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and the heat is not evenly dis
tributed in all Of the rooms.
From your floor plan it is ap-
parent that the electric heater
does not circulate sufficient heat
in all parts Of the house. A CEN
tfal heating system or heating
units installed in each room
would give better results.
Porch Flooring
Question: ! am replacing the
wood flooring on my front porch
and am using hemlock lumber.
What is the best paint job can
do on it? The porch is open to
the weather.
Answer: Provide plenty of yen-
Itilation under the porch floor in
order to prevent ground moisture
from getting into the fiool
boards Apply a mixture Of three
parts raw linseed oil and one
part turpentine on the flooring
and allow to remain for . hall
hour or so, then wipe on oil
traces Of the oil. After q couple
Iof days. finish with any goos
quality porch or deck paint. Fol.
low directions on the label Of ths
paint can.
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Heating Cable Prevents
Freezing Of Woter Pipes
BIZ ROGER G. WHITMAN

Question: The water-supply pipes the cellar
ceiling Of the integral which not heated
up the back wall of the house to the kitchen During cold
weather when the temperature gets degrees
pipes What Is the best method material
in order to prevent freezing this winter?
suggest wrapping heating cable around the
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pipe to prevent the water from
freezing. Such heating cables
are available through electrical
supply houses. Another method
would be to install q space
heater to keep the garage tenn
perature slightly above the
freezing. point.
Care Of Stepladder
Question: Have just purchased
q new wire-trussed extension
stepladder and would like tc
know if we can keep it in the
basement. Should we store it in
q hanging position or let 1t lie
on the cement floor? The base
ment is kind Of damp. Is 1t adj
visable to shellac or varnish the
ladder?
Answer: If there is no other
place to store the ladder, the
basement win have to do, but Il
would be best to place it on the
side In almost q vertical position,
with several blocks under it, 50
that no large section Of the lad
der would be suspended. Yol
should also place some block
or wood between the concrete
wall and the ladder to prevent
possible penetration of moisture
from the concrete. vainish o.
shellac Is not suitable because
the rungs would be apt to be-
come slippery. Give the wood
parts Q couple Of soaking coats
Of raw linseed oil or . chemical
wood preseiyative. II oil is used
wipe on al excess after each
coat, allowing q haIf-hour or 50
for penetration. The wire should
be given ! coat Of petroleum
jelly or linseed Oh TO keep down
eoFrosion.
Sweating Windows
Question: We have q small
house 10 by az. It has seven
windows and there Is an electric
nOnblower-type Of heater. Our
windows always sweat. What
can be done?
Answer: Evidently you do not
have storm sash ON the windows
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Mr.. Whitman offers readers
leaflets on q variety Of subjects
concerning home repair work. II
you would like to have this leaf
let W-9. "Refinishing Soft Wood
Floors" send 10 cents in coin to
Roger C. Whitman. p. o. Box 90.
Station g. New York 10. 6. Y.
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ference in temperature. Is there
ANY way to tel II We were given
ID poor Job?
Answer: In addition to inslila-
ton, 1t Is also necessary to have
an efficient heating system. one
large enough to take care Of the
various rooms In the house. II
lis q known fact that no amount
of insulation win make a house
warm If the heating equipment
is undersized. You should also
bear in mind that insulation does
not stop completely the trans
mission Of heat or cold. but
merely slows 1t down. It might
he possible that there is an in-
Isufiicient thickness Of insulation,
but to ascertain this. you win be
forced to have q contractor cut
Through the roof and measure
the thickness. There is no other
way.
Evening star., 1955-11-05
Moisture In House

Question: We bought an old
house. With one room. bath and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Ruth GiIIiOnl, John Baum1an EXCHANGE
VOlCs At Berne, Ind. Mennonite Church

Miss Ruth Gilliom, Berne, Ind, and
John Bauman OF Buffton, exchanged
wedding VOWS in a double ring cere-
mony att o'clock Saturday evening
in the First Mennonite church of
Berne.
DR.. and Mrs. I. W. Bauman, Bluff
ton, and M. and Mrs. Clifton Gilli-
ON, Berne, areNthe parents of the cou-
pie. DIR. BaumaR assisted the Rev.
Olin Krehbiel in officiating at the
ceremony.
Miss Eleanor Wismer of Hilltown,
Pa, presided at the organ and Mrs.
Maurice Kaufman of Urbana, ILL.,,
sister of the groom, was pianist. Vo-
cal music was sung by quartet in
cluding Oliver Schultz, Richard Boehr
and Earl Lehman of Bluffton and Ar
den Slotter of Ann Arbor, Mich, with
Mrs. Harvey Rauman of Bluffton as
soloist.
Mrs. Luster Rich, sister of the
bride, was matron OF, honor and Judy
Kay Gilliom, niece of the bride, was
arcreek, Ohio, served as best man,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Mary Edna LGuby's
BetrOthGL Is Told

