davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1948-09-02
Indians 0ufnumber
Natives on Fiji, Lead
In Population Race

SUVA, Fiji, Sept. 2 (CDN) Like
q new volcano erupting out of the
sea, the peak Of the Indian Empire
Of the future has thrust its head out
Of the waves Of the Pacific.
What Is Mother India doing here,
1000 miles away from her cradle
in Asia?
The answer is that she is breed
ing her way toward Pacific colony
of the future. Just as Britain
formed her overseas colonies in the
future United States, Canada, and
Australia.New Zealand, the still un-
recognized racial empire Of India is
building itself up in the central
Pacific.
Fiji, with barely three generations
of Indian immigration, is coming
ever more rapidly into Indian hands.
This is a critical year for the ma
tive population of Fijians, black,
fierce-looking people whose lands
have been protected by the British
regime. Despite British sefferts to
defend them, the Fijians are falling
behind in the contest of birth rates
Ninety per cent of the land is still
nominally in Fijian hands, and
many Fijians live by the fees they
derive from Indian lessees. But the
Indians, brought first as laborers in
the sugarcane fields of British
plantations, have moved into con-
troll Of the mercantile field. And
the present generation is taking over
the professions of law and medicine.
The amiable but uncommercial
Fijians are falling ever farther be-
hind as the swarming Indians take
over. This year the Indians moved
ahead. with $4,000 as against 120,-
coo Fijians.
The Indians are themselves sensi-
tive about their conquest of Fiji. A
manual entitled Indians In Fiji" by
A. w. Mcmillan, prepared for the
guidance of government officials.
drew attention to the methods of
Indian capture Of Fijfan society
The Indians protested so firmly
about the manual that it was with
ai avn Wy Vic ollIloiI SOfC1 lllcIlG.
The war, during which thousands
Of American troops lived on fiji
helped accelerate the Indian ad-
vantage.
The Indians made fortunes selling
to the loose -pocketed Americans.
Some of the "Gujerati' or Bombay
traders, the sharpest of the Indians,
took their money back to India. But
many established cash fortunes ana
hired more Fijian land.
The Indians refused to help the
Allied war effort, providing only 200
volunteers. The Fijians rushed to
the colors-more than 11,000 of
them served-especially as scouts in
the Solemn Islands campaigns.
But the absence of the Fijian men
helped the Indians in the breeding
race. Some Fijian villages had
women as 'headmen" Building and
planting fell behind.
The Indians building their new
colony" in Fiji are independent
minded and not so bound tomother
India as were past generations
Their agitation against Britain is
now muted, since the two Indias
have gone over to self governing
status
The Indians even seem to have
Evening star., 1948-09-02
Two Georgetown Essay
Victors Go to Guatemala

Two prize winning essayists of
Georgetown University, members of
the Circulo Cultural Espanol, are
leaving on special 15-day "trip to
Guatemala this week, as guests of
the Guatemalan Ambassador to the
United States, Ismael Gonzalez
Arevalo
They are Paul McBreaty, %, of
Detroit, and William H, Kearns, jr.,
"a. of Newton, Mass, juniors in the
School of Foreign Service. Mr.
Arevalo offered two airplane pas
sages as prizes for the best essays
by members of the schools Spanish
club on the subject, why I Would
Like to Go to Guatemala
Evening star., 1948-09-02

some feelings OF guilt about the
decline Of the Fjians. The Indians
are producing more girls than boys,
which augurs an even heavier in
crease in future motherhood, since
all Indian women are married.
AS though to Offset or remove
part of this advantage, the age of
consent for marriage has been
moved up from IA to 18 years. The
Initiative for this move came from
the Indian members Of Fiji's leg
islative council.
The Indian FIRST families" are
Evening star., 1948-09-02

also getting set to protect their
stake by cooperating with the
British in making entry into FIJI
for Indians harder. The door still
Is wide open for Indian doctors OF
lawyers. Artisans like carpenters
and bricklayers can come in for
foar years, because Fits breeding
has outrun its housing.
But only farmers with 100 acres
of leased land can enter. This pro-
vision is a joker; that much land is
not available today. And traders
and service workers like BARRIERS are
Evening star., 1948-09-02
District Business Borometers

usness IN washington continued move an accelerated
following
examination of leading today.
Bank clearngs of
setting alme
paratv figure Of The
satisfactory well the comparative
July orogh gain Of than 10000 telephones
july rejecting
laton sales of the Potomac Electric
correspondngly encouraging
following monthly
tinued improved business conditions growth
Evening star., 1948-09-02
eyc1iIdH-

eXCIuded.
Meantime, the big. rugged Fjians
dominate the athletic contests and
the police force. and accumulate
cash from copra and land rents.
But the hustling little Indians are
gradually taking over their islands.
Evening star., 1948-09-02

mo figures available because Of strike.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
Allen Local to Open
At Noon on Sept. 7

