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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29

Amstutz family returned to their
home in California.
Mrs. Lizzie Sanders, Mrs. Irene
Morris and Joe spent Thursday
afternoon with Alice Mae Boutwell,
and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Montgomery,
Anna Louise and Geraldine Mont
gomery, Mr.. and Mrs. Orren Zim-
norman and children, James Gallant
were among those who attended a
birthday dinner in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fredrick Criblez, Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Boutwell,, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Kimmel, Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond Kimmel, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Nonnamaker and daughters
Lauretta Mae and Eileen and Bar
bara Diller all of Bluffton spent
Sunday afternoon in the B. ]. Bout.
we'll home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frances Baumgart.
ner and daughters Janics and Joyce
of Monroe, Mich, were over night
guests Sunday in the c. E. Agir
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jolly ant
daughters Madge and Janet, Mr.. ant
Mrs. C. ]. Samsal of Lima, Mr.. ane
Mrs. Fred Cook and daughter Lind;
Jean of Ada spent Sunday evening
in the Agin home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard NonnamakeI
and son Ralph spent Sunday evening
at the Ami Nonnamaker home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Williams o
Ada called in the C. E. Agin hom,
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Baumgart
ner and daughter of Monroe, Mich
were supper guests Sunday evenin,
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Baumgartne
and family.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29

Ruth Ghaster played a saxophone
solo, others also took part and a
grand time was had by all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tracey and
daughter Nancy of Rawson left
Saturday morning for a ten days
stay in northern Michigan.
Ruth Ghaster of Mt. Cory, has
been invited to be guest saxophone
soloist with the Jenera band Thurs
day evening at Jenera. She will also
broadcast over WIN at the radio
show from the Hancock County Fair
grounds in front of the grandstand
Thursday evening, Sept. 6 at s
o'clock. sf
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tosh and
family of Bluffton are on a trip to
San Diego, Calf, to visit his mother.
Howard Beery and family motored
to Denver, Colorado, last week. This
was Howard's first trip so far away
from home.
| Lie iioliSONh SOuiIty diIy oCpl.
4 to 7. A bigger and better fair is
expected this year. There have been
many improvements to the fair
grounds and buildings.
Hugo Basingers, east of Pandora
says he built the Pandora postoffice
building in 1900. Mr.. Braun, is
giving the building a new coat of
paint.
| A. w. Wright, near Monroe Center
is building an addition to his house
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Foulks, near
Rockport left the first of this month
to visit his parents. On his return
home he will remodel his barn.
A good rain fell in Mt. Cory last
Wednesday, but just three miles
away at Rawson the streets were
dry and no rain fell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin and family
have moved into the home on Mair
Street in Mt. Cory which they pur.
chased recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Deppler OF
Detroit, Michigan are spending the
week end with Mary Deppler, south
of Bluffton.
Clarence Neiswander of Elkhart
Ind, is trying to rent rooms il
Bluffton, Beaverdam or some other
town where there happens to be {
vacancy.
Chester Huber and Ruth Ghaster
left Sunday for Columbus to take il
the State Fair and visit relatives il
the southern part of the state.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Benroth Of
Bluffton visited relatives at Angola
Ind, over the week end.
John T. Huber, of Beaverdam
celebrated his 83rd birthday Sunday
He is the brother of William Huber
of Bluffton who is SO.
A. T. Fullerton of Rockport is
spending a few weeks with Conner
Stewart of Bluffton.
Walter Augsburger and family are
in Columbus taking in the State fair
Beaverdam, years ago was named
Shawtown, later changed to the
present name.
Kent Welty and family of Frank
fort, Ind, are visiting the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Welty
of Bluffton and expect to make
Bluffton their home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
We We Overheard !.
News Items from Here, There
and Everywhere

