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PAGE TWO
Kirby Page, Author and Lec
turer, Conducts Spiritual
Retreat at College
23,000,000 Defense Workers
Likely to Create Problem
After War
Vast Unemployment Problem Seen
In Post-War Period By Speaker
What to do with the 23,000,000
workers engaged in national defense
industries will be one of the prin
cipal post-war headaches, according
to Kirby Page, internationally known
author and lecturer, who addressed
sessions of a two-day spiritual re
treat held on the Bluffton college
campus Friday and Saturday.
About 200 registered delegates
from surrounding colleges and
churches were in attendance to hear
the series of six lectures delivered
by Kirby Page on religious and so
cial questions.
23,000,000 Workers
A research commission instituted
by President Roosevelt inquired as
to the number of workers engaged
in industries now in or shortly to
be in operation exclusively in de
fense production and the estimate
given to the president was 23,000,000
workers, Page stated.
After the war the country will
find itself in a dilemma. To keep
the workers in their present posi
tions would bankrupt the country
and to dismiss them would cause an
unemployment problem of the most
serious proportions.
Dictatorship
Joseph Martin, the Republican Na
tional chairman, has stated that an
economic breakdown of such a ser
ious nature will likely be the war’s
aftermath that an indefinite dictator
ship will follow, Page pointed out.
Some assumptions concerning the
present war can be stated as fol
lows:
1. That it will grow larger and
last a long time. Winston Churchill
has estimated that it will take until
1944 for the democracies to win the
war.
2. There is every evidence that
the United States will soon begin
to shoot.
3. Military experts estimate that
it will take 10,000 huge bombers to
win the war for the democracies.
Milk
This means an air force of about
50,000 bombers to provide replace
ments and training. United States
is rapidly approaching this figure.
Starvation
These bombers together with the
British bombers ■will bring devasta
tion upon Europe. The hunger
blockade will bring starvation to
countless millions. Even at the
present time there are 300,000,000
people in Europe seriously underfed
according to an estimate of former
President Herbert Hoover.
A further profound effect on
American life will be taxes of stag
gering proportions. In England at
the present time 50 per cent of all
the income is going to maintain the
war.
Inflation
Inflation is a likely consequence
of debts getting out of line. Page
was in Germany at the time of the
period of inflation and pointed out
that an American dollar bill would
buy six trillion marks which nor
mally would buy only four or five
marks.
In this period of despair Hitler
came to power, not because he was
a brilliant orator who pursued the
people against their better judgment
but because he was able to crys
tallize the German public opinion
more efficiently than anyone else.
Consequently the majority of the
people were back of Hitler’s pro
gram, Page pointed out.
Spiritual Resources
The speaker concluded his re
marks with some suggestions as to
how one could avoid some crushing
effects of the war.
1. Learn how to live in a Tstorm.
In the crisis that will follow Amer
ican participation it is important to
be prepared for the eventuality.
2. Transform the home into cen
ters of spiritual power. Spiritual
resources must be called on to
weather the storm.
3. Repair friendships on a high
level of spiritual life. There must
be fellowship in thought, prayer and
action.
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With the present war already cost
ing much more than the last one
and devastation more complete, it
will be necessary to call on the re
sources of religion to withstand the
shock, the speaker stated in conclud
ing his remarks.
Due to increased costs of production, it is necessary to
raise dairy products as follows:
Gallon—10c
Quart—He
Pint— 6c (same)
Pint—32c
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Authorized Frigidaire Dealer Bluffton, Ohio
One-third Million AAA
Funds Paid In District
Parity payments to Allen, Han
cock, Hardin and Putnam county
farmers for the 1940 Agricultural
Adjustment Administration program
aggregated more than one-third of
a million dollars, it was learned
this week.
Checks amounting to $363,395.20
were distributed to farmers resid
ing in the four counties in this area.
Putnam county received the larg
est payment, and that for Allen was
the lowest. Hancock county ranked
second, and
third.
Hardin county was
by. counties in this
reported as follows:
Distribution
district was
Putnam, $122,104.12 Hancock, $92,
946.87 Hardin, $85,216, and Allen,
$63,128.21.
Ohio farmers received a total of
$4,824,072 in parity payments, and
the nation-wide aggregate was 3205,
834,629. No payments were reported
in the six new England states.
Although preaching the gospel
ill remains the principal work of
issionaries, there are many other
pcs of activities on which atten
be concentrated if the
to be successful, accord-
must
ing to Miss
missionary
West Africa, whose letter
ceived this week by a number of
Bluffton people.
