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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-12
Three Lima Lakes Stocked BY Conser
vation Department

Stocking of three bodies of water
in Allen-co by the state Division of
Conservation and Natural Resources
was announced by Fl. E. Williams of
Conner, Allen-co deputy game protect
or for the division.
William, Foster Rosszman of Otta-
wa, district fish management supervis-
or, and Arnold Yingling of the st.
Marys state hatchery placed the stock
in Schoonover lake, Lost Creek and
the county home reservoir.
Williams said fish will be placed in
other streams of the county during
the coming months. The stock placed
in the three bodies of water during
the last few days include:
Schoonover lake-40,000 blue gills,
$4,000 shad, 5000 tadpoles and 500
crappies; county home reservoir-40,-
900 blue gills, $4,000 shad, 5000 tad
poles and 500 crappies; Lost Creek
10000 blue gills, 25,000 shad, 750
crappies and 500 tadpoles.
In addition, an undetermined num-
Der of catfish fingerlings was put into
these three bodies of water, the pro-
tector stated.
Received a letter from 1t. q. g.)
Ivan Geiger at the coast guard acad-
emy in New London, Conn. Ike, as
we all know him, had the good fortune
to fish one of the best trout lakes in
the state of Main. The lake sur
rounded by mountains excels in trout
fishing and has been frequented by
President Hoover. Ivan says the
trout are plentiful and the lake
abounds in speckled brook trout
species. Five Founders have been
taken from the lake. Regulations
permit the use of flies only for fishing
and fisherman are not even allowed
to use wet flies, plugs, or spinners in
trolling.
The fish furnish plenty of scrap but
Ike says he will take a good old blue
gill in preference when it comes to
eating.
Members of the fishing party were
able to snag several Founders during
their vacation at the lake which is
known as Kenebago Lake.
Deer are plentiful and during their
stay these animals and many other
kinds frequented the camp.
Years ago sportsmen from the
Bluffton area made a trip to Maine
nearly every year to enjoy the hunt
ing and fishing of that area.
Some of the Bluffton men who have
hunted and fished in Maine in former
years were DR.. J. S. Steiner, w. c.
Augsburger, Arnold Bigler, Ira Town
send, Charles Lambert, Curt Moffit
and William Kimmel. These men
hunted moose, deer, and bear and had
camp near Patten, Me.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-12

Frank Cunningham and Raymond
Amstutz accomplished good turn for
conservation recently by seigning the
receeding pools of water in the Marsh
run near Main street bridge. A good
many bass, blue gills, catfish, and
minnows were taken from the drying
up stream several days ago and re-
leased in the Buckeye quarry by the
two men.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-12
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT


Allen County.
Estate of Edward Thomas Reagan. Deceased.
Lenora Mary Reagan of LAT W. Kibler St.
Buffton, Ohio, has been appointed and quail
flied as Administrators of the estate of Ed
ward Thomas Reagan. late of Allen County.
Ohio deceased.
Dated this 9Th day of October. 1914.
RAYMOND p. MILLER.
q Probate Judge
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-12

A letter from Captain Wade Lape
asks if there is some Bluffton Sports
man that has an extra IL gauge shot
gun to spare. At present Wade is
located at Corpus Christi, Texas, in an
area where duck hunting is excellent.
Wade would appreciate it if some club
member would rent, loan, or sell him
a gun. If you can give him lift see
his father, Ed Lape at the Lape Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-12

