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their Americanisnn and castigated
Chairman Thomas and the House
committee for releasing the report
without giving the conference q
hearing.
Third Party Warning Cheered.
Great sport was made through
out the evening about the "ob-
servers" Mr.. Thomas said the COM
m1ttee was sending to the program.
The crowd unleashed its greatest
cheer when Mr.. Wallace promised
that IF both parties insist on pur-
suing the present suicidal course
toward war and depression there
will be a new party ="
Cheers cut into the sentence, and
one group of young people set UP
a chant: Eve Want Wallace in '48,"
Completing the phrase, Mr.. Wal
lace said there would be a new
party even If 1t has no chance of
election success in 1s48. Later he
said he had talked to zoe, 900 people
since returning to this country and
found them ready to fight"
1T will be important-if the
Democratic Party succumbs to Wall
Street domination-to have a new
party to let the people of the world
know that those who believe In
peace and understanding still have
some means of expression" he said.
J Draft Wallace Drive Begins.
As Mr.. Wallace talked, a Draft
Henry Wallace for President" move
ment began to take shape. Robert
w. Kenny, former California at
torney general, said in Los Angeles
that the draft wallace campaign
will get under way at a meeting
in Fresno, Calf, July 10. Mr.. Wal
lace will not appear, he said, but
may send a message.
Primary purpose of the meeting,
Mr.. Kenny told the Associated Press,
will be to select a committee to
name slate of 81 candidates for
a pro-Wallace California delegation
to the next Democratic National
Convention.
Republican and Democratic law
makers generally shrugged off Mr..
Wallace's threat of a third party.
OF congressional Democrats will
ing to comment, only Senator John
son of Colorado would concede that
Mr.. Wallace may have some ammu-
milton in his guns. But Senator
johnson insisted that any sharp
shooting the former cabinet mem
ber may do will benefit only the
Republicans-and not elect any lib
erals"
Byrd Isn't Worried.
But Senator Byrd, Democrat. of
Virginia said he isn't worried.
THE more Henry talks, the better
it is for the Democratic party" the
Virginian declared. 1.-THE straighter
the issue is drawn between what
Henry Wallace stands for and what
is real democracy, the better it will
be for any sound political party"
Senator Wherry, Republican, of
Nebraska said Wallace will find the
going rough if he tries to launch a
third party venture. 1t probably
would require legislative action to
get such a ticket on the ballot in
many States, Senator Wherry said
Senator Mccarthy, Republican, OF
Wisconsin commented that he
would like to see Mr.. Wallace try 1t
in Wisconsin, where Senator Wher-
ry said new party easily could find
place on the ballot.
Addressing the Young Progres-
sive Citizens of America at Mount
Joy Baptist Church earlier yester-
day. Mr.. Wallace said: ''I hope you
don't lose any of your drive or go
of half-cocked. There may be need
for third party in 1948.
| Time for Re-appraisaI.
The Democrats think I'll come
around and be good boy, but they
are not sure. BY next Septem-
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Defense Homes Corp,
Winding Up Affairs,
Sees 5 Million Profit
By Robert J. Lewis
ReoI Es,ots Editor of rhs SioF.


