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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-11

longing to the American Mail Line. 1t
took US 81 days going over. We had a
weeks delay before sailing because
of a breakdown. arrived in Manila
the 18th of March and left the 28th
of April.
Why in the world did you go by
freighter?
My son Ray, who l was going to
Manila to visit had been in the Mer-
chant Marine and had travelled in the
Far East. He told me to take a freight
er, as the best way to see the country.
There were only 10 people as passeng-
ers on board and we had first class
service, first class quarters and first
class food. This is less formal and
less costly way to travel, too. The main
thing, however is the time spent in
the different ports of the Far East.
We put in at Yokohama, Kobe, and
Hakata where we unloaded 5000
bushels of bulk wheat, and spent two
days in Hong Kong. There were two
or three days in each port.
We had plenty of time to take side
trips and thus had a chance to visit
Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka, three in
dustrial cities with a population from
one to five million people each. We
also stayed two days in the British
Crown Colony of HONG KONG, which
is operated by the British as free
port and is also the back door to Red
China. Our return trip by Northwest
Airline took 20 hours, via Okinawa,
Tokyo, Shemya, Aleutian Islands, An
chorage, Alaska, and finally Seattle
Where did you stay in the Philip
pines?
I visited my son Raymond Ekern
who has lived since 1913 in the Philip
pines. He is Navy veteran of the last
war and is now foreman for Philip
pine fleet industry in Manila. They
build sail boats and cabin boats, etc.
You have another son in another
part of the world, too, don't you?
Yes, our oldest son, Halvor, serves
on the four power council in Vienna,
the only four power council still func-
tioning since both the Berlin Council
as we'll as the Tokyo council broke
with the Soviets.
What was the weather like when
you arrived?
1t was 95 degrees all the while |
was there. 1t was the hot season. |
did not cool off all the while | was
there, and | sometimes took two show
ers day. | felt sticky all the time.
Life in the Philippines, however, is
quite different from what we are used
to in the states People as rule are
not SO much in a hurry but take time
to enjoy life. Between IL noon and
2 in the afternoon, during the hottest
time Of the day, the business houses
close to take their usual "siesta." The
hottest season of the year is during
March, April and May. Then the rainy
season starts in.
Where did you visit besides Ma
Mia?
Through the courtesy of Ray Hig-
gins, formerly of Helena, and because
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-11
By Carmen G. Nakpil

The empire building Spaniards
of the sixteenth century came to
liberate us from our primitive
selves; the Dutch and the British,
at various times after that attempt
ed to liberate us from the cruel
Spanish king. The Americans sue
ceeded in buying us outright, and
no sooner had the Japanese liber-
ated us for our own prosperity from
the Americans, than we were liber-
ated back by Macarthur.
Now the International Commu-
mist Army, under the command of
a Chinese General, is said to have
been directed to CELEBRATE the Phil
ippines with the rest of Southeast
Asia from the British and American
imperialists."
| am offended not so much by
so many solicitous offers of assist
ance from international sy-bodies,
as by the fact that we are always
expected to be grateful to each lib
orator, when all we want is to be
left unredeemed, unregenerate,
backward, ignorant, undeveloped,
but by CAD, alone and at peace.
=
What kind of food did you get to
eat?
You have to be careful-like in
Mexico, because of dysentery. There
are all kinds of fruit-things | have
never heard of or seen before. Some
| liked and some | didn't We were
told that in one area the people eat
dog meat just like we eat beef. | told
my son that if we ate any of it not
to tell me for at least six months
Chinese meals were really the tops
While in Manila | was invited to sew
eral Chinese dinners. For those who
are interested in such things, let me
enumerate a few dishes:
Bird nest soup & quail eggs soup.
Ham and chicken roll
Deep fried Garoupa.
Fried shrimps with green peas.
Mixed meats, fried rice
Green tea.
This is an average Chinese meal
you get In a restaurant. The night be-
fore | left six of us were invited by a
wealthy Chinaman to a Chinese din
ner. We sat for two hours nibbling
at various dishes.
The native dishes are mostly rice
and bananas and chopped meats of
some sort.
Did you have any language diff
culties?
No difficulties. English is accepted
as the official language. There are 72
different languages in the Islands and
no one can understand anyone else.
Road signs, ETC., are all in English.
Can you characterize their stand
ard of living?
By their standards what seems to
be ample, according to our standards
would be bad 1t is difficult to evalu-
ate by our own standards. They can
build house that they call a Nepa
for practically nothing. 1t will be made
from bamboo and other grass and put
on stills to keep it cool and keep the
rats away. They use fires for cooking,
but a five gallon can will suffice for
a stove.
AS we travelled by train to Lagaspi
we could see the natives working their
rice paddles with their carabaos or
n n m nY1l Ky ln6 I'M
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-11


would be the VOICE,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-11
What about the people?

