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Evening star., 1942-03-05
Baptists Ask U. 5. Aid
For Six Missionaries
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, March s.
State Department officials at Wash
ington have been asked to take
immediate steps for the relief of six
Southern Baptist missionaries re-
ported confined to Stanley Prison in
Hong Konk, DR.. Charles E. Murray,
executive secretary of the Southern
Baptist Foreign Missions Board,
said yesterday
The board announced the receipt
of cables from DR.. Robert Beddoe,
superintendent of Stout Hospital at
Wuchow, free China, advising Of the
Imprisonment of DR.. M. T. Rankin
Of South Carolina. regional secre-
tary for the Orient, and five other
Baptist missionaries.
DR.. Beddoe cabled the Foreign
Mission Board office here Tuesday:
ugly reports, dysentery, typhoid,
slow starvation, Americans confined
Stanley Prison Hong Kong. Con-
tact here impossible. Try relief
through Washington and French
authorities" DR.. Rankin's wife and
children reside here.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
U. 5. Begins Law Suit
To Clear Roadways 10
New War Building
Offers to Furnish
TroiIers for FomiIies
Forced Out Of Homes
The Federal Government moved

The Federal Government moved
swiftly today to acquire approx
mately 16O tracts of land in Airing
ton County required for construction
and improvement of access roads
and bridges leading to the new War
Department Building.
Government attorneys promised
United States District Court at
Richmond yesterday that temporary
trailer accommodations would be
provided for families required to
move Immediately. A check for
s369,42 was placed on deposit as
compensation for the property in
which more than 18O parties, some
of them husband and wife, were
listed as having interest.
Original papers in each of the
cases were forwarded to John Mon
roe, deputy clerk of United States
District Court at Alexandria, who
said today that service of papers will
begin late today or tomorrow.
Mr.. Monroe said that property
owners who accept prices offered by
the Government may enter into a
stipulation and receive payment by
court order from Government money
deposited with the tribunal yester-
day. Where there is disagreement
over price, the owner may demand
jury trial in Federal Court.
Hearings will be conducted al
Alexandria rather than Richmond
but no date has yet been set. Il un.
derstand the owners will be giver
until March Is to get out, Mr.. Mon
roe said.
In listing grounds for obtaining
possession of specified tracts at once
the Government told the court that
it has made arrangements to have
trailers available on a parcel of land
situated in the vicinity of the tracts
taken to which families re-
quired to move Immediately VII
have access >" and that no
family will be required to vacate any
tract until a trailer has been made
available
The petition said the trailers will
provide accommodations practically
as comfortable as those from which
persons will be required to move and
that these trailers will be furnished
to those persons for a reasonable
length Of time without rent or
charge"
The condemnation papers were
filed through the Office of Melvin
Wallinger, special United States at
torney at Richmond.
Evening star., 1942-03-05

Agency. They more than double the
size of the original community,
which consisted of 885 units. Also
the size of new homes tends to be
larger than many of the first Green
belt homes.
Mr.. Braden emphasized that the
influx of new people would not re-
suit in reorganization of town COM
munity facilities. They will be en-
larged, however, he said.
George Hodsdon. general man.
ager of the Greenbelt Consumer
Services, reported yesterday that the
new inhabitants are joining the CO.
operative group which operates the
communitys stores. He said that
new stores are not Immediately con-
templated, although they would be
desirable.
An addition to the Greenbelt
School, recently authorized, will
care for the increased school bur-
den from the new addition
Evening star., 1942-03-05
u. 5. Employees
Allowed Role
In Charter Fight
Hatch Act Not
Involved, County
Group Informed

