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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01
ARMY NIPS NAzI
PLOTS IN RAIDS
Reports OF Battling, How
ever, Branded By Of
ficers AS False
Bv JOHN B. McDERMOTT

FRANKFURT, March 31-W.H-
Leaders of far-flung renascent
Nazi conspiracy were caught nap
ping in a series of lightning pre-
dawn raids Sunday and were yank-
ed from their beds before they
could fire a single shot in self-de-
tense, United States Army counter
intelligence officials disclosed.
Brig. Gen. Edwin L. sibert, U. S.
Intelligence chief, said over 200
Nazi suspects-nQre than 80 per
cent of those earrHarked for arrest
in the American Occupation zone
had been jailed BY noon Sunday.
He said these figures demonstrated
how well the secret of the long
pending Operation nursery had
been kept.
"Targets' Questioned
Sibert explained that many of the
700 targets" of the raids had been
questioned but not detained. He
said the few suspects who had
eluded raiders would probably be
rounded up Sunday afternoon.
An official conmunique issued by
U. S. Army European theater head
quarters at noon said there has
been no indication of any resistance
offered to raiding parties.
Headquarters officials said press
reports that Nazi suspects in many
western German homes barricaded
their doors and shot it out with
American agents "are untrue and
without any basis of fact"
Near Bamberg
Reports from all regional coun-
ter-inteligence corps offices in the
American zone showed that only
one shot. was fired during the
raids. The incident occurred near
Bamberg when an American raider
shot the lock off the door of a
house when sleeping residents
failed to answer his knocks.
The roundup of Nazi suspects
was carried out simultaneously in
the British occupation zone and in
Austria. High intelligence sources
said the Russians may have con-
Quoted similar raids in their sector
at the same time. They explained
that American agents had tipped
off Soviet authorities about the
whereabouts of gang members in
their zone.
Incomplete reports from key
cities in the American zone showed
70 persons arrested in Bamberg-
See ARMY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01
BLUE BABY OVER
HUMP IN HOSPITAL
Whiteville Child "Out OF
Oxygen" Johns Hop
kins Reports

Flora Frances Warlick, four
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Warick, Whiteville, who
was operated on Thursday at Johns
Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, Md,
for a Blue Baby condition, was
reported lover the hump" last
night by DR.. William Scott, staff
surgeon at the institution.
No Complication
DR.. Scott, said that the little girl,
sufferer with the unsual circula-
tory ailment, underwent the deli
cate operation on her heart devel-
oped by Dr.. Alfred .Blalock, chief
surgeon of the hospital, and DR..
Helen B. Taussig, and that no COM
plications had developed and her
post-operative condition was con-
sidered good.
"She is out of oxygen and eating
See BLUE BABY on Page 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01
HIGHER PRIORITY
VETERANS MAY SOON GET
SURPLUS GOODS CHANCE

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Up,
Chairman Carter Manasco, D.,
Ala, announced Sunday night thai
bis House Executive Expenditures
committee will take action this
week On legislation to give veter-
ans a higher priority in their
scramble for governm ent-owned
surplus property.
At present, veterans have first
preference after (D government
agencies and CD states, counties
and municipalities. The Manasco
bill would place the veterans pri-
GRITTY one notch higher, that is
Immediately after government
agencies and ahead of the states
and municipalities.
Meets Wednesday
Manassas committee will meet
Wednesday and he anticipates
little opposition.
Something must be done and
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01
TODAY and TOMORROW
by WALTER LIPPMANN

ing would make 1t much more diff
ficult, especially in peace time. II
would make secrecy by govern
ment officials unlawful and would
make it lawful, and also righteous,
honorable and not too imprudent,
for any one to expose violations Of
the rules and to inform the in
spectors.
DR.. Szilard examines the details
of the problem of inspection in
Chapter IL. It may be added here
that, under agreements Of the type
we are explaining, the prohibitions
that would prevent effective in
spection are outlawed, and there
See LIPPMANN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01

done fast" he told newsmen. eve
have received many complaints
that veterans have not been able
to get a fair share of the available
surplus property. We hope this
increase in their priority will help
change the situation.'
Nears Showdown
Meanwhile, the House Rules
committee neared a showdown on
resolution to set up a special
seven-man committee to investi.
gate the whole surplus property
situation. Committee sources pre-
dicted it would approve the inquiry
resolution introduced by Rep.
Roger c. Slaughter, D., Mo.
Manassas committee recently
completed a two-months probe OF
disposal problems and plans to re-
open its hearings soon. Slaughter
See VETERANS On Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01
GOWK HUNTING SEASON OPENS
Today, Being April I,
Onlv Time To Hunt En-

