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Evening star., 1945-10-10
Wife Asserts Kramer
Realized Casing Of
|nfernees Was Wrong
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LUENEBURG, Germany, Oct. 10.
Frau Josef Kramer testified under
cross-examination today that her
husband naturally realized that the
gassing of concentration camp in
ternees was very wrong"
Kramer and "A guards and at
tendants are on trial before Brit
ish military court for mass killings
at Belsen. A defense attempt to in
ject discussion Of the atomic bomb
into the hearing was baked by the
court, which ruled 1t had nothing to
do with the questions at issue.
A small woman, the mother of
three, Frau Kramer wore q velvet
hat jauntily. She took an oath on
the Bible. She smiled at Kramer,
told of their marriage October 16,
1887, and said she had been with
him at all times at the camps in
which he was an officer.
Says Husband Never Beat Any One.
She said. her husband told her at
Oswiecim that "of those responsible
for destroying so many persons in
the gas chamber, don't think they
can be sleeping easily
Did you ever hear of your hus-
band beating any one?" asked De-
fense Attorney Thomas Claude VIM
wood.
NO." Frau Kramer replied. He
told me many times his duty was to
care for internees at Belsen day and
night. He worried because so many
had to sleep on bare floors in huts." "
Prosecutor T, M. Backhouse then
took over.
You say your husband told you
those responsible for deaths in the
gas chamber could not have an easy
conscience?" he asked.
YES"
HE realized 1t was very wrong,
didn't he2"
Yes, naturally"
Fritz Klein, 57-year-old SIS doctor,
testified persons selected for the gas
chamber were picked by physicians
ION orders from Hoess" command
ant of the whole Oswiecim camp.
Kramer Called Back to Stand.
Calling Kramer back to the stand
for re-examination on his protesta-
tions yesterday that he had no hand
In the Staying Of prisoners, Winwood
asked the former Belsen COM
mandant:
you were questioned yesterday
as to whether you would rather
carry out mass murder than be put
in prison yourself. Have you heard
of the atomic bomb?"
Lately. from the papers" Kramer
replied.
Judge Advocate c. L. Stirling
Evening star., 1945-10-10
Two Mats on Train
DeraiIed in Montana

By the hssociased Press.
GREAT FALLS, Mont.-Two per-
sons were killed and a number of
American League baseball players
on transforming tour escaped in
jury when a southbound Great
Northern passenger train was de-
rallied 10 miles north of here yes
terday.
The dead were Engineer Arthur
F. Killilea, SO, and Fireman Rodger
v. Leroy, SO, both of Great Falls.
None of the 80 passengers was in
jured,~ The ball players continued
to Great Falls and played a sched-
Evening star., 1945-10-10

uled exhibition game with an all
star team last night.
The players included Pitcher Bobo
Newsom, Babe Keefe, Frank Hays.
Sam Chapman and Buddy Rosar
OF the Athletics; Al Evans and Burt
Shepard of the Washington Ma
tionals; Jim Bucher of the Boston
Red Sox; JEFF Heath, Steve Gromek
and Allie Reynolds of the Cleveland
Indians.
Evening star., 1945-10-10

Congress that start be made in
that direction. Careful planning
and comon-sense development can
convert the idle and wasting re-
sources of other valleys into jobs
and better living.
Extreme Study Required.
No two valleys are exactly alike,
of course. For that reason, the
details of just how this region or
that region should be developed are
matters that require study and judg-
ment in each particular case. The
procedure in each valley may have
to be little different. The details
of administration and control may
have to be different. But the under
lying common-sense principles of
this development here in the Ten
nessee Valley can provide guidance
and counsel to the people in other
regions who likewise aspire to put
their resources to the greatest use.
Let me emphasize that in the
last analysis such development is
a matter for the people themselves
to decide. Here in this valley,
State and local agencies, public and
private. have joined with iva in
two-way partnership. This was
natural result of the policy of
regional decentralization. That
same policy ought to be followed
in the other river valleys as regional
agencies are created by The Con-
gress and set to work.
We must continue all over the
United States to wage war against
flood and drought. Our vast store
of natural resources can be made
to serve us Is peace with the same
efficiency as they did in war. We
should exercise our common sense,
go ahead, and continue to get the
job done.
Other Projects Developed.
Much has already been done in
the past IL years on river develop
ment In other parts Of the country
on the Columbia, and Colorado,
on the Missouri, on the rivers of the
central valley of California. They
are all designed to make the rivers
Evening star., 1945-10-10

halted further questioning along
this line by demanding sharply:
What have we to do with the
atomic bomb?"
Before Kramer left the stand he
asked, and was granted, permission
to make statement. He took deep
breath and said:
Il would like to take this oppor-
tunity to thank all the defending
officers for their work for me and
the others, and I'm certain the court
can give fair judgment"
Evening star., 1945-10-10
Reds Hear Atom Bomb RuIinq

