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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-03-13
Special Services At
Missionary Church

Rev. J. A. Ringenberg of Ft.
Wayne will conduct special services
at the Missionary church here begin
ming Sunday night and closing the
following Sunday night, March %,
it is announced by the pastor, Rev.
Robert Welch. Services at 7:30
o'clock every night except Saturday.
Rev. Ringenberg is president of the
Missionary church organization.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-03-13
In New Locations

Clarence Dilier and family have
moved from Pandora to the former
Boothby property at South Jackson
and High streets which he purchased
last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Amstutz who
recently returned from a wedding
trip to Florida are making their
home in a newly furnished apart
ment at. the Ben Amstutz home on
South Main street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-03-13
Prof. KIdssen Has
Exhibit At Columbus

Wood carvings by Prof. John P
klassen, director of the Bluffton
college department of art, are fea-
tured in special showing which
opened last Saturday at the Colum-
bus Gallery Of Fine Arts.
The exhibition featuring the work
Of the Blufffon artist will continue
through March 27.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-03-13
Biuft0n Hospital
To Advance Rates

An advance in room rates at
Bluffton Community hospital, effect
i've March Is was announced by
Miss Sylvia Biederman, hospital
superintendent, Wednesday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-03-13
Bread in Most Groceries Reflect
Price Boost Of One Cent
Per Loaf
Gasoline Goes Up One and One
half Cents; Butter Price
Weakens Over Weekend

Bluffton area consumers were
rocked this week by another wave of
price increases which added one and
one-half cents gallon to the cost
of gasoline and one cent a loaf to
the price of bread at most grocers.
In the meantime, butter prices
which had gone up from 64 cents a
pound to a high mark last week of
81 cents, receded slightly to quota
tions of rs cents Wednesday.
Increase in gasoline prices, an
nounced a day in advance found
Bluffton filling stations packed with
motorists on Tuesday night. With
the start of operations ON Wednes-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-03-13
II. s. Girls Ensemble

Proper adjustments Of the car
buretor and spark plugs on the
tractor can reduce fuel bills By 10
per cent or more. The tractor viii
work better and cost less.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-03-13

Mt. Cory Parent-Teacher associa-
tion will hold its monthly meeting
next Tuesday night at o'clock in
the school auditorium. The public is
invited After the business session
the following program will be given:
Mrs. Wright Klingler
Music--pale Moon. logan
On, What a Beautiful Morning
.-.---...--...-...-.....---4--.-.--.-..Rod Rodgers
Il. S. Girls Ensemble
Book Wheels in His Head
as..-s.-.-.....-...- Musselman
Mrs. II. Ward Grieb
Music-0ne Alone .-.-......s. Ron1berg
syncopated Lullaby -. .Simm
II. S. Girls Ensemble
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-03-13

Wheat quoted at S2.55 bushel
on the Bluffton market Wednes-
day morning was the highest in
recent years, dealers said. Corn
also made a new high at S1.6O a
bushei. Soybeans also touched a
high OF $40 a bushel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

Charles P. Cabell on the United
Nations military staff committee.
Cabell returns for re-assignment
Brig. Gen. John P. Mcconnell.
assigned to head the Reserve and
National Guard division of the
assistant chief of air staff for
operations office at AAF head.
quarters. He formerly vas chief
OF the air division Ct the Ameri-
can advisory group in China.
: Maj. Gen. Robert w. Douglass.
Jr., appointed commanding gen.
eral of the Air Training Com
mand's indoctrination division at
San Antonio, Tex. He formerly
commanded the First Air Force
and served under the joint chiefs
of staff after returning from he
Pacific.
Brig. Gen. Aubry Lee Moore,
who formerly. served in Europe,
named commanding general Of
Williams Field, Ariz.
Brig. Gen. Carl D. Mcdaniel.
former chief of staff of the Sew.
enth Air Force at Hawaii, named
commanding general of the Aerial.
Observer : Bombardier school al
Mather Field, Calf.
Brig. Gen. Donald F. STAGE, for.
mel commander of the Seventh
Air Force, named chief of the
Procurement and Industrial Plan
ming division in the office of as
sistant chief of Air Staff for ma
terial at AAF headquarters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
ATTLEE MAY
Continued from Page One)