Allen Local school at Allen
Center will open at a. m, Sept
z. Teachers will meet and organ
ize. The school buses will arrive
at school the first day at 1915
p. m. School will close at 4 p. m.
After the first day school will
start at 8:45 a. m. and close al
4 p. m. Lunches will be served at
20 cents, starting Wednesday. II
will be necessary for children to
eat at home early Tuesd.y in
order for the buses to arrive al
1915 on opening day.
High School students will be
furnished bus transportation to
Marysville High school. All stu
dents attending Marysville high
school should take the bus to
Allen school and be transferred
there to bus for Marysville.
Faculty of the school is d. r.
Bendure, principal; Mrs. Ercil
Brake, Miss Della Wells, Mrs
Loren Thomas and Mrs. Opal
Daley.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
Weeks Practice Completed, Wenzel
Far from Happy over Team Prospects

parent this past week, but they
do not worry Wenzel like the
right side of the line.
Il still don't have my mind
fully made up on any position
yet, although / have some idea of
who will probably fit in best in
many spots," he declared. "But
very few boys, even lettermen,
can be said to be sure of po-
sition on the first team"
Despite the heat, Wenzel put
his team through a light scrim-
mage Friday, "just to see what
they could do"
In this scrimmage, he used two
different backfields and is be-
ginning to feel a bit of confidence
in his ball carriers. One back
field was Bob Conrad, Buddy
Hoffman and Charles McCracken;
the other, Bob Patterson, Bill
Porter and Howard Hill "a new
conner from Allen this year and
Continued on Page 2. Col. 81
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30

type house.
Since ground was broken for
the model farm home three weeks
ago, hundreds upon hundreds of
rural and urban folks have re-
quested floor plans of specifica-
tionS of the Pollman modular de-
signs, of which there are %.
Never in the history of the
State Fair has a model home Gre
ated so much conversation. All
during the construction of the
house people came long distances
to watch its progress.
The house has we'll proper
toned L-shaped living room and
dinette lighted from the sides,
two of which consist of large
three-pane picture windows.
The kitchen is adjacent to the
dinette and next to it is an 8 st.
by II it. 8 inch utility room. All
rooms are connected by a hall
from the living room and entry.
Two bedrooms and bath are at
the end of the hall and close to
all of the rooms is an by 8 foot
den or farm office.
All of the rooms in the model
house will be furnished. The
house will be open daily for in
spection during fair week from
10 a. m. to 10 o. m.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
Washington Local
Opening Plans Set

Opening plans for two more
county schools have been an
nounced by their superintendent.
Washington Local (Byhali0
school will open at $50 a. m.
Tuesday, Sept. z, and dismiss for
the day at l1:30 a. M, Supt. F.
M. Blackburn reports.
First regular school day will be
Sept. 8. 1t will begin at 8:55 a. m.
and dismiss at $3.50 p. M, which
schedule will be followed all year.
Lunch will be served and the
price will be 20 cents. Faculty
for this year at Byhalia will be:
Mr.. Blackburn, who will also
teach commercial subjects; J..
Charles Cramer, principal, mathe-
matics and science; Jean Ford,
home economics, English and
history; Walter j. Roseberry,
grades 7-8; Mrs. Cleora Boggs,
grades Sc; Mrs. Sara Neidig,
grades ga; Wynter Moody, grades
1-2; and Mrs. Opal Durnell, music.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
Union County''s
Exhibitors at Fair

These are the Union County
people who have livestock exhib-
its at the Ohio State Fair this
week, according to information
received by County Agent Frank
Greeneisen:
Open Class:
Dairy Cattle-Holsteins, Bouic
Bros, Dellinger Bros, Rowland
Bishop, Elmer Rausch and Sons
Brown Swiss, Charles Cooper
Sheep = Corriedales, H enry
Boerger & Sons; Dorsets, Ted
Hoover.
Junior Fair:
Dairy Cattle-Guernseys, Dor
othy Burns, Evelyn Burns; Hol-
stems, Wayne Rausch, Don Fry;
Ayrshires, John Fry, Edwin Gul-
liford.
Beef Cattle-Shorthorn Breed
ing heifers, Joe Thiergartner.
Steers-Melvin Boerger, jean
EFT Boerger, Joan Thiergartner.
Swine-Durocs, Norman Green
baum; Don Davis; Hampshires,
Don Jordan.
Sheep Corriedales, Milto n
Boerger.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30

