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The Nome nugget., 1946-06-03
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For a short while before my first day at school, and for several
 weeks after, heard a great deal of conversation about the three R's of education. My elders seem- ed to expect me to think it was very funny that the three R's should stand for reading, writing and arithmetic. It left an impress sion, to say the least. still know that education includes some yer
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 One of the things about mod ern education that dismays me is the fact that students don't pur- sue the three R's long enough. They are at liberty too early to ignore one of them the last one. Figures are dry at first and lot of youngsters drop mathe- matics. High school freshmen have learned to say "It's ouly a waste of time to study things yo,
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don't like and will never use"
 Ignorance is Costly

uOn [ lke ana VIII never use. Ignorance is Costly
 What you don't know doesn't hurt you" is rubbish. Certainly what you don's know does not do you any good. Truly an actor may draw fabulous salary for years and die in debt. Tales are told of artists and musicians who can't balance their check stubs. Their ignorance of math did not make them better artists. It would be like saying liquor made Poe a poet, or that harems make great kings. A national poll might show that millions of Americans don't know what it means to balance the bud get. It wouldn't be surprising1 most of us don't even have per sonal budget, we libe so easily and well. But our national budget needs to be balanced. People who try to laugh that off don't know what it means, or worse yet, would welcome national bank ruptcy as a stepping stone to revo- lution.
 What Does if Mean?
 Balancing a budget, whether it IS family budget or a national budget, means keeping a safe re- lation between income and outgo. The inevitable result of spending more than we get is debt, bank ruptcy and loss of credit. That's just another way of saying loss of our good name and the re-s spect of our neighbors." When we stop paying our debts and start breaking our promises, that's loss of credit. :
 Uncle Sam is on his way to that social level. He has not reached it yet, but when he does it will be too late to save him. Now IS the time to balance the national budget. Twas never so proud of my home state as when the entire Arkansas delegation in Congress senators and representatives, went on record last month as favorlng a balanced national budget. That's practical statesmanship.
 Read These Truths
 "A balanced federal budget can be accomplished in the next ifs cal year if Congress will meet itsS full responsibility and adopt a program of economy. By consider ing each appropriation bill in the light of it's effect on total neces- sary expenditures, we can hold the cost of government within the annual revenues collected. The time to begin is now" So said the statement.
 Habitually spending money we do not have can't help but lead this nation to collapse, and noth- ing worse could happen to thf worlds economic welfare. Think of the war functions now idling along; the men whose energies might be transferred to the credit column. In every locality there is uncounted waste that should be and can be transformed into a hit of thrift
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Larne had as week
end guests Mr.. and Mrs. Olan Larne
of Mansfield.
Miss Eileen Amstutz, Mrs. Byron
Anderson and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Weick were Saturday eve guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Van Meter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Arnold and
family have vacated the Ed Cook
farm and moved to Eida where Mr..
Arnold is employed at a hatchery.
Mrs. Mary Steele spent the week
end with Mrs. Margaret Steele at
Waynesfeld.
Mrs. A. j. Lutterbein had a group
of friends at her home on Thursday
eve helping her celebrate her birth
day anniversary. Present were Mrs.
Russell Wolfe, Mrs. Everett Rowland,
Mrs. Ed Cook, Mrs. Arthur Pugh, Mrs.
Orville Huber, Mrs. G. 7. Arnold and
Mrs. Harmon Downey.
Miss Ruth Durkee was a Thursday
dinner guest of Mrs. VIM. Neubrecht.
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Lafayette

