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Evening star., 1945-06-23
Progress as Usual

The chief benefit Of the trans
portation study of downtown Wash
ington, made for the Commissioners
by independent consulting engineers,
was the production of a plan which
provided a starting place for dis
cussion. Recent hearings on the
plan produced no agreement, nor
was any expected. But enough was
said in connection with the engi-
neers' proposal of a $56,00o, 900 sub
way, or underground trolley system,
to develop contrary views the source
Of which commands respect.
The Commissioners next move,
appointment Of a committee Of
municipal officials to study the re-
port, has now progressed to the
point where the Traffic Department
will make an independent study and
the Highway Department will make
another and letters will be invited
from all those who expressed opposi-
ton to the subway scheme. Even
tually, another independent study
of the independent studies thus
begun will be undertaken and when
that is completed it will be subjected
to further study.
All of which is to be expected.
BY the time the war is over and the
automobile is back to stay the traffic
problem in downtown Washington
will be worse than it ever was before.
It will be this condition, growing
from bad to worse, that will force
a solution rather than appointments
of new committees to study the
studies of old committees.
Evening star., 1945-06-23

Uniform laws are being prepared
for all Germans, regardless Of for
mer position. The uniform law for
German soldiers is that they take
it of and keep it OF forever.
Evening star., 1945-06-23
Three Ordinances Wanted

Three Ordinances Wanted
To the Editor Of The Star:
Have you walked up F street on a nice
day? Well, it is not q pleasant sight
One can count at least six beggars IN
two short blocks. Organized charity
has not served to reduce this profess
sional begging. These beggars are sub
ject in many cities to apprehension un-
der vagrancy laws. Washington needs
a city ordinance to curtail begging.
What city other than Washington
allows coal dealers to dump their
precious cargo on the sidewalks? The
pedestrian must walk around, some
times out in the street, and take his
chances with trafiic, or climb over the
coal pile, tracking coal dust into homes
and ofnces. Is it possible that city
with so many beautiful buildings can
not keep its sidewalks clean? Washing
ton needs a city ordinance to prevent
dumping coal on the sidewalks.
A peaceful walk likewise suddenly is
interrupted by a man who points ma
chine at you, shoots your picture, rushes
up, blocks your path and forces you to
take a card. This attack is breach of
the peace. To photograph citizen with
out his consent is an invasion of privacy
that induces justified danger. Washing
ton needs a city ordinance to prevent
sidewalk pictures other than for news
papers and magazines. J.K.
Evening star., 1945-06-23

Maybe Job was the first of inquir-
ing scientists. Remember how he
wanted to know if there is any taste
in the white of an egg?
Evening star., 1945-06-23
Proposes Sharp Question

Proposes Sharp Question
To the Editor Of The Star:
I do wish some newspaperman at
the next press conference would ask
the President If Ed Paving Blocks)
Flynn is going to attend the meeting
of the big five at Berlin. II not, then
who is to take his place? F.N.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-13

berry and returned TO his submarine
base at Bayonne, n. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Barnett and
son David returned to the w. E. Mar
shall home Sunday accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Barnett and dau-
ghter Helen of near Waterville. The
Barnetts have been visiting in the To-
ledo area since Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Alderman left
the past week for Washington. d. C.
where he has been sent BY his com
pany. Mrs. Alderman has spent the
past three weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter while her hus-
band was on hunting trip for big
game in Pennsylvania and was one of
the more fortunate who succeeded in
getting deer.
Judy Stewart Of Columbus Grove
was week end guest of her school
mate, Rose Leigh Mayberry.
Billy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Basinger, who recently returned from
several years service in the Pacific
and Miss Jane Blosser Of Columbus
Grove were married recently.
Miss Mary Haas of Pandora, who is
home on furlough from her mission
work in Africa, will be the speaker
at the Thank-offering service at the
Methodist church, Sunday evening at
7:45. Special music is being arrang
ed. People of the community are cor
daily invited to the service.
Farm Bureau Council No. of Mon
roe township will meet in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Cherry,
Thursday evening. A gift exchange
will be feature of the evenings pro-
gram.
Mrs. William Althaus will be host
ess to members of the Profit and
Pleasure club for December meeting.
The program will include Christmas
Carols by the club, Topic-New Zeal
and by Mrs. Clarence Begg and gift
exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry of this
place, Mrs. w. R. Mayberry and Mrs.
John Burlingcourt of Columbus Grove
attended the funeral of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Miller at West Liberty last
Friday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
Ter were the victims of an auto-train
accident in Urbana last Wednesday
morning. Enroute home from West
Liberty, the group called on Mr.. and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-13