ridges tndt nave appeared In tne
pavement, install more large
stone and screening and pene-
trate this with asphalt and apply
a finish coat over all portions
that are low in the three blocks
in question between Fifth and
Seventh ST., providing the Village
will guarantee to pay up upon
completion for the entire amount
of the payment that was with
held, less the 3 percent retainer
which is held for one year, plus
one-half of the cost of the repair,
as called for in your letter of
Aug. IA, 1948" Mr.. Leach esti-
mated that the total cost of the
repair would be $500. The Village
would have to pay S400 of this.
No action was taken by the
Solons on the matter.
They also discussed installing
parking meters in the block of E.
Fifth ST., between Plum and Wal
nut SITS. Several OF the business
men in that area have requested
| that meters be put in. Council
members took no action on the
requests Thursday evening.
Bills amounting to S5,351.99
were allowed. Members present
for the meeting were: Council
men George Graf. c. 2. Wagner,
William Huffman, William Nc
Carthy, Delmar Smith and Dale
Overly; Clerk George P. Scheid-
erer and Mayor G. L. Kingsmore.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
County Donates
Sl575 TO CROP

Union County's contributions to
the Christian Rural Overseas
Program CROP food train fell
short of the one carload goal
which had been established for
the county, final report of j.
Blaine Harris, county CROP
chairman, reveals.
AS a result, all wheat which
had been contributed to the cam
paign in Union County was con-
verted into cash at $2.05 per
bushel. This amount, together
with cash contributions which had
been received during the cam
paign, made a total of $1575
available. The sum was forward
ed to Ohio headquarters to pur-
chase wheat in Columbus for
shipment in the Ohio food train.
'It is possible that a few small
amounts of cash or wheat may
still be received, although the
deadline was Aug. g." Mr.. Harris
said. "All such contributions will
me forwarded to the state office
as received"
Members of the county CROP
committee" he added, wish to
thank all who contributed either
wheat or cash and those workers
who gave freely of their time to
make the drive a. success"
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
READ TIE JOURNAL

With one full week of practice
to ponder upon, Coach Paul
Wenzel is far from happy over
the prospects he has uncovered
to date with his Marysville High
School football team.
Of course the heat hasn't
helped things any, and couple of
his lettermen from last fall will
not report until tonight because
they have been in National
Guard camp, but the Coach still
has been able to draw few con-
cluSionS.
"We are plenty weak on the
right side of the line," he pointed
out today. "The right guard,
tackle and end, all three ap-
pear to be our most vulnerable
spots so far, and don't know
how I'm going to improve them
without weakening the squad
elsewhere"
Other Gaps. Too
There are other gaps, too,
which have made themselves ap-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
Many Union County Boys and Girls
Receive Honoxs at Recent 4-H Camp

Bea Longbrake; girls badminton,
Bea Longbrake; girls table ten
mis-, Norma Jean McGinnis and
boys table tennis, Billy Coder.
The champion softbal and VOL
leyball team players were:
Billy Coder, Bob Knedler, Sha-
ron Duncan, Blanche Herd, ia
nice Stults, John Ryan, Mary
Brelsford, John Magsig and DON
aid Gray.
Program directors for each
days activities were elected by
the tent captains, family captains
and junior faculty. Directors for
the week were: Monday, Ted Dis
bennett; Tuesday, Merle Robin
son; Wednesday, Pat Lombard;
Thursday, Alice Louise Gabriel;
and Friday, Malcolm McKitrick.
The group also published a
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30

Union County All boys and
girls who attended Camp Clifton,
Aug. 1921, report an enjoyable
week of camp life.
The campers were divided into
four families" named after the
comic strip characters, Blonde
and Dagwood, Maggie and Jiggs,
Popeye and Olive Oyl, and Lii
Abner and Daisy Mae. During
the week, they competed against
each other in the different ac-
tivitieS.
On Friday night, Aug. 20, the
work and fun of the week was re-
viewed by the campers as they
took part in a candlelight cere-
mony.
Mar Alice Mullaney, Liberty
Lasses club, and James Murphy,
Millcreek Blue Ribbon, were e.
lected by the other campers as
Camp Spirits" They were pre-
sented silver medals and the All
silver pins in the candlelight SER
vice. The group also elected men,
berS to represent the four HIS.
Mary Jewell, Paris Style I'M
provers, and Marvin Morse, Vic
tory Producers, were chosen as
head HIS; Patty Conklin, Merry
Millcreek Maidens, and Jon
Greeneisen, Paris Livestock, were
chosen as heart HIS; Mary Alice
Howard, Sew-Just-So, and NAL
colin McKitrick, Cally Livestock
Drovers, were chosen as hand HIS
and Sharon Duncan, Merry Mill
creek Maidens and Bill Coder,
Lucky Leesburg Livestock, were
chosen as health HIS.
Individual Winers
When the points earned during
the week were tailed Friday,
the "Bumsteads" were found to
be the winners and were awarded
green and white All rings. The
losing team gave a party in hon
or of all the campers Winners of
the individual sports events of
the camp were awarded green
and white felt emblems.
Winners of the sports events
were:
Boys basketball throw, Bob
Knedler; boys badminton, Bob
Knedler; girls basketball throw,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
Schools Opening;
Obey Traffic Signs