MOSCOW. Oct. 10 P).-Soviet
newspapers printed without COM
ment today Tass dispatch quoting
President Truman as saying that
the United States did not intend to
share the secret of the atomic bomb.
Evening star., 1945-10-10

CIVITAN CLUB HONORS of the Civil
tan Club OF Washington congratulate E. Barrett Prettyman
past president OF the club, his appointment
States Court OF Appeals here Shown Cleft right
Crowell William E. Humphreys Mr. Prettyman Clyde
Harrison president of the club Presented with
OF the Cvtan Creed yesterday Prettyman told members
he hoped to maintain the close association with them he
has In the past Mr. Harrison auded Mr. Pretymans past
achievements and predicted brilliant bench
Star Staff Photo
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
STR0LLINC THROUGH THE RANKS

Ye old NCO Club got back on the beam last Saturday might and really did some fine jumping.
 Even the bus driver looked hap py again to have had so many love- ly ladies riding with him again. We were happy too!
 Sgt. 'Pappy' Ware and Cpl. A. McNeil resumed that 'bartenders' look and passed each Bud' with much gusto and rapid fire batter. The junk that those two can put down is really something to listen to.
 The Squadron's band found the old, well-known groove and pro ceeded to ride therein very nicely What with S/Sgt. J. Ford blowing fine and mellow on the tenor, Pvt c. Graves "curing the skins" drumming to you), Pvt. B. Bose man cording the 'ivories' and S/Sgt. J. Wright sleeping between notes on the bass, twas good, at least to us it was.
 New Years Eve found all the boys preparing for a gala evening. Parties were popping all over the different sections of Hartford. Even though one needed canoes for shoes there were plenty of CTS gliding and sliding to all aforementioned sections.
 Some of the fellows attended very nice Tea given in honor of Miss Canty, one of Hartford's fine contributions to Hollywood. Yes! the one in California.
 Whats this about Pvt. E. Craig and S/Sgt. J. Wright being look alikes? Somebody had better watch somebody!
 The very attractive Miss M. E. Vaughn has gone and got herself ring for the third finger, left hand. Congratulations! Say fellows, are we of Bradley Field slipping? :? Don't tell us that they have bigger wolves at Fit. Benning!
 S/Sgt. w. Tabor took a jaunt to New York to see just what Times
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06

completed in 1923, a little more than three years before his death. He never heard it performed, though he conducted it's premiere in Vienna on the fourth of May, 1924. He had, at that time, been isolated from the world by deaf ness for twenty years.
 Neither did Smetana's deafness prevent the continuation of his creative activities. His entire life and his music were basically con- ditioned by his ardent Czech na- tionalism. As: an active propa- gandist for national liberation, he turned to opera as the most effec- tive medium for rendering and glorifying in music the life and traditions of his people. Later he carried this craving for the glori- fcation of his uniberated country into a cycle of symphonic poems entitled "Ma Vast" (My Country) through which he hoped to make his country glorious in the eyes of the outside world. For the Tuesday evening program two of these poems have been selected for inclu- sion-"The Moldau" and "From Bohemia's Fields and Meadows.
 The program begins at 1945- why not make Tuesday evenings at the Library a weekly habit?
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
Newbury USO Club Offers Facilities For Arts Contest

In conjunction with the Army Arts Contest (see box elsewhere in this issue), the Newbury USO Club at IF Newbury St., Boston, has announced that it has ade- quate facilities for all GI's wishing to enter the contest.
 The Club has all types of art materials available, including papers, paints, brushes, crayons and materials for sculptoring. In structors are also present to help those interested with their efforts.
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06

