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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
THE BLUFFTON NEWS

Published weekly at Button, Ohio,
by the Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07

Legion Auxiliary
The Bluffton Legion Auxiliary
will meet next Tuesday night at
o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20

Misses Eiko and Marie Yakawa
spent the Armistice holidays with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Yukawa. They were returning from
short vacation into New Mexico
and Chiuhahau. Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20

Grazia had been landed at a south
east British port, making the total
number of survivors 26. The mine
explosion had killed five of the
Grazia's crew outright and several
more were believed missing.
Only four survisors of the Torch
bearer reached port and those were
taken to the Colchester hospital in
jured. Capt. Leonard Hotter, the
master. had fractured spine.
The overseas Navigation company
announced that the crew of 26 OF
the Jugoslav freighter Carica Milica
all had reached an English port.
The victims of North Sea mines
were the Bo Borjesson, from which
seven were missing; the Simon Boil
var, $50 missing; the Blackhill, un-
known number missing; the GraZia,
five dead, unknown number missing;
the Carica Milica; the Kaunas, one
dead; the Torchbearer,. seven mis-
sing.
British authorities believed the
plague of mines meant that the
U-boats had been having a lean
time raiding shipping that they
had resorted to dumping mines in
discriminatory.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20

An Armistice Day Assembly was
held on Friday afternoon at the
McCabe school house. The program
consisted of readings by the chill
dren. the short talks by Fred Rhodes
and Mr.. Hiteman, county superin-
tendcnt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20
Dutch Guns Down
German AirpIone

The German plane was fired on
when it violated Dutch neutrality
by flying over Holland territory. 1t
crashed within the Dutch frontier
The pilot was killed.
cat Berlin, the propaganda min
istry said that no report had yet
been received of a German plane
crashing in Holland)
The incident followed a Dutch
protest of last Saturday against
German flying boats landing in
Dutch territorial waters. A Dutch
plane fired on three Nazi flying
boats. One of them returned the
fire.
The first version of the incident
was that the Nazi plane was shot
down. but later it was said that
il was uncertain whether the craft
had been hit by the anti-aircraft
fire or whether it crashed while
trying to evade bullets.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20
German Mines Take Heavy
Toll Of Allied Shipping

LONDON. Nov. 20. CUP)-German
mines dumped indiscriminately in
the North Atlantic and other Euro
pean territorial waters faced the
allies and neutral countries today
with the greatest shipping losses
since the war began.
Heavy losses of the last week left
allied vessels the task of attempting
to sweep shipping lanes free of the
deadly explosives, or face additional
casualties,
The ship losses we're given as fol-
lows:
For the week ending last Sat-
urday, the following British ships:
Cresswell 275 tons: Ponzano, 1876
tons; Matra, 8003 tons; Woodtown,
T94 tons: Africa She'll 706 tons
Blackhill, 2492 tons; Torchbearer,
l247 tons; Wigmore, 345 tons. Since
Saturday, the British Vensplva, 1858
tons.
Neutrals lost in the week ending
Saturday: Norwegian tanker Arne
Kjode, 11,019 tons; the 1909 ton
Dutch liner Simon Bolivar, of which
$50 of the passengers and crew
were still missing; the Jugoslav
steamer Carica Milica, 6370 tons.
Since Saturday, the losses were the
Swedish Borpessen. 1886 tons; the
italian Grazia. 5875 tons.
This list did not include the
Lithuanian steamer Kaunas, 1921
tons.- sunk by a mine with the loss
of one life)
In addition to those sunk, it was
announced that two small British
vessels, unnamed, had been dam
aged by mines off the east coast.
Total merchant shipping lost dur
ing the war was now III ships
totaling 486.209 tons, of which the
Allies lost 9 ships OF 3l5,849 tons;
the Germans eight ships OF 38,8SO
tons: neutral contries Al ships total
ing 1880 tons.
1t was announced today that IL
more survivors of the Italian ship
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20
MCCabe District
News Notes
NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Hershell Grandey
spent the Armistice weekend at
Palm Springs with Mr.. and Mrs
Jack Harrison. Sunday they all at
tended the picnic of amateur radio
club members at Idyllwild
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20

Mrs. Betty Myers of Ocean Beach
accompanied Mr., and Mrs. Gene
Vehquette to the Valley on Sunday.
Mrs. Myers expects to make an ex-
tended visit in the Valley with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Veliquette.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20
I.v. Republicans Hear Lawmakers

