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Evening star., 1946-11-17

when the repository Of art in the
salt mines of Alt-Aussee, Austria,
was taken over by the Allies. records
the arrival date Of the collection
from Karinhall as March 1945. There
was additional information recorded
in the log to incriminate Goering
in the form of a recorded conversa-
ton in which Won Hummel, who was
Reichsleiter Martin Bormann's
secretary, refers to the deposits as
the most important works from
Reichsmarshal Goering's collection" !"
Collection of $4,000 Coins
Found in VOLTS Villa
Conditions north of Rome clearly
indicated the ever-increasing con-
fusion that attended German efforts
to hasten the removals Of their loot
from italy. Volumes Of erratic or
ders, dispatches, inquiries and in
structions were found with collec-
tions Of Italian art that were liter
ally dumped all over Northern italy
as far up as the Brenner Pass vii
lagos. A collection of more than
$4,000 ancient gold coins was found
in the villa in Bolzano which Gen.
Carl Wolff, the senior SIS officer in
Italy, occupied.
The Wehrmacht removed the col
lection from the cellars of the royal
castle In Cuneo, when it seized the
royal treasure of the italian mon
archy In l943. Similarly, the Wehr-
macht removed the Abyssinian
crowns from their places in the
Museo., Coloniale, Rome. These
were recovered in Monza, by the
Ministry Of Africa Italiana, and were
eventually returned to Rome. Ulti-
mate restitution to Abyssinia has
yet to be acted upon.
The most notorious instances Of
German removals concerned the
paintings and sculptures from the
italian repositories In Tuscany. On
July 8, 1945, the contents OF the
deposit at the Villa Boss-rucci In
Montagnana, which consisted of 2S1
paintings from the Pitti and Uffizi
Galleries, were removed by the Ger
mans to Marano sui Panaro. near
Bologna.
On July %, 1s45. German trucks
were loaded with 26 cases of antique
sculptures that had been deposited
at Dicamano and transported them
TO Verona.
In August OF the same. year. a
number OF trucks were loaded with
the iS3 cases Of sculptures and 6s2
Evening star., 1946-11-17
BY Herman P. Hevenor Ill

I" HE value Of the Allied pro-
gram for the protection of
IL artistic and historic treas
ures in Europe has not been
Evening star., 1946-11-17
Best Sellers
NATIONWIDE.

NAtlON-W1DE.
tAeeordinE to PuhIishets' Weekly
FICTION. =. 10 Il
1st--This Side Of Innocence, Taylor
Caldwell
2d-Ths Hueksters, Frederic Wake
man.
Sd-The Foxes Of Harrow, Frank
Yerby.
4th-The Fsfl Of valsr, Charles Jack
son.
bth-Rhubarb. H. Allen Smith.
NONFICTI0N.
1st-Peaee of Mind, Joshua L. Lieb-
man.
sd-The EsE and I. Betty MacDon-
3d--As He Saw II, Elliott Roosevelt.
4th-I Chose Freedom, Victor Krav-
chenko.
5th-The Lowells and Their Seven
Worlds, Ferris Greenslet.
Evening star., 1946-11-17

so great as that Of Naples or other
places In Germany and Austria, but
Montecassino had been the symbol
Of l, 400 years Of religious and educa-
tional activity. 1t was known as the
last bastion of defense for things of
the mind and spirit throughout gen.
erations Of European turmoil.
Rome was occupied by the troops
OF the American 5th Army on June
4, 1914. The Vatican was undoubt-
edly instrumental in saving the city
from damage at the hands OF the
Allied and Axis troops. Damage to
Rome and its environs was very
slight; In fact, the ancient and ven
cradle Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori
lie Mura was the only casualty in a
city Allied with irreplaceable histori-
cal monuments. The church was
struck on July 10. 1943, by one 1000
pound, high-explosive bomb, during
an Allied attack on the important
railway freight yards in the south
eastern part Of the city. The prox-
unity Of the church to the target
marked 1t to become q victim Of
the war.
Rome wasn't spared the expert
ence Of wanton German destruction
and looting, however. The archives
OF the southern areas of the Latium
were burned, especially those Of
the Angevin dynasty in their re-
pository In the villa Montesano.
near Nola. The pleasure barges Of
Tiberius and Caligula, the last of
the great Roman Emperors, were
burned along with their beautiful
museum, for no other reason than
senseless destruction. The cam
panilli Of the churches of the
Palazzo della Ragione at Fano, in
the Marches. were dynamited In
such q way as to create road blocks
and at the same. time cause ex-
tensive damage to the interior of
the Palazzo.
Germans Left Behind Data
On Lootins of Italy
The Southern European fountain
head Of the German ambition to
sequester all Of the art treasures of
Europe completely collapsed when
the Allies captured Rome. There
was no great effort required to
secure the headquarters Of the
Hermann Goering Division, the IS,
and the Wehrmacht; the ofiices Of
agents of Martin Bormann and
Reichsleiter Alfred Rosenberg were
easily acquired intact; and the
caches of German loot stored in
Roman libraries, palaces and mu-
seumS were recovered.
In fact, 1t was something Of q
routine job to ascertain all neces-
sary information about each piece
Of loot the Germans took from
Southern Italy, catalogue and iden-
tify the art treasures left in Rome,
and surnise from documents the
Germans left behind exactly what
art treasures had been removed to
Germany.
Goerins Ordered Shift
Of Art Works to Munich
1t was not until early in June,
1916, however, that American Of
ficers were able to interrogate the
Germans intimately connected with
looting operations in Italy, in order
to know what the Germans did
remove from Italy. At this time,
Walter Andreas Hofer, who was
Goering's art dealer and collection
director, was available for inter-
rogation and he was closely ques-
toned about his part in the re-
moval Of works OF art from Naples
and Montecassino.
Hofer said that he FIRST became
advised of the appearance of the
art from Naples and Montecassino
in December, 1913. He said he was
called to Renickendorf, near Ber-
lin, headquarters of the Herman
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-16

Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 22nd day of June, l946.
 HELEN V. FRIEND, Cler,,. Of the City of Juneau, Alaska. fhst publication, June 22, 1946. L..--;: publication, July 9. 1946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-16
NOTICE OF ELECTION
TO: The Electors of the City of

TO: The Electors of the City ot Jul neau, Territory of Alaska:
 Notice is hereby given thGt pur- suant to the provisions of law and the Ordinances of the City of Ju- neau. Alaska, a Special Election will oe- held in conformity herewith on he 23rd day ~t July, 1946, between he hours of 0 AM. and PM. of that day for the purpose of ex- 1l essing approval or disapproval of Ordinance No. 306, of the City of Juneau, Alaska, which was passed md approved by the City Council on June 7th, 1946, which Ordinance is entitled:
 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO RICHARD r. LEWIS, A CITI- ZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, RESIDING IN PIEDMO ONT, CALIFORNIA, HIS HEIRS, SUC- CESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT TO PLACE, LAY AND MAINTAIN PIPES, PIPELINES, MAINS, CONDUITS, CONDUCT ORS, VALVES, SHUT OFFS, MANHOLES, AND OTHER APP PLIANCES FOR THE CON- QUOTING, HOLDING, OR SUP PLYING OF WATER FOR DO- MYSTIC, FIRE EXTINGUISH- MENT, POWER AND OTHER PURPOSES, IN, UPON, ALONG, AND UNDER THE STREETS, ALLEYS, AVENUES AND THOR OUGHFARES AND PUBLIC HIGHWAYS IN THE CITY OF / JUNEAU, ALASKA AND TO EX- EXCISE THE PRIVILEGE OF SUPPLYING WATER TO THE INHABITANTS OF SAID CITY, OR TO CORPORATIONS OR OTHERS, FOR DOMESTIC, FIRE EXTIN GUS H M ENT, MANUFACTURING, OR OTHER USES, AND OF CONDUCTING A WATER WORKS BUSINESS WITHIN SAID CITY.
 The Common Council of the City of Juneau, having heretofore, by Resolution duly designated the pol ling place for the special election, the voters and electors are hereby notified:
 That all duly qualified voters re- siding within the boundaries of the City of Juneau will vote at the Fire Apparatus Room in the City Hall Building at the corner of West Fourth and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska as designated in the Resolu- ton of the City Council passed and approved on June 7th, 1946.
 That the ballot which will be used at the election will contain the following proposition:
 FOR--Ordinance No. 306
 granting a franchise
 to Richard F. Lewis,
 for the maintenance
 of a Water System. AGAINST-Ordinance No. 306
 granting 1TduCIllSe
 to Richard F. Lewis,
 for the maintenance
 Of a Water System. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 22nd day of June, 1946.
 HELEN V. FRIEND, Clcl,,. Of the City of Juneau, Alaska. fhst publication, June 22, 1946. L.,~~;; publication, July 9. 1946.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
Bluffton Man Witnesses Two Power
Line ElectrOcutiOns I'm Six Months
~~-ss