ment tank truck and purchased by the
club with the sanction of the depart
ment from Lake Erie commercial fish
ermen. A truck load of legal size
bass and blue gills will arrive yet this
fall from Wayne Lakes Fish Hatcher
les at Greenviile for distribution in
local quarries.
Assisting in the release of the four
truck loads of fish were; Edgar Root,
director of fish management; Jesse
Manages, restocking chairman; Martin
chmidt; Fred Tschantz; Dallas Berry;
Silas Diller; J. F. Harris; Bernard
Fish; Forest Mumma; Donald Rooot;
Hiram Wenger; John Balmer; Sam
Stepleton; Clayton Bixel; Frank Gun
ningham; Herbert Rupright; Ray
mond Amstutz, William Daily, Dave
Risser, A. E. Kohl, Gerald Huber,
Elton Beery, Gordon Neuenschwander,
Gene Benroth and several others.
EUedSdHtS 100 OIIeH Dfdmeu
In the spirit of fairness, leaders of
the Western Michigan Vegetable
Growers Assn recently issued a
statement in which they declared that
pheasants often are unjustly blamed
for causing damage to farm crops.
Whenever crops are damaged the
market gardener and farmers jump to
the conclusion that it was done by
pheasants, because an occasional game
bird was seen in the fields.
Zone of our growers set a watch
over his sweet corn patch. He saw a
large flock of starlings settle into the
corn field. He kept shooting into
flock after flock throughout the day,
with new arrivals every half hour
One days shooting was all that was
required to frighten the starlings
away and save the corn crop. In
many other instances pheasants were
found to run far behind crows, star
lings and other birds in destructive
ness, and made good records in des-
stroying corn borer larvae, fruit in
sects and worms" the statement con-
cludes.
Our versatile Mayor Howe related
the other day that he saw plenty of
wildlife while spraying the creeks in
the mosquito elimination campaign the
past summer. At times he was so
close to muskrats that he could kick
them and one time on the Matter
farm he squirted grounding three
times in the face with the sprayer at
close range before the animal gave
ground and ambled away.
Another time a mallard hen would
barely paddle out of the way as the
Mayor sloshed along with his equip
ment. The hen would swim to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
Compulsory Rot-Proofing Here
Proposed by Health Service

building labor and eXterminating
1t does not provide for the salary
.of District rodent control super
visors, inspectors and workmen
The District would have to sub
sidize the fund to pay for these
salaries, 1t was learned that this
amount would not exceed the $19.-
900 currently spent for rodent con-
troll.
The plan has an alternate fea-
ture which provides that home
owners unable to provide the out
lay in lump sum would be per-
mitted to make inStallment pay
mentS. Cost of ratproofing and eX-
terminating would range from $50
upwards, depending on the size of
the premises.
Another feature of the report pro-
videS for six District work crews of
five men each to take care of de-
Signated sections of the city At
present there is only one such crew.
The report also asks for more
supervisors than the one man now
employed in that capacity. In ad-
dition, each work crew would have
an inspector to check the work.
The whole plan is expected to be
submitted within a few days to the
Commissioners for their considera-
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
BY JOE BRENNAN

While streetcar passengers howlec
with laughter, Policeman j. c. Glib
honey, first precinct, figuratively
Juggled a hot potato during the
rush hour yesterday afternoon at
Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
The policeman-to put it mildly
was on spot. A streetcar motor
man to whom he had issued traf-
fic summons quit his job, leaving the
car driverless.
In less time than it takes a police
man to blow a whistle. traffic was
hopelessly snarled and Policeman
Gibboney was on the horns of a
dilemma.
1t all started when the streetcar
motorman, Harry L. Hopkins mo,
not THAT Harry L. Hopkins, 1850
0 street NV, almost nudged Police
man Gibboney with the front end
OF the car as he directed traffic
at Fifteenth and F streets NV.
Witnesses said the policeman mo-
toned the car forward and then
stepped in its path.
Boarding the car, the officer
wrote out a traffic summons as the
car proceeded to the next stop,
opposite the Treasury. En- route
policeman and motorman discussed
the merits of the case.
Saying he was burned up," the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
Abbey Reconstruction
Declared Possible
AMG Officer Describes
Ruins Above Casino
By the Associated Press.

WITH THE 9th ARMY AT CAS-
SINO. May l9.-Mai. Norman New
ton, Cambridge, Mass, AMG fine
arts officer attached to the British
9Th Army, said today after eXamina-
ton OF the ruins of Monte Casino
Abbey that reconstruction of the
entire abbey is possible, although
much OF it now is only a heap OF
pulverized rubble and dust"
The interior form of the three
lower cloisters still is visible, Mai
Newton said, but the cross colon
nades are missing and the great
stairway is pulverized.
THE statue of ST. Benedict is
headleSS, but otherwise intact" he
said. The cloister of the bene-
factors is ruined. In the basilica
the south wall and part of two large
piers at crossing are standing
Otherwise the basilica seems to be
gomez
Maj. Newton reported that the
ancient stone mosaic floors at the
hlgh altar in the sacristy were not
visible, but might be unchanged be-
neath the rubble. He said there also
was a possibility that the library
might be intact. He added there
Were German graves amid the rub
Die in the cloister.
AMG officers also entered Cas-
slno and reported that no civil af-
lars offlcer would be posted in the
town because there was nothing left
TO administer. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
Motormon, Irote at Policeman,
Leaves Car Stranded Downtown