The Kings Daughters Class of the
Congregational-C Christian church met
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Glenn
Binkley of Lima. Those present We're:
Mrs. Daisy Holser, Mrs. Verna VOL
lett, Mrs. Pearl Williams, Mrs. Ola
Eversole, Mrs. Opal Binkley, Mrs.
Blanche Eversole, Mrs. Bessie Hefner,
Mrs. Josie Williams, Mrs. Zella Hawk,
Mrs. Bertha Thayer, Mrs. Lola Long,
Mrs. Nellie Kline and guests Mrs.
Leta Offenbacher, Mrs. Robert Often
bacher and son.
Mr.. Murray Shulaw has been visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Evelyn Yokes of
Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Kathleen Grant, Mrs. Nottie
Paul, Mrs. Caroline Haas of Blu on,
Mrs. Mabel Hawk, Mrs. Evelyn Fem
ing, Mrs. Edna Fleming, Mrs. Barbara
Fleming, Mrs. Pearl Grant, Miss
Mary Shrider, Mrs. c. L. Stager, Mrs.
M. A. Packer, Mrs. Daisy Arnold,
Mrs. Carrie Lentz. Mrs. Bertha Flem-
ing, Mrs. Bess Clum, Mrs. Helen
Weaver, Mrs. Adah Hall, Karen Sue
Weaver, Arlene Fleming, Esther
Fleming, Margaret Fleming, David
Fleming and Carey Grant, and Miss
Mary Haas, missionary of Nigeria,
Africa, who gave a very interesting
talk at the home of Mrs. Loretta
Clum Thursday afternoon when the
Missionary Society of Trinity Luth-
eran church held an all-day meeting.
Mr.. John Rumbaugh of Upton,
Indiana spent Monday and Tuesday
evenings with his mother, Mrs. Angie
Rumbaugh.
Mrs. William Kline of Chicago was
a Friday guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Kline.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. H. Robinson of
Lima were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. N. Robinson.
Mrs. Louise Cloore spent the past
week with Mrs. Glenn Bullock of
Findlay.
The Olive Williams Missionary
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the year will be mapped out at the
meeting and additional officers and
directors appointed to assume the re-
sponsibility of carrying out the func-
tions of the organization.
Present officers and directors are:
A. E. Kohl, Pres; Silas Diller, V. P;
Leland Diller, Sec'y; Wilbur Fish,
Treas. Directors: Edgar Root, Eug-
enc Benroth, Herbert Rupright, Ray
Mumma, Albert Garmotter, and Roy
Rogers. Ed Waltermire has been ap-
pointed membership secretary.
Membership cards are obtainable
from the directors or the membership
secretary. All memberships came due
on January l and members are urged
to obtain their card for '46 at once
and not wait until contacted. Since
the club has such large membership
and it takes a great deal of time to
make all the contacts, members are
urged to cooperate in this matter and
give the directors lift.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Good LAYERS

Good layers among heavy breeds
of chickens maintain healthy, plump
bodies without becoming too fat.
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PAGE THREE

Miss Helen Conrad who has been
quite sick with the flu is much i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Bowers of
Payne We're Sunday afternoon callers
of Mrs. Eta Yant and P. v. Bowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Younkman and
family of Clyde and Mrs. Clair Younk-
man of Dayton were Sunday visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Younkman and
Bernard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams Of
Dayton We're over Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Williams.
Mrs. Ed Carroll is q medical pa
tient at Bluffton hospital.
Henry Volant has sold his place of
business to Robert Young of Lafay-
cite.
Edward Fett who has been a patient
at Bluffton hospital was removed to
his home Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17

ace drawing card so far as Bluffton
fans are concerned, and with the col
legians showing improvement now
that war veterans are beginning TO
return to the local school this weeks
tilt should be a top-notcher in every
respect.
The Beavers also are looking for
ward to next Tuesdays tilt with
Ohio Northern at Ada as an oppor-
tunity to avenge a Al to 33 setback
administered by the Bears several
weeks ago.
Bluffton High, at st. Marys on
Friday night, will be playing their
third successive Western Buckeye
league tilt, against competition that
is unusually strong this season. st.
Marys rates slight advantage in
the pre-game dope, but the Pirates
are anxious to break back into the
win column and may pull surprise.
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kenton High Cagers Edge Bluffton
Pirates, 1888, In League Contest

Kenton handed Bluffton High Gag
ers their second Western Buckeye
league reverse of the season last
Friday night on the local floor when
they topped the Pirates by a score
of 43 to 33.
Bluffton stayed within four points
of the visitors in a wild first quart
er that found Kenton leading, IL to
z, but the visitors widened their adj
vantage in the second period, with
the halftime count standing, 20 to
IL.
In the third stanza, the Pirates
bounced back into the ball game
again, but Kenton managed to hold
its own to be in the van at the close
of the period, 81 to %.
1t was largely team victory for
the visitors, with five men getting II
field goals, in comparison with Is
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Trapping Season Ends Saturday