A large group OF Imperial Valley
Republicans attended a dinner in
san Diego Saturday night to hear
addresses by u. S. Senator Bridges
and Congressman Hawks.
Bridges outlined the COP pro-
cram along the lines of peace. econ
ofny, harmony and integrity Ex-
Senator Ben Hulse and Mrs. Hulso.
Judge F. T. Cook and Mrs. Cook.
and Frank Birkhauser, chairman Of
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20
Miller Warns
Grower Of
PROGRAM DeadIine

Notices of participation in the
AAA wheat program must be signed
before Nov. 8, Rudolph Miller sec
retary of the Imperial county agri-
cultural conservation association
warned valley growers Monday.
AS soon as notices have been
signed, Miller said, field men from
the county office can be sent to
the ranches to measure acreages
to check compliance, in the event
farmers do not know exact acreages.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20

ROERMOND. Holland, Nov. 20.
CUP)-A Nazi plane crashed on
Dutch soil today after being fired
at by Dutch anti-aircraft guns but
it was uncertain whether the plane
was shot down or crashed while
trying to evade the Dutch fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20
FISHERMEN RETURN

A. Y. prebie. H. w. Fawcett, and
Malcolm Huey, El Centre, W. H.
Lorenz and Vern HeSse, Calexioo,
returned home Sunday night after
a fishing and hunting trip to La
euna Hansen in Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20
YOUNG FUNERAL
SET EOR TUESDAY

Funeral services for D. U. (Red)
Young, Sc, Imperial Valley pioneer
who died in San Diego Saturday
were scheduled for the Lemons
chapel in El Centro at 2:30 pm.
Tuesday. He was to be buried at
Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20
NAVY RECRUITING BOOMS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. (UP)-
The naval recruiting service an
nounced today that enlistment dur
ing the week ended Nov. II amount
ed to 1884, of which number 1910
were first enlistments. The Los An
geles recruiting station led the list
with 147 Houston, Texas, was next
with 81, and Raleigh, N. c., was
third with 49,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20
GERMAN TRAIN WRECK
INJURIES TWENTY

BERLIN, Nov. 90. CUP)-The
Berlin Hamburg Express collided
with a local train near suburban
Spandau yesterday, killing nine
and injuring 20. One coach derailed
and another burst into flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20

Mr.. ana MIS-. HerSneH Grandey
spent the ArmiStice week end at
Palm Springs with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Harrison. Sunday they all at
tended the picnic of amateur radio
club members at Idyllwild
Mrs. Betty Myers of Ocean Beach
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Veliquette to the Valley on Sunday.
Mrs. Myers expects to make an eX-
tended visit in the Valley with her
daughter and son-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Veliquette.
Coast people who took advantage
of the Armistice holiday to spend
the time with relatives here were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cook of Ian"
caster Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Cook and
son Benny of Norwalk. Gordon
Cook. and Charles Cook of Lomita
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stall enter
tanned the above relatives of Mrs.
Stall
Misses Eiko and Marie Yakawa
spent the Armistice holidays with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Yukawa. They were returning from
short vacation into New Mexico
and Chiuhahau, Mexico.
An Armistice Day Assembly was
held on Friday afternoon at the
McCabe school house. The program
consisted of readings by the chill
dren. the short talks by Fred Rhodes
and Mr. Hiteman, county superin-
tendent.
An interesting weekend trip to
Boulder Dam was enjoyed by Mr..
and Mrs. G. V. Upholt and Mrs.
Fred Paine. They also enjoyed the
adjacent country il Arizona, by
returning through Phoenix.
Mr.. E. A. Susson OF Indio was a
valley visitor on Tuesday.
Guests of the Misses Elsie and
Wilma Corda Saturday night were
the Misses Pauline. -Rena. Violet,
Sandy Niboli and Mickey Procsal,
During the evening the guests en-
joyed accordion selections played
by Miss Elsia Corda.
Mrs. Ralph Sprague and Mrs. Ell
mer KelSe celebrated their birthday
Friday night at the Sprague home.
After a delicious dinner, pinochle
was played. Guests present were,
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Haskell and
children Glenda and Douglas, Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Kelse and Children
Evelyn and Allen, Mr.. and. Mrs.
Ralph Sprague and children, Nina
and Sarabell Forester.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Baker Sunday night were Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn Haskell and children,
Douglas and Glenda, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Mckinney and children
Joy and Douglas.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-20

the Republican county central COM
mittee were among the 300 persons
present.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

