home of the bride
for 80 relatives and friends, after
which the couple left on a short we'd
ding trip.
The bride was graduated from Mt
Cory high school last spring. The
groom is graduate of Rawson high
school in the class of 1912 and il
now on 80 days leave after 2C
months service in the south Pacific
He viii report August IT at Column
bus for reassignment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Pennsylvania Wedding
Is Of Interest Here

DR.. and Mrs. L. L. Huber of State
College, Pa, former Blutfton resi-
dents, announce the marriage of
their daughter Joanna Elizabeth to
Pfc. Daniel Robert Butler, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Butler of
Macon, Georgia.
The double ring ceremony was per-
formed at the parsonage of the First
Baptist church in Columbia, South
Carolina, July IL at p. m.
The bride wore for the occasion a
street length gown in white with
shoulder corsage of white roses.
She is a junior at Pennsylvania
State college and a member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma sorority. She will
continue her college studies and live
with her parents for the present.
Pfc. Butler expects to leave shortly
for overseas duty. Before entering
the army he was senior at the
University of Florida and a member
of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Basket Dinner

Those who enjoyed a basket din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Eiken-
barry at their home Sunday included !:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ludwig, Mr.. and
Mrs. Day Ludwig, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Stoll, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Stoll,
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Eikenbary and
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs Kenneth Wileke and
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Will
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wilson
and daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Chides-
ter and family.
Mrs. John Nonnamaker and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Pool, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Cotner, Mr. and Mrs.
George Pickett.
Mrs. Fred Diremyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Owens, Mrs. Frank Huffman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Boecker, Elmer
Phillips, Mrs. Lena Long, Haman
Diremyer.
Isaiah Klinger, Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Wileke, Mrs. Opal Johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jud Shuster, Marylyn
Jean Stoll, Wilma and Shirley
Boecher, Wilma Pool, Imogene Pratt,
Richard Owens and Vernon Huffman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
BIuftOn Mans
Brother Dies

w. w. Carder of South Main
street received word of the death of
his brother, DR.. G. L. Carder, so, re-
tired physician, who died in Hagers-
town, Nd, last Thursday at the
home of the latter's son, Robert
Carder
DR.. Carder practised medicine in
Cumberland, Nd, for more than 30
years during much of which time he
was chief surgeon of the Western
Maryland hospital in that city.
Funeral services were held Satur--
day followed by interment in Rose.
Hill cemetery at Cumberland. Be-
sides his son at whose home he died
and his brother of this place he is.
survived by grandson Robert Card
er, Jr., of Hagerstown and nephew
John Carder of Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

of considerable proportion in the
nine months the Mexicans were here.
size of the working force was main
tanned at an average of some 60
men by the railroad.
The Bluffton group was part of an
estimated total of 5000 Mexicans
brought to this country to work on
Ohio's railroads.
Mexicans who came here for work
were considered far luckier than
those employed as laborers in Mex
leo, for they received much higher
wages than prevailing in their home
land, and in addition they benefited
from an advantage in the exchange
rate, 81 in our money being worth
nearly S. in Mexican money.
A statewide survey conducted re-
Gently to determine how the 5000
Mexicans working here are spending
the 65 cents an hour they receive
disclosed that most of them came to
this country in order to attain bet
ter place of life in their homeland.
The current rate of exchange be-
tween the two countries puts them
in particular favorable position to
accumulate neat little nest egg of
savings in a comparatively short
time.
However, just as a precaution that
they will not spend all their money
in this country and return home flat
broke, 10 per cent of their wages is
| deducted and sent to the Bank OF
Mexico, awaiting their return.
For board and room they pay from
rs cents to $1.30 a day. This reas
enable rate is made possible because
the men live in box cars here set VI
along the railroad tracks, in which
they have their own living, dining
and recreation quarters and shower
rooms.
With what's left, some are saving
to buy a much-needed COW or hors,
for their little farm in Mexico
Others are laying money away tt
help complete their education as doc
tors, teachers or lawyers. A few
want to buy taxi-cabs when they re
turn to their homeland.
In the group working in Ohio Their
ORC acpirantc RI tho hull 6Uhfip,
rings, farmers, lawyers, teachers
farm hands, students, clerks, mechan
les, policemen and dozen other call
ings, all of whom came to this coun
try as an opportunity to lay u
enough money to enable them t
achieve their ambitions in life.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Bluffton Boy Scouts Open Summer
Camping Season On Maumee River

