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Evening star., 1946-09-17
By George Kennedy

America will be strong enough to
protect it's own.
Col. Greening spoke for all the
POWs He said:
Here we are-what is our
attitude?"
He scorned the idea that the
POWs had lost months, even years,
of their lives in the prison camps.
I've gained more from this ex-
perience than 1 ever gained before
or I ever will gain he said. Il
learned what happiness is and what
hatred is and what true sorrow is.
I'VE talked about democracy be-
fore we went over, but when we
were captured we saw the other
side of the picture"
An Average Fellow.
He said he was an average fellow
and that he wanted to come back
and kill every German man, woman
and child for what he was suffering
but when you had a chance to
think it over you found that be-
cause you were American that was
the very thing you were fighting
against"
He read the verses he had writ
ten in captivity, entitled, The is
our story:
This is our story
The story of the Yankee Kriegies,
the Americans
Who lost their freedom,
And in losing it learned for the
first time
What it meant to be free.
This is our story =.
How we lived and laughed and died
Behind the barbwire in an alien
land because our country
Forgot that to be free you must be
strong and unafraid.
He reminded the POWs of the
Fight Russia Now posters the
Germans had put in the prison
camps in the last months of the
war, and concluded with:
Now much to my surprise we are
being very gullible-that's my per-
sonal opinion-and we have gone
whole -hearted on a program started
before the end of the war"
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Fingerprints on Glasses Led
FBI to Automobile Thieves
BY Jerry O'Leory, Jr.

nowhere. Then. police began find
ing stripped and burned automobiles
in secluded spots in Southern Mary
land around Cedar Point, Morganza,
Forestville and other places. Still
there was no clue which pointed out
the culprits.
Washington police noticed that a
large proportion of the cars were
disappearing from the Livingston
road area of Sc. and always the
modus operandi was the same
Stolen one day, recovered in South
ern Maryland with saleable acces-
sories missing the next.
AS the summer wore on, the &C
tivities of the gang branched out
to other parts of Washington and
Maryland. Now the ring was burn
ing the stripped hulks of the cars
they stole. Maryland and WASH
ington police, stalemated, called in
the FBI's Baltimore office, and the
G-men sent trained agents to work
on the case.
Ran Down Every Lead.
On August 25. The Star printed a
story detailing the operations of the
gang, telling how they worked and
even what kind of car they pre-
ferred to steal. Police and FBI men
doggedly continued working IL and
l6 hours day on the case, running
down every lead, examining with a
fine -toothed comb the hulks of auto
mobiles they continued to find in the
Maryland woods.
The Swans, up to this point, had
not been connected with the growing
activities of the car-stealing ring
The break came 10 days ago.
Policeman Siddall said Federal
Alcoholic Tax Unit men from Balti-
more found 1916 Ford. apparently
abandoned on old Fort Washington
road near Chapel Hill. Noting the
tag number. they reported it to
Prince Georges County police. Rou-
tine police work revealed that the
car had been reported stolen from
1911 M street NV, Washington,
early In August.
County police put 24-hour
plant" on the car and checked
it for fingerprints. No one ever
showed up to strip the car, Police
man Siddall said, but the finger
prints of Pennal Swami were found
on pair of dark glasses in the
stolen car.
Brothers Trailed.
The Swans made no move from
September until Sunday morn
ing's raid that police and Federal
agents did not know about Their
tavern and homes in the 8700 block
of Livingston road, Chapel Hill, were
watched constantly. When one of
the brothers went somewhere, law
enforcement officers followed.
When evidence considered strong
enough to convict the Swans was
all in order, the FBI ordered the
raid The FBI reported they con-
fiscated shotgun and loaded pistol
from the brothers.
Arraigned before United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage
yesterday, the four pleaded not
guilty to charges of conspiracy to
violate the Auto Theft Act and were
remanded to Jail under $500 bond
each to await preliminary hear
ing September 30. Reporters were
told they had no chance of making
bail.
The Federal Bureau OF Investi-
CATION, Maryland authorities, Wash
ington police, however, have said
they are not through with the men
on or,1v ono charoe eaph
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Patent Office Section
Returns 10 Capital
From Richmond