The Defense Homes Corp, which
built 7,2Os residential and dormi-
tory housing units In the Washing
ton area during the war emergency
period, expects to make a profit OF
| SIS 900 900 when all its assets are
disposed Of.
That was made known today with
the disclosure that the Government
corporation is making preparations
to turn over it's affairs to the Re-
construction Finance Corp. in line
with provisions of the Government
corporations appropriation bill
passed by the House and now await
ing Senate action.
The bill provides that DHC's capi-
tai stock of $10,000,000 and its as
sets and liabilities be turned over
to the RFC, and that $4,000 be ap-
propriated for payment of terminal
leave for the corporations Is en-
ployes.
Under the bill, RFC would have
full charge" of liquidation OF
DHC's remaining assets.
'Tgloos" Remain to Be Sold.
Sole property for which there has
been no sales arrangement of a
total of 1000 housing and dormi-
tory units built in 21 cities in IL
States and the District, Is Is acres
of land on Lee boulevard, 2 miles
beyond Falls Church, Va, on which
are built II concrete "igloo" houses
These units have been advertised
for sale with deadline OF June 28
on bids.
A sales contract was signed yes
terday for disposal of the largest
group of DHC properties, Fairling
ton, in nearby Virginia; Mclean
Gardens, Wisconsin avenue and
Porter street NV, and small
development in Bremerton, Wash
ington State.
A 100000 earnest money" pay
ment was made by Ralph Tyler
Cleveland attorney for the Fairmac
Corp, which purchased the prop
critics on bid of $43 100000.
The 100000 will be applied to a
total down payment of $4,000,000
due October IL.
Harrington has 3,439 apartment
units. Mclean Gardens, 720 apart
ment units and 1892 dormitory
units, and the Bremerton property
180 apartment units.
Others Sold Previously.
The Defense Homes Corp. has an
agreement to sell Naylor Gardens
748-unit apartment project at
Thirtieth street and Naylor road
Sc, to the Veterans Cooperative
Housing Association.
Other projects previously sold were
the Meridian Hill Hotel of 634 rooms
at Sixteenth and Euclid streets
NV; Lucy Diggs Slowe Hall, 299-
room dormitory for single colored
girls at Third and U streets NV.
and George Washington Carve,
Hall, 177-room dormitory for single
colored men at Second and Elm
streets NV.
William A. ziegler, DIG manager
said the new owners of Harrington
and Mclean Gardens will select
tenants as vacancies occur from
present application lists, on which
there is total of about 5000 names
DHC was chartered in Maryland
October %, 1910, with capital OF
$10000,000 allocated from the Emer-
gency Fund for the President In
May 27, 1912, Lanham Act funds
were used to reimburse the Presi-
dents fund for this amount. In
addition to using its capital, DHC
borrowed approximately 100000, 900
from the RFC for its operations.
Chairman of the board is Dillon
S. Myer, commissioner of the Federal
pIlhlin Housing Authority
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Chester Morris Breaks Lea

HOLLYWOOD, June II (P-Actor
Chester Morris broke his right leg in
two places below the knee Sunday
night when he fell while doing a
dance at party in his home for
neighborhood children. His condi-
ton was reported satisfactory today
at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.
Evening star., 1947-06-17

The Thames River in England
Is 209 miles long.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Beaten and Robbed of $3.50

A man listed by police as Max
Wiegler, 81, of Newark, N. j., was
taken to Emergency Hospital last
night suffering from broken nose
and a possible fractured skull after
he told police he had been beaten
and robbed of $3.50 in downtown
hotel room by two unidentified men,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
Wet Spring Points Need For Better
Drainage On BlufftOn Area Farms
Farmers in Upland Corn Dis
trict Seek More Thing For
Fields
Ditching Contractors and Tile
Manufacturers Book Many
Orders

Record wet weather of this spring
has stimulated interest among farm
ers for additional tile drainage of
their lands, so that other seasons
similar to this will not keep them
out of fields over prolonged periods
when the ground should be worked.
Rejecting the trend, ditchers with
equipment for laying tile are booked
with orders for the summer and fall,
and one tile manufacturing plant
has reported a backlog of orders
that would keep it busy for two
years at its present rate of produc-
tion.
An apparent paradox this season,
indicating the value of good drain
age, has found upland farms with
little drainage remaining unwork-
able, while lowlands with extensive
networks of tile dried out far more
quickly and were seeded much earl
ier on the average.
In normal seasons the upland
area Immediately surrounding Bluff
ton has less need for drainage, and
tiling has been at minimum for
that reason. Another factor is the
heavy upland seeding of corn, which
does not require as much drainage.
Farms in the Pandora area of ne
cessity have more tiling because of
more lowlands and crops such as
potatoes, sugar beets, tomatoes and
melons which require better drain
age.
William Burkholder, Bluffton con-
tractor who installs tile bitches with
mechanical equipment, says he is
booked with more than enough ord
ers to keep him busy throughout the
spring and summer, and other ditch
ers are reported equally busy as
farmers prepare to hedge against a
repetition of unusually wet spring
weather.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
Attend Opening Of
NeUU Chevrolet Plant