Federal employees may circulate
petitions and even campaign for the
election Of a Montgomery County
MD charter board, according to
an official ruling Of the United States
Civil Service Commission, made
public today.
The ruling was contained in a
letter from Harry B. Mitchell, presi-
dent of the commission, to Allen H.
Gardner, chairman of the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation
special committee, which drew up
the resolution approved by the
federation last month calling for a
referendum on the charter board
proposal
II elected, the charter board would
draft a charter for later submission
to the voters Of the county for their
approval or disapproval.
Opponents OF the proposal to cir
culate petition for a charter board
have maintained that action by
Federal employees in the matter
would constitute a violation Of the
Hatch Act.
May Even Serve on Board.
Mr.. Mitchell in his letter also
ruled that Federal workers may be-
come candidates for election on the
charter board and If elected, may
serve on it, provided such service
does not conflict or interfere with
their official duties as officers or
employees of the Government.
The department or agency in
which the Federal officer or employe
Is employed would be the sole judge
OF whether or not service as a
charter board member conflicts or
lnterferes with the individuals duties
as a Government employe.
Referring to the provision Of the
Maryland constitution that provides
that the ballot shall contain the
names OF nominees for the charter
board without reference to the source
OF their nominations, the commission
said:
This provision is further evidence
that the matter of drafting and
submitting the proposed charter to
the voters is intended to be divorced
from State or national partisan
politics"
Not Banned by Section Is.
Changing of the form of a local
county government by the voters
adopting or disappearing the char
ter, the commissions letter stated,
is question not specifically iden-
titled with national or State polit-
ical party within the meaning of
section 18 of the Hatch Act"
The petition for a charter board
must be signed by 20 per cent or
10000 of the. registered voters in
the county. whichever number Is
the smaller. Nominations for men,
bershlp on such a board may be
made by the county commissioners
and by petition bearing the sigma
lures Of not less than S per cent or
1000 of the registered voters, which,
ever is less.
The five members of the charter
board, If it is approved at the gen.
eral election, would then prepare a
charter for the county within six
months Of the date of the election.
That charter Is submitted to the
voters for their approval or disap-
proyal at the next general or con-
gresSional election.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Summer Canning Centers
Planned in Montgomery
,.,,elDisna+cb IN The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. March S.
Mrs. Gertrude Bowie and Miss
Edythe M. Turner. co-chairmen of
the nutrition program in Mont
gomery County. are planning a
number of canning centers in the
county this summer, Miss Turner,
the county's home demonstration
agent, said today.
Five of these centers will be at
high schools and will be in charge
of home economics teachers, as fol-
lows: Sherwood, Mrs. Eunice
Richer; Poolesville. teacher yet to
be named; Damascus, Miss Norma
Cornell; Rockville, Mrs. Bowie;
Gaithersburg. Mrs. Ralph Keller
These teachers will work with
their vocational girl students and
in some cases with All Club girls.
They will also can for the school
cafeterias If the neighborhoods will
send surplus garden produce or
permit the girls to gather it.
Miss Turner also said that ap-
proved members of homemakers
clubs will be allowed to use the
equipments at the schools if they
consult with the home economics
teachers. Enrolment closes April /.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Plans Of Model Planes
For Navy Go 10 Six
Schools in County
Shop Teachers to Give
Students Instruction
On Producing Craft

Plans for construction of model
airplanes to be used by the Navy
for aircraft spotting and gunnery
practice are now being sent out
to shop teachers in six Mont
gomery County MD Junior and
senior high schools. 1t was an
nounced today by DR.. Edwin w.
Broome, superintendent OF county
schools.
Shop teachers who will be In
charge Of the work at their respec-
tive schools are: Frank McClung,
Richard Montgomery High School
in Rockville; Edward Dunphy,
Poo1esville High School; r. H. Best,
Montgomery Blair High School In
Silver Spring; j. r. Einum, Takoma-
Silver Spring Junior High School;
]. w. Wisner. Montgomery Hills
Junior High School, who will share
the plans with George Geinger OF
the Kensington Junior High School,
and E. Steigner, Leland Junior High
School, who will share the plans
with A. w. Bender. Bethesda Chevy
OlldSC I1lSn 0IlAoOA.
To Reproduce Plans.
w. C. Feddeman, co-ordinator OF
vocational education in the county
schools, who is in charge Of the
entire project, said that he will ask
the mechanical drawing classes IN
the various schools to blueprint
additional plans, so that every school
desiring to obtain q set OF plans
can do so.
He also urged elementary school
pupils throughout the county to join
in the project. adding that you
should feel free to call on the
Junior or senior high school instruc-
tor in your area for aid
Each of the six sets being mailed
out to the schools contains plans
for 50 planes. Twenty types Of
planes have been assigned as a
starter" Mr.. Feddeman declared.
AS these are mastered, additional
types will be sent out by the Navy
Department until the students are
turning out so types.
No Quota Set.
No quota has been set for the
county, Mr.. Feddeman said. Instead,
the shop teacher and principal OF
each school participating in the pro-
gram will set the number OF planes
they think the students can turn
out. This figure later may have to
be scaled up or down as the work
progresses, he said.
After the models have been COM
pleted they will be submitted to in
spection committees set up in the
schools and the approved sets then
sent to the Navy.
Ratings ranging from cadet air.
craftsman to captain aircraftsman
will be awarded by the Navy to stu
dents fulfilling certain requirements.
For example, a youth will become
a cadet aircraftsman on approval
by the inspection committee Of one
model.
He qualities for a rating of ensign
aircraftsman upon acceptance by
the committee of any three models
including a scout bomber or observa-
ton plane. Other ratings become
progressively more difficult of
achievement. A captain aircrafts-
man requires 10 models, including
planes from five nations.
Evening star., 1942-03-05