Nimrods are racking' their guns
since rabbit season officially ended
last Saturday and trapping of coon,
muskrats, mink, oppossum, skunk and
other fur bearers closes this week on
Saturday night. Many trappers have
already pulled their traps and some
with mighty good records to their
credit. BY the grapevine it was learn
ed one farmer trapping a stream run
ming through his farm caught no less
than 115 muskrats this year. With
pelts at So or more on the market at
present this means a splendid return
for his efforts. No wonder so many
folks are taking up trapping for pro-
fit and pleasure.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Wilberforce To Play College Here
Saturday; Pirates Are Out OF Town
Z G

One of the features of every
basketball season will be offered to
Bluffton fans this Saturday night
when Wilberforce university's iashy
aggregation of colored stars meets
an improved Bluffton college team
on the college court.
The tilt will be the lone cage Of
fering of the week, with Bluffton
High playing at St. Marys on Fri
day highland the college playing
next Tuesday at Ohio Northern.
Complete schedule for the week is:
FRIDAY
High School at st. Marys
SATURDAY
Wilberforce VS. College, here
TUESDAY
College at Ohio Northern
Wherefore university's stellar
basketball teams long have been an
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Elrose

Mrs. J. R. Fisher spent Friday with
Mrs. Jennie Fisher. Recent callers
in the Fisher home were Mrs. Wright
Klingler, Mrs. Zilla Hixon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Koontz. Mrs. Fisher
has been quite i'll for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nonnamaker
daughter Kaye called at the ROLAND
Koontz home n Bluffton Sunday
afternoon.
Union prayer service at the Olive
Branch Church, Thursday evening.
Robert Koontz of Findlay spent the
weekend with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Koontz.
Mrs. Clarence Christman of Find
lay spent Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs.
M. ]. Stratton. Other callers through
out the week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright Klingler, son Don, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Clvmer and Milton Ben
roth, Mr.. Stratton has been quite i'll
for the past two weeks.
Callers at the Ami Nonnamaker
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
Klingler and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Nonnamaker and son Ralph
and Russell Ebay.
Mrs. Emmeline Nonnamaker is
visiting at the Lendon Basinger home.
Callers the past week at the Arthur
Nonnamaker home were Mrs. d. d.
Williamson, Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
Klingler, son Don, Mrs. Bernard Stra-
tton, Oliver and Ray Nonnamaker,
Harry Moore, Merilyn Neff, James
Green, Robert Flick, James Scott and
Floyd Hartman, Mr. and Mrs. Conner
Stewart and family.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Kills Timber Wolf

Gilboa sportsmen have received
word that Ray Spangler shot tim
Der wolf on his farm in Franklin
county. The Spangler family recently
moved from their farm mile north
of Gilboa to farm near Hillards.
The animals tracks had been MOTTO
ed by farmers in that community but
it was thought to be coyote. A posse
was formed to kill the marauder and
Mr.. Spangler was fortunate to kill
the female wolf.
Measure Providing Gun Regulations
Protested BY Sportsmen
Sportsmen took dead aim on recent
ly-introduced federal legislation pro-
viding for registration of almost
every individually-owned irearm in
the country.
Their protests brought Qualification
of the measure and a promised
amendment.
The bill, introduced by Senator
Hawkes. GRIND, calls for registration
with the federal bureau of investiga-
ton of rifles, shotguns and pistols of
more than .25 calibre manufactured
since 1900.
1t carries a penalty of $4,000 or
Imprisonment for one year, or both,
for failure to comply. No fee is in
volved.
Sportsmen, complaining generally
against the bill, said in letters to
Hawkes. they would be required to
register Ornamental relics" The Of
flee of the senate wildlife committee
said the administrative task would
be tremendous with upwards of
I25, 100000 firearms owned by indivi-
duals.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17

Coming from behind in the last
minute, kenton High reserves hand
ed Bluffton seconds their second de-
feat of the season by a score of 30
to % last Friday night in the Bluff
ton gymnasium.
Bluffton led at the first quarter,
8 to s; the score was tied at half
time, 17-all; and Bluffton was in
front at the third quarter, 10 to IT.
With seconds to play, the Pirate
seconds were leading, % to %, but a
kenton field goal spoiled their hopes
for victory.
Reagan paced the attack of the
locals with 10 points; Kirkland had
nine; Lewis six and Which four.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17