the same thing to Scotsman
as a poisson d'avril' is to a
Freshman. "Gowk" is Scottish
for 'cuckoo" and poisson" is
French for "fish."
Amount To Same
Put them both in the same
pot and they both boil down to
the same thing - an april
Fool"
Before you boil them down,
however, you have to put them
in the pot. And before you can
See GOWK on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01
Big Furnaces
To Shutdown
ForWalkout
Secretary OF Labor Ex.
poets Strike To Be Of
Short Duration
ROYALTY FEE ISSUE
Labor Leader Said To Be
Demanding H ealth,
Welfare Fund
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, Monday, April
1.-U.R-More than 100000
United Mine Workers struck
the soft coal industry early to-
day, forcing a 26-state shut
down that raised a new threat
to reconversion.
President Truman made no
attempt to forestall the walk
out. He was said to feel that
the union and operators should
continue to strive to resolve
their differences through col
lective bargaining.
PITTSBURGH, March 81.
-P)-A general strike by
100000 miners, starting at
midnight Sunday doomed over
the nations soft coal fields,
threatening to a p p | y t h Q
brakes to the postwar recon-
version program.
Hopes of an eleventh-hour solus
ton of the controversy between
j ohm L. Lewis United Mine Work.
ers (AFL) and the coal producers
slipped away with failure to reach
an agreement at their conferences
in Washington.
The government called on Paul
Fuller, Ohio, special mediator in
the rubber industry, to mediate
the differences. Conferences were
See MINERS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01
BY LARRY HIRSCH

Hurry, folks. You'd better get
right on down to the game
warden's office this morning
and get your hunting license,
Because today is the open
season on ''hunting the April
goWk.'
Only Day For Sport
moreover, today is the only
day of the year for the SPORT
so you'd better make the most
of it before midnight tonight.
An "April goHk," you see, Is
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01

EGdUdE To IIdCk
Radar will track the giant mis-
siles, and. preparations have been
made to collect scientific data of
several kinds during the flight,
which will be reduced from nor
NAL 200 to about 80 miles.
Maj. Gen. Gladden. M. Barnes,
chief of the Army Ordnance de-
partment's research and develop
ment service, said in the announce
ment that ''the tests will give us a
stepping off spot in the field OF
guided MISSILES" he added:
"From here we can 60 afield and
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01

will save much time and money
in developing bigger and faster
rockets"
Barnes asserted that although
Germany spent Is years in in
tensive rocket research resulting
in the w, the United States "now
has an equal knowledge of the
rocket
The rockets were captured in
the final stages of the war, dis
mantled and shipped to the United
See FLIGHT On PATE Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01
Flight Into Space

WASHINGTON, March 81. -O9-The Army completed prep
araons Sunday fantastic series of flights by rs reassembed
Naz w rockets with the perfecng larger
faster of American design.
The first will be fired May in the New Mexico desert the
White Sands proving Others will be set off at intervals
of about week, the War department announced
Speeding to maximum velocity of $500 miles hour the
V2s expected reach 100 miles space
greater altitude than the Germans attained their
bombardment of London, Antwerp Liege.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01

Editors Note: This is the fifth
in a series of nine articles taken
from Walter Lippman's contrlbu-
ton to the book, zone World or
None" The book is published by
Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill
Book company, inc. Mr.. Lippman
is on a tour of Europe. His ITO
day and Tomorrow will be re-
suned in The Star when he re-
turns.
Even in time Of war among
well-nigh absolute sovereign states,
the enforcement of complete secre-
CIV is exceedingly difficult and IN
large degree imperfect. The kind
of agreement that we are discuss
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-01
Darkey's Meditation s
Begin In Today's Star
By HAMBONE

Yessah here isl Maybe you folks don't know yt
i amt suiprized eff you dont-but aPs gwine t. be
lots better quainted shore yore bawn. likes mos
body all de folks like me speshul]y de little folks
Why. man, I'm Hambone! Cose I is! An I'm gWine t
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. John Swisher and
Mrs. Idessa Henry are occupying
part of the George Klay residence
on Mound street until they can build
new residence on the former John
Badertscher lot on East Kibler
street which they recently purchased.
A garage has been built on the lot
and is being used for storage pur-
poses. The Swishers sold their
South Main street property last fall
to Ben Amstutz, north of Bluffton
who is now occupying the place.
Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND Guider who
formerly resided on Riley street
have moved to a location near Ada
where he is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle McCartv have
moved from Lafayette and are oc-
cupying an apartment on Mound
street in the Wade Finton property.
Mrs. Hattie B. Turner, who form
erly lived with her son Earl Turner
of near Ada, left Tuesday to make
her home with relatives in Indian.
apolis.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Former Nurse viii
LiUe In Porto Rico