Members Of the Board Of Edu-
cation will have to decide at their
next meeting whether to approve
for use in the public schools sew
eral song books containing songs
by Stephen Collins Foster and
other composers which repre-
sentatives of the colored school
divisions contend as offensive"
The specific songs to which ex-
ception was taken include:
Garry Me Back to Ole Virginny,"
by James A. Bland, colored
composer; 1--WE Got Plenty Of
Nothing" from "Porgy and Bess,"
by George Gershwin: "Massa's
In the Cold, Cold Ground" my
Old Kentucky Home" "Old Folks
at Home" "Old Uncle Ned" and
"Ring, Ring the Banjo" all by
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Oldest Civil War Veteran
In Maryland Dies at 102

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 5.-Charles
H. Daniels, 102, Maryland's Oldest
Civil War veteran, died yesterday.
Veteran of seven battles in three
war campaigns, Mr.. Daniels ascribed
his longevity to "a little liquor and
upright living"
Born in New York City october
9, 1889, Mr.. Daniels moved to Balti-
more at the age of IL. After the
outbreak of war he enlisted in the
Independent Blues, which later be-
came the 4th Maryland Regiment.
He campaigned in Virginia. was
wounded twice, and was captured in
an engagement at Charles Town.
He escaped and subsequently fought
at South Mountain.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Escaping Jail Isn't
illegal in Los Angeles
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March Sits
going to be illegal to escape from the
city Jail. Don't laugh. 1t isn't now.
Grinning broadly, City Council
man Norris Nelson called that fact
to the councils attention. 1t ordered
the city attorney to take steps.
Mr.. Nelson said the city fathers
had neglected to enact an escape
penalty. Police Chief c. B. Horrall,
he added, was embarrassed to dis
cover he couldn't penalize prisoner
who departed ahead of schedule.
Evening star., 1942-03-05

Asst. Supt. Garnet c. wilkinson,
in charge of the colored divisions
Of the schools, has asked also that
the books in question be disap-
proved. They contain from so
to 100 songs altogether, he told
the board.
The composer of Garry Me
Back to Ole Virginny," James A.
Bland, was at one time a student
at Howard University. He then
joined a minstrel group with
which he toured the country for
years. Among his other songs
which have retained their popu-
larity were "Oh, Dem Golden
Slippers" and I'm the Evening
by the Moonlight" the latter a
favorite wherever are gathered
the lovers of barber shop"
chords.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Baltimore to Arrest 9
For BIuckout Violations
B, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 5.-Magis-
trate Henry B. Mann yesterday
issued warrants for the arrest of
nine persons accused of violating
the city's blackout ordinance during
last Fridays test.
The warrants charged "willful
neglecting or refusing to extinguish
lights" and set bail in each case
at $500. Police said arrests prob
ably would be made today.
Five warrants alleged infractions
at residences. The other four were
issued in an alleged violation at
a bowling alley. the three owners
and the manager being named.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Hitehhiking Soldiers
To Get Lifts on Coast
pv the A.sociated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGLE March s.
Soldiers and sailors who want
lift-but can't thumb one-may get
a lift from the newly organized Ser
vice Motor Corps.
A campaign to recruit motorists
to give rides to hitchhiking military
boys has been launched by the
Automobile Club of Southern Cali
fornia and the Junior Chamber OF
Commerce.
Evening star., 1942-03-05

Foster; "Old Man River" from
SHOW Boat" by Jerome Kern;
"Shortnin' Bread" by Jacques
Wolfe and Clement Wood, and
without a Song" by Vincent
Youmans.
The issue was raised yesterday
by Mrs. Velma G. Williams, a
colored member of the board,
when the list of song books came
up for approval. Mrs. Williams
said she had been called by sew
eral teachers who protested that
certain phrases" in the songs
were offensive" not only to the
teachers, but to the children.
Other board members objected
that Fosters music was part of
this country's folklore. that we'll
known colored singers sang the
songs and raised the issue
Evening star., 1942-03-05
PIT. A. PIuy in Arlington

The Dramatic Club Of the Thomas
Nelson Page School Parent Teacher
Association will present Woman
less Wedding" at the Central Meth
odist Church, Fairfax drive and
Stafford street, Arlington, at 8 pm.
tomorrow.
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Celebrate Wedding
AnniUerSuru Date