They were very very friendly and
hospitable, especially when you meet
them as equals. They are great enter
tainers. They made up parties to show
me good time because they were
friends of my son. Their way of liv-
ing is different from ours because they
are never in a hurry. What they can
not do today they can do tomorrow
and tomorrow never comes. They are
not business people. That is the reason
the Chinaman was able to get control
of the business of the Island.
The Philippines suffered more
from World War II than any other
country of the Far East. The cost in
human lives and suffering and prop
erty destruction was enormous. Manila
was the third most devastated city in
WV II, only preceded by Warsaw and
Rotterdam. The japanese treated the
natives with such brutalities that it
was not safe for any Japanese to put
foot on the Philippine native ground,
particularly in the city of Manila.
Since then more normal conditions
have returned.
How do they feel towards Amer
leans?
They feel kindly towards us. They
could hardly do otherwise because of
all we have done for them. There is
no question but that the people of the
Philippines are grateful for what
America has done for them. If it was
not for the help the United States has
given them, they would never have
been able to get back on their feet
as they have. On the post office in
Manila, for instance, you see a bronze
placard which reads rebuilt with
the aid Of the people of the United
States of America under the Philip
pine Rehabilitation act of 1916"
How do they feel towards the pow
err struggle between East and West?
There is no question but many of
the smaller nations see the power
struggle going on today between West
and East. Many of these nations would
no doubt prefer to be on the outside
rather than inside. This little clipping
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-11

MIR. Ekern, when did you leave
Montana?
| left here the third of February.
When did you return?
The first of May.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-11
Come With Us to the Philippines

from one of the Manila dailies for
April expresses it rather humorously:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-06-11
How did you travel?

By freighter, the Ocean Mail, be-
longing to the American Mail Line. 1t
took US 81 days going over. We had a
weeks delay before sailing because
of a breakdown. l arrived in Manila
the 18th of March and left the 28th
of April.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-28
LEGAL NOTICE

Sealed bids will be received
by the Village of Chardon, Ohio,
at the office of the Clerk of said
Village until twelve o'clock
noon. E. S. T. November 3,
1854, for furnishing approxima-
tely 240O feet of 6-inch asbestos
cement pipe with fit in G S
F. o. B. ChardOn, delivered on
the job site.
Each bid must contain the
full name of every person or
company interested in the same
and be accompanied by a bid
bond or certified check in the
sum of five percentum (5%)
of the bid drawn in favor of
said Village, as a guaranty that
if the bid is accepted a con-
tract will be entered into.
The right is reserved to re-
ject any and all bids.
BY order of the Trustees of
Board of Public Affairs.
Jennie C. Davidson, Clerk
2c43
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NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
TAX LEVY IN EXCESS
OF THE TEN MILL LIMITA-


Genl Code, Secs, 4785-13 (g) =,
5625-17, 5000
NOTICE is hereby given that
in pursuance of a Resolution of
the Board of Educataion of the
Claridon Local School District,
Geauga County Ohio, passed on
the 18th day of July, 1854,
there will be submitted to a
vote of the people of a d
Claridon Local School District
at a General ELECTION to be
held in the Township of Clari-
don Ohio, at the regular places
of voting therein, on Tuesday,
the End day of November, 1854,
the question of levying, in ex-
cess of the ten mill limitation,
renewal of 2.3 mills and an
increase of 2.7 mills to con-
stitute a tax for the benefit OF
Claridon Local School District
for the purpose of current eX,
penSes at a rate not exceeding
five mills for each one dollar
of valuation, which amounts tC
fifty cents for each one hun,
dred dollars of valuation, for
five years.
The Polls for said Election
will be open at $50 o'clock
Am. and remain open u n t i
$50 o'clock PM. Ea S tie r
Standard Time of said day.
BY order Of the Board of
Elections, of Geauga County
Ohio.
Gladys S. Mcdonald
Chairman
Beatrice Ban Gordel
Clerk
Dated Sept. 20, 1854 4c43
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NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
ISSUE OF BONDS.