Square looks like around about midnight on New Years Eve. How was it?
 Did you make any resolutions for New Years? We made about 10. Guess what? Seven are broken already. Weak, ain't we?
 Glad to hear that Pvt. Bobby Roots is going to return to the ring. He is fine fighter.
 Say fellows, Sgt. Morris got a line or two from Cpl. Joe Brown from way down there and the good Corporal sends regards to all. The same from Cpl. Bruce Weaver.
 That age-old method of short sheeting ones bed really makes things tough on a fellow trying to get some sleep. For proof ask Pvt. E. Lee.
 As usual it's press time. So see you next week, same time and place.
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
POW P0qv>W0u
PFC. SALVATORE LaVALLE

Reports received in these quar- ters have it that the POW Guard boys have taken over the Monday night dance at the Rec Hall. And of course a grand time was had by the indominable Pvt. Zielinski, who b'gosh, is finally going to get him an education. He has met a beauti- full school teacher who promises that if he'll come on down to New London, she'll teach him proper.
 The boys picked up a few tricky new steps from Pvt. "I-Can't- Dance" Bradford who says that he knows how to go frontwards: "but what do I do to go back wards ?" As our old grandfather used to say: "Where ever there's life-bouy, there's 'ope."
 T/5 Philip Iorill has just tran scribed a love ditty to his wife in Naples, Italy. It was in her native tongue so that none of us could tell what was being said.
 The fellows all want to welcome the two new men who joined our outfit this past week, Pfc. Ed Brown and Pvt. Frank Stahlinski. We can all testify that they are swell guys, and if Franks Hart ford gal doesn't steal him from us,  we hope that he'll be able to spend the duration plus with us.
 After the NCO meeting Tuesday night, all the non-coms were shaw ing and putting pretty stuff on their hair. Gosh, what did the Lieu tenants have to say? Suppose we're finally going to get WAC con- tingent?
 And why was Pvt. Burke look ing at the diamonds in the PIX last week? Surely not you, Burke!
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, ''The Moldau, Features of Library Concert Tuesday

Next Tuesday evening the con- cert of recorded music at the Base Library will include just two com positions, the Ninth Symphony of Beethoven, and two symphonic poems from ''The Moldau' of Smetana.
 The music of Beethoven is es- sentially simple. Not in it's struc- ture but in it's underlying concepts it reveals an ingenuousness, a story unsophistication that are charac- teristic of Beethoven. Marvellous as is it's musical architecture, the Ninth Symphony (Choral) excites more wonder and more sympathy because of it's warm and engaging form. It is in the fourth movement of the symphony that Beethoven's music reaches that sublime altitude a single step beyond which it must of necessity become vocal if it is to tell more than the notes itself. There is constant growth in power and intensity; sudden pause, and 8 ringing baritone voice, imper- sonating, as it were, one of the or chestral instruments addressing it's fellows, urging them to forsake formless sound and raise a hymn of praise to Joy. The Ninth Sym phony is the last work from Bee thoven's hand in this form. It was
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06

his personal command between $2O0O and $5O00-would be freed from all the problems that sur round the ownership and manage ment of industrial property, such as maintenance, real estate taxes, public liability, and the need for compliance with local ordinances. Even more important, he would be able to use his limited capital for current operations instead of tie ing it up in fixed assets, such as real estate, which is one of the most frequent causes of early fail ures in small businesses.
 Space will not permit publication of complete details on the "Mul- tiple Industrial Tenancy Plan" but the Smaller War Plants Corpora tion has published a booklet on the subject.
 Multiple industrial tenancy is not proposed as the answer to all surplus plant problems" the SWPC warns, "and it is not sug- gested that anybody with an un- occupied factory on his hands cam reopen it as an industrial apart ment house and start making money"
 One of the most important aids to veterans who contemplate going into business after the war is the free technical advice which SWPC will supply on request.
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
Congress Gives
from Pdge One)
happy couple

but "the problem of finding tenants or purchasers for the remainder is unprecedented" since "never in his tory have that amount of industrial floor space or that many industrial buildings been thrown on the mar ket at any one time"
 But there is complementary problem-that of finding suitable space and buildings for manufac- turing enterprises of all kinds and sizes, problem which, SWPC says, "is always with us, even in the depths of the worst depression"
 SWPC suggests that it might be a good idea for groups of local real estate men, merchants, bank CTS, etc., to take over these poten- tial "derelicts" as normal profit making real-estate ventures and lease them to variety of small enterprises, supplying certain basic, or primary, services, such as freight facilities, process steam, hot water, etc. Each new enterprise could contract for exactly the space it needed with room for ex- pansion.
 Under such an arrangement the average returning serviceman- SWPC estimates he will have at
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06