Adam Steiner, Bluffton Chevrolet
dealer and Max Huffman, salesman,
on Wednesday were at Flint, Mich,
to participate in celebration
heralding the official opening of the
new Chevrolet-Flint assembly plant.
This plant, preyiewed recently by
newspapermen from all over the
country, is recognized as the most
modern automotive plant of its kind
in the world. One of its unique
features is Suspended assembly"
an innovation introduced by Chevro-
let for the first time in high-volume
production of motor cars. The plant,
together with it's adjoining Fisher
Body unit, is now in volume produc-
tion, moving toward an announced
rate of so passengers cars and 20
trucks an hour.
Mr.. Steiner was among approx
mately 500 Chevrolet dealers from
Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and New York who eventu-
ally will receive their new cars and
trucks from the Flint assembly
plant. They toured the plant We'd
nesday as guests of A. +. Young,
Flint regional manager for Chevro-
let, following a gigantic civic pa
rade through the streets Of Flint.
The plant will be opened to public
inspection July 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
Key To Towns Mosquito Control Is In
Spraying By Individual Householders

A long spell of hot, dry weather
may help bring Buttons mosquito
infestation under control, Mayor w.
w. Howe said this week, but other
wise the only hope for affected
areas is for each householder to
handle his own treatment program.
Although streams and other bodies
of water in the village are COM
pletely free of mosquito larvae,
hordes of the pests taking refuge
in shrubbery on private lawns and
in tall grass on vacant lots threaten
to sabotage the towns control pro-
gram. .-..
With private grounds providing a
harbor and breeding place, the may
or urged individual householders to
spray their own premises if they are
in an area where mosquitoes are
bad. The new DDT spray is plenti-
full and available at many local
stores, the towns chief executive
announced.
To help control the infestation,
the mayor also urged that tall grass
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Waltermire are
moving into the first floor of their
property at South Jackson and
Franklin streets, the former Whit
mer property. The quarters were
recently vacated by Stevens Smith
and family who moved to their East
Elm street property purchased from
Emerson Lugibihl. Ray Campbell
and family will continue to occupy
the second floor of the Waltermire
property.
Maurice Mahoney and family have
moved here from Lima into their
Grove street property, the former
Danner residence ed by the
Wade Bechtols. Mr.. Mahoney is To-
cal manager of the telephone COM
pany.
Mr. and Mrs. Chair Michael have
moved from an apartment in the
Chester Huber property on South
Mani street to the Nelson Basinger
property at kibler and Jackson
streets, the former Rohrbach prop
erty.
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Cleaning Of Catch Basins Launched
To Guard Against Flooded Streets
TuCO School Teachers
Resign Positions Here

designations of two teachers in
the public schools here were an
nounced the first of the week.
They are John Martin, instructor
in music and Mrs. Dwight Spaythe.
teacher of the second grade. Both
designations will come before the
board of education for acceptance at
its meeting this Wednesday night.
Supt. r. S. Lanham said he had
no announcement to make at this
time as to who would fill the va
cancies.
Martin is understood to be consid-
ering several offers to teach during
the coming year but has announced
no decision.
Mrs. Spaythe consented to teach
last year when the vacancy in the
grade school was untitled at the
time of opening of schools for the
fall term last September.
Under provisions of the new state
law, teachers have until July 10 to
resign, after which time the board
of education may refuse to release
them from their contracts. Pre-
viously the deadline was August /.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
Father Meeting Nickel Plate Tain
At Mt Cory Learns Son Died Enroute