Members of Troop 80 who will go
to the camp next week include Ralph
Dunifon, Earl Frick, Morris Groman,
James Howe, James Huber, Addison
Myers, Bernard Fish, Marvin Bron-
son, Roger Linden, Lowell Amstutz,
Keith Kirkland, Kenneth Bracy and
Roderick Balmer.
Robert Potts, a member of the
troop committee, will accompany the
group as camp leader. Maynard
Pogue, an Eagle scout member of
the troop, and Robert Niswander, a
Star scout, are on the camp staff
for the summer.
Eugene Benroth and Jack Berry
have charge of the troop, and the
troop committee includes Ralph
Stearns, chairman; Arthur Norma
maker, finance secretary; Robert
Potts, activities and health; Mayor
w. A. Howe, education, and Ralph
Badertscher, personnel.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Former Resident Is
Hurt In Auto MishdD

Mrs. Ella Alderfer, wife of DR..
Harold Alderfer, formerly of Bluff
ton, and their daughtr, Mariana, 2,
were injured in a two-car collision
last week near Harrisburg, Pa.
DR.. Alderfer, son of Mr.. and Mrs
H. A. Alderfer, who formerly resid.
ed on South Main street in what is
now the Ed Scheele residence, Ii
head of the municipal affairs burea,
of the State Department of Interna
Affairs at Harrisburg.
The Alderfers live at State Col
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

A youthful ambition to retire at
the age of 65 and travel has been
realized by DR.. Henry Eby, native
of the Bluffton area, who during the
last seven years with his wife have
visited 35 states and parts of Canada
and Mexico lin their completely ap-
pointed house trailer, which is now
parked on the lawn at the 6. L.
Soldner residence on Cherry street.
Until he retired DR.. Eby had been
an eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist in Goshen, Ind, but at no
time during his long practice did
he lose sight of his plans to travel
once he had passed 65.
He missed his retirement age by
one year, but at &c he and his wife
set out in their house trailer to visit
all parts of the North American
continent.
Now at 10, DR.. Eby and his wife
SO, still realizing their ambition
altho for the last three years gas
oline rationing has prevented travel
ing as extensively as they wished.
When the Ebys decided to trave
they disposed of all their interests
in Goshen, including their residence
They claim Tampa, Fla, as theil
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Entertain For Soldier

The following were entertained in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. o. W.
Nonnamaker, Sunday, in honor of
their son Leland who recently return
ed from service in Germany
Leland Nonnamaker, Lois Walter
mire, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Woolley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moore, Keith
and Marilyn, Billy Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Stratton, Elaine, Larry
and Miss Anna Mary Grove.
Mrs. Robert Clark and Joe, Mr..
and Mrs. John Carts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Virgil Criblez, Donald and Virginia.
Mrs. Alice Gallant Wick, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Criblez and Idabelle, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Gallant, Vivian,
Ruth and Eddie, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Nonnamaker, Eldon and Bill.
Mary Lou Beagle, Mr.. and. Mrs
Shirley Nonnamaker, Mrs. Marie;
Wolf1ey, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Holmes,
Willard Kramer, Mrs. Kathryn Fire
stone, children Patty and Billy, Max
and Marie Nonnamaker.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

Camping season for Bluffton Boy
Scouts opened this week, with seven
members of Troop Sc going to the
Shawnee Area Scout camp at Camp
Defiance on the Maumee river for
one weeks stay.
Next Sunday, II members of
Troop 81 will leave for the same
camp.
Representing Troop 56 at the
camp this week are Bill Burcky,
John Bauman, Don Schmidt, Don
Burkholder, Ronald Diller and Eu-
gene Hankish. Gordon Bixel, Jr.,
Life Scout member of the troop, ac-
companied the group as its leader.
Troop Sc has Is members, includ-
ing four Eagle scouts, Dean Mis-
wander, Robert Ramseyer, Don
Augsburger and Charles Tripplehorn.
Ralph Reichenbach is scoutmaster,
with Eldon Berry serving as assist
ant. Gerhard Buhler is chairman of
the troop committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