MEET THE NEW CHAMP! An up and coming contestant for pin up honors is luscious Rhonda Fleming ,Uho ViH soon be seen in Darid Q. SeIznick' s production, 'SpelIbound, released thru United Artists. Under personal contract to Setznick, the gal is q cinch for bigger and better
 things.
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
HONOR ROLL
S1OO to $500

S1OO to $500 FREDERICK w. BRAINERD, Post Engineer. ABBY B. SOLOMON, Quartermas- ter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Fall From Train Kills
Transient

William Molnar, so, transient,
was found dead along the Nickel
Plate railroad tracks near Townwood,
east of Leipsic, it was announced by
Putnam County Sheriff Arnold Potts
and DR.. J. r. Echelbarger, county
coroner.
The coroner returned verdict of
accidental death and expressed the
belief Molner fell from a freight
train on which he had been riding.
The mans lower jaw was frac-
tured as was his left collar bone and
several ribs on the left side while
he had severe abrasions on his face
and head.
Papers found in his pocket showed
the man was born in Fayette county,
Indiana, but the authorities could
find no trace of relatives.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
HARDIN COUNTY
Vet On Way To acifc
Visits Mother At Ada

William Rambo, veteran of the war
in Europe is on a 30-day furlough
visiting his mother, Mrs. E. B.
Brown of Ada, and has been assigned
with his division, the 95th for service
in the Pacific.
Private Brown wears four cam
paign stars earned from the i'm
vasion of Normandy to the end of
the German war. His company the
555th quartermaster corps received
the Presidential Citation for its work
during the invasion. Private Brown
was assigned to the 95th infantry
during the battle of the Bulge in
Belgium. He will report with this
outfit early in August to a camp
near Trenton, N. J.
His brother, Staff Sgt. Harold
Rambo, veteran of the Merrill's Ma
rauder campaign in Burma, will soon
arrive home on discharge. Another
brother, Pfc. Charles Rambo is with
the 37th division.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Plaintiff Awarded Full
Amount Asked

Directed verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for S793.02 was returned
in the Allen county common pleas
court in the suit Of l.. E. Althaus of
near Lafayette against Albert j.
Sheipline and others. The case in
volved sale of livestock on a commits
sion basis.
The verdict was directed by Judge
Chester Pendleton of Findlay, who
presided at the trial of the case. In
directing the verdict, the court sus-
tanned a motion of council for the
plaintiff and overruled motions by
counsel for the defendants, who
asked the court to direct verdict
in favor of their clients.
Judge Pendleton granted the plain
tiff the full amount sought in the
action.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Arrest Fugitives Near
Bowling Green

An all-day search ended in the
arrest of Ray Stanfeld, Findlay, and
Robert Wade, of near Bowling Green,
who escaped from the guard house at
Camp Perry, state highway patrol
men reported.
The soldiers were found in Mrs.
Minnie Belton's home in Bloomdale.
She said they had forced entrance
and threatened her by telling her
they were armed, patrolmen said.
Officers said the pair admitted
they hitchhiked to Bowling Green
and forced Wade's wife to drive them
toward Bloomdale.
Sheriff's officers of Wood and Han
cock counties assisted in the search.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Congressman Jones Is
Going To Europe

Rep. Robert F. Jones, of Lima, a
member of the subcommittee of the
House of Appropriations Committee,
will leave Washington for Europe
July % to delve into foreign repre-
sentation problems there, he said in
Washington.
Rep. Jones wants to find out wheth-
er there is extensive duplication in
functions of Federal agencies in the
foreign field and whether economies
may be effected by reduced agencies
or personnel.
Jones said he would be in Europe
with the subcommittee for about
three months. Many governmental
agencies have offices and representa-
tives in European countries.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Postal Receipts Shat
ter Records