Gen'l Code Secs. 2293-21, 4785-
13 (g).
NOTICE is hereby given that
in pursuance of Resolution of
the Board of Education of the
Thompson Local School D i S.
trict, Geauga County, Ohio ,
passed on the 10Th day of July,
1854, there will be submitted
to a vote of the people of said
Thompson Local School District
at the NOVEMBER ELECTION
to be held in the Township of
Thompson, Geauga County, Ohio
at the regular place of voting
therein, on Tuesday, the End
day of November, 1854, h e
question of issuing bonds OF
said Thompson Local School
District in the amount of One
hundred three thousand Dollars
($103 100000 for the purpose of
purchase of land and construc-
ton there on of a fireproof
school building and equipment
therefor as provided by law.
The maximum number OF
years during which such bonds
are to run is % years.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF
THE TEN MILL LIMITATION

GenI Code, Secs. 4785-13 (g),
5625-17, 3O6O
NOTICE is hereby given that
in pursuance of a Resolution
of the Council of the Village
of Chardon, Geauga County,
Ohio, passed on the 1st day
of July, 1854, there will be
submitted to a vote of the
people of said Chardon Village
at a General ELECTION to be
held in the Village of Chardon,
Geauga County, Ohio, at t h e
regular places of voting there
in, on Tuesday, the End day of
November, 1854 the question of
levying, in excess of the ten
mill limitation, an additional
tax for the benefit of the Viii
lage of Chardon, Geauga Coun-
ty, Ohio for the purpose of the
specific repair and mainten =
ance of the streets of the Viii
lage of Chardon and for no
other purpose at a rate not
exceeding two mills for each
one dollar of valuation, which
amounts to twenty cents for
each one hundred dollars of
valuation, for five years
The Polls for said Election
will be open at $50 o'clock
Am. and remain open un tt /
$50 o'clock PM. E a S t e r n
Standard Time of said day.
BY order of the Board of
Elections, of Geauga County ,
Ohio.
Gladys S. Mcdonald
Chairman.
Beatrice Van Gorder
Clerk
Dated Sept. 90, 1854. 4c43.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-28
LEGAL NOTICE

TIMES FOR HOLDING COM
MON PLEAS COURT AID. 1855
It is ordered that the terms
of the Common Pleas Court in
the County of Geauga for the
year 1855 be fixed as follows,
to-Wit:
On the 10th day of January
and the 4th day of April and
the 18th day of September and
the said terms of said court
begin at $50 o'clock AM. To-
cal time.
Harold j. Richmond
Judge of Common Pleas Court
Geauga County, Ohio
STATE OF OHIO
Geauga County, IS.
1, Donald E. Philips, Clerk
of Court of Common P S
within and for the county OF
Geauga and State of Ohio, dc
hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is ture and
correct copy of the order fix
ing the times of the begin
ming of the terms of Court Of
Common Pleas for the year ot
1855, now on file in the Clerks
office.
WITNESS my signature anc
the seal of said Court, this
51h day of October, AID. 1854
DONALD E. PHILLIPS
Clerl
3c43
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NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF
THE TEN MILL LIMITATION

Gen'l Code, Secs. 4785 13
(G), 5625 II. 5000
NOTICE is hereby given that
in pursuance of a Resolution of
the Board of Education of the
West Geauga Local School Dis
trict, Geauga County, o h i o,
passed on the 26th day of July,
1854, there will be submitted
to a vote of the people of said
West Geauga Local School Dis
trict at a General ELECTION
to be held in the Townships
of Chester and Russell, Geauga
County, Ohio, at the regular
places of voting therein, on
Tuesday, the End day of Nov
ember, 1854, the question of
levying, in excess of the ten
mill limitation, an additional
tax for the benefit of West Ge-
auga Local School District for
the purpose Of current eXpens-
es at rate not exceeding three
mills for each one dollar of
valuation, which amounts to
thirty cents for each one hun
dred dollars of valuation, for
five years
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NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
ISSUE OF BONDS.