Mrs. Grant Mccormick in Huntsville.
Mrs. Jesse Cogswell will open her
home to members of the Methodist
W. S. c. S. on Thursday afternoon,
Dec Goth for the following program:
Opening song; Devotions, aThe
Church's Gift to U.s." Playlett, "The
Church." by Mrs. Rita Beemer, Mrs.
Pauline Downing, Mrs. Naomi La
Rue and Mrs. Eunice Stephens;
Christmas Carols; Gift exchange.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage Of Mrs. Mertle Dotson
of Lima and Clarence N. Cook OF. this
place which was an event of Thurs
day, Nov. 29th in Washington, D. c.
The ceremony took place in the First
Congregational church and the vows
We're received by DR.. Howard Stone
Anderson. The attendants were Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Kelley of Washington,
the latter, a daughter of the bride.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Cook left for southern
trip and will be at home to their
friends near Columbus Grove after
March 1st.
The Friendly Neighbors club has
changed its meeting date to Thursday
evening, December 20th to avoid the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-13
14ene one gift s~9se41o.s4 ion A4t minute sAopnen

And can you remember how long it's
been since he had a new BATHROBE
honestly now? Well here's your OPP
portunity to get him something that
will be both attractive and seryiceable.
See our bathrobes for boys and men.
HOUSE SLIPPERS - Here's where
you can find something for every men,
Der of the family-they're really un-
usual as to quality and comfort-ask
us about sizes-perhaps we know.
RILLFOLDS-fo him and her. Elasti-
glass. morocco, goatskin and pigskin-
mighty good looking-and they wear
and wear.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall were
in Chicago the past week for the Ma
tional Farm Managers meeting. Mr..
Marshall was named on the State
program planning committee and met
with other members of the committee
in Columbus Monday to formulate
plans for the coming gear.
Mrs. Walter Cupp and her daught-
er, Mrs. Roscoe Alderman and Mrs.
Harold Marshall attended meeting
of the Au Revoir club in the home of
Mrs. Melvill Beckwith in Columbus
Grove last Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-13
R0ckp0rt

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Schwartz of Col
umbus were Saturday afternoon cali
ers in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Cupp.
Mrs. Orlo Marshall is spending the
week with her daughter, Mrs. Lysle
Cahill and family in Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Begg were
in Columbus this week attending the
annual meeting of the Ohio State
Grange.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-13

For Father and Brother-FINGER-TI
COATS leisure coats
leather coats. If it's a coat for him,
see this unusually complete showing.
WOOL SHIRTS-for the outdoor man.
Buffalo and fancy plaids-and they're
as warm as they are good looking.
Better get several of these.
Look at his hat-Surely he needs a new
one-and he's expecting one for
Christmas = don't disappoint him.
Store open Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day evenings before Christmas. Closed
Christmas Eve.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-13

holiday week. Mrs. Frank Hall of
near Beaverdam will be the hostess.
The program includes: Song; Roll
Call, What Christmas Means to Me;
A Christmas story, Mrs. Willard
Cherry; Christmas Carols; Gift ex-
change.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-13

lie Franklin Mayberry has COM
pleted his twenty-four day leave with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy May
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-13

For the High School Boys & Girls
One of those PLAID SPORT SHIRTS
guaranteed 20aa wool.
Surely he will want another TIE-No
man ever had too maryland when
you see this wonderful selection you'll
find a place for several on your gift
list. And with those Christmas ties
here are some TIE RACKS-just the
thing for a mans room.
MUFFLERS-sure you'll find a good
stock here-we were fortunate in
making early purchases of an unusual
ly fine assortmenf-aii wooi-coiorful
plaids also some mighty good
looking white rayons.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-07-05