lowering clouds: Paul Arlt's effect
lively patterned harbor scene, Fan
ME B. in Eastport" and his brother
Emilie's Hunting Creek in Win.
ter one of the largest paintings in
the exhibition.
Some painters individual tech
niques enable one to identify their
respective works with a high degree
of accuracy. Such is the case of
Alice Acheson, whose Woman Gar
dening" in the present show has the
heavy outlines which characteristic
cally define her compositions. Eugene
Weisz, on the other hand, shows
water color with a dark tonality
which seems to have nothing In
common with (for example) his "Self
Portrait" in the Contemporary Art
Show at the New York Worlds Fair.
Since the latter painting is in oil,
the difference in medium would ac-
count for some of this variety, but
certainly not all Of it. Incidental
ly, number of the exhibitors in the
Georgetown Galleries show studied
under Mr.. Weisz at the Corcoran
School of Art.)
Mrs. Kane's Picnic in the Park"
is perhaps the only painting shown
in which figures and landscape re-
ceive equal emphasis. Several paint
ings indicate that the artists repre-
sented are experimenting with abb
stract patterns.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Prizes Awarded
Local Artists

AS the Whyte Gallery's first an
nual summer exhibition of paintings
by artists of Virginia, MARYLAND and
the District of Columbia the Jury
selected as the most outstanding pic
ture in the show "Hains Point" a
Watercolor by Robert Gates of Nc
Lean, Va. Girl with Red Flower"
portrait by Nicholai Cikovskv. re-
celVed the greatest number of pop-
ular votes. Both artists will receive
an award amounting to s75 each.
Still Life" by r. Arner, voted the
most unpopular picture, will receive
a prize of s25.
Inc exhibition, which opened June
%, represents the work of 30 local
artists. selected anonymously by an
out-of-town jury which consisted of
Donald Bear of the Denver Museum,
Martha Davidson, formerly asso-
clated with the Art News, and Sidney
Janis, New York collector.
Later a second jury composed of
Edgar Britten, artist of Chicago, and
James Newell, artist of New York
City, met and chose Mr.. Gates pic
ture.
The paintings until now have hung
without label, and the public has
been allowed one vote for the most
popular and unpopular picture in
the show. The exhibition will con-
tnue at the Whyte Gallery through
August 81 and the paintings are now
identified with labels.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Ry ALICE EYERSMAN.

1t is a rare treat to escape from
the serious in music sometimes and
to find that one can get lots of
amusement by means of it and yet
enjoy a worthwhile composition.
This is what Serge Prokofieff has
provided in his delightful Peter and
the Wolf" an orchestral fairy tale
which the Victor Co. has released
this month. The recording is made
by the sedate Boston Symphony
Orchestra with Serge Koussevitzky
conducting AS fine as is the musical
part of the work, the major credit
for making it an outstanding record
belongs to Richard Hale as narrator,
whose voice carries conviction in
telling the story and all the shivery
effects that concerns the unfolding
of the tale.
1t has to do with Peter, a gay
little chap, his ponderous grand
father wise cat, pompous duck
and an energetic bird, group of
hunters and a big, bad wolf. While
Peter is disobeying his grandfather
and the duck has designs on the
bird, they all unite in an effort to
capture the wolf in a most spectac-
ular manner helped some by the
hunters. Although the duck has
been the only casualty, having been
swallowed by the wolf, it is found
that he was swallowed alive and
gayly quacks as the wolf is hauled
off to the ZOO, and Peter and the
bird try to persuade the crotchety
grandfather that all is well now that
the wolf has been captured.
1t may be that there is some po-
litical significance behind all this
story-something like Moussorgsky S
The Flea"-but that will be no con-
Germ of any one after he has listened
to the music and heard the tale re-
lated by Mr. Hale. 1t is just one of
those charming fantasies that strip
the years from adult shoulders and
bring back the golden age of child
hood. This opus 81 of Prokofieff
was written in 1896 and performed
in May Of that year at children's S
concert in Moscow.
Mr.. Hale carefully points out to
the children he is addressing that
Evening star., 1939-08-06

of IA years. The first movement
is practically a duet between the
two violins, with staid accompani-
ment by the darker-toned instru-
ments, and is one of the loveliest
ensemble bits ever written, inhu-
enced by the composers first &C
quaintance with Italian music and
his first trip to that country.
The young composers father,
Leopold Mozart, revised the men,
uetto, and the final movement, not
added until three years later, shows
the effect of the boy composers
musical Development Mozart was
proud of this quartet, that was writ
ten in an inn in Lodi, and not al
ways did he equal the simple ap-
peal and charm of this first effort
in the later years when he was
writing his most outstanding works.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