ISSUE OF BONDS.
Genl Code, Secs. 2293-21, 4785-
13 (g),
NOTICE is hereby given that
in pursuance Of a Resolution of
the Board of Education of the
Chardon Local School District
Geauga County, Ohio, passed
on the 9th day of July, 1854,
there will be submitted to a
vote of the people Of a d
Chardon Local School District
at the NOVEMBER ELECTION
to be held in the Townships
Of Chardon, Claridon, Hambden
and Munson, and the Villages
of Chardon and Aquilla, Geauga
County Ohio, at the regular
places of voting therein, on
Tuesday, the End day of Nov
ember, 1854, the question of
issuing bonds of said Chardon
Local School District in t h e
amount of Two hundred thirty
five thousand Dollars ($235 900.
00) for the purpose of construct
ing a fireproof addition to the
present High School building
and equipment therefor as
provided by law.
The maximum number of
years during which such bonds
are to run is % years.
The estimated average addi
tional tax rate outside of the
ten mill limitation as certified
by the County Auditor is 1.8
mills for each one dollar of
valuation, which amounts to
eighteen cents for each one
hundred dollars of valuation,
for twenty-three years.
The Polls for said Election
will open at $50 o'clock Am.
and remain open until $50 o.
clock PM. eastern Standard
Time) of said day.
BY order of the Board of Elec-
tions, of Geauga County, Ohio.
Gladys S. Mcdonald
Chairman.
Beatrice Van Gorder
Clerk.
4c43.
Dated Sept. 90, 1854.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
ISSUE OF BONDS.

ISSUE OF BONDS.
Genl Code, Secs. 2293-21, 4785
-13 (g).
NOTICE is hereby given that
in pursuance of a resolution of
the Board of Township TruS-
tees of the Township of Clari-
don, Geauga County, ohio, +,
passed on the 23d day of July,
1854, there will be submitted
to a vote of the people OF said
Claridon Township at tn
NOVEMBER ELECTION to be
held in the Township of Clari-
don, Geauga County Ohio, at
the regular places of voting
therein, including the Village
of Aquilla, on Tuesday, tn e
End day of November, 1854, the
question of issuing bonds of
said Claridon Township in the
amount of Ten thousand Dol
lars ($10,000.00) for the purpose
of providing an alteration ad-
dition and enlargement to the
Town Hall as provided by law.
The maximum number of
years during which such bonds
are to run is 10 years.
The estimated average addi-
tional tax rate outside of the
ten mill limitation as certified
by the County Auditor is five
tenthS mills for each one dol
lar of valuation, which amounts
to five cents for each one
hundred dollars of valuation,
for ten years
The Polls for said Election
will open at $50 O'Clock AM.
and remain open until $50 o.
clock Pm. eastern Standard
Time) of said day.
BY order of the Board of
Elections, of Geauga County,
Ohio.
Gladys s. Mcdonald
Chairman.
Veatrice Van Gorder
Clerk.
Dated Sept. 90, 1854. 4c4S,
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF
THE TEN MILL LIMITATION

Gen ! COQe, secs. 345.U3, 35Oi. IL
go: 5705 .191: 5705.25
NOTICE is hereby given that
in pursuance of a Resolution
Of the Board of Education of
the HuntSburg Local S C h |
District Geauga County, Ohio,
passed on the 30th day of Sep
tember, 1854, there will be sub
mitted to a vote of the people
of said Huntsburg Local School
District at a Special ELEC-
TION to be held in the Town
ship of HuntSburg, G aug a
County, Ohio, at. the regular
place of voting. therein, on
Tuesday, the End day of Nov
ember, 1854, the question of
levying, in excess of the ten
mill limitation, for the benefit
of HuntSburg Local S h o o
District for the. purpose of op-
Grating expenses.
Said tax being: a renewal of
an existing tax of six mills to
run for two years at a rate
not exceeding six mills o r
each one dollar of valuation,
which amounts to sixty cents
for each one hundred dollars
of valuation. for two years.
The Polls for said Election
will be open at $50 o'clock AM
and remain open until $50 o.
clock P. M. Eastern Standard
Time of said day.
BY order of the Board of Elec-
tions, Of Geauga County, Ohio.
Gladys S. Mcdonald
Chairman
Beatrice Van Gorder
Clerk
Dated Oct. l, 1854. 4c43.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
ISSUE OF BONDS