motorman stopped the car and
while policeman and passengers
stared, gathered up his lunch box
and change carrier and Quit the
job.
Just like that!
AS the significance of the sudden
resignation from the transportation
industry daWned on the passengers
glggles turned to bellows of laughter
Not laughing, however, was Po-
llceman Gibboney. In seconds
streetcars were lined up behind the
car and passengers, piling out OF
the cars into Pennsylvania avenue
blocked automobile traffic.
Policeman Gibboney took out after
Motorman Hopkins, who apparently
was making his break with street
cars complete. He was walking at a
fast clip down Pennsylvania avenue
Finally Mr.. Gibboney enlisted the
aid OF a Capital Transit Co. super
visor on duty there.
Together they persuaded, argued
and cajoled Mr.. Hopkins into re-
turning to his car. Meanwhile traffic
piled up.
Eventually, mumbliL2 unprintable
things about policemen in general
and Mr.. Gibboney in particular, MI.
Hopkins mounted his seat and drove
off
Passengers sighed and said, now
they had seen everything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

A $4,000 rat-control revolving
fund under which District home
owners and businessmen would be
compelled to rat-proof their prem
lseS is the major feature of the
United States Public Health Serv-
Ice recommendation on rodent con-
troll submitted to district officials.
Under the plan, patterned after
regulations now in effect in several
Southern cities, home owners re-
fusing to pay for rat determination
would be assessed the cost of the
work in taxes. Taxes thus collected
would be turned over to the rodent
control fund.
The $4,000 outlay is needed to
start the fund, but after the first
few months the revenue collected
would make the fund self-sup-
porting.
Regulations suggested by the
USPHS as a necessary part of the
new program already have been
drawn up and will be submitted to
DR.. George H. Rutland, public
health director, within the next
few days. One of the proposed
regulations would make it manda-
tory for all buildings to be rat
proof.
Money from the revolving fund
would be used to pay the cost of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
1900 u. ). Planes
Attack Berlin and
Brunswick Areas
Running Air Bottle
Across Germany Is
Indicated by Nozis
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, May 19.-American
Flying Fortresses and Liberators
and fighter escorts, described
officially as a strong force and
probably numbering up to $500
planes, resumed their aerial Of
fensive from British bases today
and struck at targets in the Ber-
lin and Brunswick areas.
The attack, coming less than "a
hours after Gen. Henry H. Arnold
chief of United States Army Air
Forces, had declared Germany had
not yet seen the full weight of Allied
air power, precipitated running air
battle across Germany, German
broadcasts indicated.
The ensuing bombardment-the
United States Strategic Air Forces
10th attack on the Nazi hub and the
third on the capital this month-was
so heavy that it disrupted German
news broadcasts.
Up to today the Raj and the
USAAF had dropped about 10000
tons of bombs on Berlin.
Other Targets Bombed.
Channel observers said the parade
lof aircraft setting out for the
continent today was the biggest seen
during the war
While the American "heavies'
were smashing at Berlin and Bruins
wick, small formations of Allied ex-
peditionary air force and Raj Mos
quitos, Typhoons and fighter bomb
ers. attacked unspecified detectives
in Northern France this morning
taking advantage of clear skies tc
press home the attack.
Tracing the progress of the aerial
invaders, the German broadcasts
said the bombers swept over the
German border, crossed the much
bombed Hanover and Brunswick
areas to Brandenburg-in the Ber-
lin area-and finally appeared over
the German capital itself.
The American ''heavies" last hit
Berlin on May 7 and May s. The
RATS Mosquitoes raided the city
| Tuesday night.
Further Attacks Reported.
1t was the first sign of major all
activity from Britain in six days, but
Allied heavy bombers last Sunday
smashed at enemy targets from the
Mediterranean on the concluding
day of historic 30-day record Of
fenSive.
The Germans said heavy air bat
ties were being fought as the Ameri-
cans pierced Berlin's defenses and
indicated the center of battle was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
Dies Plans 10 Issue
Statement 10 Press
Denouncing New Deal
Says Disclosures Will Be
More Sensational Than
Any Of His Reports
BY the Associated Press,