Quite a few from Bluffton and
neighboring towns attended the
Farmers and Merchants picnic held
Thursday afternoon and evening at
Riverside park, Findlay. The Jenera
band gave a concert at the band
shell and on the merry-go-round
and marched all over the park. There
were contests for the grade school
boys and girls running, races, wheel
barrow races, peanut races, and con-
tests for the older folks. A show
was put on by WIN radio station,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29

and Janet, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Samsal of Lima, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Cook and daughter Linda of Ada,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Agin and Evan
enjoyed a picnic dinner in the Hilty
road side park Sunday. The dinner
was in honor of Mrs. Samsars birth
day anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell, and
children Lynn Ray and Lonnie Sue
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29

spent Thursday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. kermie Chidester and
children of near Bluffton.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Davis and daugh-
ter of Columbus Grove, Mrs. Ruth
Mertz, Miss Edith Reeder of Jenera
called in the Will Stager home
recently.
Mrs. Mary Heldman and Mrs.
Edith Stager called on Emma Bout
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29

well, Wednesday.
Mrs. Mildred Amstutz of Harrod
spent Tuesday and Wednesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell, and
children.
In last weeks letter an item should
have read Mr.. and Mrs. George
Amstutz and children were supper
guests recently of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rayon Boutwell, and children. The
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-29
East Orange

Ann and Jane Smith of Arlington
were over night Thursday guests Of
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. {.
NJ. Heldman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Baum
gardner and daughters Janice and
joyce of Michigan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Jolly and daughters Madge
Evening star., 1946-10-14
900 Ford Foundry Workers
End f2-Day Walkout
by the Assoeiofed Press

DETROIT, Oct. APPROX
mately 800 open-hearth foundry
workers of the Ford Motor Co. were
called back to work today after a
12-day-old dispute was ended at a
meeting of Ford Local 900, CIO
United Auto Workers.
Union members, meeting yester-
day, acceded to the urging Of UAW
Vice President Richard r. Leonard
and other officials to end the tieup
which started October 2 when 13
crane operators walked out, claim
ing fumes in the open-hearth de-
partment were injurious to health.
: officials said approval of six pro-
posals advanced by the local Execu-
tive Board was voted unanimously
at separate meetings of the depart
ment and the general membership.
The proposals included, in addi-
ton to the back-to-work move,
authorization of "a strike vote on
elimination of health hazards and
resembling of all penalties in con-
nection with health hazards" union
officials declared.
Henry Ford II earlier bypassed
UAW heads in appealing directly
to CIO President Philip Murray to
end the walkout. which MFR. Ford
called wildcat" Mr. Murray re-
fused to intervene, declaring he
hoped an agreement would be
reached in company-union meetings.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Closing Of Army Posts
Held Prevented by
Local Opposition
BY The Associated Press

The War Department disclosed
yesterday that more than half the
ldwindling Army's wartime domestic
establishments have been declared
surplus or placed in standby status
since V-J day, but the process Is
getting tougher now because Of local
Opposition.
From a peak Of 2,075, the number
lot active posts of all kinds, includ-
ing flying fields, has been cut t1 827.
More are marked for closing. But
Chambers of Commerce and other
local interests tend to build up strong
resistance to any proposals to shut
OF local military payrolls, and they
have the support of their Congress
men In many instances.
Opposition Is Strong.
Such local opposition helped de-
feat efforts to dispose Of so small,
scattered posts, many dating from
the days of Indian warfare, which
were listed for the scrap heap by
Gen. Douglas Macarthur when he
was Chief of Staff.
Legislators whose areas are af-
fected normally are consulted in
advance. Thus officials indicated
privately that Chairman Thomas Of
the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee has been advised that the
department would like to see long
established Fort Douglas, at Salt
Lake City, put to some nonmilitary
use.
War Department policy is to
concentrate the postwar active
Army on a small number of In
stallations where the best facilities
are available"
Posts thus far disposed of include
sprawling temporary camps in iso-
lated areas, hospitals turned over
to the Veterans Administration and
emergency munitions plants and
depots.
A on Inactive List.
Some A are currently on q "tem-
porarily inactive" list pending de-
cisions whether they will be needed
for the National Guard, organized
reserve units or will be required in
the plan to give six months mill
tary training to a million men a
year which the Army and Navy
propose to press at the next session
OF Congress.
At the wartime peak there were
615 posts, camps and stations used
by the Ground and Service Forces,
1,290 Air Forces installations of all
kinds and some ITO industrial plants
under War Department control
The biggest reduction has been to
declare 488 complete installations
surplus, aIong with portions OF 261
others. OF these the War Assets
Administration has taken over 126
complete establishments and por-
tions of 80.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Gypsy King and Girl Sough,
In Theft Of Clans S HeirIooms