Dampness invites mildew. In very
damp, warm climates, closets with
drying and ventilating systems are
often needed. Heat from an cleo
trio lamp kept burning in a closet
may dry the air enough to stop mold
growth. (Be sure to protect clothes
from the light) Calcium chloride in
an open jar absorbs moisture in a
closet, but must be renewed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17

Society of the Congregational-Chr
ian church met at the home of Mrs.
Lola Long Thursday afternoon.
Others present were Mrs. Pearl Will
liams, Mrs. Inez Lippincot, Mrs. Josie
Williams, Mrs. Belle Taylor, Mrs.
Bessie Hefner, Mrs. Gladys Stump.
joey and Philip Hall spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hall and Mrs.
Grace Vorhees.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Meeting Night Changes

In the future all monthly meetings
of the Bluffton Community Sports
mems Club will be held on the second
Wednesday o f each month at the
Town Hall Club rooms. The matter
was decided at the January meeting
of the organization The meeting
night was changed due to many con-
flicts encountered.
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Directors Meeting Planned

A. E. Kohl, reelected president of
the sportsmen's club, says the club is
rarin' to go and the first directors
meeting will be held Thursday night
at the Walnut Grill. A program for
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17

made by the Pirates. The visitors
had pronounced edge in free
throws, however, garnering nine to
Buttons three.
Ransdell, of Kenton, was high
point man with Is, and Lee, a
guard, got IL for Bluffton.
Evening star., 1946-01-15
Larger u. 5. Payment
To District Is Asked

Speakers at the Fort Davis Citi.
zens' Association last night insisted
that the Federal Government should
stand by its promise to pay so pei
cent of the Districts operating ex.
penses as was agreed in the 1870;
when the District franchise was
revoked.
William Duvall, president, anc
John Roth, member. pointed out
that now the Federal Government
is contributing only 10 per cent Of
District expenses. This is true, they
said, although the National Govern
ment receives free water and brings
Federal prisoners here to be main
tanned by the District.
The association adopted resolu-
ton opposing the free education of
Maryland and Virginia children at
the expense of District taxpayers.
Other resolutions were passed op-
posing the proposed sales tax and
increased real estate tax and favor
ing the stationing of a policeman
at Thirtieth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. and the contin-
uance of OPA ceiling prices for an
othed year.
The meeting was held at the Ry-
land Methodist Church, Branch ave-
hue and S street Sc.
Evening star., 1946-01-15

the Navy Department. Admiral
Kimmel related:
"In the month Of July, 1941, the
Chief of Naval Operations sent me
at least seven dispatches which
quoted intercepted Japanese dip
lomatic messages from Tokyo to
Washington, Tokyo to Berlin, Ber-
lin to Tokyo, Tokyo to Vichy, Can
ton to Tokyo. =
Il was never informed of any de-
cision to the effect that intelligence
from intercepted Japanese messages
was not to be sent to me. In fact,
dispatches sent to me by the Navy
Department in the week before the
attack contained intelligence from
intercepted messages"
Admiral Kimmel defended his ac-
tion in keeping the battleships in
the harbor early in December while
his carriers were away on the mis-
sions to Wake and Midway. He
argued:
ITO send them to sea without air
cover for any prolonged period would
have been a dangerous course. The
only effective defense at sea from
air attack, whether it be a bombing
attack or torpedo plane attack, is
an effective air cover. Surface ships
such as destroyers and cruisers, are
much less effective against an all
attack That is so today 1t was the
more so prior to December be-
cause of the inadequacies of anti
aircraft guns
Antiaircraft Guns Manned.
Admiral Kimmel also pointed out
that the orders in effect on Decem-
ber required one-fourth to one
half of the antiaircraft guns on the
ships to be manned at all times in
port, and that. at the time of the
attack, the guns were so manned
All the antiaircraft batteries on all
the ships were manned and firing
within four to seven minutes, the
admiral testified.
The men OF the fleet on De-
cember 7, l94l, made the transition
from peace to war with speed and
courage" said Admiral Kimmel.
He told the committee that Ad-
miral Hewitt, after his independent
investigation, made this hitherto
unpublished finding in his report
Throughout his incumbency as
commander in chief, Pacific Fleet,
Admiral Kimmel was energetic, IN
defatigable, resourceful and posi-
tive in his efforts to prepare the
feet for war. -
Admiral Kimmel insisted that the
fleet maintained high state of
daily alertness" which could be in
tensified quickly to deal with a
particular hazard.
I'VE needed one thing which our
own resources could not make avail
able" he continued. That vital
need was the information available
in Washington from the intercepted
Evening star., 1946-01-15
Pearl Hurbor
Continued Prom First Page.)