Mrs. Edna Lsuby has announced
the engagement of her elder daugh-
ter, Mary Edna Lauby, to David Lee
Thompson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thompson, all of Spokane, Washing
ton.
Miss Lauby is graduate of
Pandora Gilboa high school and of
the Insurance Assistant Division of
San Diego Junior College and Voca-
tional school. She is presently en-
ployed with Leon M. Schweikhard, a
San Diego insurance agent.
Mr.. Thompson is serving in the
U. S. Navy and is scheduled to go to
Sasebo, Japan, where he will be shore
stationed.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
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SWITZERLAND
Continued from page u

ports having attended Calvin's church
She has also visited Innsbruck, Aus
tria, and at 0herammergau, Germany
The party was in vepice for two days
Rome for three days and in Florence
and Naples, Italy.
She was particularly impressed by
Sorrento and Capf. Seated in hel
hotel at Sorrento she had a perfect
view of Vesuviusf Enroute the group
stopped at PomHeii.
At Pompeii, Mrs. Hauenstein said
the guide told the party it was five
miles away from Vesuvius.
"One woman asked him if it were
closer at tho time Pompeii was des-
troyed by tha volcanic eruption. The
guide never cracked smile, replying
Madam, it has sNpever been moved
After concluding her European tour
with members of the Federation, Mrs.
Hauenstein will continue on to Edin-
burg, Scotland, forf a visit with par
ents and other relatives of her son-in>
law. She plans y return home the
middle of next nIbnth.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Hold Services For
Sarah Niswander, 80

Funeral s ervices were held Monday
afternoon 4 Emmanuers Evangelical
and Reformed church for Mrs. Sarah
Niswandeb SO, who died last Friday
at $50 p. m. in the home of her
daughteR Mrs. Russell Huber, Bluff
ton Robte 1. Mrs. Niswander had
been seriously ill two weeks.
Born in Richland Township Nav
20, 1856, she was the daughter of
j. U. and Rachael (Moser) Kohler
She was married to Noah M. Mis-
wander October 2, 1886 and he pre-
ceded herNin death May Is, 1941.
She is survived by her daughter,
with whom Ahe made her home for
the past six years, and six grand
children, Is great-grandchildren and
sister, Mrs, Adolph Badertscher of
Bluffton.
The Rev. y. C. Oppermann officiat-
ed at the 5 ervice with burial in the
church cemetery. The Basinger
funeral hqme was in charge of the
services.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Gratz spent
Wednesday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Jennings.
Neighbors and friends extend their
sympathy to Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Huber, VIII mother Mrs. Sarah
Niswander who made her home with
them the past six years, passed away
last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and family visited Mr.. and Mrs.
David Beery and son Tommy who re-
side on farm near Vaughnsville, last
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Gratz and Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Reichenbach spent Sat
urday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Moser Columbus
Grove and Mrs. M nner Moser of
Bluffton were Sunday evening dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyce Ernest enter
tanned Sunday evening for dinner in
honor of Jimmy'y 9th birthday, Mr.
and Mrs. Roscoe Trout, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Huber, aud Mr.. and Mrs. Rol-
land Ernest and daughter of Green
vile, Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Stratton enter
tanned Sunday afternoon with a
neighborhood shower for Mr.. and
Mrs. Hallsie Hutchinson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Reiche1bach. Those pres
ent included: Mr.. and Mrs. Hallsie
Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Reich
enbach, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huber,
Mr.. and Mrs. BIZ Reichenbach, Mrs.
George Hutchipson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cloyce Ernest And family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Huber, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice Belly Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Connolly ana daughter, Mr.. Orton
Stratton, Miss Nellie Huber, Mr.. and
Mrs. OscaI Zimmerman and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Fett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Badertscher and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Hham Reichenbach, Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Herr, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne Zimmerman and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Gleason, Mr.. and Mrs.
Winston Jennings and family, Mr..
and Mrs. WILLARD Jennings, Mr.. and
Mrs. James STATION and family. Mr.
and Mrs. BobfStratton and daughter
Included, buf not present, were: Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Hess, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Huber, Mr.. and Mrs, Berdell
Huber, Mr.. apd Mrs. Dale Huber, Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Hilty, Mrs. Will Hilty,
Mr.. and Mrs. Halle Sheets, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil Hartman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Parking Meters
Closing In Ada,
OttaUa Get EN-