September 81. swore out the bur-
glary warrant.
Mr.. Evano gave list Of the
articles missing since the disappear
ance Of Evans and the girl and
trembling with emotion as he tolt
his story to police. (Miss Tan is hi.
granddaughter, declared that Pa.
tricia never can be queen now
despite her royal background. Be.
fore her disappearance, he said, the
man she married would have be-
come q king and she queen.
Evans became a gypsy ruler thai
Evening star., 1946-10-14

currency and cigarettes. but women,
babies, perfume, liquors and dozens
of other articles have been lifted
One racketeer became dollar mill
lionaire in q matter Of months oui
OF nothing more romantic than bird
seed.
He arranged a system Of para
chuting bags Of 1t down into South
ern France and Germany where
wealthy buyers paid out fantastic
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Coust-t -to-Coust Record
Claimed by TWA Plone
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 14-Trans
World Airlines claimed new COM
mercial coast-to- coast flight record
of 7 hours and 80 minutes for a
four -engined Constellation that ar
rived here at, 7:29 am. yesterday
from Burbank, Calf.
Carrying ST passengers, the plane
reached Kansas City in hours 80
minutes and covered the second leg
in 8 hours 8 minutes. Capt John A.
Nicholson, Claverack, N. Y, was the
pilot.
TWA officials said the time was 16
minutes under the previous record,
also held by TWA.
Evening star., 1946-10-14

way. His marriage with Mr.. Eyano's
daughter gave him title to the wan
| dering kingdom.
IT the police find them," Mr..
Evano explained sadly, "they will be
simply arrested. If the gypsies
find them they will be tarred and
feathered. It is the law
"And the gypsies know. They have
been told. The word has been sent" I"
Evening star., 1946-10-14
~ .be A..oeiu,.d Press

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14-Police
and gypsy clan today sought q
gypsy king and his pretty 20-year-
old stepdaughter, who might have
become queen, for the burglary OF
$500 worth of gypsy heirlooms and
jewelry and $50 in cash.
Police Sergt. Joseph Fowler. list
ing the pair as George Evans, 80,
and Patricia Tan, black-haired,
small and plump, said Eli Evano,
king of the Evano tribe and father
of Evans late queen who died last
Evening star., 1946-10-14

sums IN order TO keep their pets
alive. With an eye to bigger profits.
smugglers have opened a new traf-.
fic In prisoners, London REPORTS.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
SmuggIer Of Birdseed
Makes Million in Europe

Seldom in history has there been
as much smuggling between Euro
pean countries as now, police on
the Continent declare. Principal
items smuggled now are men, arms,
Evening star., 1946-10-14
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
]. Porter, ~,
Named Head OF
Red Cross Drive

The four major offices of the
Key West Chapter, American
Red Cross, were filled for 1947
last night at the chapters annu-
al meeting in the auditorium of
the County Public Health unit,
203 Fleming street.
Allan l.. Hampton was reel
ected chairman, and ]. Y. Porter,
Nv, was elected vice chairman.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey was ell
ected secretary, and Joe Pinder,
treasurer.
j. Y. Porter, w, was announc-
ed as chairman of the chapters
Embarrassing campaign which
will be held in March.
Committee chairmen and mem
bers of the board of directors will
be announced at the first meet
ing of the officers to be held in
ten days.
Service ribbons and certificates
were awarded to approximately
76 volunteers who contributed to
the work of the Red Cross dur
ing the war period. Mrs. Leland
H. Goddard made the presenta-
tioriS.
Certificates were presented to
IS Grey Ladies by Captain W..
Dalton Davis, commanding Off
Ger of the Navy Hospital.
Cards of merit were awarded
to % graduates of the home-nur-
sing course taught in the high
school by Mrs. L. II. Comfy and
Miss Katherine Lowe.
Music was furnished by the
Key West High School band I'M
der the direction of J. r. Mar
celluS.
The slate of candidates was
recommended by Earl E. Hamil-
ton. chairman of the nominating
committee.
Brief talks on the work of the
American Red Cross were made
by Mrs. Hampton and Oliver
Griswold director of public re-
lationS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
CRAY TAXTDERMY
EXPERT. DIES HERE