Miss Ruth Soldner, former nurse
at Bluffton hospital whose marriage
to Ellwyn Hartzler took place on
March 2 will live in Porto Rico
where she and her husband will be
engaged in relief work under direc-
ton of the Mennonite Central COM
mittea-
Miss Soldner resigned her position
at the hospital here shortly before
her marriage which took place in
the First Mennonite church at
Berne, Indiana.
She is the daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. 7. H. Soldner of Berne and
Mr.. Hartzler is the son of Rev. and
Mrs. r. L. Hartzler of Bloomington,
Illinois.
Mrs. Hartzler is a graduate OF
the Bethel Deaconess hospital al
Newton, Kansas, and has been con.
nected with the hospital here since
last June. Mr.. Hartzler was grad
uated from Bluffton college in 194l
and is a member of the Civilian
Public Service unit of the sanitation
and health project at Mulberry
Florida.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
HIGH SCHOOL WILL
HOLD GRADUATION
THURSDAY, MAY q
Announce Commencement Exer-
cises for Class of Forty-two
Seniors
Grove Patterson of Toledo,
Class Speaker; Alumni Re-
union May "a

Grove Patterson, editor of The To-
ledo Blade and one of Americas best
known newspapermen, will be the
speaker at Bluffton High school COM
mencement exercises, Thursday night,
May %.
The Toledo editor is an eloquent
speaker, whose topics are always
timely. Recently he completed trip
to Japan and Manchuria which was
reviewed at length in the editorial
column he writes for his newspaper.
Announcement of the commence
ment date was made this week by
Superintendent of Schools Ralph Lam
ham, after it's confirmation by the
board of education.
There are AZ in this years class the
superintendent said.
Other events scheduled in the COM
mencement week calendar include the
Alumni banquet, Friday night, May
"a; and presentation of the senior
class play, Monday and Tuesday
nights, May 20 and 21.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Last Rites Monday
For Eugene Peterson

Ernest Eugene Peterson, 55, for
mer employee of The Tliplett Elec-
tricaI Instrument Co., who resided in
the Kibler apartments on S. Main
street, died in the Lyle Convalescent
Home at Ada, last Saturday morn
ing.
Pneumonia was the cause of his
death, but he had been in failing
health for more than two years.
Peterson had been a lifelong resi-
dent of the Ada community before
moving to Bluffton 40 months ago.
He was an affiliate member of
the Methodist church here.
He was married Nov. 20, 1911, to
Alma Marty, who survives. Other
survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
Margie Huber, of Bluffton, and two
sons, Richard E. Peterson, chief
machinist mate of the U. S. Navy,
and 1t Harold L. Peterson, with the
army air corps.
Peterson was lifelong member of
the Sugar Grove Methodist church,
where funeral services were held
Monday afternoon. Rev. ]. A. Weed,
pastor of the Bluffton Methodist
church, assisted in the service. Bur-
ial was in Woodlawn cemetery, Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Rodney, Son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Newlin Habegger Home
from Hospital
Child Stricken with Disease
Last Fall Was Only Case in
This Area

Rapid recovery from critical at
tack of infantile paralysis, suffered
last October, has made it possible
for four-year-old Rodney Keith Ha-
begger to return to the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Newlan
Habegger, of two miles north of
Beayerdam.
With both legs and back affected
by the dread disease, the child was
taken to Lima Memorial hospital
last October 10, after being stricken
two days earlier.
GETS SISTER KENNY TREATMENT
He received there the famous Sis
ter Kenny treatment, and on his re-
turn home was virtually cured, ex-
cept for the fact that he walks with
brace on one leg.
For short distances, however, he
can walk without use of the brace,
and there is hope that he may even
tually recover full use of the limb.
Little Rodney's attack was the
only case in this vicinity last fall,
altho in some parts of the state i'm
fantile paralysis claimed a record
list of victims.
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SIX ALLEN COUNTY
MEN In CURRENT
DRAFT SUM MONS
Group Called in March Quota
Sent TO Fl. Hayes in
Columbus
One Bluffton Man in Group of
Six Sent for Preinduction
Physical Exams