states, and will be home soon.
Mrs. Emma Baker of Chicago is
visiting her sisters, Mrs. VIM.
Younkman, Mrs. w. A. Arnold and
Mrs. John Augsburger.
Mrs. Clara Jennings entertained
the Farm Womens Improvement
club at her home, Thursday after
noon.
Miss Ruth Durkee is visiting her
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren M.
Durkee and son Bill in Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. H. Lewis and
family, and Frank Lewis and Chas.
Sr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Varvel
spent the week end at Michigan
fishing.
Mrs. Byron Anderson and daugh-
ter Karen Sue, We're Thursday even
ing dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Van Meter.
Mr.. VIM. Langenberg of Ada,
spent several days last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Rupright.
Mrs. Henry Volant was taken 20
the st. Rita's hospital, Sunday. She
will undergo an operation soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Steele of
Wabash, Ind, are visiting his mother
Mrs. Mary Steele, and other rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Doris Nelson Smith of the
Ohio State University, Columbus is
spending her summer vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Mel
son.
A group of young folks of the
Beaverdam Methodist church, is
spending a week at Lakeside, repre-
senting Methodist Youth Fellowship
part in the Crusade for Christ
Those who left from here were:
Betty Bushong, Bobbie Zimmerman
Donald Herr, Doris Hall, Dean
Chiles, Judith Amstutz, Anna Mae
King, and Mrs. Wilbur Clark
(advisee).
Mrs. Esther Lombard spent several
days at Ft. Wayne, Ind, visiting
relatives and friends. Also at Great
Lakes, H., to see her son Bud
Lombard who is in camp there. Bud
has been transferred to Rhode Island
last Friday.
Mrs. Arena Collier, retired mis-
sionary of Virginia is spending q
month with relatives and friends in
Ohio. Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Carroll
and family are entertaining Mrs
Collier and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Carroll
to dinner, Thursday evening.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Youthful Ambition To Retire And
Travel Realized By DR.. Henry Eby

legal residence altho they have no
property there.
They have no residence except
their trailer, and have no definite
travel schedule, moving only as they
wish. They expect to be here an
indefinite time. Had gasoline not
been rationed they would have been
in Oregon this summer.
Marooned in Texas shortly after
the outbreak of war by gasoline
rationing, DR.. and Mrs. Eby spent
q months at Austin. During their
stay there, both attended the Uni
versity of Texas, studying Spanish
for recreation and in preparation for
more extensive travel in Mexico.
DIR. Eby was born between Bluff
ton and Columbus Grove, and his
wife is the former Charlotte Thut,
of near New Stark. His parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tobias Eby, are buried
in Maple Grove cemetery.
He has a sister who is practicing
physician in Goshen. A brother
DR.. Harvey Eby is a professor in
the University of California at Los
Angeles, and another brother, DR.
Samuel Eby is a professor at the
| University of Cincinnati.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

Hopes of families in this area that
their sons, husbands and relatives in
Ohio's famous 9th division soon may
be home, were raised again with the
War Departments announcement the
past week that it planned to bring
home as soon as possible every man
in the division who is eligible for
discharge.
Many of the members of the divis-
ion are from this part of Ohio, for
the original 37th division was made
up largely of Ohio National Guard
units and selectees taken in the first
several draft calls to affect local
men.
Re-statement of war department
intentions to bring point-eligible men
of the 37th home quickly was in a
letter directed to an Akron congress
man, after he had referred to the
department a complaint from one of
his constituents charging that the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

Ohio's observance of National
Farm Safety week, which opened
Sunday, was highlighted BY a state
ment from State Grange officials
calling attention to the Importance
of prevention of accidents.
with so much suffering in the
world today, the least we can do is
to save lives and prevent accidents
on the home 'front.'" Joseph W.
FIGHTER, Ohio chairman for farm
safety week, declared.
Purpose of farm safety week is
to call attention to the hazards
which are part of farm work. and
to make start in the farm safety
checkup of every farm family in the
nation.
Need for such emphasis is shown
by the fact that on the average
between DO and so farm dwel'ers
are killed by accidents each day,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Beaverdam

Mrs. John Manahan and children
spent a month at Longview, Texas,
with her folks, Mrs. w. M.
Kruikendall and other relatives.
The Vesperian class of the Metho-
dist church met at the home of Mrs.
Harmon Downey last Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Yant en-
tertained Sunday evening at the DR..
Foust roadside park, a group of
friends and relatives in honor of
their son, Junior Yant and his
cousin Ralph Rochhill who returned
recently from service overseas.
Miss Carolyn Recker of Detroit,
Mich, is spending her summer vaca-
tion at her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Volant.
Mrs. Mary Lacock, just received
word from her husband, Major
Lacock, that he is in the states and
will be home soon.
Mrs. Clayton Rupright, and her
cousins, Misses Mary and Julia Ash
Mrs. Angie Leffel of Lima is
spending the week end with her
sisters Mrs. Eta Yant and Mrs.
Ella Yant.
of Ada, spent several days last week
at Monroe, Wisconsin, visiting her
sister, Mrs. Rosetta Won Kaenel and
family. Her son Frederick Won
Kaenel, returned while there, and
another son, Capt. Clifford Won
Kaenel, sent word that he is in the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Mexican Settlement Of 60 Here
Moved By Nickel Plate Railroad