dered to discuss the Washington
loan revision talks. Attlee himself
left Londan today to resume his
vacation in Wales.
"Mr. Attlee's health has been de-
teriorating for some time x x x"
the Mail said. "While delegating
authority, Mr.. Attlee has always
insisted on doing a tremendous
amount of desk work. This has led
to nervous exhaustion.
without doubt, the present I'M
rest within the labor party, and his
inability to placate the would-be
rebels in the past three weeks,
must have reinforced Mr.. Attlee's
decision to heed medical advice
Attlee faced a severe test of his
party leadership last week in q
private meeting Of labor members
of Parliament when he was report
ed to have won an endorsement OF
his steel naturalization plan by the
narrow margin of four votes. with
more than 100 Laborites abstain.
ing.
A group of left-wing Parlia.
~mentarians demanded that the gov.
eminent proceed at the next ses.
sion of parliament to nationalize
Britain's vital steel industry. At.
tlee, informed sources said, wor
his demand that the cabinet be al.
lowed to decide when to proceed
with the plan in view of the cur.
rent economic crisis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

In~verchapel would bring new in
.structions from his government.
Both Snyder and the chief OF
the British mission, Sir Wilfred
Eady, declined to comment OF the
progress of the negotiations to
date, but it appeared that both
delegations were marking the time
awaiting the ambassador arrival
Also shelved temporarily was
the thorny question of the new "a
per cent British tax on American
movies and Hollywood's retalia-
tory embargo on shipments o.
American films to Britain.
Officials of the Motion Picture
association of America said they
expected to meet shortly with the
British delegation in an effort t.
work out a compromise. Eric
Johnston, president of the MPAA,
was expected to come here from
Hollywood for the meeting.
The Hollywood producers con
tend the rs per cent tax violated
the provisions of the American
loan agreement, and their position
has been supported by British
movie-makers who have been un'
able to produce enough picture:
to meet their domestic demand.
The British government imposed
the tax to help conserve its OWN
ding of American dollars
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
VFW, M00SEMEN
GAIN TRIUMPHS

Although Leroy Towles twirled
a six-hit ball game for Senior
Fraternity in the first half OF a
Hanover league doubleheader al
Robert Strange field last night,
the Moses Branch went him one
better with a two-hit, SO victory,
Branch gave up hits to Towles and
Anderson, both singles. In the sec
end game VIEW snatched an Lilo
win from Post Office by scoring
five runs in the last half OF the
seventh inning.
Branch had an excellent batting
support from Thibideau in the
opener. The Moose slugger raped
out two singles, a double and q
triple for a perfect night at the
plate. In addition, he scored three
Of his teams runs. Moose notcheo
single tallies in the first, second,
third fifth and sixth inning.
VFW's Zackowitz rammed home
the tieing and winning runs in the
last inning of the second game to
earn Waiter Murphree mis- ILL
victory. Murphree gave up only six
hits to the, Mailmen, but walked
six batters to keep himself. Pos'
| Office had gone ahead, 1o-6, in
the first part of the inning with a
four-run splurge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
U. S. SUPPORT
Continued from Page One)

the Indonesian republic" The
several nations asked:
|. China. in a surprise maneu-
yer, formally asked the council to
adopt The Netherlands third
party" plan and the Unites States
supported the move. The Chinese
plan was handed in as an amend
ment to an Australian proposal for
sending UN observers TO Indone-
STA to report compliance with the
councils cease-fire order.
2. The United States and Russia
split sharply on the whole ques-
ton, with Gromyko calling &c r
prompt UN arbitration and medi-
alton OF the dispute, as Indone-
STA asked, and Johnson warning
against going any farther than the
UN's %cease-fire order of Aug. /.
3. Sjahrir, who helped organize
the Indonesian republic after the
japanese occupation, fatty re-
jected the Dutch plan and by
implication - turned down Ameri-
cas- offer of its good offices" if
those good Offices rule out UN
arbitration Of the dispute.
Gromyko tore into the United
States "strange" and repeated
offers OF its good offices to the
Indonesian republic. He said the
American pressure showed a
lack of esteem for the Indone
sians'' and lack Of respect for
the security council"
mot only Indonesia but the Sc.
curity council cannot overlook the
fact that the United States has
economic interests In Indonesia,'
Gromyko said.
Johnson replied with unusual
calm that there was mo question
whatever Of any pressure on the
government of Indonesia." He
said he was sorry that Gromykc
found it necessary to attribute
all sorts OF motives to us that
we never thought Of"
Thus the war of suspicion" be-
powers, which already has block
tween Russia and the western
ed UN action in the Balkans and
will keep 10 countries out Of the
world organization this year.
seemed certain to prevent any
further decisive UN action in In
donesia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
FRITZ CASE MAY
!, NOT BE DECIDED
r. UNTIL SEPTEMBER