Hannah Bracy, Bluffton
in Angola, Portugese
was re-
Miss Bracy is the sister of Jesse
and Homer Bracy of Bluffton and
has been engaged in mission work in
Africa for 18 years,
on furlough about a
returned to Africa on
a Norweign freight
She was home
year ago and
the Tiradentes,
boat.
the gospel a
Besides preaching
missionary must know how to build
houses because the natives under
stand the construction of only the
crudest of shacks. A new law stip
ulates that all buildings on mission
grounds must be of either stone or
burnt brick. One of the teachers
developed a method of making brick
and tile from a special clay found in
the region.
Believed Earth Round
Columbus believed that the earth
was round instead of fiat and that
the shortest way to the east would
be to sail to the west. For years
he tried to secure money, ships and
sailors to test his theory. Men
laughed at him, children poked fun
THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON,| OHIO
Mt. Cory HighWUl
Stage MMl Play\ Qn
“Two Minutes to Gc
football comedy will I
the senior public spe
Mt. Cory high school
auditorium at that
November 4.
players, Max Clymer, Junior Treese
Missionaries Must Develop Efficiency
In Many Fields, Bluffton Woman Writes
announcer, Richa 1 erner.I
The government a
agricultural instruct
the mission stations,
to learn adaptat.
methods to African
geographic conditn
stated.
It
In addition md
must have a kno" 1
and the treatment
dispensary is maint,
gola station where
with their thousan
ments. Also it is i
instruction in read
so it is necessai
schools Miss Bracy
Occasionally Miss
lages where white
been seen before an
group is regarded a
In time it grows rather irksome to
be regarded as a spe
zoo and to be eyed
Nevertheless mis
carrying on with
many converts have
cause through the
the many-sided mis
the letter stated ir
Columbus Day Celebration Sunday
Commemorated By Three Continents
Celebration of Columbus Day Sun
day called attention to a Friday
morning, the twelfth of October in
1492, when three ships sailed close
to a little island in the West Indies,
and the leader of the expedition went
ashore and claimed the land for
Spain.
For 18 years this son of an Ital
ian weaver named Christopher Co
lumbus had been dreaming and hop
ing to accomplish the finding of a
short route to India and he was
there, so he thought. Yet things
were not as he expected. Where
were the riches of Cathay and In
dia? Where were the cities of gold,
pearls and spices?
at him and he i
“the stranger i
cloak”.
sailed back ii
Spain. He v
report to th
Here he was
covered who
glory to Spain
Now more
later the U
the date of
serves a holi
keeps it and
the seaport
in South Amlerica
Three cont
paying a tri
Italian weai
faith, couragP’
poets will
schools, Fri
Ohio poetr
teachers wil
Ohio poetry
o”, an exciting
be presented by
taking class of! Allen county’s greatest fanning
1 in the school I even^—annuai COrn husking con
place, Tuesday,!
Football coach, Robert Powell hisl half miles northeast of Gomer.
wife, Wanda Montgomery superin-| Entry in standing and shocked
tendent, Ralph Stei
Edith Stuber her
gomery a senior, Ima Jean Mont-1 fall are Donald Searfoss, of Harrod,
gomery reporter, Mary Steinman
football captain, Richard Hermon Harold Dunlap,
member of team, Loren Steiner also! Route 2, shock corn contest winner
on team, Robert Haas football can-1 last year.
didate, Lehr Jay Reese cheer lead-l This year’s
ers, Myrtle Steinman, Lucille Shaf-I in a two-acre
er drum majoro. Nonna Jones brid N-608.
assistant coach, Jem Jordan new! Winners in
student, Carolyn Moyer football!
gomery superin
ner a neighbor,! corn contests closed on Tuesday,
son, Clair Mont-1 Among those who will compete this
referred to as
the threadbare
presented to the
The plan was
royal heads of a number of countries!
all of whom refused him. Finally
Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to
finance the expedition from her own
kingdom of Castile. It was almost
impossible to get a crew but one
was assembled by releasing prisoners
and debtors from the jails.
Land Sighted
of sailing during
had difficulty in
in line, land
After 36 days
which Columbus
keeping the crew
finally sights
over. The
an accornpl
stood out
straight west
than any shij
To the work
ents.
was
was
was
fact
The voyage
of Columbus
act and one
had
ream
hedf
Columbus had sailed
2,000 miles farther
had ever gone before,
he gave new contin-
th of March Columbus
nto the harbor of Palos
vas ordered at once to
ie court at Barcelona.
hailed as a great
had brought honor
and riches.
On the 15
dis
and
Expedition
Secojnd
out-
expedition was soon
time consisting of 171
OB not provide such
ling and after a rebel
w colony Columbus was
A second e
fitted, this
ships. This
pleasant rea
lion in the ne
sent back to
house still
Valladolid tl
unaware of
co very that
Spain in chains. In a
own to visitors in
great voyager died
the really great dis
he had made.
than four centuries
States celebrates
tis discovery. Spain ob
iday on the date. Italy
flags are hung out in
of Genoa. Ten nations
observe it.
inents keep this holiday,
ibute to the son of an
ver, a man who had
and perseverance.