N. V. Turner, of Mt. Cory, met
the Nickel Plate passenger train at
Mt. Cory station at $3.50 a. m. last
Thursday expecting to meet his son
who was coming from st. Louis to
spend the Fourth of July visiting
his mother in the Bluffton hospital.
Instead, the s2-year-old Mt. Cory
man was informed by the conductor
that the son, Vernon /. Turner, So,
had died on the train enroute, and
that his body had been left in
Frankfort, Indiana.
The younger Turner is known to
have suffered from heart disease,
and death is presumed to have fol-
lowed an attack on the train.
In addition to his father and
mother, the st. Louns man is sur
vived by his wife and daughter, and
an older brother, Burr Turner, of
Cleveland.
An attorney by profession, Turner
was a member of the staff of the
prosecuting attorneys office in st.
Louis.
Mrs. n. V. Turner, the mother, is
seriously i'll from shingles in the
Bluffton hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Fruchey,
Bluffton, a girl, Wednesday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND Shellen-
berger, Jenera, a girl, Mary Ann,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Thornton, Pan
dora, girl, Laura Jean, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Dirmeyer,
Bluffton, girl, Sharon Kay, Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Woodrow Barclay,
Bluffton, girl, Karen Rae, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Inbody,
Jenera, boy, David Lawrence, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio Alcantar,
Pandora, a boy, ontonio, Jr., Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Willeke, of
Ada, boy, Wednesday morning.
1t. COL and Mrs. Norman King,
boy, Dean Elliott, born at Sacra-
mento, Calf, June 27. The father
is the son of Mr. and Mrs Wade
King of Mt. Cory, and the mother,
the former Marsella Reece, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. P. ].
Reese also of Mt. Cory
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Griffin, Lima,
a boy, Larry Dean, born at Lima
Memorial hospital, Tuesday Mrs.
Griffin is the former Betty Clark
Of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
Quality Cattle Are
Shipped To Oregon

Two purebred Shorthorn cattle
from Willard Moser, northwest of
Biuffton were among seven animals
purchased in this area and shipped
to Portland, Oregon, to be used as
breeders in starting herds.
The animals were purchased by
James Ballentine of Portland who
came to this section in search of
high class breeding stock.
Ballentine also purchased two head
from Homer Tudor of Vaughnsville
and three from Hoewischer & Son
of Sidney.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
Council Authorizes Employ
ment of Extra Man For
Cleaning Program
Regular Work On Catch Basins
Seen As Answer To Problem
Of Flooded Streets

Seeking relief from flooded streets
during heavy rains, the municipal
council at Monday nights meeting
authorized Street Commissioner Lee
Coon to add an extra man to his
street crew, for the purpose of
cleaning out all town catch basins.
A regular program of keeping the
catch basins free of stone, dirt, ETC.,
was recommended by Councilman
Chet Stauffer, long member of the
councils street committee, who re-
ported that the only answer to pre-
venting flooded streets when there is
excessive rainfall is constant work
on catch basins.
In the past, the village street
crew has had time available to clean
out only those catch basins reported
clogged, but assignment of an extra
man to the program will make it
possible to prevent trouble before it
occurs Stauffer said.
Catch basins in the town will be
cleaned out Systematically, street by
street, but a special effort also viii
be made to get at those at an early
date where trouble is reported.
Bluffton streets were flooded often
last spring when the weatherman
deluged the town with several tor
rental downpours, and it is hoped
that regularly cleaning catch basins
will prevent repetition of the trouble
in the future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
Weyer Chartered In
Former Jap Museum

Technician fifth grade Robert l..
Weyer, Bluffton is now serving with
the 9Th Signal Battalion, | Corps, in
Kyoto, Japan as switchboard oper-
ator.
CHARTERED in one Of the most or
nate billets in Japan, personnel as
signed to this unit can boast of liter
ally dwelling in marble halls" Prior
to the war the building was one of
the most exclusive museums of mod
ern art in Japan.
T/5 Weyer entered the army June
4, 1947, at Columbus, Ohio. After
completing Signal Corps training at
Camp Polk, La, he shipped overseas.
His parents reside in Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
PARTY CAUCUSES
TO BE- HELD HERE
FRIDAY, JULY Is.
Candidates for Five Richland
Township Offices Win Be
Named in Meetings
Democrats and Republicans also
to Nominate Two for Bluff
.... ton School Board