RALEIGH, Aug. 10 -R-The
question of criminal prosecution
in the case Of R. L. Fretz, Jr.,
principal of the Hudson school in
Caldwell county, probably will not
be decided until early in Septem-
Der.
Attorney General Harry McMul-
IAN said today that solicitor
James C. Farthing Of Lenoir had
Informed him that mis- Superior
Court duties would keep him busy
until that time. Mcmillan a S t
week wrote Farthing asking the
solicitor TO confer with him on
ton of Fritz, VINO is president of
he question Of criminal prosecu-
the N. C. Education association.
The State Board Of Education
on August 5 ordered Fritz's teach
sng certificate revoked after an
Investigation in which he was
charged with mis-applying s1,642,-
10 in state funds. Fritz, who
promptly repaid the amount, as
yerted the funds we're used to pay
teachers for extra work.
Meanwhile, the Caldwell county
board of education has appointed
4 committee to come here 10 ask
MCMILLAN and state school off,
eials for an Interpretation ard
sl%arification'' On the state boards
order revoking Fritz's teaching
certificate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
GEN. ASSEMBLY
CONTINUED from Page One)

preceded the vetoes, Numbered
after the vote that the United
States and Australian proposals
were only part of "a political
game" being played in southeast
ern Europe by the countries OF the
west.
Then Gromyko lit the fuse for
another fight by insisting that the
disposal OF the western powers
r resolutions meant automatic dis
olution of the temporary UN in
vestigating commission being
maintained in the Balkans pend
ing a new decision" of the coun-
ell.
Britain's Sir Alexander Cadogan
and deputy American Delegate
Hersche V. johnson shot back
that the Russian was mistaken. So
did council President Faris Ell
Khouri Of Syria.
There the question vas left
hanging as Ell Khouri tapped the
gavel to end the stormy session.
In both cases, nine OF the secu"-
ity councils II members voted
yes" and Gromyko, supported
only by the delegate of Poland,
dealt the coup d'etat with the sim
pie raising of his right arm.
Only "a hours earlier he had
used the great power veto three
straight times to keep Portugal,
Ireland and Trans-Jordan out of
the United Nations. 1t was the
most concerted use Of the veto
and the most explosive 24-hour
period in the UN's history.
It was Gromyko's third veto in
81 days in the fostering dispute
over the Balkans. On July 20 he
killed the majority : supported
American plan to install a UN
border watch in Greece for two
years under the peaceful settle
ment'' section OF the UN charter.
At the climax Of two hours of
futile speechmaking by the Slav
bloc today he used Balkan veto
No. 2 to kill the Australian propo-
sition which would have branded
the situation a threat to peace
and, without placing any blame,
would have called on all four gov.
ernments to cas- provocations
and would have sent a team OF
TIN observers to patrol the Bal
kans borders.
Forty = five minutes later,
Gromyko's mo" vote killed a
similar American proposal which
would have directly blamed AL
bania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia
for the trouble in northern
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
GENERAL LEE
Continued From Page One)

visits to Army-requisitioned hotcls
in Viareggio, inspection of the
Army's outdoor prison near Pisa
and informal talks with soldiers
and officers.
Lee said he had invited Maj
Gen. Ira T. Wyche. Inspector Gen.
eral, here to conduct an mvestl'
cation.
Before the statement was put
in its agreed form by neWsmer
and Lee, this correspondent asked
him to define his basic mission
here. Lee replied:
MY basic mission is to main
tain and supply troops in Italy
and in the disputed border pro-
vince of Venezia Giulia until -ati'
fication of the peace treaty.
He ~sidetracked the question con-
corning his mission in the event
of hostilities involving Russian
satellites or Russian troops along
the Italian border, smilingly say
ing that in such an event Il would
carry on"
Lee and the newsmen framed
the generals statment defining the
attacks IAN injustice to the U. s.
after a rough draft had called
them "a disservice to the country"
Although Lee and his staff re-
fused officially to respond to ques-
tons regarding the potential eff
fects of the articles, they careful
ly pointed out that the stay of U. S,
troops in Italy may be indefinite
rather than temporary in view Of
Russia's delay in ratifying the
peace treaty.
Unofficially, several high-rankine
s~taffers described the articles Sin.
,oppoctune" in view of 1.-The WOE
sening relations with Russia" One
staff member, in an off-the-recore
talk, suggested that the attack may
be "communist-inspired."
1T is worth investigating who
is interested in knocking down our
army in times like these" this of.
ficer said.
Lee said that the attacks came
at a time when he badly needed
requirements, money, munitions
and supplies, and added that they
were bad for the morale Of the
entire command"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
QUICK ACTION
CONTINUED from Page One).