The second fatality in six months
struck power line construction
crew of which Robert Kohler and
William Klass, both of Bluffton are
members, taking the life of Carl
Lamb, SO, of Delaware, who lived
here at the Pine hotel last winter
while new electrical installations
were being made for the Central
Ohio Light and Power company be-
tween Bluffton and Findlay.
Lamb died in a Wooster hospital
last Friday as the result of electrical
burns received four days previously
when he came in contact with a
high tension line carrying about
1000 volts at Marshallville in Wayne
county.
At the time of the mishap Kohler
and Klass were working with Lamb
and the fatality recalled freak ac-
cident which affected the same crew
employed by the O'Rourke lectrical
Service company of Mt. Vernon
while it was working for the Gen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Theron Ridinger,
Columbus Grove, boy, Robert
Eugene, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas w. Lora, Lima,
girl, Nancy Ann, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Thompson,
Bluffton, a boy, Louis Raymond, Jr.,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Niswander,
Bluffton, a girl, Rosemary Elise,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schnegg of
Plymouth, Mich, girl, Gail Paula,
born at Worthwhile hospital, North
vile, Mich, last Wednesday. Mrs
Schnegg is the former Cletus Adams
daughter of VIM. Adams of near Mt
Cory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mccain of
Roxana, ILL.,, a boy, James Albert
born at Alton Memorial hospital
Alton, H., August 20. Mrs. Mccain
is the former Elizabeth Balmer
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Balmer south of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
BlufftOn Youths Prize Winning
Steer Brings S425 At Auction

A Shorthorn steer raised and ex-
hibited by Harry Burkholder, Bluff
ton high school youth, was judged
grand champion of the Allen county
fair at Delphos, Thursday afternoon.
The animal, sold in the annual
livestock auction, brought S425.60 or
38 cents a pound, being purchased
by Delphos bank.
Burkholder, the son of Mr.. and
Quinten Burkholder living north of
Bluffton on the county line was
graduated last spring from high
school here where he had been an
agriculture student and member of
the Future Farmers of America.
In addition to the cash return,
Burkholder will receive a free trip
to the National Livestock exposition
at Chicago next December. Other
prize winners in the junior show at
the fair who have received trips to
the Chicago exposition are Marilu
Amstutz and Roy Reiehenbach of
Beaverdam.
Arthur Niswander of ,Bluffton re-
ceived an award of special show
halter for neatness of exhibit and
ability to show.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
Rigors Of Travelling In Postwar
Europe Described BY Bluffton Woman
Barbara Hauenstein Writes Of
Trip From Beirut to Eng
land Via France
Boats And Trains Overcrowded
Delays In Customs And
Money Exchange

Difficulties in travelling through
Europe's postwar madhouse of con.
fusion are detailed in a letter to
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Hauenstein, of Campus drive, from
Barbara Joyce Hauenstein.
Her experiences were connected
with journey completed on August
IA from Beirut, Syria, to England
where she is to be married in Edin.
burg, Scotland soon to w, M. c.
Todd, British army officer she met
in the Near East during the course
of the war.
On the first leg of her trip she
was on a boat with a missionar,
friend, a Mrs. Koch, enroute tt
Geneva to put her two children in
school, and Alice Magarian, who i.
Continued on page %
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
SCHOOLS TO Open
FOR FALL TERM
TUESDAY MORNING
Schools Will Start Tuesday
With Full Schedule of Class
es, Superintendent Says
With Few Changes In Staff Of
Instructors, Teaching Assign
ments Virtually Same

Bluffton public schools will oper
for the fall term with a full day OF
class work, starting at $3.50 a. m
next Tuesday morning, it was an
nounced this week by Supt. Ralph
Lanham.
Enrolment this fall is expected to
show little change from that of last
year, slightly under 500, and with
few teacher designations there will
be minimum of changes in
schedules of instruction.
New students enrolling in the
school for the first time, and others
who want to make changes, may
obtain interviews with school officials
at the office from a. m. until p.
m. Thursday or Friday, the superin-
tendent said.
Schedule cards for all students
will be available on Thursday OF
Friday during the same hours.
A teachers meeting to be held
Monday morning at 10:30 O'Clock
has been announced by Supt
Lanham.
High school teaching assignments
for the coming term are as follows
Supt. Ralph Lanham-business
arithmetic.
Prin. Gerhard Buhler-physics and
general science.
Harry Barnes-agriculture (half
time-mornings only; afternoons in
Beaverdam.)
Florence Duffield-shorthand, typ
ing, bookkeeping.
Wilford Geiger-Science 7th &
9Th grade, chemistry, biology.
w. A. Howe-sociology, English,
government, economics.
Mildred Keel-English, Latin.
Elizabeth Mohr-home economics.
Theresa Slusser-history, social
science.
Sidney Stettler-mathema
John Martin-music, vocal and
instrumental.
Kent Cotterman-boys and girls
physical education and coach.
Mrs. Mabel Lantz-art mornings
only, afternoons in grade school.)
Mrs. Paul Cramer-speech &
dramatics (afternoon only.
Dwight Spayth-industrial arts,
mechanical drawing.
Ocie Anderson-library science.
The grade school teaching staff
includes:
1st-Meredith Stepleton
2nd-Mrs. Dwight Spayth.
2 & 3rd-Mrs. Clayton Murray.
3rd-Minerva Hilty.
4th-Robert Ewing.
5th-Mrs. Adella Oyer.
6th-Theola Steiner.
John Martin-music supervisor.
Mrs. Lantz-art supervisor-after'
moons only.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
With Service Men