ing Machine Co. in 1924, he took a
leave of absence four years later to
study orchestration and conducting
in France. When he returned, he
took charge of artists and the reper-
toire department of r. C. A-Victor
through which he became closely
associated with some of the most
important figures in the musica,
world today. Among these were
Leopold Stokowski and Eugene Or.
mandy, and O'Connell coached in
conducting with both of them.
Knowing O'Connell's ability, it was
natural that Stokowski should
choose him associate conductor fol
the first transcontinental tour of the
Philadelphia Orchestra, and that he
should continue to appear with this
orchestra both in its regular season
on tour, and on the air.
After his appearance tonight, Mr.
O'Connell will have conducted all
the major symphony orchestras in
the United States and Canada, but
he has not confined his activities to
conducting. He is the author of the
Victor Book of the Symphony" and
the Victor Book of the OPERA" both
best sellers and authoritative guides
in their respective fields. In 1898 he
was appointed director of artists
and classical recordings for r. c. A.
Victor, a position he still holds. He
has written a number of transcript
tions, particularly of the music OF
Bach and Debussy, and in 1887 was
decorated by the French government
for services to music in general and
to French music in particular.
Outstanding among today's piano
virtuosi is Jesus Maria Sanroma, to-
nights soloist, native Of Puerto Rico,
graduate of the New England Con-
servatory of Music. A pupil of Nine.
Antoinette Szumowska - PadereW-
skis only woman pupil-Mr. San
roma only few weeks ago recorded
with the Boston Pops" Orchestra
the PadereWski piano concerto un-
Evening star., 1939-08-06
vents the World Of Art and Music Of Interest
In Local Music
Circles

RENO Luoma, the gifted young
Finnish pianist. who is scheduled to
appear as a guest soloist with the
Washington Symphony Orchestra 1t
the Water Gate on August 20, will
be a guest Of honor OF the Baltic
American Society of Washington,
D. c., at the Parrot Tea House, 170l
Twentieth street NV, at 8 pm.
today.
The Civic Grand Opera Associa-
ton chorus will start rehearsing its
second opera this month, following
almost two months study on its first
Work-"Cavalleria Rusticana." The
second opera to go into rehearsing
will be either Lucia" or "Tosca."
The chorus, under the direction of
Mms. Amelia Cont, artistic direc-
tor OF the association, has made
rapid progress and it now seeing
probable that the association will
have its own professional chorus for
the productions it is planning to
present next season.
Local singers are advised that a
few openings remain in the male
section OF the chorus for tenors and
neutrality-suspicious. for audi
tions to be addressed to Nine. Cont.
at her studio at 1918 K street NV.
Margaret Tolson, Washington
pianist, is spending July and August
at the American Conservatory at
Fontalnebleau, where she is study.
ing with Nine. and M. Robert Casa
desus. At the close of the summer
session, Miss Tolson will travel ir
Italy and Switzerland.
She will return to Washington
late in September to resume her
position OF assistant piano instructor
at the Madeira School.
Ernest c. Livingston, bass, will
sing at both services today at the
Foundry Methodist Church, substi-
tuting for Justin Lawrie, who is on
his vacation. Mr.. Livingston sang
In the presentation of Messiah" in
that church at Christmas time.
Ine Washington Civic Orchestra
gave a symphony concert under tn,
direction of DR.. Kurt Hetzel in the
washington Grove Auditorium, Sat-
urday, July 20, in celebration of the
Goth anniversary of the founding of
washington Grove. Many public
of1clals were present and a letter of
greeting from Gov. Herbert R.
OConor was read by Mayor Irwin,
L. McCathran.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Wednesday evenings Water Gate
concert will mark the return of one
of the most popular guest conductors
with Washington audiences, the
eminent conductor -pianist-composer
Rudolph CAM. Mr.. CAM, who will
also conduct next Sundays concert
will present typically Ganzian pro-
gram, varied and unhackneyed
Sharing the honors with Mr.. GAM
as soloist will be Millard Taylor
brilliant young violinist and concert
master of the National Symphony
Orchestra.
In spite of the fact that Mr.
OConnell, tonight's guest conductor
has appeared in public as organist
with John Mccormack at age 18, he
says that he graduated from college
with no distinction whatever. AT
any rate, he began his post-college
musical career on the other side OF
the critical fence-as music critic for
the Springfield Daily News-and
made his entry into the conducting
field by rather roundabout way.
After joining the old Victor Talk
der the supervision of Mr.. Paderew-
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Recital to Be Given
This Afternoon