Files, equipment ana Office furni-
ture of Examining Division No. 80
of the United States Patent Office
arrived from Richmond yesterday
and employees went to work today in
new quarters In Temporary Build
ing No of the Army Air Forces
Annex at Gravelly Point.
This was the first of the So ex-
amining divisions remaining in
Richmond to begin moving back tc
the Nc tional Capital area, in the
program to consolidate the office.
Eight divisions will be transferred
from Richmond to the temporary
building this week and the "a others
are expected to follow in October
The move is expected to be COM
pleted and all the So divisions housed
in the temporary building by the
middle of October. Twenty nine
divisions came back to the Com
merce Department from Richmond
early this year.
When they can all be brought to-
gether under one roof at the Com
merce Department, depends on space
made available by departure from
Commerce of agencies not belonging
to the department.
Space for Law Library.
Meantime, the Classification Di-
vision of the Patent Office has been
moved from the Commerce Depart
ment Building to Temporary Build
ing No. I. making room in Commerce
for return of the important Law
library
The 16 examiners and 80 clerks
of. the Classification Division, under
direction of M. F. Bailey, division
chief, got under way yesterday a
| the temporary building 1t was tn,
first division to begin actual opera
tions at Gravelly Point
Today Examining Division No
30, which moved in yesterday
should be able to get into operation
according to Alexander Bishoff
division chief.
Inc neaVy HleS were located on
space selected by engineers of the
Public Buildings Administration
who examined the structural
strength of the temporary building
All Employees Live Here.
Examining Division No. 80 can
get under way at once, Mr.. Bishoff
explained, because all the. employees
live in Washington and vicinity
Most of them commuted between
Richmond and Washington during
the war, he explained.
The eight divisions to be returned
from Richmond this week will
bring back about 100 employees,
most of whom own their homes
here.
Some employees were lost to the
office by the transfer of the divi-
sions from Richmond, according to
John S. Hull, supervising examiner
Most of them were stenographers
and clerks who had their homes in
Richmond. Their places are being
filled by recruitment here.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Reopening Of Street
West Of White House
To Be Studied Today

The Secret Service today called
meeting of all officials concerned
with reopening West Executive
avenue to clear the way for remov-
ing the barriers from the street by
October l.
Because a White House executive
Office entrance fronts on the street
to the west of the Executive Man
sion, the reopening will be super
vised by the Secret Service, it was
explained.
Charles Shaeffer. Treasury De-
partment public relations director,
said the White House had told Sc
cret Service to reopen the street in
line with an announcement Presi-
dent Truman made to press con-
ference last week that the street
would be opened as soon as arrange
ments could be completed.
Of1cials invited to attend todays
conference at the Treasury Depart
ment were representatives of the
State Department, National Capital
parks, park police, metropolitan
police and District Traffic Director
George E. Kenelpp.
Mr.. Shaeffer said angle parking
would be one of the points discussed
at today's meeting. While the street
has been closed to the public, angle
parking has been permitted on both
sides of the street.
Although angle parking would
permit more cars to use the street
as a parking place-particularly
State Department cars-Mr Keneipp
has voiced his opposition to permit
ting any angle parking on the
ground that it is dangerous and
antiquated.
Irving c. Root, superintendent of
National Capital Parks, Informally
has taken the position that the flow
of traffic through the street should
determine whether there should be
angle parking, parallel parking or
no parking at all
Before the war, the street was
under the jurisdiction of the Ma
tional Capital Parks Office and it
was expected that reopening of the
street would be handled by that
office. At least for the present,
however, the Secret Service plans
to maintain some control over the
street in conjunction with other
interested agencies.
Evening star., 1946-09-17

War Department to recodify the
law as 1t pertains to courts martial.
Any person is eligible to testify.
A hearing in New York last week
caused wide interest. and there the
sentiment was for abandoning ths
death penalty for soldiers except
in extreme cases.
The District Bar Association Is
supporting the hearings. and its
president, Austin F. Garfield. has
urged Washingtonians to attend.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Womun Cab Driver
Hurt in Collision

Mrs. Fern M. Hugle, 40, of 802 I
street NV, a taxicab driver, was
treated for bruises after her cab
was in collision with a District
garbage truck last night at East
Capitol and Tenth streets.
Police charged the driver of the
truck, Joseph C. Mines. "a, colored
800 block of Sixtieth avenue, Fair
mont Heights, Md, with falling to
yield the right of way to through
traffic. He forfeited s25 collateral or
the charge. Mrs. Hugle was treated
at Casualty Hospital
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Former Editor. 81. Dies

RESEDA, Calf, Sept. II R).-J.
B. Hungerford, for so years editor
of the Carol Gowa) Herald, is dead
at the age of &c. He had lived here
for 16 years. His son. John Hunger
ford, is publisher of the Reseda
News,
Evening star., 1946-09-17