Two Bluffton men, Frederick
Tschantz and Charles Steiner who
have been in the army of occupation
in Japan are reported enroute home.
Both have been stationed in Japan
since shortly after the close of the
war.
Sgt. Richard Fett, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pleyel Fett of Col. Grove ar
rived home Saturday after receiving
his discharge from the Army at Ft.
George G. Meade, Maryland. He
spent 20 months in the service.
Robert F. Beemer, BM &c, of LOG
Riley street has re-enlisted under
continuous service in the Navy.
Beemer has four years naval serv-
ice, the majority of which was spent
in the Pacific area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29

Rejecting this years upsurge in
general college attendance class of
125 freshmen is expected at Bluff
ton college this fall.
1t will be the largest first-year
class since before the war, accord
ing to college sources, and registra-
ton of upper classmen also is ex-
pected to show a marked upswing
from the limited numbers enrolled
here during hostilities.
Freshmen win arrive on the cam
pus Friday, September 6, for three
DAYS of orientation activity. Upper
class students will register on Tues
day, Sept. 10, with freshmen regis
tration following on Wednesday
September IL.
Regular classroom work will be-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
TUO Will Teach
In RalUSOn School

Two Bluffton teachers, Miss Mary
Stearns and Mrs. Magdalene Oyer
Suter will teach in Rawson at the
opening of school next week, it is
announced by r. K. Derrickson,
superintendent of schools of that
place.
Miss Stearns will teach music and
English and Mrs. Suter will teach
English and Latin.
Virgil Borkosky of Bluffton Route
will be janitor of the school.
Two of last years teachers, Bettye
Lewis of Bluffton, instructor in mu-
sic and Margie Weimer of Findlay
expect to teach in Florida and will
leave the middle of September for
West Palm Beach.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
BluftOn Mans
Grandfather Dies

Gerald w. Clever and family of
South Main street were in Lexing-
ton, Ohio, Thursday to attend fun
eral services held for his grandfath-
er, George Clever, 81, who died at
his home in Kissimee, Floreda, on
Monday of last week.
Mr.. Clever resided on a farm
northeast of Lafayette until about
five years ago when he and his
wife moved to Florida.
Surviving are his wife, two child
rem, ten grandchildren and nine
great grandchildren.
Others from this vicinity attend
ing the funeral services were Mr..
and Mrs. Orvan Writ of Lafayette
and Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Writ of
Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
Spends Summer At
University Of Mexico

Miss Phyllis Heckathorn, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Hecka-
thorn of North Baltimore, former
Bluffton residents, arrived by plane
in Cincinnati the latter part of last
week from Mexico City where she
attended the National University of
Mexico the past two months.
She will return next month to
Oxford to begin her senior year at
Miami university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heckathorn motored
to Cincinnati to meet their daugh-
ter and spend the week end at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Yoder,
the latter being sister of Mrs.
Heckathorn.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
WOMEN'S NYLONS
ARE CHIEF LOOT in
TWO BURGLARlES
Georgia Yerger, Clinton Balmer
Residences Looted i'm Day
time RObberieS
Thirteen Pairs Of Nylons Bulk
Of Loot; Personal Posses
siOns Taken

Women's nylon hose were the
principal loot in two daylight
burglaries of farm homes in the
Bluffton area reported over the
weekend.
Thirteen pairs of nylons and per-
sonal possessions were carried away
by burglars who broke into the
homes of Georgia Yerger, three and
one-half miles southwest of Bluff
ton in Richland township, and Clin-
ton Balmer, two and one-half miles
north of town in Union township
according to reports made to au-
thorities.
Miss Yerger told deputies from
the Allen county sheriff's office that
looters entered her home thru a
basement window while she was in
Lima, last Saturday afternoon.
House Ransacked
Personal possessions valued at $50
were taken including 10 pairs of
nylon hose, black onyx ring and
two bed sheets. A door at the top
of the basement stairs was forced
open and the house was thoroly
ransacked, with contents of desk
and bureau drawers dumped on the
floor. -.s,- ,sxs
While the Balmer family was at
a picnic Sunday afternoon, providers
ransacked their home in the same
fashion, according to a report made
to the Hancock county sheriff.
Burglars broke into the house
thru rear door and took three
pairs of nylons received thru the
mail on Saturday, some peaches,
women's dresses and accessories.
Similarity of the two burglaries
has been responsible for conjecture
they were the work of the same
band.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
Real Estate Deals