There's no such place as Middle
town. Thank Heaven! For If there.
were, this is how things might have
happened there:
It was a fine Spring morning
when the citizens of Muddletown
went mad. They were tired of the
war, with all its regulations and
controls and interference with old
fashioned American individualism.
They threw the war out of the win
dow, along with War Bond buying,
rationing, price controls, wage sta
bilization and gas conservation.
With carefree hearts the people of
Muddletown gathered up their war
bonds, went down to the local bank
and cashed in. They drew all their
money out of their savings accounts.
Then, loaded with cash, they head
ed for Muddletown's department
stores, food stores, hardware stores
and places of amusement.
Rationing and price controls were
forgotten. People bought everything
they could get their hands on. AS
stocks dWindled, merchants raised
their prices. In one store alone
mems shirts which had gone or
sale for $2.85 at o'clock were
nearing the $40 mark by noon-and
as the last few shirts were dragged
out from under the counter, the
price went to SIS Worried house
wives called their husbands, urging
them to ask the boss for raise
in order to meet the sky-rocketine
cost of living. The husbands asked
and the bosses gave. When families
gathered around their dinner tables
that night they were pleased with
themselves. Suddenly, they were
making more money and buying
more things than ever before. II
was pleasure to hop into the ole
jalopy after dinner, stop at the serv-
ice station, buy as much gas as one
wanted (What if it did cost 80c 8
gallon?) and go on to a movie
where a fairly good double bill was
showing for only $3.50 person
MuddletoWn went to bed that night
not minding initiation a bit.
| HoWever---in the days that fol
lowed, two unpleasant facts became
evident The first of these twas
that when available supplies are
bought up, then no more supplies
are available. The second was, tina
once initiation hits prices no amount
Of salary initiation can keep up witt
them. And then-no matter how
much money people have-they'r
really very poor. The people 0.
MuddletoWn began to get pretty
angry. AS one housewife indignantly
put it, There ought to be law sc
that everyone gets a chance to blu,
what he needs ~. and a Law
to keep those prices down, like price
ceilings or something
There ought to be law? There
is. That's why there aren't Middle
towns, Y. S. A.-Editorial in Terrt
! Haute, Ind. Star.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-07-05
News Telling Of
Lincoln Co.
ServiCennen
Bits of News from Here
and There About the Boys
from Home.
COLLECTED FROM ALL
CORNERS OF THE WORLD

Lexington, Va.-Among the grad
yates of the first Course for Direc-
tors of Physical Training and Ath-
letics conducted at the Army's
School for Personnel Services, Lex
ington, Va, this week was Capt.
William ]. Erickson, formerly OF
Libby.
In order to facilitate the expan-
sion of the Services postwar pro-
gram, a new policy was inaugurated
this session of giving two l2-day
courses during the month for the
Athletic instructors who will be
utilized in the new ASST and AGF
redeployment training programs.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-Capt Boyd
H. Myhr, 80, Libby, Mont, has re-
ported to the Army Ground and
Service Forces Redistribution Sta
ton here for assignment to new du-
ties based on skills and experience
gained during 81 months duty in
the South Pacific.
The Redistribution Station, one of
six established by the Army to re
ceive service men and women con-
sidered essential to the prosecution
of war, offers comprehensive pro-
gram Of recreation, athletics, and
entertainment to the returnee while
he awaits new orders.
The name of Pvt. Vernon Davis,
Troy, was among those with the u.
S. Forces in France of Montana
soldiers released from prison camps
inside Germany it was made public
recently as they passed through a
recovered Allied Military Personnel
camp near French port on their
way home y
After a 60-day furlough in the
United States the men will report
to an Army distribution center for
either reassignment or discharge
from the service. None Of them will
be returned to the European Thea
| ter
! Many of the men passing through
| the camp have told stories of Ger
man atrocities, starvation diets and
forced marches of hundreds of miles
/ from one camp to another. Each
has received any necessary medical
care, foods, new uniforms and been
given an opportunity to purchase
souvenirs.
Scott Field, Il1.--Pvt. Daniel r
Harvey, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j
Harvey of Eureka, Mont, has been
enrolled at Scott Field, Army Ali
| Forces Training Command radio
school. At the completion of train
ing here, he will be qualified for
| further duty as a radio techniciar
and may become one of the many
Scott Field graduates serving as
members of American bomber
Continued on page six)
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-07-05
LIoUIDATING STATE CONTROL