Genl Code, Secs. 2293 81,
4785 13 (g),
NOTICE is hereby given that
in pursuance of a Resolution
of the Board of Education of
the West Geauga Local School
District, Geauga County, Ohio,
passed on the 26th day of July,
1854, there will be submitted
to a vote of the people of said
West Geauga Local School Dis
trict at the NOVEMBER ELEC-
TION to be held in the Town
ships of Chester and Russell,
Geauga County, Ohio, at t h
regular places of voting there
in, on Tuesday, the End day
of November, 1854, the ques-
ton of issuing bonds of said
West Geauga Local S C h o o |
District in the amount of Two
hundred thousand Dollars $500,
000.00 for the purpose of con-
structing a fireproof classroom
addition to the existing West
Geauga Junior Senior High
School Building and furnishing
equipment therefor as provided
by law.
The maximum number OF
years during which such bonds
are to run is "a years.
The estimated average addi-
tional tax rate outside of the
ten mill limitation as certified
by the County Auditor is Is
mills for each one dollar of
valuation, which amounts to
fifteen cents for each one hun
dred dollars of valuation, for
tWenty-four years
The Polls for said Election
will open at $50 O'Clock AM
and remain open until $50 o.
clock PM. eastern Standard
Time) of said day.
BY order of the Board OF
Elections, of Geauga County,
Ohio
Gladys S. Mcdonald
Chairman.
Beatrice Van Gorder
Clerk
Dated Sept. 80, 1854. 4c43.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-28
LEGAL NOTICE

Louisa Treat, and the In :
known heirs at law, next Of
kin, deviSees, legatees, admin
istrators, executors, assigns and
creditors of Louisa Treat, will
take notice that on the 5th day
of October. 1854, r. F. Hyman
filed in the Court of Common
Pleas of Geauga County, Ohio,
his petition against them, al
leging, among other thi ng S,
ownership and peaceable pos
session of the following describ-
ed land:
Situated in the Village of
Middlefield, County of Geauga
and State of Ohio: and known
as part of original lot No. 90
in said village,
Bounded Beginning in h e
center of High Street in said
Village 90 feet east of t h
southeast corner of the Cheese
Factory Lot; thence running
north Sc feet to a st a k /;
thence east "a feet to stake;
thence south parallel with the
west line SO feet to the center
of said High Street and thence
west "a feet to the place of
beginning. Containing about 8
rods of land, be the same more
or less, but subject to all legal
highways.
Reference to said petition is
hereby made and the same is
made a part hereof as if full
ly written herein.
Said petition further enumer-
ateS certain defects in title set
forth at length therein an d
says further that the above
named defendants claim some
right, title or interest in or to
the lands described in d
petition, the exact nature of
which claim or claims plaintiff
does not know.
The prayer of said petition
is that title of the plaintiff may
be quieted against the adverse
claim or claims of all of the
above named defendants and
that all of said defendants may
be required to answer and set
up what right, title or interest
they have in or to the lands
described in said petition, or
be forever barred from assert
ing said right, title or interet
Said defendants are required to
answer on or before the 18th
day of December, 1854, or judg-
ment will be taken agains I
them.
r. F. Hyman,
BY Thrasher & Dinsmore,
his attorneys. 6c46
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NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF
THE TEN MILL LIMITATION
Gen'l Code, Secs. 4785-13 (g),
5625-17, 5000
NOTICE is hereby given that
in pursuance of a Resolution
of the Board of Education of
the Thompson Local S C h o o
District, Geauga County, Ohio,
passed on the 9Th day of Sep
tember, 1854, there will be sub
mitted to a vote of the people
of said Thompson Local School
District at a Special ELEC-
TION to be held in the Town
ship of Thompson, G eaug a
County, Ohio, at the regular
place of voting therein, on
Tuesday, the End day of Nov
ember, 1854, the question of
leVylng, in excess Of the ten
mill limitation, a renewal of
a tax for the benefit of Thomp-
son Local School District for
the purpose Of Current eXpenS-
es at a rate not exceeding five
mills for reach one dollar of
valuation, which amounts to
fifty cents for each one hun
dred dollars of valuation, for
two years.
The Polls for said Election
will be open at $50 o'clock
Am. and remain open until
$50 o'clock Pm. = E a S e n
Standard Time of said day.
BY order of the Board oil
Elections, of Geauga County
Ohio.
Gladys S. Mcdonald
Chairman
Beatrice Van Gordel
Clerk
Dated Sept. 20, 1854. 4c43