A piano recital by Minna Me
mann, who has been teaching al
the summer school session of the
Catholic University, will take place
this afternoon at o'clock in Nc
Mahon Hall auditorium on the cam
pus of the university.
The program will include Bach's
Choral Prelude" Brahms "Scherzo
from B Minor Sonata" Mendels-
sohn's "Rondo Capricioso, chopin e
"Berceuse," Donanyi's "Intermezzo
Op. 2, No. 2" LISTS 'Legende, ST.
Francis Walking on the Waves;
Schumann's Romance" Walter Me
mann's Garden Music" Rosenthals
"Papillon" and Moszkowski's Span
ish Caprice"
Evening star., 1939-08-06

sented by his masterpiece, 'L'Abside
de Notre Dame de Paris"-an etch-
ing austerely beautiful and techni-
cally as nearly perfect as would
seem to be possible The son OF an
English physician and a French
mother, the latter from whom he
inherited insanity, his work always
had - strangely enough - balance
and strength. ITO him." the late
Frederick Keppel once said, was
reserved the power to make stone
walls eloquent. Rembrandt could
paint or etch the soul of a man in
his face; Corot made every land
scape a poem; by Meryon while
giving exact pictures of the build
ings of his native city (Paris) i'm
parted to them at the same time
his own intense individuality to a
degree never before achieved" More
than almost any other, Meryon
manifests in his work that it is not
what you say but the way you say
it that counts. A second print by
Meryon in the Dumbarton Oaks
loan is la Rue des Toiles de
Bourges," and in it one sees the
etcher's mastery over light and
shade-his ability to seize upon the
right time of day to show the build
ings which he Transcribed to the
best advantage. After all, in etch-
ing as we'll as painting, light, and
its transcription, is an all-important
element.
Finally we come to the etchings
by Zorn, that painter-etcher Of
Sweden, who, toward the end Of the
last century, set new pace in both
of these arts. That Zorn's work is
lively and gay and often very
charming no one will question but
that it will live is not so certain.
His etchings have the quality of
pen -and-ink drawings and possess
even at their best an element Of
restlessness which gives them the
effect of that which is transitory.
And yet they had great vogue in
their day and even now are extra
ordinarily likeable. Perhaps best
of all are his etchings of nude fig
ures such as 'The Ford" in this
collection, and of the Swedish peas
ants, such as his well-known
Mona" not represented here. Like
the great Spaniard, zuloaga, he had
extraordinary power, but was ex-
ceedingly nationalistic, almost to
the verge of provincialism. To an
extent, this is as 1t should be, but
beneath such cover must be the bed
rock of universality. Whether Zorn
had this twin gift time alone will
prove. More than any other etcher
of the past century his work as
seen in this exhibition brings our
survey up to date.
At the same time that the Dunn
barton Oaks loan collection Is being
shown, the division of fine arts of
the Library of Congress is exhibiting
additional etchings by Joseph Pen
nell, acquired through the Pennell
Fund during the past years by which
the Penneu collection is greatly
enhanced.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Rose of TroIee Leaves
Erin for First Time

The Rose of Tralee, 24-year-old
Shella Galving of Tralee, County
Kerry, Ireland, whose picture has
been sent all over the world, has lust
mace her first trip out of Ireland,
she became famous when Leo Whel-
an, the Irish painter, saw her at
village dance and painted her as the
Rose of Tralee.
Shella never saw the painting
winch was exhibited at the Royal
academy in London. Miniatures of
ner portrait on Tralee souvenirs
nave brought her proposals from
every continent in the world.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Inc opening eXnlDlClOn comprises
nearly so oils and water colors by 81
Washington artists. The term
landscape" is used in its most in
elusive sense, covering harbor scenes,
city streets, architecture, industrial
arrangements and even figures, as
we'll as the type of subject generally
understood as landscape. The paint
ings, hung in two rooms and a hall,
have a generally conservative ap-
pearance.
Landscape, said Bernhard Beren-
son some years ago, gives one a sense
Of well-being that nothing else can
equal; and good paintings of the
countryside can approximate it in
producing this happy state. Every
one who enjoys an occasional drive
in the country. or who is fortunate
enough to have window with a
view, or to own good landscape
painting, will agree with him.
The present exhibition contains a
number of pleasant paintings which
would seem to realize the idea ex-
pressed. One imagines that the
eventual owners of these paintings,
which are done in the traditional
manner, will find them restful COM
panions. Among them are Oke
Nordgren's two oils, Pennsylvania
Farm" and Long Island Coast;
a charming portrait of the Potomac
near Chair Bridge, by Philip Adams;
an engaging little seacoast scene by
Lee Atkyns, also his water color,
Cliffs of Home" which strongly
resembles Norway; Suzanne Mullett's
serene Pennsylvania Farm" with its
well-rendered sky; Isabel Cotton's
stimulating view Of mountains under