Parking meters are creeping
closer to BlufftOn.
Only last week the Ada town
council instructed their city soli-
citor to prepare legislation autho-
rizing the installation of meters.
The situation repeatedly grew out
of the difficulty Nhich arose over
enforcing the fwo-hOur parking
maximum on downtown streets.
Earlier the Ottawa council had
authorized the installation of $50
meters in the town. The decision
came about after months of
debate on the question of whether
to install the meters in favor of
the twO-hour parking limit. Work
was started onNthe installation of
the meters Monday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Girl Scout Camp
WOOdhaveR Opens

A number of Bluffton Girl Scouts
are expected to attend some part of
the summer at Camp Woodhaven,
which opened its first session last
Sunday.
A staff of advisers headed by Miss
Margaret Rooney, Girl Scout execu-
tive secretary, will provide instruc-
ton in handirrafts, hiking, swimming
and all of the other camping activi-
ties.
The second session of the camping
program will open July 8 and con-
tinue through Is. Other sessions are
from July 1927 and July 29-Aug. 8.
Registrations are still being accepted
for these later periods.
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Bluffton Hospital
JUNE %

JUNE %
Admitted: Herbert Warye, Airing
ton; Mrs. Charles Hankish, Sr., Bluff
ton.
Discharged: John Koch, Bluffton;
Mrs. Edward Bogart, Pandora.
JUNE %
Admitted: Lauren Schaller, Jenera;
Mrs. Richard Smalley, Findlay.
Discharged: Mrs. Lee Burnison
Lafayette.
JUNE %
Discharged: Mrs. G.. Franklin
Bower and son, Jenera; Mrs. Myron
Geiger and son, Col. Grove; Mrs.
Electa Hawk, Bluffton; Lauren Schal-
ler, Jenera.
JUNE 25
Discharged: Mrs. Doyt Yoakam
and son, Lafayette; Clement Smith,
Arlington.
JUNE p6
Admitted: Mrs. Raymond Kimmel,
Bluffton.
Discharged: Mrs. James Medley and
son, Leipsic; Homer Zimmerly, Bluff
ton.
JUNE 27
Admitted: f. +. Smale, Lima; Ira
Rantz, Findlay.
JUNE %
Admitted: Marcia Page, Lima;
Mrs. Meredith Knepper, Benton
Ridge.
Discharged: Mrs, William Gaiffe,
Bluffton.
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TOlOn Hall TdngLefOOt
That's For The Birds

Hoping to diFcourage pigeons roost-
ing on the roof of the town hall, Fire
Chief Guy Cqrson this week is plac-
ing Tanglefqbt along all the cornices.
Some co1hice repair work also is
being donefby the chief, and further
improvement of the building is con-
templated by council which decided to
aovertise for bids on painting all ex-
terror woodwork.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
TripLehOrn-CribLez
Wedding Date Set

Mrs. June Rockey has announced
the engagement and forthcoming mar
riage of her daughter, Dawn Triple
horn, to Arley Criblez, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Criblez. The wedding will
be an event of Sunday, July 10, in the
First Methodist church of Bluffton.
Both Miss Triplehorn and her fiance
are graduates Of Bluffton high school.
Dawn is employed at the Triplett
Electrical Instrument company, and
Arley is employed at the Sylvania
Corp, Ottawa.
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WeLLS-Bricker VOUs
Exchanged Recently

Nancy Wells, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wells, Ottawa, former
Bluffton residents, became the bride
of Edison BFicker, Jr., Lima, in an
early June Wedding in the Rockport
Presbyterian church. The groom's
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Bricker, Sr., Russells Point,
The bride, graduate of Beaverdam
high school, is senior in the Memo
rial Hospital School of Nursing, Lima.
The Rev. L. L. McIntire, pastor of
the Bluffton- Rockport Presbyterian
churches presided at the service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Roberta RaSinger
Engaged To Mdrrv