The Findlay post office shattered
records three ways in June when
it had the largest fiscal year increase
in the history of the post office,
ended the largest business ever trans
acted in any last quarter and broke
all previous figures for any June in
its history, Postmaster w. T. Ault
said recently
The fiscal year ended June 80 with
receipts totaling S271, 1852, an i'm
crease of 51,339.61 over 1914 when
receipts totalled $220,455.91.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Three Persons Injured
In Crossing Crash

Three persons were injured when
their car was struck by westbound
train at the Baltimore and Ohio
crossing in North Baltimore.
Mrs. Harry A. Wells, Jr., 20,
Hoytville, driver of the car, suffered
shoulder injury. Her brother, Mar
tin, II, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Swick, Findlay, and Miss Betty
Shaw, 20, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Shaw, North Baltimore, were
bruised.
This is the third accident for the
Swick boy within 15 weeks. His leg
is in a cast from a fracture suffered
in traffic accident 10 weeks ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Knight Loses Fight
For Freedom

Richard Knight, who admitted the
robbery-slaying of Loyal w. Bean,
Dunkirk grocer, IL years ago, served
almost 10 years in Ohio Penitentiary,
then obtained his freedom on a writ
of habeas corpus and for a year
fought vainly for his full release,
must serve life term for first de-
gree murder.
The Third District Court of APP
peals upheld the Hardin County Com
mon Pleas Court conviction of
Knight on first degree murder, and
Judge Arthur d. Tudor's sentence of
the man to life Imprisonment.
The appeals court reported it
found no error in the trial.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Fire Prevention Order
Backfires At Lima

Mayor w. l. Ferguson, who estab-
lished fire prevention bureau early
this year at Lima saw his action
backfre.
Perry McPheron, chief of the bu-
reau, served an order of Mayor Fer
guson, banning public meetings on
the third floor of City Mall until
certain conditions are corrected.
City Council chambers are on that
floor.
The bureau was established after
the Miner Hotel fire that claimed
two lives.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
800 Guardsmen Train
At Camp Perry

Eight hundred state guardsmen
and 65 officers of the Fourth Regi-
ment, went from Fremont Fair
grounds to Camp Perry to complete
a week of training. AT Camp Perry
the men will spend all their time on
the rifle range.
In the regiment are companies
from Toledo, Fremont, Findlay, Tiff
fin and Fostoria under command of
Col. Clarence E. Rowe, Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Highway Mishap Hurts
Grove Y0ungster

Emma Arm, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Arm, of Columbus Grove,
suffered severe head injury when
she ran into the side of a truck
south of Columbus Grove.
The child was taken to Memorial
hospital in Lima where her condition
was reported as fair She had wait
ed for an automobile to pass and
then ran across State Route 65 into
the side of the truck.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Grove Brothers Meet
In Paris

1t. John r. Meeks and Sgt. VIM.
Meeks, Jr., sons of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
S. Meeks, of Columbus Grove, recent
ly spent couple of happy days in
a Paris reunion after being separat-
ed for almost three years.
Another brother, Master Sergeant
Charles r. Meeks, former employe
of the Ball Store company, at North
Greek, is now stationed in the South
Pacific.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Two Escape From Lima
State Hospital

DR.. r. E. Bushong, superintendent
of the Lima State hospital for the
criminally insane, opened an investi-
cation into the escape of two pa
tients who sawed the bars Of sec
ond-foor window and lowered them
selves on a rope made of bedding.
Escapes were Harry Ashbaugh of
Toledo, transferred to the hospital
after being sentenced to the Ohio
penitentiary for operating motor
vehicle without the owners consent,
and Edward Winner of Cleveland
who had been sentenced to the peni-
tertiary for robbery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
Urge Water Treatment

A recommendation that drinking
water supplied by the municipal
waterworks at Delphos should be
treated by chlorinate chemicals has
been issued by the State Health De-
partment In a notice to Wendell
Davis, safety director, the health
board advised that board represen-
tative would come to meet with city
council.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-19
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

the fence, according to Thomas Dip
Ter, who witnessed the accident.
Miss Feid was released from Find
lay Hospital after treatment.
Dunlop said the plane a twin-en-
gine cabin cruiser owned by Fred
Hise, Findlay, was redesigned recent
ly and that he was testing it. He
said the accident occurred when he
attempted an emergency landing
after one of the motors cut out at an
altitude of 200 feet.