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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13

city football team held 4 banquet at
the Elk restaurant. Charles Hard
wick entertained with number of
piano selections. Enjoying the elab-
crate dinner were the following men,
bers: Jolly Woods, Raymond stauffer,
Ralph Patterson, Earl Good, Homer
Bracy, William Griffith, Charles
Hardwick, Fred and Melvin Steiner,
Edward and Charles Worthington,
Cleo Smith, Gail Munlma, Lewis
Santschi, Harry Long, Charles Balm
er and Roy Rogers.
If you think it is a soft snap to be
city clerk just ask Ed Reichenbach.
At present he is busy signing his
name 1886 times on the new $4,000
water works bonds. The bonds are
10 in number in denominations Of
$500 each, with total of 2,766 cou-
pons, all of which must be signed by
Ed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13

Supt. Arganbright announced the
following teachers We're hired by. the
school board: High SCHOOL,. w.
Geiger, Miss Reign BEandenburg and
Bertha Schuchart; Eigth grade, AL
bert Stettler; seventh, Zoe Bentley;
fifth, Elva Moser; third, Helen Kib-
Ter; second, Sibyl Close. Pauline Ga
rau, Ennah Temple and Earl Hecla-
thorn We're. also hired but no assign
ments~ made. ~
David Schumacher and employees
started their crusher at Pandora last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam King welcomed
a baby boy into their home.
Grover Hummon, who is on the
sick list, was given postal shower
by his many friends.
Albert Welty is connected with the
J. |. Case Threshing Machine Co. at
Racine, Wis.
The Lima Stone Company is run
ming full blast under the manage
ment of Mr.. Conrad of Bluffton.
DIR. J. J. Sutter has his driving
mare offered for sale since he is us
ing his new auto in his practice.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13

hopeful that Backield aces Gleason
and Boorse, who were out of action
at Defiance, may be back in uniform.
Boorse is one of two seniors among
the regulars, and with Hunsberger,
will be playing his last game for
the Beavers.
At Defiance last Saturday, the re-
suits largely were the same as
those in Buttons Homecoming tilt
here with Findlay. The outmanned
Beavers put up d courageous first
half battle, and trailed at halftime
by only six points.
In the last two quarters, however,
the superior squad strength Of the
Yellow Jackets wore the team down
to permit running up 20 more points
before the game ended. At that,
however, the last Defiance score was
the rsult of intercepting a despera-
tion Blutfton pass, deep in Beaver
territory.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of May II, 1911

In the annual Swing Out" parade
at the University of Michigan oyer
1000 seniors in caps and gowns
marched around the 40 acre campus.
Myron Luginbihl and Daniel Triple
horn were Bluffton's representatives
in the parade.
7. A. Kitchen purchased a new
Ford Torpedo runabout from, Dutch
and julie Benroth. /
The frame'of PrA. HirschIer's new
residence on Elm street is up. Isaac
Hochstettler is erecting a new home
on the corner of Spring and High
streets.
Fl. ]. Call was awarded the con-
tract to haul the mail to and from
the railroad.
John Fett and Moses Steiner are
planning to add an addition to their
building block.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13
Want To Know Where The Money
Goes? Well, Here's The Answer

Those football crowds that filled
Harmon field stadium for the five
home games this year-not as large
as last years record-breaking at
tendance, to be sure, but still total
ling 6,439 paid admissions, an aver
age of 1888 for each game.
Perhaps you were one who paid
admission to see the games and you
may have wondered where the money
went-well, you have a right to
know and Sidney Stettler, faculty
manager of athletics, who handles
all the money has come up with the
answer.
Attendance: Ada, 1,498: Pandora,
1928; Van Vert 1,514; St. Marys,
1,131; Col. Grove, 673. Total, 6,439.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13
College Gridders To Close
Season Saturday Against Northern

Bluffton college gridders will
close the 1947 season against one of
their oldest foes when the Beavers
tangle with Ohio Northern in the
annual Lima collegiate bowl game,
at Lima stadium next Saturday
night.
Neither team has looked too i'm
pressive so far this season, and ad-
vance indications are that the battle
will be on fairly even terms all the
way.
Last week, the Beavers were beat
en- by Defiance, 26 to 0, and Ohio
Northern was drubbed by Musking-
um, AZ to 0, and both coaches will
have their squads in top form in
the hope of getting a victory that
may add somewhat to the otherwise
lustreless showing they have made
during the season.
Injuries remain the principal
cause of concern in the Beaver
camp, although A. c. Burcky is
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13