ported that rowing 'terrorlstS
sniped at Dutch patrols.
The Indonesians reported CLASH
es with the Dutch along the South
Salatiga front, but did not men
ton unusual severity in the light
ing. They said there were other
clashes with the Dutch near Com
bong and that the Dutch had ad'
vanced to Poering, which IS near
the coast and eight miles south
east Of Gombong.
The Dutch said that the fighting
appeared to be growing in size
and intensity. The Indonesians'
radio at Jogjakarta said the Re
public was afraid the Netherlands
forces were going to reopen their
drive against remaining lndone'
sian territory.
Radio Jogjakarta called upof
the United Nations Security Coun'
Gil to send an arbitration commits
sion at once to the East Indies. II
said that was the only way to
| settle the dispute.
with deepest anxiety the Re
pubic informs you (The Security
CounciD that during the last few
days Dutch cease fire violations
increased considerably and al
several places Dutch forces I'M
dertook well-planned military op'
erations," radio Jogjakarta said
1.-THE Republic fears that Dutch
forces not only will no longer re
spect the c~ease-fire but will resort
to large-scale military operations
against the Indonesians with the
purpose of occupying all Republi-
can territory" y
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
H F TO DEFRAUD
BANK IS REVEALED
BY LOCAL POLICE

Craig W. Shipping today faces a
charge of forgery and false pre-
lenses. according to police, as the
result of attempting to collect
funds from the Bank Of Whining
ton IN another mans account.
In a telegram from Salisbury;
Shipping first asked and procured
SIM from the bank, representing
himself as Ira A. Hines of Carolina
Reach. That was Saturday, E. A.
I Isns president of the bank told
gram was sent last Saturday re-
ouesting $3.50.
Bank officials became suspicious
and refused the funds, police said
iLaney told them. shuping's arrest
ioilowed. He will face charges In
Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
TITS SAFE"
fContinued from Page One)

her ads. Not only does she give
4 full description of the act, but
the applicant is warned that she
must be willing TO travel. in
GLIDING South America and Austria
liza. must sign a liability release
for all damages, and be ready to
travel with Miss Howe upon the
completion of her program"
~ don't know what more I could
tell them" said the brown-eyed
Cherokee Indian girl, who once
spent six weeks in a Wheel-chair
When the dearn-defying stunt back
fired.
Miss Howe. 20 years old and
weighing 1lo pounds. was a beau
tician in Florida when she joined
the show which features her act.
Guess I thought more about the
money than the DANGER" she said.
Az for the danger, she said she
never gives it a second thought.
you don't get second thoughts
n this business"
The blast. which causes audi
Waces TO shudder and fear the
worst. isn't as bad as it seems"
she explained.
II put cotton in my ears to pro-
tect my a drums, and the con-
sussion sometimes blacks me out
anywhere from n to seven min
atex. But when l come to, I feel
Nike eating a steak and getting a
good nights sleep"
Miss Howe is billed under her
zeal name.
"But there are times" she said
somewhat ruefully, when 1 think
ought To change it to Helen
dome"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
DIVORCE
fContinued from Page One)


