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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01

Mr., and Mrs. Maurice Bell and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Orton
Stratton were Easter Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Stratton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyce Ernest were
Thursday evening callers of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Clausing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Watt of Lima
spent Easter with Mr.. and Mrs.
Winston Jennings and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Zahrend and
Charles Kunert were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ.
Gleason.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Bell called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Shindeldecker
of Lima, Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Huber and Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Huber and son were
Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis Vandemark and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Huber at
tended the wedding of Gerald Hauen,
stein Sunday afternoon and the we'd
ding of a cousin at Gilboa, Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Barnes anc
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Morehead callec
on Jacob Traucht, Thursday evening
Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Willard Jennings and son were
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fleming, Mr.
and Mrs. Avery Watt and son
Verify Fleming, Lakeview; and Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Yoakam. After
noon and evening callers were Geralt
Jennings and son jerry, Leipsic; Mr.
and Mrs. Winston Jennings and sons
and Mr.. and Mrs Maurice Bell ant
family.
Mrs. Mildred Gleason and Mrs
Esther Hartman spent Thursda!
with Mrs. Eta Yant of Beaverdam
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Shulav
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Arthu
Phillips Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neh Reichenbac1
were Easter SUNDAY dinner onest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Reichenbacf
Mr. and Mrs. Junior Zimmerman an
family were supper guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton Nounkma
were Easter Sunday guests Of Nh
and Mrs. Arthur Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Younkman an
family spent Sunday evening wi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Nounkman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyce Ernest spen
Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs
Roscoe Trout.
Sunday dinner guests Of M. ar
Mrs. Harry Huber and family wer
Prof. and Mrs Everett Huber G
Ada, Mr.. and Mrs. Clovce Ernest an
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01

Mrs. Jane Rayl.
Mrs. Eta Yant was a dinner
guest Friday of Mrs. Esther Hart
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil CribIez call
ed at the Owens home, Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and family and Shirley and Carol
Frantz were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Badertscher
Mrs. Lucille Frantz was an after
noon caller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Balmer were
Sunday evening visitors of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Huber were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Watkins and Mrs. Maudt
Coon and daughter Lucille anc
! family of Detroit.
Covered dish supper and program
at the Community house this Thurs
day evening.
Pleasant Hill Sunday School anc
church will be held at the Com
munity House next Sunday if tho
church chimney isn't rebuilt by then
Dale Huber left Monday morning
for Columbus where he is enrolled
at Ohio State university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Philip B. WeIty Is
Found Dead In Bed

Philip B. Welty, 81, prominent Co
lumbus Grove contractor who has
built a number of houses in Bluffton,
and father of Mrs. Gerald Crawfs
of this place, was found dead in his
bed last Wednesday morning by
members of his family. He died of
heart disease.
Born in Pandora, March 3, 1887,
he was the son of Peter P. and
Anna (Zuercher) Welty. His father
survives, together with the widow,
the former Zella Frankhouser, of
Pandora; Mrs. Crawtis, of this
place, another daughter and a son,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Rites Monday For
Mrs. Nellie GLdncu

Mrs. Nellie Clancy, 64, former
farm resident of near Bluffton, died
of heart disease last Friday at the
home of a daughter, Mrs. Marc Ba-
singer, of near Columbus Grove,
with whom she had been visiting.
Funeral services were held Mon
day in the Evangelical United Breth-
rem church at Columbus Grove, with
burial in the Truro cemetery. In
addition to Mrs. Basinger, she is
survived by a son, Emerson Clancy,
and another daughter, Mrs. Wilbur
Risser, both of near Columbus Grove.
Clarence Jones, of Bluffton, is a
brother.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
LEGAL, NOTICE