Balance ,..-:..-.-....---....-.......-...S 254.32
Operating expenses consist of:
Taxes, S684.21; Paid to Ada and
Col. Grove on percentage basis,
s342.71; officials, -236.30; police and
help. $95.00: paid to Pandora, Van
Vert and st. Marys, guarantees,
$4,000.
From the S254.32 balance should
be paid transportation expenses,
lights, footballs, shoulder pads, head
gears, etc, dry cleaning and repair
ing of uniforms and other incident
ais,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13

A fine rabbit for Sunday dinner
was presented the B. News editor by
y. G. Henry Of Orange twp.
John Herr of Painesville visited
the Noah Basinger home. Mr.. Herr
is collecting an extensive genealogy
of the Herr family.
Mrs. Leslie Kimmel viii leave Sat
urday for her new home in Olean,
N. Y.
Hazel schifferly is employed at
the Noah's Ark store.
S. A. Battles shipped two fine Dur
oc gifts to Waldo Luginbill at Pipe
stone, MINI. last week.
Menno Augsburger is the owner
of new Ford touring car.
Ira Moser is serving on the jury
at Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13

Miss Ellen Fett is attending the
Martha Washington school for girls
at Washington, d. c. She is the
daunghter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Fett.
Andy Hardwick, who with his
brother Ed spent three years in Bor-
neo, returned home last week. He
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF DEC. 13, 1917

stopped in Calf. for a short visit
while Ed came direct home.
Harold Woods left for Chicago to
join the ordnance enlisted corps as
assistant storekeeper at Rock Island
arsenal at Columbus.
Closing the season, members of the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13
Onion Ffayoring

Inc haVorlng substance Of onion
IS an OIL that blends with other fats
ana oils in food. Therefore, q good
way to capture and extend the full
naVor in stews or stuffings is to heat
chopped onion in a little fat few
minutes and then add the other in
gfedlents. The same principle ap-
plles to salads. Add chopped onion
to the oil dressing, and allow it
to stand an hour or so before dress
ing the salad.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13

Manager Sidney Stettler showed this
week.
All-time results were as follows:
Against Kenton Blutfton has won
seven and lost two; Ada, Bluffton
has won Is, lost II and tied two;
Pandora, Bluffton has won Is, lost
four and tied one; Van Vert, Bluff
ton has won six, lost nine and tied
five; Celina, Bluffton has won six
and lost five; St. Marys, Bluffton
has won eight, lost eight and tied
four; Wapakoneta, Bluffton has won
II, lost seven and tied one; Belle
fontaine, Bluffton has won five, lost
seven and tied one; Columbus Grove,
Bluffton has won y games played.
This years season record was as
follows:
Bluffton O; Kenton 10
Bluffton 12; Ada
Bluffton Is; Pandora 0
Bluffton 0; Van Vert 20
Bluffton 0; Celina 7
Bluffton 0; st. Marys 26
Bluffton 0; Wapakoneta 13
Bluffton 0; Bellefontaine Al
Bluffton 50; Columbus Grove
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13
French Fairs

Of more than 30 traditional "coun-
try fairs presented in French CEN
ters, most feature one product, as
wines, ceramics, glassware, choco-
late, gloves. silk. velvet
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13

A man is like a tack. He will only
get as far as his head will let him.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13

Only the brave deserve the fair,
but only the rich can support them.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13
HERE'S THE FIGURES

Total receipts, games~-.-~~$3, ,292 .54
Operating expense 81, ,438.22
ii New Uniforms 100000 3,038.22
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-13

Waitermire's Toyland is open! And this year we
bring you one of the biggest and finest selections
of toys our store has ever had toys constructed
of metal-metal which is growing more scarce
every day! If you want to assure your kiddies of
happy Christmas, jam-packed with their favorite
play items, come i'm NOW and choose while we still
have large selection. It's easy and convenient to
use handy lay-away plan. Be smart, get what
you want and be assured that you'll be ready for
Christmas!
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Cornice Falls Eight Stories
To Pennsylvania Avenue