At an uncontrolled intersection, a
streetcar has stopped beside load
ing platform on a one-way street.
While it is loading and discharging
passengers:
/. May car "A" pass to the right?
q May car "B" pass to the left?
g. May both pass?
4. Must both remain stopped until
streetcar proceeds?
The answer is Yes to question /
and mo" to the others. Section 10,
paragraph (c), of the traffic and
motor vehicle regulations states:
mo vehicle being driven on
one-way street shall pass on either
side of streetcar when such street.
car has stopped for the loading or
unloading of passengers, except that
where a safety zone has been in
stalled. the driver may pass to the
right with due caution for the safety
of pedestrians"
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Anne Buxter Under Knife

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. IT P).-
Anne Baxter. film actress. was in
satisfactory condition after under
going an appendectomy last night,
her physician reported today.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
O'Conor to Give Talk

Gov. O'Conor of Maryland, Demo-
cratic nominee for the United
States Senate, will deliver Con-
stitution day address at Sis o'clock
tonight over radio station WITH,
Baltimor-
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Only One Try

Another in a series OF joos for
tagging memories regarding Dis
trtct traffic ldUS.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
IL Pirate Gridders
Receive MOnOgrdsrts

Bluffton High school athletic mon
ograms were awarded this week to
IL members of the Pirates 1916
gridiron squad.
In the group receiving letters were
seven seniors; seven juniors, one
junior now in the Navy, and two
sophomores.
Buttons backfeld will be hardest
hit by graduation, for four of the
six who earned awards will not re-
turn next year. Three of the backs
are seniors, and a fourth enlisted in
the Navy.
On the line, the Pirates will lose
four seniors, but retain five juniors
and two sophomores.
Monograms were awarded as fol-
lows: Center, Mike Reagan, junior
Guards, Hugh Hilty and Harold
Hartman, seniors; Karl Frick and
Bob Coon, juniors; Tackles, Wayne
Sommers, junior, and Jim Howe,
sophomore; Ends, Art Hilty, Leon
ard Smucker, seniors; Jim Lewis,
junior, and Keith Moore, sophomore
Backfeld, Charles Swank, Ken Mos
er and Hubert Basinger, seniors
Bob Fisher, junior, now in the
Navy; Bob Which and Maynard
Pogue, juniors.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Lola Lehman Is
Married In Lima

Miss Lola Lehman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Lehman of
Lima, former Bluffton residents, was
married to Charles Shields also of
Lima, son of William Shields of
Mason, Michigan.
The wedding took place at Market
Street Presbyterian church Satur-
day afternoon with the pastor, Rev.
A. M. Romig officiating.
The couple was attended by Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Shields, the former
being a brother of the bridegroom
The bride wore a street length
pale chiffon silk dress with black
accessories and corsage of white
gardenias and American beauty rose
buds.
Mrs. Shields wore an Alice blue
two piece suit with black accessories
The couple will make their home
for the present with the brides par
ents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Pirates To Play Ei0ht
Grid Games This Year

Next years football schedule for
Bluffton High school, announced this
week by Faculty Manager Sidney C..
Stettler, includes eight games, four
of which will be at home.
Of the eight games, six are with
teams in the Western Buckeye
league, three of which will be played
at home. The Pirates will meet
Kenton, Celina and Bellefontaine
here, and Wapakoneta, St. Marys
and Van Vert on their fields.
The complete schedule follows:
Sept. 13-Kenton, here.
Sept. 20-Ada, here.
Sept. 27-Pandora, there.
Oct. 4-Van Vert, there.
Oct. 11-Celina, here.
Oct. 18-St. Marys, there.
Oct. 24-Wapakoneta, there.
Nov. 1-Bellefontaine, here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14

See them today, those new spring
hats at Clark Hat shoppe.
Miss Sarah Amstutz and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter sommer visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Beer Of
Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Bogart return
ed the first of the week after spend
ing the winter in Arizona and Calf
ornia.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Opens Law Practice

John H. ROMEY, son of Mr..
" and Mrs. E. c. Romey, of South
Main street, has established an of
flee in Lima for the general practice
of law, associated with Attorneys
r. S. Steiner and Alvin Zurfuh in
the Citizens Building.
Since his graduation from the
Ohio State university law school in
1912, Romey has been in the u. S.
Army as a special agent in the
counter-intelligence corps. He served
overseas in the European theatre "a
months. In the army 40 months, he
was discharged last October 25.
His wife is the former Mary
Bender, daughter of the late DIR.
John Bender and Mrs. Jessie Worth
ington Bender, of Lima, formerly of
Bluffton. The Romeys are making
their home at 124 N. Jameson Ave-,
Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14

Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 8, 1879.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14

Wools sold as washable, such as
challies, may be ironed like other
laundered clothing but always
with a warm iron-never hot one
and on the wrong side.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14

corated in St. Patrick's day theme.
Tables were later removed and dane
ing was enjoyed.
Present were Patricia Huber, Doro-
thy Luginbihl, Marjorie Klay, Jerry
Montgomery, Joyce and Mary Lou
Young, Mary Ann Rockey, Mrs. Ger
trude Fisher, Mrs. Lavon Downing,
Mrs. Clyde Myers, Mrs. Paul Bas-
niger.
Mary H a b egger, Mary Lou
Schmidt, Alice Schmidt, June Sechler,
Phyllis Hardwick, Mrs. Aldine Weiss,
Peggy and Mrs. Fred Martin, Mrs.
Floyd Shadley and daughter Carla of
Findlay, the honor guest, Mrs. Brown
and the hostess, Mary Lou Shafer
and mother Mrs. Bennie Shafer.
Gifts were sent by Helen Bauman,
Janet Steiner, Colleen Goodman and
Mrs. Eileen Horner.
Entertain for Birthday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Which enter
tanned last Wednesday night in honor
of the first birthday anniversary of
their daughter Gene Marie.
Present We're: Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Wood, daughter Janet and son Bobbie
of Kenton; Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Downey of Beaverdam; Miss Kathryn
Amstutz, Walter Schnegg, Mrs. Jacob
Schnegg, Ray Lee and Robert Which
and the honor guest Gene Marie.
| Richland Grange
The following program has been
arranged for the meeting of Richland
grange next Tuesday night:
Roll call, weather omen; Birdseye
View of Ireland, Mrs. Maver Eiken-
| barry; Short talks by Henry Huber,
Willard Jennings, Howard Moser
and VIM. Amstutz on topics assigned:
Will crop adjustment be necessary
or desirable in years to come
Should American agriculture seek
recovery of world markets or arrange
to live at home; What is the chief
cause of farm depression; The farmer
and consumer of farm products
what, if any, are their responsibilities
to one another.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Good for Curing

Pork is the most satisfactory meat
to cure because it contains high
proportion of fat. which helps to
prevent the lean from hardening
during the curing process.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Where Our Soldiers
Are

Pvt. Gordon Bixel, Jr., 45028443
Co. c, End Repl. Bn., A.S.F., P.R.D.
Camp Beale, Calf.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14

Subscription rates: Year, $500;
six months. s1-25 anywhere in u. S.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
THE BLUFFT0N NEWS
B. f. BIERY, Business Mgr.
c. A. BIERY, Editor

Published weekly at 8luffton, Ohio.
BY theeBluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Honored With Shower

Hon0red With shower
Mrs. Frieda Martin Brown, recently
married, was honored with shower
at the home of Miss Mary Lou Sha-
fer.
Contests were played and gifts re-
ceived by the winners, Peggy Martin,
Marie Klay and Mrs. Paul Basinger
were presented to the bride who also
received many beautiful gifts.
A dainty luncheon was served in
candlelight by Mrs. Eva Martin, Mrs.
GoIdie Weiss, Mrs. Floyd Shadley,
Mrs. Nellie Shafer with tables de-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Uaby, lodges
and Societies