JASPER, Tex, May 19.-Rep-
resentative Dies, Democrat, OF
Texas, who recently announced
his decision not to seek re-elec-
ton, says he is going to give
the people of the United States a
clear picture of what has been
going on in Washington"
In an interview with Houston
Post reporter at his country home
near here yesterday, Mr.. Dies de-
clared that between June l and Is
he intends to put on the desks of
American newspaper editors a docu-
mented denunciation of the New
Deal. He added there would be dis
closures more sensational than any,
thing his House Committee on IN
American Activities has ever an
nounced.
Mr.. Dies said they had never been
able to convince the people how
deadly the Communist menace Is
because, he said, "the elements in
the national administration which
have hampered and opposed the
committee have had too strong a
control over the channels of public
information"
Mr.. Dies reiterated that a throat
ailment which, he said, prevents him
from making public speeches, hao
prompted his decision not to run
again. He said another factor was
his unWillingness to raise and spend
campaign fund big enough tc
match sums he said the CLIO planned
to spend in an effort to beat him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
LONDON, May 19.-Foreigr
Secretary Anthony Eden dis
closed today that At Raj officers
had been shot by Germans after
mass escape from war prison
camp near Dresden on March Is
Seventy-six officers participated
in the break, Mr.. Eden told the
House of Commons. Fifteen were
reported captured alive and IA still
at large.
Some were shot resisting arrest
and some in the course of a new
escape attempt after they were cap
tured," Mr.. Eden said.
1t was the first such episode of
the war.
THE government is profoundly
shocked by this news and I have
urgently requested the protecting
power Switzerland, through which
notification of the deaths came to
the relatives and the Air Ministry
to demand from the German gov
eminent full and immediate re-
port of the circumstances in which
these men met their deaths, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
Alcohol for BEVERAGE
Use Is Held Doubtful
Within IS Months
Demand for High Octone
Program Is Unsuitable,
Rubber Chief Declares
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

Rubber Director Bradley Dewey
gave the Senate Liquor Investi-
eating Committee little hope to-
day of releasing any substantial
quantities of alcohol from the
synthetic rubber program in less
than Is months.
The committee was trying to find
out whether alcohol production now
used to make synthetic rubber could
be returned to beverage use, as the
new plants for the manufacture of
petroleum butadiene for the rubber
program increase their output.
Col. Dewey emphasized that the
switch from alcohol to petroleum as
a base of synthetic rubber depends
on how much butylene can be
spared from the high-octane gas
program, which is a vital military
factor.
Latest Estimate Of Need.
The committee was told that the
latest estimate is that 1865, 5000
gallons of alcohol will be needed
during the coming year for the rub
Der program. The rubber director
said that if butylene can be spared
later in the year from high-octane
gas production, he might cut the
alcohol requirement by $4,000, 900 or
100000 gallons. He reminded the
committee, however, that that
Lands you right back in the lap of
the military need for war purposes.
You are in that box and you can't
get out of it."
What is your opinion as of now?"
asked Senator Ferguson, Repub-
llcan, o. Michigan, referring to the
prospect of cutting down on alcohol
for rubber.
Thinking in terms of a year-and-
a-quarter, yes. In terms of a short
er time. I haven't made up my mind
iyet,' Coz. Dewey answered.
Question of Demand.
Col. Dewey testified that alcohol
butadiene for rubber costs five times
as much as the cheapest kind of
petroleum butadiene; and indicated
he is interested in the cost angle,
but added; 1T is entirely a ques-
ton of the high actane gasoline de-
man1
Have you any information on
the demand for high octane?" asked
Senator Ferguson.
The demand is Unsuitable" re-
piled the blunt-speaking rubber
director.
Asked by Chairman McCarran
how synthetic rubber in this country
is working in comparison with nat
ural rubber, Col. Dewey said that
IN tires for small passenger automo-
blles 1t is the equivalent of the tires
formerly made from crude. AS the
tires go up in size, conditions
change, he said, and rayon cord be-
comes necessary. Synthetic tires
are not yet the equal of crude rub
Der for buses and trucks. he said
because of the constant speed over
hot roads.
Responding to further questions
Col. Dewey said American synthetic
rubber Is away ahead of Russia s."
From what is known, he said, the
German synthetic rubber is about
as good as ours.
ON the other hard, most of their
captured tires have more crude in
them than ours" the witness added
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
Army of the Moquis
Awaits D-Doy Signal