A three-foot section of cornice
crashed eight floors to the sidewalk
from the northeast caves of Coast
Guard headquarters at Thirteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, early today. No one was in
jured.
approximately 100 pounds of sand
gravel and mortar, police said, were
sprayed over a nearby stack of news
papers when the chunk of cornice
broke as it hit the sidewalk. The
papers belonged to Fred Mccarthy,
newspaper vendor, of 233 Second
street NV. Mr.. Mccarthy was in
a nearby restaurant.
The corner was roped off from
pedestrian travel by building guards.
The spot beneath the caves from
which the cornice fell could scarcely
be seen looking from the street to
the top of the eight-story building
The structure was built in 1916, and
is owned by the Government.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
By Wallace &. CIoyton

Because she felt she hadn't done
enough for her fellow men, Mrs.
Goodin Prender Osthaus, a former
teacher, willed her eyes to some
sightless person before she died at
Doctors Hospital Wednesday evening.
Although she had planned such
disposition of her eyes for some
time, Mrs. Osthaus' family said she
did not sign the papers until Satur-
day, leaving her eyes to the New
York Eye Bank for Sight Restora-
ton.
Immediately after her death, the
operation was performed by a res
ident physician at the Episcopal
Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital. Her
eyes were flown to New York yes
terday morning.
Officials at the Episcopal Hospital,
which is the Washington afiliate of
the New York Eye Bank, said the
donation was one of the few made
in the District since the eye reserve
was established.
Mrs. osthaus devoted tns last
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Marshall Plane
Is Due Here al
Noon Tomorrow
Secretary Takes OFF
From Berlin on Way
Home Vio Iceland
BY the Assecio.ed Press

BERLIN, April 25.-Secretary
of State Marshall, reiterating his
disappointment in the meager
results Of the Moscow confer
ence, took off by plane today for
Iceland and. Washington at 1925
pm. (8:25 am. EST.
His pilot changed his intended
route from the Paris-Azores route to
the North Atlantic on hearing re-
ports of good weather on that circle.
The plane, which paused two hours
at Berlin, only will refuel at Iceland.
Gen. Marshall is expected to reach
Washington at noon tomorrow.
While here, the Secretary talked
with Gen. Lucius D. Clay, American
Military Governor, about the Mos
cow Conference and the effects of
the decisions on the occupation of
Germany.
Gen. Marshall spoke to reporters
when he landed at Templehof
Airdrome.
II had hoped very much we
could get an agreement on the Aus
trian treaty" he said. Il would not
attempt to guess when that can
now be achieved"
He added, however, that the four
foreign ministers - from Britain,
France, Russia and the United
Evening star., 1947-04-25

Marco Polo might have
stayed home and puttered
around the yard if forced to
hurdle the formidable formal
tiles that confront the modern
traveller. Since nobody likes
to slow up free spending tour
lists, the worlds governments
are trying hard to smooth
their way. In Sundays Edi-
torial Section, Garnett D.
Horner reveals the progress
being made toward simplify
ing global travel.
But If warm teather means
for some to get out and go, it
also inspires many to rub the
rust off the hoe and cultlva-
tor. For those so inclined, the.
Farm and Garden Section
offers some dividend paying
tips; and for those who Just
like to look, the Pictorial Mag
azine starts with a sunny color
cover of spring flowers and
makes a camera tour Of the
Capital at play and at work.
These features, plus pages
and columns on books, amuse-
ments. society, sports, music.
art and other special topics,
round out the usual thorough
and accurate news content OF
uhr sunhay Star
Evening star., 1947-04-25
By the Associated Press

PEIPING, April 25.-An elated
wife and an excited 8-year- -old
daughter greeted one of two Amer
lean Army officers returning today
from SIS days internment by Chi
nese Communists in Manchuria.
Maj. Robert Rigg of Chicago kissed
his pretty wife moment after his
plane landed at Peiping's west air.
field, and said with a gfin:
We'll. I see you've got a few
gray hairs"
Daughter JEANNE danced with ex-
citement.
Daddy! Daddy" she cried. "Did
you have to eat Chinese chow all
the timer"
Mai. Rigg and Capt. John w. Col
Inns of Evanston, H., en- route from
Changchun. Manchuria, to Nanking
to tell the United States Embassy of
their experiences, were clean-shaven
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Nine Are Convicted
In Fredericksburg
Bank Fraud Trial
Jury in Federal Court
Reaches Verdict After
Deliberoting 3 Days
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, April 25.-A
jury in Federal District Court to-
day convicted all nine defend
ants of aiding and abetting in
the misapplication of funds of
the Farmers g. Merchants State
Bank of Fredericksburg.
The jury reported its verdict at
12:4o pm. after three days delib-
erations and, with the exception of
Joseph E. Profit, president of the
Floyd County Bank and member of
the Virginia House of Delegates,
found convictions on all counts.
Profit was found innocent on one
of two counts and guilty on the
other.
Immediately after the verdict was
read and assented to by Foreman
Purnell Price, Attorney Stuart
Campbell called for poll of the
jury.
The defendants and number of
counts on which they were convicted
were Hugh N. Rakes, Leesburg, Va,
dairy operator, IL; his wife, Lillian
Conner Rakes, 10: Joseph A. Sewers,
cashier of the Floyd County Bank,
4; Paul Karsten, jr., former vice
president of the defunct Fredericks-
burg Bank, II: Kyle NJ. Weeks, Prof
fits law partner and associate
counsel for the Floyd Bank, 10;
Clarence L. Robey, president of the
Purcellville National Bank, 2; Dele
gate Profit, /; D. E. Nelson, Roanoke
real estate broker, 2, and Harry l..
Lamson, Washington loan broker, 2.
The nine prominent defendants
were ordered to stand after the jury
foreman answered in the affirmative
to the routine question, Have you
reached your verdict?"
Evening star., 1947-04-25
By the Assoeioied Pres,