The announcement of the engage
ment of Roberta Jean Basinger to
Lester E. Butler was made this week
by Mrs. Justin Basinger, of Thurman
street, mother of the bride-elect.
Miss Basinger, a graduate of Bluff
ton high school, is presently employed
at the RCA company in Findlay.
Her fiance is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Butler of Findlay. He
is employed by Lynn A. Lyon in Find
lay.
The wedding will be an event of
this coming fall.
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the fiowerrgirl. Don Hostetler of Sug-
and ushqrs We're Laverne and Roy
Gilliom, hrothers of the bride, the
latter of Saginaw, Mich, Ted Bau-
man of Cleveland, and Oliver Lugin-
buhl of Pandora.A
The bride, a graduate of Bluffton
college, will teach in the school sys-
tenn in Maple Hfghts, Ohio, this fall.
The groom, alP a graduate of Bluff
ton college WI ere his father is on the
faculty, is nfw student in Western
Reserve Mefical school.
Following the ceremony, a recep-
ton was he'd in the church basement.
Serving the guests were: Mrs. Roy
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Orange Twp. Farm Women's Club

Alma Nonnamaker will be hostess
to the Orange Township Farm Wo-
mems club on July n. Devotions will
be given by Leyada. Bixel and Roll
Call will be-My Favonte Reading
Material. Members appearing on the
program will be Roberta Warren,
Edith Powell, Cleah Ewing, Edith
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
RURAE PROGRESS
Continual from page u

Matter, Margaret Diller and William
Edwards.
Entries will be divided into 10
classifications With trophies awarded
in each one. The classes include: l.
Service clubs and organizations; 2
Children's paradk; 8. Comic and mis-
cellaneous; A. Churches and schools; 5.
Merchant presentations; 6. Junior or
ganizations; I. Farm organizations;
8. Farm machinery dealers; 9. Ind
ustrial; 10. Horsemen's classes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30

Gilliom of Saginaw, Michigan, Mrs.
Arden Slotter, lQf Ann Arbor, Mich
lgan, Mrs. STANLEY Naylor of Indian
apolis, and the Nj 1ses Alice and La
Vera Alt, ConrF Won Gunten and
Kaye Flueckiger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30

Swuuls, Maxine Won Stein and Char
Iotte Anderson.
Beaverdam w. s. C. S.
Beaverdam W. S. c. S. will meet
July.7 at 8:00 p. m. with Waif Am
stutz and Edith Wolfe as hostesses.
Roll Call will be Bible verse; Pro
gram Leader, Rachel Stirn and Spec
ial Feature by Margaret Robnolte.
Blue Star Mothers
The Blue Star Mothers of the
Wayne Daley chapter will not meet
in July. All members who, can help at
cahteen on Saturday, July End, report
to Golda Wiess President, by Friday
evening, July |.
sg~sfe f~ =
Lutheran Ladies Aid
The Lutheran Ladies Aid and Mis-
sionary- Society will meet in the
church Wednesday, July 6, at 200 p.
m.
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BIGe Star Mothers
Beaverdam C. w. F.

btdVtTUdm o We t.
The Beaverdani C. w. F. of Bea-
verdam Church Of Christ met in the
home of Mrs. Harry Yant, Tuesday
evening, June II. The worship service
was given by Mrs. P. ]. Wilson.
~ 40
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30

The 18th tli-annual Schumacher
reunion will be held Sunday, July 81,
on the Blufftor College campus. Fam
lies please notify members living at
distance, BASKET dinner at noon.
President, Gid Schumacher. N-16
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Society and Clubs

.Swun$, Maxine Won Stein and Char
Iotte Anderson.
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REUNION NOTICES

The 9th annual Nicholas Schau-
bin reunion will be held Sunday, July
3, at the Rawson Community Park.
Basket dinner will be at 1880 p. m.
Mrs. Ray Lehman is secretary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Richland Grange

Richiand Grange
Our visitation program to Leather
wood will be postponed until Septem-
Der. The date will be given later.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-03-16
LINCOLN QUOTED

Abraham Lincoln said it nobly
in an address he delivered In In
dependence Hall Philadelphia on
February %. 1861:
IL have often pondered over the
dangers which were incurred by
the men who assembled here and
adopted that Declaration. l have
pondered over the tolls that were
endured by the officers and sol
diers of the Army who achieved
that independence. have often
inquired Of myself what great
principle or idea II was that kept
this COnfederacy so long together
II was not the mere matter of sep
aration of the colonies from the
Wonderland, but that sentiment In
the Declaration Of independence
which gave Liberty not only to the
people of this country, but hope 10
all the world, for all the future
time. II was that which gave prom
Use that in due time the weight
would be lifted from the shoulders
of all men, and that all should
have an equal chance. This Is the
sentiment embodied In the Decla'
ration of Independence"
You have aided in protecting the
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-03-16