rupture of diplomatic rela tions
with the United States"
One of the chief controversies In
the investigation has been whether
the japanese ever actually sent the
winds" message. Republican com
mltteemen claim a file relating tc
the winds" message is missing
Some Democratic members have in
sisted an authentic winds" mes.
sage was never intercepted. The
committee is expected to 60 into
this in detail with later witnesses.
In lining himself up with those
who contend there was winds
message, Admiral Kimmel gave the
committee what he said was an un.
published excerpt from the findings
of the Navy Court of Inquiry.
1t read as follows:
"On 4 December an INTERCEPTED
japanese broadcast employing this
code was received in the Navy De.
partment. Although this notifica
ton was subject to two interpreta-
tions, either a breaking off of diplo-
matte relations between Japan ano
the United States, or war, this in
formation was not transmitted tc
| the Communicating Chief, Pacific
Fleet, or to other commanders
af1oat.
| at was known in the Navy De-
partment that the Commanders-i in
Chief, Pacific and Asiatic Fleets
were monitoring japanese broad.
casts for this code, and apparently
there was mistaken impression In
the Navy Department that the exc
cute message had also been inter-
cepted at Pearl Harbor, when in
truth this message was never inter-
cepted at Pearl Harbor. No attempt
was made by the Navy Department
to ascertain whether this informa
ton had been obtained by the Com
mander-in-C Chief, Pacific, and by
other commanders af1oat.
Admiral Stark stated that he
knew nothing about it, although Ad.
miral Turner stated that he himself
was familiar with it and presumed
that Admiral Kimmel had it. This
message cannot now be located in
the Navy Department"
Criticizes Previous Investiga tions.
The court was referring to- Ad.
miral Harold r. Stark, then CHIEF
of naval operations, and Admira
Richmond Kelly Turner, war plans
officer in 1941.
Sharply criticizing some of the
previous Investigations of Pear
Harbor, Admiral Kimmel said tn,
Navy Court of Inquiry, set up by
direction of Congress in 1914, wa;
the only one of the secret investi
cations of Pearl Harbor" in which
basic American rights were &C
corded him.
After pointing out that the Navy
court found no grounds for criticism
of his decisions or actions, Admira
Kimmel charged that Secretary O.
the Navy Forrestal, in effect, Sc
Evening star., 1946-01-15
dispatches which told when and
where Japan would probably strike.
I did not get this information"

dispatches which told when and
where Japan would probably strike.
I did not get this information"
December Intercepts Cited.
AS Admiral Kimmel brought his
lengthy statement to close, he
charged that not word Of "su-
premely critical developments
which were transpiring between
Tokyo and Washington on the day
before the attack was sent to him.
He was referring to the intercept
ton and DECIDING in Washington
on Saturday, December 6, of the
first 13 parts of the Japanese final
note, together with the so-called
pilot message, which put officials
here on notice that Tokyo wanted
the note delivered at specific
hour, to be made known later.
THE l3 parts and the pilot mes
sage, instructing the japanese en-
voys that specific hour was later
TO be fixed for its delivery could
mean only one thing. that war with
tilc OIutSu OJdtCS WdS lulhillCiit,
said Admiral Kimmel.
This much / know. There was
ample time, at least an interval OF
approximately two and one-hali
hours, in which message could
have been dispatched to me- Re-
gardless of what arguments there
may be as to the evaluation of the
dispatches that had been sent to
me, I surely was entitled to know
of the hour fixed by Japan for the
probable outbreak of war against the
United States.
Il cannot understand now-I have
never understood-I may never un-
derstand-why l was deprived of the
information available in the Navy
Department in Washington on Sat-
urday night and Sunday morning.
Acting on recommendations made
by Counsel Richardson, Chairman
Barkley ruled that hereafter pre-
pared testimony of witnesses will
not be made public until after the
witness has testified"
| Several times during the recent
recess documents leaked out before
the committee was ready to release
them.
Evening star., 1946-01-15

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