NEW YORK, April 25.-The
Military Staff Committee of the
United Nations was reported to-
day to have abandoned hopes of
reaching unanimous agreement
on several basic factors for a
global police force.
Resuming its secret sessions, the
committee turned to lesser principles
in drive to complete its first report
by April 30.'
A source familiar with the work
OF the committee said there would
be no formal vote but that all the
dissenting views-mostly Russian
would be shown in the body of the
summary going to the parent Sc
curity Council.
Major points of difference includ-
ed those covering availability of
bases for the international force, the
type of contributions by the Big
Five powers, and plans for with
drawal of troops after the end of
an emergency.
To meet Security Council dead
line the committee must give its
report to that 11-nation body by
next Wednesday.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
KEENAN,, Soviet Expert
To Head Policy Board
Marshall Is Forming
Unit Will Help Fix
Lone-Ronge Aims Of
State Department
By Gornett D. Horner

George F. Kennan, veteran
career diplomat and known as
one of the top American experts
on Russia, has been picked to
head a high level planning
board being set up by Secretary
of State Marshall to help formu-
late long-range foreign policy, it
was learned today.
Gen. Marshall Is expected to Sc.
leet other members of the board and
get 1t operating soon after his re-
ttgn from Moscow tomorrow.
The boards function will be to as
sist Gen. Marshall in laying down
long range policy objectives on a
more comprehensive basis than ever
undertaken before for guidance in
day to day action. A major objec-
tive is to insure consistency Of all
routine policy decisions with the
Nations long range interests.
II Is understood that the board
Will be made up of about six men
who will be freed from all response
bility for routine operations in the
State Department in order to devote
their fun time to the job.
Mr.. Kennan now IS serving as
deputy cornrnandant for foreign af-
fairs of the National War College
here, which was reorganized last
fall for joint study OF American
defense problems by Army, Navy
and foreign service officers.
He expects to continue his activi-
ties at the War College on a part
time basis until the end of the
scholastic year in June.
A veteran Of 81 years expert
ence in the foreign service, Mr..
Kennan has had three tours of duty
at the American Embassy in Mos
cow. He accompanied Ambassador
William C. Bullitt to Moscow in
1888 to re-establish this Govern
ment's Embassy there after recog-
milton of the Soviet government.
He was transferred to Vienna In
1885, then went back to Moscow
after a few months. After further
service in Berlin and other Euro
pean capitals he was made Coun-
selor of the Embassy at Moscow in
1914,
Evening star., 1947-04-25
C.Womon Wills Eyes to Blind;
Spent Lost Years Aiding GIs

years OF her life to helping service
men stationed here.
A former teacher of English md
stenography at Eastern High School
she volunteered to instruct patients
at Walter Reed Hospital, and snent
part OF each day in the wards there
Her family also said that Mrs
Osthaus, still feeling she Wasn't
doing enough for the boys. used to
take stenographic notes Of letters
patients were unable to write and
spent most of each evening nre-
pairing those messages for mailing
Late in the evening, Mrs osthaus
went on duty at Union Station
where she served as a volunteer
travel director. One of her proudest
possessions was a letter from the
late President Franklin D. Roose-
velt commanding her work i.
Mrs. Osthaus. native OF wash
ington, was q graduate Of the old
Business High School. and attended
George Washington IJniversitv
After her schooling, she served for
tsee EYES. Page ALL
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Balkan Supereounci|
Myth, Dimitrov Says
kx fhs Asxociofad Press