When one tries to analyze pro-
posed Federal legislation such as
the Wagner Murray Bill (S-l050),
one is tempted to give up in con-
fusion.
Under this one bill political
agency in Washington is given the
power to tax employers and en-
ployes billions of dollars per an
mum; to grant loans aggregating a
billion dollars in the next 10 years;
to provide grants to states and local
governments for public health serv
ices to make grants to states for
general assistance of the needy, to
provide for the creation of United
States Employment Service in the
Social Security Board, to establish
anational social insurance system
covering, as the bill says, ANY
service of whatever nature per-
formed after December 81, 1945,"
with few exemptions. Apparently
the bill would end state unemploy-
ment insurance systems.
A new social security tax of 5
per cent on wages up to $4,000 a
year would be levied, 4 per cent
paid by the employer, and per
cent by the employee. This bill, by
grants and gifts of money to states,
would make the federal govern
ment dominate the health, welfare
and security systems of every state.
The people would become wards of
the federal government.
The alleged objectives Of the bill
are already being brought about in
the various states by voluntary ac-
ton, without federal compulsion
and taxation.
This bill is another big step in
a program to reduce the states to
the position Of mere administrative
agencies of the federal government.
Granting that the motives of the
sponsors of he bill are the highest,
the effect Of this proposed legis-
lative panacea for the woes and ills
Of mankind will be disastrous to
individual Independence in the
United States.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-07-05
TAKE IT OUT OF THE MUSEUM

The past June was made the oc-
casion for a united effort to impress
upon everyone the Importance of
the dairy industry and dairy prod
Japan. The effort in behalf of the
ucts in completing the war against
dairy industry should not end with
June.
Maintaining production under
present handicaps is difficult for
producers, but throughout the ma
ton they are extending their whole
hearted support. Dairy farmers are
hoping for a change in rationing
and price policies which will en-
courage the production of dairy
products and bring butter back from
the museum to the family table.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-07-05

There's no regulation covering that
particular service and no price con-
troll on digging up husbands,
madam" the price specialist said,
after a hurried check. We'll, there
should be-" the wife declared. 1.-THE
cemetery where he is wants S35-
and the cemetery where / want to
take him would charge S20-and
know it shouldn't cost more than
SIS"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-07-05
OFFICIAL PAPER FOR LINCOLN
COUNTY

The question of what happened
to Hitler" continues to be a source
of interest throughout the world.
A recent editorial in The Spokes-
man-RevieW was doubtless correct
in stating, that regardless OF what
the Fueher's fate has been, he Will
doubtless go down in German ira
dition as one of the national heroes
who will at some time return to
again lead his people to victory.
The legends of Germany have a
number of such heroes, and the
pagan belief Hitler did SO much to
foster among his followers will
prove fertile soil for such ideas.
German imagination in the COM
ing years will scarce be lesser than
that Of our Yankee writers OF fic-
ton, howbeit in a different manner.
Many a tale of intrigue and desper-
ate plotting will doubtless roll from
the pens of American writers who
will have the vanished German die
tator in many scattered locales
throughout the world. Regardless of
where he is found however, the
legendary Hitler will always be at
the bottom of desperate, unscrup-
ulous plotting, and ever the hated
man of the story.
In reality, should Hitler still be
among the living, it is hard to know
y ;ut, Chf not
Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Canada,
Eastern U. S., or mayhops even
here in Western Montana, but ever
a man about whom little is known,
but subtley treacherous and yenge-
full always hoping for disaster to
overtake the United States, the ma
ton which was responsible for his
downfall and failure to conquer the
world
Another bear story: Three dam
sails afishing went last Sunday, SO
tits said. They were accompanied
by only one protector, and fished
long and late AT length the hour
for closing came, and after long
hike back to camp supper includ-
ing fresh fish and fried pota
toes was cooked over camp fire
Supper was over and the dishes be
ing gathered together when out OF
the darkness came BIG, HUN
CRY bear. which charged the
camp fire and the fisherWomeni
18th wild screams of dismay the
three damsels retreated to the
trusty auto where the driver had
already gone to await their arrival
In the wild scramble one fisher
woman was thrown from the car tc
make room for the others and by
the time the tumult had died doWr
and quiet reigned again in the
woods. the lights of the car as vel
as the fading camp fire failed tc
show any sign of bruin, who like
many a man had retreated from
the screams of the fair sex!
And speaking of "fishin'" they
do say that when the moon come:
to the dark period the bug 'uns'
will bite again! Just now it's most
ly small fry"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-07-05