Mile Mae Tibbs, whose last known place
by notified that Lewis &. Tibbs. has filed his
Petition against her for divorce and oChar
equitable relief. and custody of child, on the
grounds Of gross neglect of duty. in Case
of Allen County. Ohio. and that said cause
will be for hearing on or about six weeks.
from the date of the first publication of
this notice.
Francis Fl. Durbin. Attorney for Plaintiff
Suite 88l Dominion Building. Lima. Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Father Of Mildred
Suternleister Dies

Lewis L. Runser, 72, father of
Mrs. Mildred Sutermeister, of Bluff
ton, died last Thursday morning at
his home in Ada, following an i'll
ness Of six months.
In addition to the daughter who
lives here, he is survived by the
widow; two other daughters and a
son. Runser had been street COM
missioner in Ada for Is years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Robert Chaplin Dies
At Mt. Cory Saturday

Funeral services were held Tues
day in Findlay for Robert E. Chap
in, 81, who died at his home near
Mt. Cory at $3.50 p. m. last Satur-
day He had been in poor health
for many years.
Chaplin moved from Illinois to
Hancock county in 1910, and on
April 5, 1914, married Loa Gail
Boyer, who survives. Other surviv-
ors include three children.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01

Livestock sales agencies claim
homemakers begin buyers strikes
against pork when liveweight prices
go above 80 cents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01

News Want Ads get results.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
By Constantine Br0,cn

The seventh anniversary of Pearl
Harbor will be marked in unique
fashion in Washington.
The House Committee on Un-
Evening star., 1948-12-07
On the Other Hand
We Seem to Have Arrived Right
Back Where We Started in China

To this end we intervened In
China's civil war, giving and lend
ing lavishly of our money, material
and advlce-everything except the
lives of our men. We have aided
Chiangs efforts to put down the
rebellion in every way we knew
how, short of active military par
ticipation. Now 1t appears that all
this has been wasted. including the
shiploads of rifles and ammunition
surrendered so cheerfully by Chi
ang's generals to the Communist
armies. Ito what extent the Chin
ese Communists have been armed
by Russia Is a matter OF dispute,
but there is no argument about our
having armed them plenty in this
indirect fashion,
View of Old China Hands.
So we are right where We started
watching China in the throes OF
a civil war and unable to do any
thing about it. Maybe the story
would be different if we had been
willing to risk a hundred thousand
or a half million or a million Ameri-
can lives. But We weren't willing
and we are not now. In any case,
it is doubtful that that would have
won us any more of the good will
We wanted than the measures short
of-war have won. 1t probably would
have gained us the hatred Of one
half Of China, something less than
the gratitude of the other half and
the deep distrust Of all other Asiatic
countries.
If there was any good will to be
bought in that part of the world. 1t
might have been bought at the price
Of a hands-off policy following the
of the Japanese menace
II this is wisdom, of course, it is
wisdom after the fact. The proof
can only be furnished, II ever. by
future events. If and when Chang
moves out and Russia moves in-the
thing We have been determined to
preventive can say the course we
nave followed, unsuccessful though 1t
has proved, was rs good as any We
could have devised
But am impressed with the view
of many old China hands that II
Russia should move in. Russia will
live to regret it. These old China
hands do not believe Russia Is likely
TO make that mistake.
tCopyright 1913. Globe syndicatel
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Slate to Be Offered
Leading Senators Are Seeking Seats
In Foreign Relations Committee
king Seats

Of Appropriations. 1t is understood
that he is willing to give up Appro-
priations but sees no reason why he
can't be Armed Services chairman.
There is ample precedent for veteran
Senators having two important COM
mittees. one chairmanship: Sem
ator Bridges was Appropriations
chairman and q member of Armed
Services; Senator Taft was chair
man Of Labor and ranking member
of Finance.
Senator Tydings, fifth in service
among the Democrats, Is also q can
didate for President pro tempore of
the Senate, according to the Hill.
During the last Democratic Cong
ress, this honorary post went to
the Democratic dean. Senator Nc
Kellar. But Senator McKellar Is
aging and not well and he will again
be chairman of Appropriations which
is a taxing job. He has not said
whether he will aspire to President
pro tempore again.
In the Eightieth Congress, Senator
Vandenberg was President pro tenn
pore; in the absence of a Vice Presi-
dent he did good deal of presiding.
1t is expected that next year Vice
President Barkley will prefer to
watch over the floor with q jealous
eye.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
This Changing World
Top Secret Documents Known to Reds
Often Before y. S. Officials Saw Them