In honor of their Silver wedding
anniversary, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Badertscher entertained in their
home on Geiger street Thursday
night.
Guests were: Mrs. Lydia Bader-
fischer, Milton Badertscher, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Balmer, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. A. Stauffer, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Coon and son Bobby, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Everett and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maynard Geiger and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lysle Badertscher and
son of Bluffton; Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Badertscher and family of Ar
lington; Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Stauf-
fer of Findlay.
Sunday evening callers at the
home were: Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Bad
ertscher and son, Miss Evelyn Augs-
burger of Button; Miss Yvonne
Cramer of Findlay; Mrs. Kenneth
Steiner, Mrs. Grace Shroll and
daughter Mary of Rawson and Mr..
and Mrs. James Mitchell of Mt. Cory.
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SOmner-Basinger
Nuptials Saturday

Wedding of Miss Eloise Sommer
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Sommer, three miles west of town.
and Bryan Basinger, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. j. Basinger, two miles west
of town, took place at the home OF
the officiating minister, Rev. A. c.
Schultz, of Grove street, Saturday
night at 7:30 o'clock.
The single ring ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Schultz, pastor of
the Ebenezer Mennonite church.
The couple was unattended.
Following he ceremony a reception
was held at the home of the bride
for the immediate families.
The bride was attired in a blue
triple sheer dress with white acces-
sories and wore corsage of roses.
After the reception the couple left
for a weeks trip thru the Smoky
mountains after which they will
make their home at the d. ]. Ba-
singer home.
Mrs. Basinger graduated this
spring from Bluffton High school
and Mr.. Basinger graduated from
Bluffton High school in the class of
1888.
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Reunions

The thirteenth annual reunion s Of
the Spangler family will be held
Sunday, Aug. 23, at Buckeye Lake,
Bluffton. Pres, Frank Todd; sec.,
Ferne, Koch, Bluffton.
Thirtieth annual reunion of the
Nonnamaker family will be held at
Riverside park, Findlay, Thursday,
Aug. 20, Pres, w. A. Nonnamaker;
sec., Gerne Koch, Bluffton.
The descendants of the John p.
and Abraham Augsburger families
will hold their 10th annual reunion
at Lafayette park, Sunday, Aug. 16.
Pres, G. r. Bogart; sec., Mrs. II. E.
Augsburger.
Thirty-third annual Black school
reunion will be held Thursday, Aug.
20. Pres, Thos. Koontz; vice pres,
A. S. Pifer; sec., Helen Koontz.
The 35th annual Huber reunion
will be held at Richland grange Sun
day, Aug. 16. Mrs. Anna Huber
secretary.
The Owens school reunion will be
held at Ada City park, Sunday, Aug
%. Pres, Earl Hubeg Sec, Clara
belle Owens.
The twentieth annual Augsburger
reunion will be held at Richland
Grange hall, Sunday, Aug. 80. Pres,
Walter Augsburger; sec, Mrs. Her
bert Rupright.
The Elida Pioneer picnic will be
held this Thursday at Critics grove
one mile east of Elida.
The Lehman family reunion will
be held at Triers park, Ft. Wayne,
Sunday, Aug. 30. Pres, Harmon
Lehman; sec., Esco Huber.
The annual reunion of the descend
ants of the late c. d. Basinger will
be held at the Joe Basinger picnic
woods on Sunday, August 16. Willis
]. Amstutz, pres, Hiram Basinger,
vice-pres., Maxine Basinger, sec-treas.
Louis Burkholder is moving into
the nj. M. Murray property on
Cherry street recently vacated by
Robert Hochstettler.
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Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 8, 1879.
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WANT-ADS