New York City claims to have
more trees-2h million--than any
other American city. 1t also has
301 $50 dogs.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-07-05

Add to new uses Of wood-small
wedges for propping wobbly legs on
restaurant tables. A genius who de-
vised them says they keep him from
running out Of paper match folders.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-07-05

And speaking of 'fishin' -: they
do say that when the moon comes
to the dark period the bug 'uns'
will bite again! Just now it's most
ly small fry"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27
Mt. Cory

Sgt. Avery Keel, son of Mrs. An
ma Keel, of Mt. Cory has arrived
home, discharged from the army, af-
ter Al months in service, 81 months
of which were spent in England in
the Army Air force.
Seaman Ic Gale Griffith of Great
Lakes, ILL.,, is spending the holidays
with his family and Mrs. Nettie Pit
zene.
A. H. Clymer, north of Mt. Cory is
in serious condition at the Bluffton
Community hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Quinby were
Sunday evening callers on Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Z. Jones.
Tbs Triplett Electrical Instrument
Co. let their workers enjoy a two
days holiday, Monday and Tuesday.
A Christmas program was held
Sunday evening in Mt. Cory Evangcl-
ical church, in spite of the condition
of the reoads a good many were in
attendance.
Gladys Doty, north of Mt. Cory,
was brought home from the Bluffton
hospital by Diller ambulance one day
last week
Mrs. Tom Hall of Dayton is spend
ing Christmas with her mother, Nettie
pitzene, and sister and family.
Ruth Chester called on Bessie Guin
on Tuesday afternoon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27

viii resign s. pastor zhat church
next June. Nev. ana - Beel1r, VINO
were formerly missionaries to China
expect to re-enter the mission field.
A reception and covered dish din
ner were served at the Grace Men
monte church Sunday, after the
services, in honor of Rev. and Mrs
Musser and daughters, who left for
Connecticut this week.
Elan Suter, who lives northeast of
Pandora, was elected president of the
Putnam county Farm Bureau. Mrs.
Suter was elected as one of the four
women directors of the association.
Mrs. N. N. Soldner, another Riley
township member was also elected as
director. ------~
The Laurel Bracy family and Mrs
Amos Bracy and daughter, Clara
were dinner guests of Mrs. Jesse
Hilty and Mrs. Clara Light, Sunday
Descendants of the late Isaac Hilty
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Adrian Eek, Christmas Day. Usually
30 to 35 relatives enjoy the day to-
gether.
Postmaster Hiram Basinger report
that the carpenters are busily engag-
ed in getting the rooms ready in the
T. A. Amstutz building, for the Post
Office to be moved into. 1t, however
may take quite a while before the
office is moved.
Editor liner Basinger, of the Pan
dora Times, and Mrs. Basinger visited
relatives at Parkersburg, w. Va, over
the Christmas season.
The no1a C~.ro1xv Foy,as1xv ,rJ
Charles Anderson of Holgate, were
visitors at the Hiram Krohn home
this week.
Miss ROSEMARY Mcdowell is home
from Q. S. u, Columbus, for the
holidays.
Richard Cupp is spending his va
cation from O. S. u, at home with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Cupp.
The David Risser family, Bluffton
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cupp, Misses
Elizabeth and Lena Riser, and Mr.
and Mrs. Aaron Hilty and family were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs
Walter Cupp, Margery and Richard
Cupp, RockDort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reese and
family entertained DR.. and Mrs.
Waldo Suter and daughter Ann. Mrs.
]. c. Reese and Miss Harriet Krohn
at dinner Christmas. The Suffers
were over night guests Christmas of
Mrs. j. C. Reese.
Handel's Messiah" was given al
the Grace Mennonite church Sunday
night under the direction of r. A.
Lantz. Soloists were: Mrs. Mildred
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27

HIIfy, soprano, HoWling Green: Mrs
Kathryn WeIty, contralto, Lima; Dale
Marshall, tenor, Lima; John S. Wal
ters, bass. Lima; Mrs. Pearl Bogart,
Bluffton, pianist, with Miss Eulalia
Steiner, Pandora, organist.
Miss Geraldine BasiHgeT, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Basinger is
home from o. S. L. hospital, where
she is training for a nurse, for a
weeks vacation.
Galen Basinger is also home from
Bluffton College for Christmas va
cation.