Ohio Poetry Day
the poems of Buckeye
stressed in Bluffton
iy, in
week.
present
their
Emphasis
observance of
AH English
some phase of
classes.
For All Mankind
Freedom of land,
Freedom of sea.
Freedom for man
This U. S. A. must always be.
J. J. Luginbuhl Hardware
Beaverdam, Ohio.
A Subaltern
A subaltern, in English military
parlance, is a commissioned officer
below the rank of captain.
Allen County Corn Husking Contest
I test and farm machinery show—
The following cast
nounced by Miss Olive
directing the production: I Sugar Creek township, one and one-
has been an-1 be held this Saturday on the
Obee, who is! J- G. Vandemark and Son farm, in
1940 standing corn w'inner and
Columbus Grove
contests will be
field of Indiana
held
Hy-
the county meet will
Giailt Locomotive
Goes Thru Bluffton
ern missionaries
edge of medicine
of diseases. AI A giant, 400-ton locomotive built
ained at the An-| by the Lima Locomotive Works
the natives cornel passed thru Bluffton last Saturday
i and one ail-1 on the Nickel Plate railway, enroute
jecessary to give I to Grand Rapids, Mich., where it
ing and writing! will be placed in service on the Pere
y to maintain! Marquette railroad.
pointed out. I Eleven similar locomotives are un-
Bracv visits vil-l ^er construction at the Lima plant,
eople have never I an^ be delivered within the next
id the missionary! montb.
quite a novelty. I Each en£ine weighs more than 400
I tons, has eight driving wheels a 84-
cciman from the! ’ncb piston stroke and carries 245
constantly. I P°unds of steam pressure.
ionary work is
new vigor and
been won to the
presentation of
iionary program,
conclusion.
Bluffton’s Present And Proposed Tax Rates
requires that
n be given at
is necessary
agricultural! may be obtained by subtracting the village levy from the total.
climate and!--------------------------------------------------
the letter)
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tea
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be eligible to compete in the Ohio
husking contest on October 23 and
24 in Champaign county.
Judges for the show will be Lloyd
Bosher, Kenneth Peltier and Clay
Miller. Weighers will be I. H. Ma
son, Clair Patterson and Cloyd Leh
man. Floyd Griffin will be time
keeper, and Frank Musselman will
be official starter.
Members of Richland Grange will
serve lunch.
Several thousand area farmers are
expected to attend the affair, if the
weather is favorable,
the husking contests
chinery show, those
have an opportunity
new Ohio hybrids grew in test strips
on the Vandemark farm.
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Bluffton—-Present Rate Bluffton—-Proposed Rate
In Out Total In Out Total
County ........ .. 3.25 .65 3.90 3.10 .70 3.80
Township .. .35 .00 .35 .30 .00 .30
School ........ .. 4.20 5.80 10.00 4.90 6.20 11.10
Village .... .. 2.20 .85 3.05 1.70 2.20 3.90
■■.... I
In addition to
and farm ma
attending will
to see how 20
1 1
Total .......... .. 10.00 7.30 17.30 10.00 9.10 19.10
Rate for that part of Richland Township in the Bluffton School district
Hearing on the petition will be
held this Saturday in the court.
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Basingers Furniture Store
THURSDAY, OCT. 16. 1941
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Richland Twp. Asks
Transfer Of $2,000
Permission to transfer $2,000 from
the Richland township general fund
to the township’s road and bridge
fund is sought in a petition filed last
Wednesday in the Allen county com
mon pleas court.
Filing of the petition was author
ized by a resolution passed by the
trustees Sept. 27. It was pointed
out that the transfer was necessary
for the purpose of maintaining and
repairing roads and bridges in the
township.
Allen County Farm
Output To Be Hiked
Allen county farmers are asked to
hike 1942 production of eggs, milk,
hogs and potatoes in tentative pro
duction quotas announced last week
by the Ohio Agricultural Defense
board at Columbus.
Farmers of the county are asked
to supply 12 per cent more milk
than in 1941 eight per cent more
eggs 14 per cent more hogs and 10
per cent more potatoes.
other
Han
eight
Percentage increases for
counties in this area include:
cock, 11 per cent more milk
per cent more eggs nine per cent
more hogs Hardin, 11 per cent more
milk eight per cent more eggs
seven per cent more hogs Putnam,
11 per cent more milk 10 per cent
more eggs 28 per cent more hogs.
Hardin county is asked to decrease
its potato output by six per cent.
Shirts for Sailors
Shirt factories of Derry, Northern
Ireland, will make 500,000 shirts for
sailors.
Melville D. Soash, M. D.
The Commercial Bank Bldg.
Bluffton, Ohio
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Bluffton, Ohio
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