Two Bluffton area men were
among the six registrants from Al
len County Board No. 3 inducted in
to the armed forces at TT. Hayes,
Columbus, on March /.
Both of the inductees were from
Lafayette, George Seth Thayer, of
Route /, and Frederick Samuel
Kline, of Box 3S.
One Bluffton man was forwarded
with group of six for pre-physical
examination. He is Paul +. Reich
enbach, of Route l, Bluffton.
Others inducted in the March call
were Lawrence King and John W.
Rothe, both Of Lima; Delbert J.
Dohner, Elida; and James B. Violet,
Delphos.
In the group forwarded for pre-
induction examination were William
Parlette, Harrod; Raymond Branson
and Mark A. Kniss, Elida; John A.
Trentman, Delphos, and Byron ID.
Spallinger, Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Riley Creek Baptist Church Will
Mark 77th Founding Anniversary
Basket Lunch and Program Set
for Wednesday Night of
Next Week
Church Was Founded March 20.
1869; Present Membership
of 1876

More than three-quarter of a
century's service in the rural Orange
township area where it is located
will be marked at the 18th annivers-
ary celebration of Riley Greek Bap-
tist church Wednesday night of next
week.
A program of many features,
opening with a basket lunch at
Z p. M, is planned.
Featured in the evenings presen-
Nations will be program of gospel
music by Wilbur Fish, of Columbus,
noted Joy Bell Ringer" Among
the instruments he will play in his
concert will be the vibraharp, golden
bells, glassophone, singing saw and
London cricket bells.
From meagre beginning on
March 20, 1869, the Riley Greek
church has grown to one of the
leading Orange township congrega-
tons. It's membership at present
numbers about 1876. Rev. Robert
Turner is pastor.
SHOW ORIGINAL CHURCH
Pictures showing the original
church building and the two struc-
lures that followed It viii be dis
played at the anniversary gathering
next week.
Present officers of the congrega.
tion include C. E. Fisher, C. Gallant
V. Cribley, J. A. Gallant, ]. Bout
well and w. Stager, deacons; F.
Boutwell,, moderator; o. Zimmerman
church clerk; G. Spaeth, treasurer
j. Boutwell,, H. Ream, B. Boutwell,
r. Boutwell, and o. Nonnamaker
trustees.
Charter members of the church
when it was founded II years age
were David G. Lewis, Hannah
Lewis, John T. Arnold, Jane Arnold
William Thomas, Elizabeth Thomas
Mary Cummans, Susan Mcpherson
John Shaw, Sarah Burnett, Alfred
Gorby and w. H. Gallant.
Of the charter members, all dead
w. H. Gallant was the last survivor
Alfred Gorby, another of the chart.
er members, donated the land or
which the church was built.
Former pastors of the church in
cluded ]. d. Albert, B. r. Williams
w. III. Gallant, V. ID. Willard, S
Fasig, ]. H. Hollingsworth, j. D
Alberton, j. E. Wenman, M. S
Bowser, w. B. Hartzog, B. F. Tilley
E. L. Latchaw, A. w. Yale, C. F
Winans, F. S. Workman, B. A. Sher
man, C. F. Schneider, James McKin
ley, Roy Longnecker, r. Merritt, A
w. Snow, M. Harlow and c. M
Harsh.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
With The Sick

Cloyce Diefendeifer, son of Mr..
and Mrs, Mervin Diefendeifer of
Cherry street recently discharged
from the Navy was removed to
Cleveland, Tuesday where he is TAX
ing treatment in the Marine hos
pitai.
Miss Edythe Cupp of near Col.
Grove is eonvalescing at Bluffton
hospital following an operation for
appendicitis. Miss Cupp, q former
home economics instructor in Bluff
ton high school has been teaching in
Lima for the past several years.
Mrs. Fred Livingston. southeast Of
Arlington underwent an emergency
operation for appendicitis at Bluff
ton hospital, Sunday. She is re-
ported convalescing. Mrs. Living
ston is the mother of Mrs. Charles
Main, residing in apartments at the
Wilford Gratz home on Thurman
and Jefferson streets.
Miss Huldah Schifferly is conval-
escing at her home on Poplar street
following an attack of influenza and
pneumonia.
Condition of Miss Jane Rayl, a
patient in Bluffton hospital is re-
ported unchanged.
Mrs. Florence Sechler is belfast
at her home on Railroad street fol-
lowing a paralytic stroke which she
sustained Saturday evening.
Miss Katherine Williams of Ar
lington, employed at the Triplett
plant, who was injured in an auto
mobile collision on Tuesday night of
last week was removed the latter
part of the week to Findlay.
Mrs. N. p. Steiner of North Jack
son street is convalescing following
major operation at. Blufftcn hos
pital. Her daughter Janet of Ft.
| Wayne is spending several days here.
Maurice Kohl, who has been i'll
for the past ten days with heart
ailment has resumed his employ
ment in Toledo with a manufacture
ing concern.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Four Year Old Boy Victim OF Infantile
Paralysis Is Learning To Walk Again
Former Resident Is
Murder Trial Witness