1 japanese Americans who crossed
the seas to meet the enemy. You
and your kin, your brothers and
sister, your aged parents were re-
moved from your homes and thrust
into what were euphemistieally
termed relocation centers. T hey
were in reality a species of con-
centration camp, surrounded by
barbed wire and armed guards
You and yours were placed under
grave suspicion as potential sabo-
teurs. The fast that no one of you
was found guilty of subverSion or
espionage was assuredly held to
be itself evidence that you would
prove net dangerous to our ma
ton 1t was an outrageous act.
1 always thought this and am
not saying this merely today, but
said it in public addresses even in
February and March, 1912. And
yet we must be forgiving, as I
know you are. In time of war feel
ings run high, and human beings
are no longer rational I am old
enough to remember the days of
the Spanish american War when
the Spaniards were despised and
described as butchers. The cry
was Remember the Maine" the
warship blown up In the harbor
of Havana, Cuba. But today his
torians declare that there is no
evidence that the Spaniards were
responsible for the explosion.
In addition to the fact that to
war is due the unfair treatment
of the people of our enemy land,
in the case of World War II we
had the misfortune to have at the
head of the Western Defense Com
mand a general who was both
alarmed by what happened at
Pearl Harbor and-more import
ant still-clearly hated the ia
panese all of Japanese descent.
And when this general announced
that removal of Japanese and ia
panese- Americans were absolutely
necessary for military reasons. it
was rarely that anyone had the
temerity to challenge this state
ment.
We are grateful that these days
are in the past, and one clear sign
of changed attitude was the pas
sage so recently of the law per-
mitting the Issei to gain citizen
ship.
To this end and to the complete
alteration in our nations feelings
and conduct you who proved your
selves loyal Americans, not merely
by word Of mouth but by exposing
yourselves to all the dangers OF
war, contributed most.
You proved that the words of
General De Witt were false-the
ugly charge that "a Japs always
Jap" you proved that you were
and are as loyal as those of Ger
man or E ngl is h or Italian or
French descent we're and that you
are loyal Americans. devoted to
this country not only because you
were born here but because of the
opportunities and privileges which
life in this land offers us all You
proved yourselves devoted sons Of
America by test far harsher than
any which most of us must face.
To have done this despite your re-
collection Of what your kin was
suffering, was the supreme proof
of YOUR ardent loyalty to the
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-03-16
HEROISM ACCLAIMED

A letter from Dillon Myer whom
you of course recall as Director of
the War Relocation Authority de
clares: Nobody. it seems to me,
is in position to question the
loyalty of Mrs. MaSakichi Taxa
hashi who wears a service pin with
five stars for her five sons in the
service; or of Captain Taro Susuki
who led a group of Japanese-Am-
erican soldiers to rescue Allied
paratroopers trapped at Benvenu-
to; of of Yosh Omiya whose eyes
were destroyed by land mine as
he was crossing the Volturno Riv-
er; or Of Sergeant Kazuo Womoto
who will limp for the rest of his
life as a result of wounds received
in the Pacific Theater."
The heroism of the japanese
American troops in Italy was ac-
claimed everywhere. One of the
combat battalions was among the
first unit to land at Salerno, The
Japanese American Combat Team
made up of the Tooth and 442nd
Infantry Battalion acquitted IT.
self heroically in italy The form
er suffered more than 400 casu-
alties in the Italian invasion.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1955-03-16
United States.
BASELESS CHARGES

An dnot only did YOU win the
esteem of the American people for
yourselves but you made the re-
turn of all those of Japanese an
cestry to their homes possible. AS
YOU proved your loyalty. SO you
proved that the charges m a d e
against YOU were absolutely base
less; when these were thus dis
proved by the blood and suffer-
ingS of the Nisei in uniform. it re-
vealed to the American people that
they yielded to the emotions of
war and the charge of timid and
intolerant general Americans may
be swept away by their passions
but at the same time they are at
least a friendly and just people
1t was your services that swung
them over from blind intolerance
to a sense of fair play So not only
did you play your part in defend
ing the United States as a whole
but also in indicating the loyalty
of those of japanese descent.
Red Cross nurse Catherine Nat
suko Yamaguchi said with abso-
lutte truth of the japanese Ameri-
can Combat Team: They will
help more than any one else in
fostering good will and making
others feel that the Japanese Am
orleans are Americans also. The
sons and daughters of those fight
ing in the army will be able to
hold their head up and say proud
ly: My father also helped in the
war for Democracy