The Army of the Maquis, a
formidable military organiza-
ton of the French under
ground, highly trained and
disciplined in secret, is ready
to come out into the open and
rise in force against the Nazis
from the inside. The story of
it's creation, the havoc it al
ready has wrought in destruc-
tive raids, and its effect on
German morale is outlined by
Thomas r. Henry, Star cor
respondent. in the feature
section of The Star next Sum-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
New Subcommittee
Appointed by Bi|bo
On DC. SIum Problem
Committee Chairman
Takes Action During
Continued Burton HEARINGS
BY DON S. WARREN.

Chairman Bilbo of the Senate
District Committee moved to.
day to take consideration of the
several bills on Washington.
.slum-clearance program out Of
the hands of the subcommittee
headed by Senator Burton, Re.
publican, of Ohio, announcing
appointment of a new subcom-
mittee Ito pass on all conflicting
plans" for rehousing occupants
of blighted areas.
The Mississippi Senator stepped
into the controversy between sup
porters of public agencies and back,
ers of private enterprise, while Sen.
ator Burton was conducting another
of the long series of hearings or
how the future program should
operate.
The new committee, Chairman
Bilbo said, would be headed by Sen
ator Walsh, Democrat, of New Jer.
sey, and include Senators Tydings
Democrat, of Maryland; McCarran
Democrat, of Nevada; Weeks, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts,, ane
Burton.
Burton Withholds Comment.
When apprised of the new de-
velopment, Senator Burton said he
had no comment except that he
planned to confer at once with
Chairman Bilbo. He added thai
the McCarran bill already had beer
referred to his subcommittee.
Senator McCarran said, It's al
right with mel am willing to work
on any committee"
Senator Walsh was out of town
and not due back until Tuesday.
His office said the New Jersey Sen
ator had been suffering with
arthritis for about six weeks and
had been advised by his physician
to take things easy, but Senator
Bilbo said he did not believe ex-
tensive committee sessions would
be necessary and hoped Senator
Walsh would be able to accept the
Craftsmanship.
Too Much Conflict.
Suggesting that he saw the need
OF speedy action, Senator Bilbo said
There is such a difference of
opinion as to how the future slum
clearance program should operate,
and such conflict in the bills intro
duced or to be introduced, that I
thought new committee should be
named to pass on the bills and to
recommend a solution to the full
committee.
Let's put them together in per
and let them fight it out" he said
referring to the many proposal;
made. Senator McCarran weeks
ago introduced a bill to continue the
life of the National Capital Housing
Authority and to provide it with 6
$20,000000 revolving fund to finance
its operations.
Senator Tydings this week Offered
a free enterprise" bill which woulC
(See HOUSING, Page A-5.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
~ Raj Officers Shot by Nozis
After Mass Escape, Eden Says
IS Reported Captured Alive, ID Still Free;
Swiss Asked to Demand Full German Report

an explanation of its failure to re-
port the facts at once to the pro-
tecting power" Mr.. Eden said.
The men were members of the
Raj Dominion Allied" Air Forces
the customary Technology embrac-
ing the RCAF, RAAF, RNZAF and
other national groups in the Raj
like the Poles, the Dutch and the
NorWegians.
AS far as is known no Amer
leans were involved, although Mr.
Eden did not say so specifically. The
dead included several heroes of the
battle of Britain and other spectacu-
lar Raj operations.
The shooting was disclosed by
German authorities to representa-
tive of the protective power "in the
course of routine visit to the camp
on April IT," Mr.. Eden said.
Names of the officers shot were
furnished to the representative and
the next of kin were informed.
THE House will wish me to ex-
press its deepest sympathy with the
relatives and pay tribute to the
courage and high sense of military
(See ESCAPE Page A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
Flyer Fined for Crash

CAMBRIDGE, England, May 49,
Second 1t. Robert N. Gore of New
York was acquitted by United
States courtmartial today of charges
of involuntary manslaughter which
resulted when his fighter plane
crashed on top of truck near
Cambridge last February, killing the
driver. 1t. Gore also was acquitted
of charge of damaging the truck
but was convicted of damaging his
plane and fined $500