One hundred thousand kids in
Division 6 of the State Highway
Department, comprising the coun-
ties of Delaware, Fayette, Frank
lin, Madison, Marion, Morrow,
Pickaway and Union, return to
school soon following a three
month vacation. And upon their
return, alert motorists on the
state highway will observe traf-
fic regulations regarding the safe
ty of youth.
The new SCHOOL sign, erected
by Division Six personnel in the
vicinity of all school houses on
state routes, is a reminder to
motorists to please be cautious
within this zone, Division Engin-
eer Robert F. Werner said this
week.
The sign SCHOOL is 24x8 inch
es, black color on yellow back.
ground; and the attached Sigr
below, Speed Limit 20, is a blacl
and white l8X24 size.
In addition to the School Zone
500 feet sign, also erected by
Division 6 employees, this Speed
Limit 20 portable sign combina-
ton is used to mark school zones
only during the hours pupils are
going to and from school and
during recess.
The signs are placed at the
limits of the school property "a
butting the highway, facing
traffic entering the school zone
OH pavements less than 18 feet in
width; the unit sign, School &c
Mile is placed on the shoulder
Immediately adjacent to the
pavement. On two lane pave
ments wider than 18 feet, the
sign is placed in the center Of
the roadway. On three lane pave.
ments, they are placed on the
pavementS, on the lane line or
right lane line and on four lane
the right half of the pavement.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
Swimming Pool
To Close Sunday
Hey, swimmers!

Hey swimmers!
If you want to get in much
more of your favorite sport this
summer, you'd better hurry.
Last day for the Municipal
Swimming Pool in Legion Park
will be this coming Sunday, Pool
Manager Frank w. Galloway an
nounced today, which means only
six more days left.
The Pool is being closed Sun
day evening, instead of Monday,
Labor Day, in order to give en-
ployees, most of whom are high
school students, that day to help
clean the place up, store equip
ment and get things in shape for
winter.
Aided by severe hot spells, the
Pool this year has enjoyed one of
it's most popular summers this
year, and patronage has been ex-
ceptionally high.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
3 County Schools
Announce Plans
For Re-openings
Two New Teachers
On Faculty at Millcreek

Millcree * Local (Watkins)
school will open for registration
of classes Tuesday, Sept. Z, at
the regular morning hour, Supt.
Albert Wade has announced.
The faculty this year will be
the same with the exception of
two positions. H. G.. Bankert, Ada,
. will teach the seventh and eighth
grades, Supt Wade said. The
other change was a music in
structor for which no replacement
has been found yet.
Mr.. Wade will coach basket
ball and teach history, social
science and general science; Mrs.
Mabel Moore, English and mathe-
matics; Mary NJ Stanley, COM
mercial, home economics and BIZ
ology; Mrs. Christine Herriott,
grades Sc; Mrs. Marie Wade,
grades Sd; and Mrs. Glenna
George, grades IL.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30

camp newspaper. Special draw
ings for the cover page were con-
tributed by Mary Carson, Lowell
Bell, Carole Lombard and Patty
PierSol.
Honorable Mention Campers
Honorable mention campers
during the week were as follows:
Shirley Brooks, York Yum
Yum; Norma Jean McGinnis,
York Seamstresses; Betty Gates,
Jerome jolly Johnnycakes; Bob
Knedler, Union Good Heart; Lu-
cille Huey, Liberty Seamstresses;
Pat Hutson, Kitchen Queens; Bel
va Mae Knedler, Sew-Just-So;
Leona Wallace, Allen Live Wires;
Betty Douglas, Jackson Stitch
& Stir, Elizabeth Ann Schott, Je-
Continued on Page 2, Col. ID
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
Painting Wins Prize