Republican and Democratic eau
cuses to name candidates for offices
in Richland township and the Bluff
ton school district at next Novem-
ber's election will be held at s D. m,
Friday, July 25, in the high school
building.
Filing deadline for names to ap-
pear on the November ballots is
August s, and holding the caucuses
IL days earlier will permit local
party leaders to be assured of full
tickets for balloting in the fall.
Five township offices will be on
the November ballot, and there will
be caucus nominations for one
trustee; one clerk-treasurer; two
constables and one justice of the
peace.
In addition, the caueuses will NOM
mate candidates for two posts to be
open on the Bluffton board of educa-
tion.
On the township board of trustees,
the term of Allen Grismore expires
on December 81. There will be one
nomination open to each party for q
four-year term. Fred Badertscher
and Watson Steiner viii continue to
serve on the board.
Nahum Basinger, present clerk
treasurer, whose four-year term ex.
pires this year, will not be candi.
date for reelection, he stated this
week.
Two year terms of Charles Lora
and R. E. Griffith as constables also
sxpire.
Election of a justice of the peace
is required this fall because Rich
land township ELECTED only one il
the last election, two years ago
Stanley Vertner was the only candi
date on the ticket at that time, ant
there will be nominations this yeal
for a four-year term.
On the Bluffton board of educa
ton the four year terms of Wald,
Hofstetter, board president, and Lev
Althaus expire.
For the caucuses here on July 25
the Republicans will meet in th'
high school cafeteria, and Democrat
in the study room adjoining the Ii
brary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
WHEAT OUTLOOK
GOOD; HARVEST
LATE THIS YEAR
Combines Expected to Handle
Major Portion Latter Part
Of July
Corn Crop Making Notable Pro-
gress Thruout Bluffton
District

Wheat in the Bluffton district is
turning" and given favorable wealth
er, harvesting with binders may be
gin the latter part of next week,
farm observers said Wednesday.
The major portion of the harvest,
however, will probably come in about
two weeks since cool weather is
delaying ripening of the stand and
the greater part of the crop will be
combined which takes the grain at a
more ripened stage.
Outlook generally is for a better
than average crop altho the general
farm opinion here is that it may not
be as large as last years bumper
yield.
New Wheat S2.I0
New wheat was quoted on the
Bluffton market at $2.10 a bushel
Wednesday morning, aItho dealers
here pointed out that the price was
only nominal since there will be no
marketing of the new crop here for
several weeks.
The current price of S2.10 for new
wheat compares with that of $1.96
"a year ago this week when the first
of the 1916 crop was marketed. Two
years ago the first wheat sold here
brought $1.54 a bushel.
Corn Grows Rapidly
Corn, handicapped by late plant
ing, has made amazing progress
during the past two weeks, and a
portion of the crop, roughly ten per
cent, was knee high by the Fourth
of July, a rule-of-thumb standard
for gauging the progress of normal
progress at this time of year.
Markets, however, still persisted
in manifesting doubts relative to
corn prospects and the price here
Tuesday touched an all-time high of
1920 per bushel. Wednesdays quo
tation was off cents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
NelU Store Will
Open Here Soon

Ralph Smith of Richmond, Ind,
will open a Gamble store in the
Hankish business room on South
Main street. The location, formerly
occupied by the Allen County Farm
Bureau Cooperative is being re-
modelled for the new tenant.
The Farm Bureaus office and re-
tail store is temporarily located in
the brick building on Cherry street
at the approach of the Big Riley
creek bridge, while their new build
ing is being constructed this sum-
mer on land formerly part of the
Philip Hilty farm south of town
which the Farm Bureau purchased
as site for their headquarters.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-10
Complete Repairs On
Fire Damaged House

Repairs have been completed on
the Fred Badertscher apartment
house at South Main and Kibler
streets which was badly damaged by
fire two months ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reichenbach
have now moved back to their form
er apartment after having temper
arily made their home with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Oberly of
Washington street following the fire.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Greding and
children following the fire moved
into the South Main street property
they recently purchased formerly oc-
cupied by Lloyd Thomas and family.
The apartment vacated by the Cred
ings is occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Winkler, recently married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Lombardy
remained in their apartment which
sustained only minor damage as the
result of the fire.