and Societies |
To We'd Thursday
Wedding of Miss Dorothy thinner,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
thinner of Lima Route S and
Clarence Moser of near Bluifton, son
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Theophilus
Moser will take place in the parson-
age of the Methodist church, Thurs
day. Rev. w. B. Arthur, pastor of
the church will officiate.
Century Circle
The Century circle met at the
home of Mrs. Ralph Stearns, We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. Bertram
Swank assistant hostess. Numbers
on the program We're: Relocation,
Mrs. Hiram Huser; Race Prejudice,
Mrs. I. w. Bauman.
Profit and Pleasure Club
Mrs. Orlo Marshall will be hostess
to the Profit and Pleasure club on
Wednesday afternoon, March 90.
Topics for the meeting will be Intel
ligent Americans Guide to Peace,
Mrs. Guy Mayberry and The New
Schools of New Russia, Mrs. Edgar
Begg.
Richland Community Circle
The Richland Community circle
will meet Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock with Mrs. Neva Follas. The
program follows:
Song; Devotionals; Roll call,
Favorite Breed of Chickens; Create
your own Environment; The Cathe-
dral of Life; Hilltop Auction; Time
savers contest; Song.
Entertain for Serviceman
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Badertscher
entertained Sunday in honor of his
brother, Walter Badertscher SIX &c
home on 80 days leave after service
in the South Pacific and leaving for
re-assignment at Crosse Isle, Mich.
Present were: Mrs. Sarah Finke
and daughter Clara of st. Marys; Mr..
and Mrs. Dwight Frantz and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer
Badertscher and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Badertscher and Walter Bader-
tscher.
Farm Bureau Council
Farm Bureau Council No. Is will
meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Blosser on Friday night.
Bridal Shower
Mrs. Ellis Steiner of Pandora and
Mrs. Stewart Berryhill of Bluffton
complimented their sister, Miss FL
dora Harshe of Lima with a miscel-
laneous shower at the Berryhill home
on West Elmsstreet, Friday night.
Miss Harshe is the bride-elect of VIM.
Heidelbaugh of Delphos.
Games and contents were diver
sions of the evening and refresh
ments followed the gift shower.
Present were: Mrs. Donald Cup
Piles, Mrs. Jesse Welty, Verna, Ruth,
Hilda and Muriel Steiner of Bluffton;
Mrs. Eldon King, Leila and Lois Jean
Steiner, Pandora.
Mrs. Wilbert Zimmerly, Mrs. Ken
meth Bowersox, Leipsic; Mrs. Marion
Heidelbaugh, Mrs. Albert Heidel-
baugh, Alma Jean Heidelbaugh, Mrs.
Donald Buckles. Mrs. Russell Berry
hill all of Delphos and the honor
! guest.
l
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Gold Star All Club

Gold Star All Club
Twenty girls attended the first
meeting of the Orange Township
Gold-Star All club held at Orange
Center Community house, Monday
night.
Following program in which OBJ
jectives and aims of the club were ex-
planned by the advisor, Mrs. Frank
Montgomery, four new members were
inducted into the club. They were
Joyce Benroth, Betty Hamilton, Mary
Joe Basinger and Hazel Elwood.
Games were led by Jeanann King
Ter. Visitors were Mrs. Nile Murray,
Mrs. Carl Gallant, Mrs. Fred Wolber,
Mrs. Walter Hamilton and Marilyn
Murray.
Officers of the club for the coming
year are:
Pres, Esther Wolber; vice prse.,
Twila Henry; secretary, jeanette
Murray; treasurer, Marilyn Moore;
reporter, Edith Mae Henry; recrea-
tion leader, Jeanann Klingler.
The next meeting will be held
April when enrollments are to be
taken and projects chosen.
II
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Methodist Women

Methodist Women
The Methodist Woman's Society of
Christian service will meet Thursday
night at the home of Mrs. A. T..
Worthington. Assistant hostesses,
Mrs. Ward Marshall, Mrs. George
Read and Mrs. w. B. Asgsburger.
Mrs. Forrest Steinman is program
leader and Mrs. R. K. Cooney will
conduct deyotions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14
Profit and Pleasure Club

Profit and Pleasure Club
Mrs. Orlo Marshall will be hostess
to the Profit and Pleasure club on
Wednesday afternoon, March 30.
Topics for the meeting will be Intel
ligent Americans Guide to Peace,
Mrs. Guy Mayberry and The New
Schools of New Russia, Mrs. Edgar
Begg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-21
Palestine Building
 BLou,r b

Jerusalem, Jan. 2l, - Upo - SabOteurs blew up Coast Guard station at Giyat Olga. halfway be- tween Telayiy and Haifa, last night injuring l4 British soldiers and one British policeman, authorities an- nounted today.
 The new violence, blamed by police on members of the Jewish Resistance Movement. occurred while troops and police still were Investigating outbreaks which caused four deaths in Jerusalem Saturday.
 A British announcement said q number of arrests had been made in connection with the explosion and police-military operations were continuing
 The saboteurs were believed to have taken advantage Of the police and troop pre- occupation with the Saturday riots, blamed on the Irgun Zyai Ieunl terrorist OTgani- zation, to strike in the north.
 The northern group. however, was not believed connected with the Irgun Zvai Leuni.
 The Coast Guard station had been blown up once bef0re-lasi November. Authorities said the eK- plDsives apparently were planted while Workmen were repairing damage Of the previous explosion.