Miss Nancy B. Wilson, Milford
Center, won first prize in the
amateur class for oil paintings in
the fine arts competition at the
Ohio State Fair, First prize win
ners were announced Saturday by
DR.. Eugene j. Mcfarland, head of
the fine arts department of Ohio
Wesleyan University, chairman of
the State Fair exhibit. Miss Will
sons award for her painting was
So first premium.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30

Instructors in the different
classes were: hiking, Mary Cath
crime Wright; fire building, four
Boy Scouts, James Kleiber, Eddy
Low, Elwood Davis and Floyd
Coil; dancing, Judy Kingsmore;
handicraft, Mrs. Walter Shuran;
singing, Rosemary Avery; games,
Marilyn Coleman and nature
talks, by Rev. Karl Alexander.
This was the first real field
trip for the local Girl Scouts and
the girls enjoyed the day very
much. Activities began at $50
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
This is House in Which Westlakes
Will Play Host as Typical Family

Here is description of the
model farm home, in which the
Sam Westlake family, of Taylor
Township, will reside at the Ohio
State Fair this week. Thee West
lakes won the title of Ohio's most
typical farm family in a contest
sponsored recently by the Colum-
bus Dispatch.
Designed by Richard Pollman,
nationally known architect and
author of Designs for Convent
ent Living" the model home is
7-room, one-floor plan, ranch
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
Blue Star Mothers
Help in Chillicothe

Mrs. Frances Kasper, Mrs. Anna
Greenbaum, Mrs. Maude Baker,
Mrs. Ruby Johnson, Mrs. Lavina
Diehl and Mrs. Margaret Wrinkle
went to the Veterans Hospital,
Chillicothe, Wednesday, where
they spent the day making surg
ical dressings and also helped get
candy and cigarettes ready for
distribution.
A carload of Blue Star Mothers
of Chapter Al, the local chapter,
will go to Chillicothe once a
month to help in whatever way
needed.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
Busy Week in Store
For Union Countains.
Typical Farm Family
-Cnurtesy Columbus Dispatch.
BY NORMAN II. DOHN
(From The Columbus Dispatch)


A whirlwind of 10 days of ex-
citement, sightseeing and travel
began Saturday for the Sam
uel E. Westlake family of Route
l, Marysville-Ohio's Most Typi-
cal Farm Family" for 1948.
The family which includes Mr..
and Mrs. Westlake and their six
children = Rosemary Westlake
Shirk, %; Phyllis, 10; Bud, l8;
George, Is; Judy, 8; Carolyn, 6,
and Mrs. Westlake's mother, Mrs.
Jessie Hartshorn-moved into the
Dispatch Model Farm Home at 2
o'clock to become official hosts
of the farmstead for the duration
of the Ohio State Fair.
The family was met at their
home by Gov. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Herbert and State Fair officials.
Gov. Herbert presented Mr.. West
lake with the key to the farm
stead and the family's reign as
Ohio's Most Typical Farm Fam
lily" began.
The Westlakes will be at
home at least two hours each
day. The rest of the time they
will be free to take in the fair
and do whatever sightseeing
they want to do around the city.
The house itself will be open
daily to fair visitors from 9 in the
morning until 8 at night.
To cap their reign as Typical
Farm Family, the Westlakes will
leave Columbus at 1890 p. m.
next Friday for a five-day trip
to Niagara Falls and New York
City as guests of The Dispatch.
prizes presented to them as win
The trip is one of the several
ners of the 1948 typical family
award.
The Westlakes were up bright
and early Saturday. While Mrs,
Westlake and her daughters
tidied up the house Mr.. Westlake
and the boys did the milking, fed
the livestock, and completed
other odd jobs around their 158-
acre farm on Route 81, located
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 4)
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30

A large group of Marysville
Girl Scouts from Troops l, 2 and
3, had field day. Friday in
American Legion park.
The girls assembled in the
morning and divided into groups
for short classes in hiking, fire
building, d ancing, handicraft,
singing, games and nature talks.
Seven classes in each subject
were scheduled during the day.
At 1890 a. m. the whole group
went swimming at the Municipal
Pool.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-30
rs Bdbies Checked
In Broadway Clinic

Twenty-Five babies were ex-
amined in the well-baby clinic
which was held in Tayor Town
ship hall last Wednesday. DR.. E.
j. Marsh, Broadway, was the. ex-
amining physician, assisted by
Mrs. Royce and Mrs. Gerlack, of
the County Health Department.
Next clinic for Taylor Town
ship will be held Sept. %. Any
one wishing their children exam
ined at the time should call Mrs.
Luther Laughrey, chairman, or
Mrs. M. 0. Kennedy.