last Saturday, 10 returned to Mexico
and the remaining so were trans
ferred to Lima where similar camp
is operated by the railroad for work
ers employed as section hands.
Living here since last October, the
Mexican crew laid eight miles of new
track and made extensive repairs to
the roadbed from south of Beaver
dam to the intersection of Allen
Hancock county line, north of Bluff
ton.
Altho there was a labor turnover
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Injuries To Young Persons Make Up
is Per Cent Of Ohio Farm Mishaps

making an annual death toll of
$4,000 to 1900.
Frequency of accidental deaths at
work on the farm is estimated to
be lie times the all-industry aver
age, and the total number of farm
workers killed each year accounts
for one-fourth of all occupational
deaths.
FIGHTER pointed out that for the
nation as a whole, fatal accidents
to children under IS, as the result
of operation of farm machinery,
showed an increase of II per cent
in 1914 over 1943. He estimated
that such fatalities likely will in
crease 20 per cent this year.
He pointed out that a recent sur
vey showed that 48 per cent of the
farm accidents in Ohio occurred to
young persons under 21 years of
age
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

Buttons Mexican colony-consist-
ing of some so section hands sta
toned here since last fall by the
Nickel Plate railroad-broke camp
and left town last Saturday.
During the time the group was
quartered here, they made their
homes in Is railroad cars on a sid
ing adjacent to the old National
quarry at the northeast corporation
limits.
Of the so laborers who made up
the small Mexican community until
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
War Department Reaffirms Plans
To Bring 9th Division Vets Home

men of the 9th had been forgotten
in the Pacific.
In answering the congressman's
letter, the war department reply
pointed out that there are five bar
riers to speedy return and release
of the men of the 37th.
These include: (1) Transfer pro-
cess from one service to another
(2) Furnishing replacement; (3)
Availability of shipping; (4). Train
ing of suitable replacement in his
new assignment; (5) Time required
for furloughs of men being re-deploy.
ed.
1t was pointed out that in June
5000 men, most of them eligible fol
discharge, had been returned to this
country from the Pacific. However
release of soldiers before replace
ments are available can not be per
mitted because such action would i'm
pede the war in the Pacific.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

lege, Pa, where DR.. Alderfer for
some time has been member of the
faculty at Penn State college.
Mrs. Alderfer is the former Ella
Rohrbach, who attended Bluffton
college before her marriage. She
suffered laceratio1s of the chin, and
her daughter was cut about the heaI
in the mishap. Mrs. Alderfer was
driver of the car in which she AMI
her daughter were riding.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

A point to remember IN removing
food stains is that hot water sets
some spots, such as those made by
blood, meat juice, milk and egg. In
a mayonnaise stain, for instance.
the egg substance win be cooked in
the fabric by boiling water. In using
all solvents remove the stains from
the wrong side. When you attack the.
stain from the right side, you have
the task of driving the soil all the
way through the fabric, whereas
if you spot remove from the wrong.
side, you drive .he soil right out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

Ohio in producing 56,000,000
bushels of wheat in 1945 vii have
the biggest crop of grain since 1919
and will rank fifth or sixth in total
production.
The union times., 1945-05-05

mates on cutbacks figure a 20% drop in the first three months.
 If this situation proves to hold up, there won't be severe unem- plOyment immediately because civi- lian production will be stepped up as war contracts are cutback; some women and older men will retire. The plan to stagger the return of veterans is expected to keep pace with their unemployment and the placing, of war workers in civilian industry to a large degree.
 The idea behind this planning is to check any strong tendency to- ward defation.
 Price Control
 Most of the strength of the friends of OPA and present price control is in the Senate. Labor can help assure an OPA renewal law without serious changes by wiring Senators to hold the line. If this is done on a wide scale, OPA Administrator Chester BoWles will tighten up enforcement. Bowles is assured of administration policy. A real stiffening of OPA is definitely in prospect once this fight is won in Congress.