George for years. You got me
right on my lunch hour and my
coffee is getting cold. I've got to
get back to my lunch and back
10 work"
She works in a packing plant.
Mrs. Bollard said the couple
mad rented a furnished room
where they will live until they can
buy a house.
At a press conference later,
George did most Of the talking
while his bride-to-be beamed ap-
provingly.
George said he didn't date
much before going gout with Mrs.
Thompson, although he did go
steady with a younger girl' for
about six months"
That wasn't serious, though"
be said, adding, "but this is. II
marriage isn't serious I don't
know what is"
George refused to comment on
the difference in their ages. He
and Mrs. Thompson posed obllg-
ingly for photographs on the front
steps Of their ramshackle home
until George decided it was time
TO eat supper.
'You can't live on love alone"
he said. you guys will find that
out"
Mrs. Thompson separated from
her first husband, Frank, last No
vember. She charged he hit her
on the chin, knocked her down N
the street, and used his feet on
me-" She was granted a divorce
june 9.
George, who will be ID in Octo-
Der, has lived with Mrs. Bollard
all his life. His mother is dead,
and his father gave his approval
for the marriage.
On the marriage license appli-
cation. Mrs. Thompson listed her
age as 80, but social security rec
ords said she will be 43 next
March.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

at 1920 am, and they talked fol
an hour. 1t was the first such
meeting of American and Argen
tine secretaries Of state at an In
ternational conference in sew
en- years, since the two countries
foreign policies started to dlverge
in the early days of World Wal
II.
A Apparently authoritative
sources had said Friday that Mar
shall and Bramuglia conferred
briefly the night before. But il
was made known officially today
that this was incorrect,
After the talk with Marshall,
Bramuglia said the time a d
place for an economic conference
were not important and minated
that he would support the United
States plan to postpone talk or
economics until the ninth Inter
American conference at Bogota,
Colombia, next January.
Marshall said only that he anc
Bramuglia Exchanged views or
all points of the defense treaty.
But Latin-American sources pre-
dicted that as the result OF the
talk the defense conference was
practically 'buttoned up as re
CARDS major problems.
Sen. Arthur H. V~andenberg, r.
Mich, chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
represented the United States or
committee no. 2 which adopted
the Pan American union sum
mary as the draft for a defense
treaty. The decision to accept the
basic draft came after Vanden
berg urged the committee Il
speed up.
The committee also allotted 4
hours in which delegations nigh
submit amendments to the basic
draft or new proposals. The com
mittee will meet again Thursday
after the 48-hour deadline has
been passed. The committee ther
will be able to start at once On
drafting treaty article tor APP
proval in plenary conference ees
sion.
There was no meeting of the
conference as a whole today ano
in intervals between his diplomat
ic conferences and talks with hi.
aidG Marshall wrote his speech
for tomorrow.
1t was understood that in his
talks with other Secretaries Of
State Marshall for one thing urg.
ed against any attempt at making
the 1nter-American treaty an anti
communist pact. He is said Il
have urged that a display OF soil
darity was the best bu!warh
against communism.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
MARSHALL TALKS
Continued from Page One)

tons.
2-The general work and abjec-
tives of the current Inter-Ameri-
can defense conference here.
general world political prob
lens.
= Argentina's proposal FOR a
special economic conference.
5-Cuba's proposal for inclusion
OF economic aggression in the de-
Tense treaty and Mexico's pro-
posal that the Bogota conference
next January consider Inter-
American economic cooperation.
Marshall was believed to have
pointed out to Bramuglia the ur-
gent Importance of showing a
united front OF all q American
Republics in view of the world
situation and the widening split
between Russia and the western
world.
The United States chief delegate
Is expected to follow this up witt
a similar appeal for unity, and
Tor a non-veto defense treaty, il
an address tomorrow before ,
plenary session Of the Inter-Amer
lean defense conference.
Preparing for the speech, which
ne spent much of the day writing
Marshall conferred with his chic:
aides for nearly two hours earl.
this evening, going over detaile:
points of the defense treaty. HI
had discussed earlier the genera
Ideas Of his speech with the con
g~ressional delegates accompany
ing him.
Unless he changes his plans
Marshall's speech is likely to b
one Of fewer than 1000 words
But it will be of world impor
lance.
1t is expected that Sonora Ev;
Peron, wife Of President Juan D
Peron, will be an honored CUES
at the session, at the SIS, 900, 90
Qultandinha hotel, to hear tn
speech.
In addition to the happy reeu]
OF the Marshall = Brarnuglia tall
the conference took a big ste
forward when its committee M
z agreed to adopt, as a workln
basis, a Pan-American union sum
mary of the suggested defens
treaty drafts submitted to the cor
ference in advance by eight nj
tons.
Mar1haN AaNed IN DYAlnuaai