SOFIA, April 25.-Georgi Dimi-
trov, Bulgaria's Communist Premier
last night denied the existence OF a
"superadministration of the Bal
kans" headed by himself.
An Associated Press dispatch
from Athens on April Is quoted
confidential Allied reports as saying
such an administration decides
territorial questions, supervises mill
tary operations across the Greek
border and directs political thought
in Romania, Bulgaria. Yugoslavia
and Albania"
Mr.. Dimitrov, Communist hero of
the Berlin Reichstag fire trial of
1888 and former secretary general
of the Communist International,
said reports of such an administra-
ton were fantastic and obviously
ill-intended."
Not only Is there no Balkan su-
peradministrative council" said Mr.
Dimitrov's statement, but there are
no relations whatever between Bull
garia and the nations mentioned In
the story apart from the officially
established relations maintained be-
fore the eyes Of the whole world"
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Air Research Firm
Loses Tax-Exempt
Classification Here
House Group Also Will
Probe Disputed Bidding
On War Contracts

The tax-exempt status of
Aerodynamic Research Corp, a
District corporation which de-
scribed itself as "nonprofit" has
been Cancelled as a result of
Investigations by the Bureau of
Internal Revenue, the bureau
announced today.
The announcement came as the
House Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee disclosed it was
investigating reports that a group
of subsidiary companies had been
able to underbid rival firms during
the war years because the parent
company, Aerodynamic, was listed
as tax-exempt ''non-profit' or
Iganization.
An Internal Revenue Bureau
spokesman said its investigation
had resulted in two tax liens, one
against the parent company and
the other against Air Track Manu-
featuring Corp. in nearby College
Park, Md. Both liens total more
than 100000 each but cover the
same. transaction, the bureau official
said.
Notices of Tax Liens.
The House committees investiga-
ton got under way as the after
math Of these two Government ac-
tionS:
/. The Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue filed notices of tax liens
totalling more than $4,000, 900 in
District Court against Aerodynamic
Research Corp. with Offices in the
Tower Building here. The action
was based on nom payment of in
come and excess profits taxes from
1941 to 1945.
2. The Maritime Commission
faced with the tie-up of two ships
in a Philadelphia drydock, has taken
up the question OF an Aerodynamics
shipbuilding subsidiary with the
Justice Department and the Gen.
eral Accounting Office.
S2,615,927 Lien Filed.
In another development, the con-
Inection between Air Track Manu-
/ featuring Corp. and Aerodynamics
was formally recognized by the Bu-
Ireau of Internal Revenue today
when George Hofferbert, collector of
internal revenue for the Baltimore
district, filed a s2,6l5, ,s27.8 80 tax lien
against Air-Track, "transferee of
Aerodynamic Research Corp The
lien was filed In District Court.
j. r. Richardson, personnel di-
rector of Air Track, told The Star
today the firm had been assured
Aerodynamies Research Corp. would
assume tax obligations of Air Track
when it acquired control.
They told us to keep on working
that they would take care of the
taxes Mr.. Richardson said.
Chairman Bradley OF the Mer-
chant Marine Committee said he
had been told by Vice Admiral VIII
liam Smith. q. s. NJ. retired, chair
man OF the Maritime Commission
that Frank Costello whom he re-
ferred to as the slot machine man, !.
Iowned Aerodynamics Research
1see AERODYNAMICs, Page A-sJ
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Chinese Dollar PIunges;
Total Collapse Predicted
BY the Assoeioted Press

SHANGHAI. April 25.-Many busi-
nessmen predicted today, as prices
pushed to new highs, that the
Chinese dollar would spiral into
worthleSsness.
The black market rate for foreign
exchange repeatedly rose to q, 900
Chinese dollars to 81 United States,
compared with the official rate of
$4,000 to 81.
Business circles attributed the
weakness partly to what they termed
printing press" money issued by the
government. They saw the IS 900
mark the one at which the Chinese
currency would become worthless.
With prices rising again, Shanghai
labor unions renewed demands for
revival of the monthly cost of Living
index. on which wages formerly were
based. Wages now are frozen at
January levels.
Rice was selling today at about
10000 Chinese dollars a picul (l33
pounds, compared with the official
ceiling of 10000. Beef and other
foods cost from so to 100 per cent
more than they did two weeks ago.