Notice-Open every Thursday
afternoon and evening until 10 p.
M, for your convenience and can
ming supplies. Don Forche's Market,
Beaverdam. 18
Ladies-The Stanley Home Prod
ucts Co., has an opening for part
time demonstrator. No house to
house work. Mrs. Hettie Rakestraw
1146 N. Elizabeth ST., Lima.
Wanted-Glass jars for canning.
Phone 1877.
Wanted-Girl for general house
work and help in care of small child.
Go home nights. Inquire at 575 S.
Main st.
Wanted-Second hand girls bicy-
Gle. Call phone 635-Y.
For rent-Cottage; also 2 room
apartment with kitchenette, both
partly or completely furnished. In
quire ITO S. Lawn Ave., or phone
467-W.
For sale-Florence gas range,
table top model with pipe fittings.
Mrs. Harold Stonehill, phone 630-Y.
For sale-Pickles. Walter Welty.
| mile north of Beaverdam.
For sale-Cooking apples. Call
Cal Steiner.
For sale-Barn 16 by %. Phone
397-W.
For sale-Blue and green gage
plums; also cabbage. Ephraim AM
stutz, phone 626-T.
For sale-Gas range, ivory trim
med in green. Inquire sos n. Main
or phone 479-R.
For sale-New and used golf
clubs, balls and all other golf equip
ment. w. S. Kellogg, Bluffton.
For sale-Potatoes and apples. Ar
thur Badertscher. II
For sale-Pure apple cider vine
gar, age and test guaranteed. Morn
ing Star Press. 16
For sale-Good cooking apples. w.
G. Carr, Bluffton phone. IT
For Vinegar 20 cents gallon.
Augsburger Fruit Farm, 2 miles south
of town. Phone 64S-W If
For sale-Good Cobbler eating
potatoes. j. c. Deppler, Bentley
road 16
For sale-Pickles. Mrs. Paul
Andrews, 2la miles east of Beaver
dam on Lincoln highway.
For sale-Plums, potatoes and
vinegar. Stanley Bixel. 21a miles
north of Bluffton.
For sale-Kalamazo range and
Estate Heatrola in good condition.
Inquire 422 N. Main st. Call even
ings.
For sale-Orders taken for sweet
pears for spicing; also Bradshaw
and green gage plums and good
cooking apples. Steiner Fruit Farm,
east of town.
Lost--A three star gold plated
pin between the town hall and the
postoffice. Finder return to Mrs.
Eva Kohl and receive reward.
Public sale-Thursday, Aug. 27,
miles east of Bluffton on State
Route 103 at 1890 p. m. Horses,
cattle, sheep, farm tools, household
goods, etc. Clifford Koontz, adj
ministrator of estate of Ed Non
namaker, deceased. Thrapp
| Warren, Aucts. -
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SOCIETIES
and CLUBS

Wedding Friday
Open church will be observed at
the wedding of Miss Edith Zim-
merly and Myron Motter to be held
at the Pleasant View church Friday
night at 7:30 o'clock.
Community Circle
A picnic supper will be enjoyed
by the Richland Community Circle
at the home of Mrs. Lena Gratz on
Thursday night at o'clock. Mem
bers will bring covered dishes and
their own table service.
Wedding Saturday
Wedding of Miss Mary Jean VAR
vel, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Varvel of Beaverdam and Edwin
Keifer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
keifer, south of town, will take
place at the Beaverdam Church of
Christ Saturday morning at 8
o'clock.
The announcement was made at
an informal party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Varvel which was attended by
the prospective bride and groom,
their parents, William Cupp and
Rev. and Mrs. G. ID. Bright of
Bluffton. The wedding will be
private.
Sorority Meeting
Zeta Beta Zeta sorority of North
western School of Commerce, Lima,
met last Wednesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Gail Rakosky of South
Main street, with Miss Donna Hag-
erman assistant hostess.
After the business session contests
were held in which prizes were won
by Mrs. Herbert LaRue, Miss Esther
Welsh, Peg Mclaughlin and Betty
Dielman. Dainty refreshments we're
oCANCu. IdlS were lidue lOT nay =
ride to be held in the near future,
with Miss Rosemary Dillon, of
Spencerville, as hostess.
Members were Misses Geraldine
Huber, Laura Brentlinger, Helen
Hofferbert, Lucille Childs, Betty
Dielman, June Fraunfelter, Betty
Roth, Doris Hummel, Esther Welsh,
Peg Mclaughlin, Mrs. Herbert La
Rue, Mrs. Lee Gossard, Mrs. Wilbur
Merricle, and the hostesses.
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Ebenezer Broadcast

A girls ensemble will be featured
in the weekly broadcast of the Eber-
ezer Mennonite church over Findlay
radio station WIN Friday night at
7:15 o'clock.
Miss Mabel Amstutz is accompan-
ist and Miss Vera Amstutz will di-
rect. A trio consisting of the Misses
Jemima Lugibihl, Vera Amstutz and
Susanna Lugibihl will also be pre-
sented.
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Subscription rates: $500 per year
in u. S. payable in advance.
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An ice cream social will be held at
Emanuel's Reformed church, August
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THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. BIERY, Business Mgr.
C. A. BIERY, Editor

Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by the Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
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Michigan Couple Is
We'd At Pastors Home

Attracted by the appearance of the
town and being members of the
Presbyterian church, Miss jeanette
Bonner and Russell James of Sagi-
nav, Mich, looked up the Preby-
terian minister here and were mar
ried at the home of the Rev. Ernest
Bigelow, pastor of the Bluffton
church, Friday afternoon.