Mrs. Melvin Johnson, Jr., formerly
of Bluffton, now residing in Malinta,
near Bowling Green, is at New
Castle, Pa, as a witness for the
state in the trial of Irwin Herge,
charged with first degree murder of
Jean Fatur of Ellwood City, Pa,
whose body was found in the Mau-
NEE river 7 miles north of Malinta
recently.
Mrs. Johnson was accompanied by
her husband on the trip to New
Castle.
During the absence of the parents,
one of their daughters, Martha Jane
is at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
B. Johnson of South Main street
while another, Mary Alice is at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Memo Bixel
in Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson plan to visit
relatives and friends in Staunton,
Va, before returning home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Luginbill of
Bluffton, a girl, Dolores Elaine,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Best, Airing
ton, a boy, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cox of Ash
tabula, girl Shirla Jane, at that
city. Mrs. Cox was formerly Mar
celia Stettler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood Diller.
former Bluffton residents, girl at
their home in Almeda, Calf, Fri-
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14

Eastern Star Chapter
Inspection On Friday

Annual inspection of Bluffton
Eastern Star chapter will be held
next Tuesday night in the Masonic
hail. Preceding the inspection a
covered dish dinner will be served
at 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Effie Herring, worthy ma
tron, will be in charge with Mrs.
Mildred Allingham of Van Vert,
deputy grand matron of district No.
as the inspecting officer.
Grand officers of the district who
will attend are Mrs. Meta Sullivan
of Lima, past grand matron and
grand representatives Helen Desen-
berg of Lima and Emma Basinger
of Columbus Grove.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
old and OBSOLETE
FARM MACHINERY
TO BE USED AGAIN
Farmers Will Press Makeshift
Implements Into Service to
Handle Work
Shortage OF Equipment, Labor
Requires Use of Discarded
Farm Machinery

Antiquated and broken-down dis
carded farm machinery is being
overhauled and put into shape on
Bluffton area farms this spring, to
help meet the production goals of
farmers who will be harrassed more
than ever by the critical shortage of
farm labor and equipment.
Any implement that can serve as
a makeshift will be pressed into
service by farmers who cannot OBJ
tain new equipment from dealers to
serve their needs.
Used machinery also is virtually
unobtainable, with ceiling-priced inn
plements going in lotteries at farm
sales, because of the demand, and
anything in the way Of farm equip
ment that does not have a ceiling
price commands fantastic. levels In
tise few cases where's found available
READY FOR SPRING START
With spring plowing only mat
ter of a few weeks away, farmers
are faced by the task of getting in
to shape the equipment they have on
hand, and to depend on it to see
them thru another year.
Complications have entered into
the picture, however, for farm ma
chinery repair shops are flooded with
work, principally on tractors, just at
time when only few weeks re-
main before the implements must be
pressed into us.
Consequently, in many cases farm
ers are obliged to use their own re
sourcefulness and ingenuity to make
repairs to their equipment.
The jam in repair shops repre-
sents another reflection of the trend
of recent years toward motorization
of farm equipment, and the backlog
of work in shops since last fall now
is at its worst stage.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
BIftftOn Girl Weds
In California Rites

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Habegger, of
near Bluffton, are announcing the
marriage of their daughter, Mar
garet to Carl Mailer, formerly of
indianapolis, Indiana. The marriage
took place February % at Los An
geles, Calf. ;.
The bride was employed with the
Signal corps at Wright Field, Day
ton for three years, and for the past
year at the navy supply office, Mi
ami, Florida.
The groom served several years
with the armed forces, and received
his discharge in. December.
The couple will reside in Los An
geles where the groom is employed