Woodrow Little, Bluffton rural
route mail carrier has purchased the
residence recently built by VIM.
Lahman on South Main street. Mr..
and Mrs. Little and family expect
to occupy the property soon, moving
from the r. L. Triplett farm four
miles northwest of Bluffton where
they now live.
Leland Sechler who recently pur-
chased in the Fred Mueller addition
on Jefferson street two lots east of
the Eph Geiger residence sold one
adjoining the Geiger property to
Wayne Lugibill who recently re-
turned here from California.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29

trail Ohio Light and Power company
on a contract basis here last Febru-
airy.
Killed in the accident here was
Frederick f. Zimmerman, 81, who
was struck with high tension wire
broken by flying rocks from blast
he had set off to make hole for
a new power pole. The accident oc-
Cured near the Central Ohio pla. !.
Kohler was working with the crew
when Zimmerman lost his life, and
again was present last week when
Lamb came into contact with the
line and was electrocuted. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Kohler.
Klass, recently discharged from
the Navy, is a new member of the
O'Rourke crew. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bedt Klass, of west of Bluffton, are
his parents.
Kohler ws one of the pail bearers
at Lambs funeral in Delaware, last
Monday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
NO MEAT PRICE
CHANGE EXPECTED
UNTIL RE-C0NTROL
Prices Probably Will Remain
AS Now Until Resumption OF
OPA Control September 9
New Prices Set For Meat Ex-
pected Near June 30 Levels
When OPA Was Dropped

Retail prices in Bluffton meat
markets will remain steady until the
September 8 deadline set for resump-
tion of OPA control, operators of
local establishments indicated this
week.
Barring undue fluctuations of
livestock prices, no drop in meat
prices can be expected thru the
intervening week and one-half period
of free trading.
What prices will be after re-
control becomes effective on Septem-
ber 9 is largely a matter of con-
lecture this week, altho reports from
Washington where the OPA and the
Department of Agriculture are work
ing on new ceilings indicate meat
will revert to prices near June 80
levels.
With the resumption Of opA price
control, meat subsidies in effect on
June 90 also will be re-instated.
Meanwhile meat market operators
say farmers are planning unusually
heavy marketing this week before
the September deadline. OF this
volume of livestock portion would
not be marketed until late fall
under ordinary circumstances, but
selling now is favored while the
market remains free of controls.
In again slapping controls on
meat, which represents about 10 per
cent of the average family's food
budget, the board said that prices
had risen unreasonably above June
80 ceilings plus subsidies.
Other OPA developments of the
last week brought an 1S-cents a ton
boost in soft coal prices, and 80
cents ton on anthracite.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
RE-SU RFACINC OF
FOUR STREETS IS
COMPLETED HERE
Work Done On Parts Of Kibler,
Cherry Streets; College
And Lake Avenues
Hard Surface Also Put On
Grade School Grounds And
Under Harmon Stadium

Re-surfacing parts of four Bluff
ton streets and hard surfacing Bluff
ton grade school grounds and the
area under Harmon field stadium
was completed during the past week
in the towns first stone chip-tar as
phalt treatment program since early
in the war.
Improved in the street program
were Kibler street from Main to
Grove. street; College avenue from
Jackson street to the College road
Cherry street from the Nickel Plate
railroad to the County Line road ;
Lake avenue from North Main
street to the A. C. & Y, and the
alley at the rear of the Community
hospital from Main street to Har-
mon road.
Applied in the improvements to
streets were 1900 gallons of tar as
phalt preparation and 275 tons of
stone.
GRADE SCHOOL GROUNDS
Hard surfacing of the grade
school grounds and the area under
the stadium took $500 gallons of
tar asphalt and $50 tons of stone.
Work on the school grounds and
at Harmon field was a part of the
towns revived recreational program
sponsored by the recreation commit
tee of the Business Mems associa-
ton.
Application of the stone chip-tar
asphalt surface was made by Leo
Cossett and Son, Findlay road con-
tractor, with the Bluffton street
maintenance crew assisting.