Funeral services were held
this morning for Cecil Gray, g.
vear-old Taxidermist, who died
Friday in the Municipal Hospital.
Gray was considered one of the
finest taxidermistS in the state
and once stuffed sail-fish for
Harry Hopkins, confidential aide
to President Roosevelt.
He. was born in England and
came to this country as d small
boy. He is survived by one son.
Stanley, of Georgetown, S. {.
The funeral was held from the
Chapel of the Pritchard Funer-
al Home. Rev. j. H Woodbridge
pastor of the Glad Tidings Taber-
nacle, officiated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
LegleSs Negro
Saved From Fire
In New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IA
Three negroes lost their lives early
this morning in a fire that des-
troyed the attic and roof of the
Southern Hotel, on South Ramp
art street, and a legleSs negro
was rescued by a passerby, who
heard the cry for help.
II was hotel for negroes, and
one of the men who lost their
lives was a brother of then man.
ager, who said the blaze was not
discovered till the attic was in
flames.
Massey Wilson, while passing
the hotel, saw flames shooting
from the roof, and an instant
later saw a man on the second
floor and heard his cries for help.
Wilson climbed up a fire escape
and brought to safety legless
man.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
.llUnemployedGet
This County

Especial tn The Citizen)
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 14-Un-
employment compensation pay
ment sin Monroe county during
the week ending December 7
amounted to $158.50 and were
made to II persons, 10 men and
l women, Carl B. Smith, chair
man of the Florida Industrial
Commission reported today.
Throughout the state, he said,
payments totalling $63, 718.50
were made to 1874 persons, 2193
men and 1,451 women. This was
AN increase over payments of $751;
1850 the previous week.
Compensated unemployment IN
Monroe county, registered as out
of work through no fault of their
own and available for suitable
employment, were classified as:
Clerical 1, Skilled 2, Semi
skilled 3, Unskilled 5.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
Red Cross Loaned
ASS, Handled 3O7
Gases Last Month

The home service unit of Key
West Chapter, American Red
Cross, had 307 active cases during
the month of November, accord
ing to a monthly report made
public today by Earl E. Hamilton,
chairman, Home Service COM
mittee.
Financial aid was involved in
p cases out of II different cate
gories of service which included
inquiries and messages, informa-
ton giving, social histories, fur
Tough and furlough extension
verification, reports of health of
, serviceman's family, miscellane-
Gus special reports requested for
servicemen, assistance with gov
eminent benefits, consultation
and guidance, referrals to other
agencies, assistance with claims
for disability pensions, assistance
with claim for death pensions,
assistance with insurance claims,
disqualification and home care,
vocational rehabilitation, and re-
ports for Veterans Administra-
ton.
Thirty nine cases were closed
during the month, so that the
home service unit started Deem
Der with 268.
Financial assistance extended
during the month totalled $488.-
70 and $28097 was repaid on
loans. Many of the loans are ex-
tended to help in family emer-
gencies, such as delays in arriv-
al of allotment checks to depend
entS.
Assistance to Navy personnel
or their dependents, because of
their preponderance in Key West
was ten times greater than to
Army personnel. ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
BLAZE COULD HAVE
BEEN EXTINCUISHED
READILY HAD IT BEEN
REPORTED PROMPT.
LY
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dew. 14-John L.
Mccarthy, who had 80 years ex-
perience as a firefighter in this
city, and is now consultant of
insurance companies on fires, said
to day that, after his investiga-
ton of the Winecoff hotel fire
in Atlanta, where 121 persons
lost their lives, he has reached
one or two conclusions: either the
fire was deliberately set or had
ben burning long time before
it was discovered.
He pointed out that, with fire
company about the corner from
where the Winecoff stood, the
blaze could have been confined
to the floor where it started had
it been reported promptly. In
stead, he added, negro elevator
girl reported to a clerk that she
had smelled smoke and the clerk
transmitted the report to the
night manager, who, when he
reached the third floor, found it
to be roaring inferno,
Even faced with that condi-
ton, he added, many persons
who lost their lives would be
alive today had the hotel been
properly equipped with fire es-
capes and signal system.
Instead, he concluded, the
manager began to warn guests,
ane after another, by telephone
until it became imperative be-
fore one fifth of them were given
warning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
ARGUE MOTION
THIS MORNING IN
CITY TAX tSIlITS

Circuit Judge Ross WllllamSs
sitting in chambers in Key West
this morning, heard arguments by
attorneys for William r. Porter
and Norberg Thompson, in the
suit instituted by the city against
them for collection of taxes on
the Porter realty in the eastern
and northeastern section of the
island and on the Thompson
home. off the head of the island.
J. Lancelot Lester, city attorn-
ey, appeared for the city and OPP
posed the motion to strike made
by attorneys for the defendants,
Judge Williams took the case
under advisement.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
State Payment To
County Is $lO,Sl4
Especial to The Citizen

Especial TO The CItIhehD
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 14-The
5th installment of 10 payments
from the State Teachers Salary,
Fund to the county will be made
today.
According to figures released
Yesterday by superintendent OF
public instruction Colin English
total payments to the 81 counties
this month is S1.782.91289.
Monroe county will receive
$1O.814.66, of whcih $1O,713.17 is
for Institutional salaries and
SOL 40 for transportation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
ANGLERS LUCK IS "a
.It4LW4YS GOOD WITH
JUDGE WILLIAMS

Circuit Judge Ross Williams,
senior judge in this judicial dis
trict, arrived last night to attend
to official business this morning,
but will remain till tomorrow
evening before he begins his re-
turn trip to Miami, so that he
may enjoy several hours fishing
in local waters.
Judge Williams will try his
luck with Criminal Court Judge
Thomas S. Caro-, going out in the
latter's boat.
That luck has always been
good during the many times Judge
Williams has fished in local wa
tiers.
Its one place l feel confident
that, when l go angling, I'm
sure to come back with a string
of fish," Judge Williams said. In
cidentally, fishing is his chief
pastime.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
.JOSE TORRES HEADS
r. AND Am, LODGE

Torres was elected Wor-
shipful Master of Felix Varela
Lodge No. 81, F. g. AM, last
night at the annual meeting in
the lodge rooms Other officers
elected were:
Worshipful Master, Jose Tor
res; Senior Warden, DR.. Delio
Cobo; Junior Warden, M. Mo
rales; treasurer, G.. Gutierrez;
secretary, F. Castro; marshall, P.
Fernandez; chaplain, Rev. G.
Perez; Senior Deacon, B. Fernan-
DEE; Junior Deacon, DR.. j. c.
Sanchez; Senior Steward, M.
Benetiz; Junior Steward, E. Cor
rales; Tyler, G. Munoz.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
.Ste,CGrts Return Here

Captain and Mrs. D. H. Stew
art and daughter. Mrs, Lightbon,
and granddaughter, Carol Stew
art Lightbon, have returned to
Key West where they expect to
spend the winter. They are max
ing their temporary residence at
the Silver Palm guest house
while they are remodeling their
home on Eaton street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
Pittsburgh Pirate Official Due
Here Next Week; Browns, Bucs
Likely To Play Six Games Here
ST. LOUIS CLUB REPRE-
SENTATIVE HAS EN-
AHMED FIELD HERE;
LIKES 1T

Ray Kennedy, general manager
Of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is ex-
pected in Key West next week to
look over Municipal Stadium and
consider other details involving a
visit Of the Pittsburgh club to this
city next spring.
Roy Hamlin, president of the
stadium committee, said that q
representative of the St. Louis
Browns has already examined
the field and expressed approval
OF H. Both the Browns and the
Pirates are seriously considering
playing three games here apiece,
in March, Hamlin added.
Both clubs asked Hamlin to
make offers, specifying what ar
rangements could be made re-
gaTding expense, gate receipts,
etc. Today the committee head
sent letters TO Kennedy and Chas.
DWitt, travelling secretary of the
Browns.
Six big-league games in Key
West would be such a benefit to
the community, Hamlin said, that
u is feasible to ask the Pirates
and Browns down here with no
expenses to them but gasoline.
The ballpark here would be turn
ed over to them, together with re-
ceipts and expenses for the
trip.
On the basis of other big-league
contests in South Florida, Hamlin
said, Key West would be more
than repaid by the fans travelling
here TO see the series. He cited
examples of fans driving all the
way to Tampa to see big-league
teams in action.
The Browns will train i'm. Mi
ami and the Pirates at Miami
Beach. 80
Dates for the prospective con-
tests have NOT been set. Other
details, such as whether the con-
tests .sFilI be ,asainat Key West, |
Amter-squad games or between
the Pirates and Browns, also re-
main to be ironed out. i
Kennedy's visit here will be
directly from the major league
conference held on the West
Coast.