good, since they would not be be-
lieved.
For instance, one very high Of
ficial in the State Department OBJ
jected In 1940-while Russia was
still Germany's ally-to permitting
the issuance of export licenses to
the U. S. 8. r. for certain materials
which were to have military use.
He put his objections in writing in
top secret memorandum for the
Secretary of State. Less than a week
later he received a call from Con-
stantin Oumansky, then Soviet am
bassador in Washington, asking him
to come to the embassy for a little
talk
Knew About His Views.
Mr.. Oumansky asked him why
he fought Soviet-American friend
ship by opposing issuance of export
licenses. Before the American Of
ficial could recover from his sur
prise at learning that the Russians
knew all about the views he had ex-
pressed in his memorandum, Mr..
Oumansky declared:
My friend. If you play along
with us there is no telling how high
you will go in the hierarchy of the
department. I would not be sur
prised If you were selected for the
post of ambassador to Moscow. That
is, If you change your present atti-
tude. But you won't get very far
if you continue to oppose u.s.
Later when Maxim Litvinov re-
placed Mr.. Oumansky after Pearl
Harbor, the new ambassador
strongly, insisted that unless this
particular official were removed
there could be no genuine Ameri-
can-Soviet cooperation. The off,
cial In question was saved from the
ak by being transferred to a for
eign post far from any Soviet in
huence.
There were many such incidents
throughout the years preceding and
during the war. They showed clear
ly how remarkably well-informed
the Soviet government was on al
most every phase of our life. AL
though our security services were
strictly forbidden to attempt to
break the Russian codes, there was
sufficient information to convince
our security officials that few of our
top secret documents were not
known to Moscow, sometimes before
the highest ranking American off,
cials knew about them.
Evening star., 1948-12-07


fixed under the Reorganization Act.
There is a precedent: Republicans
did some increasing. too, to accom-
modate Senator Ives Of New York
on Labor and several friends on Ap-
propriations.
Fortunately for the ambitious
Democrats there are two vacancies
on their side, Senator Barkley NOV
ing up to Vice President and Sen
ator Hatch retiring in favor of q
Federal judgeship.
Slate to Be Offered.
The tentative Democratic majority
slate to be offered the caucus in
cludes:
Senator Connally, Chairman; Sem
ators George, Wagner and Thomas,
all incumbents; Senators Tydings,
Pepper and Green, newcomers. Sen
EAtor Fulbright leads the standby
list; should Senator Wagner, whose
health Is poor, decide to relinquish
his place, Senator Fulbright will
inherit, and should the committee
majority be augmented he will get
first consideration. All these Sem
ators are internationalists.
II the Republicans are allotted
the minority of six which they
awarded the Democrats, as is prob
able, there will just be room for
Senator Taft, who has revealed to
friends an ambition to move to
Foreign Relations This is made
possible by the retirement of two
veterans: Senators White Of Maine
and Capper of Kansas. 1t is cinch
that none of the other five re-
manning Republican members would
move over for Senator Taft. as all
are eager beavers who dote on their
assignment They are Senators
Vandenberg, Wiley, Smith, Hicken-
looper and Lodge.
They would have an excuse In any
case, as Senator Taft is reckoned an
isolationist and Foreign Relations
under the adroit management Of
Senator Vandenberg, had a clear
record of unanimous decisions last
fyear. In fact, Senator Taft, If he
holds to his aspiration following
his present trip to Europe and can
talk the Republicans into 1t, will be
the only isolationist on the COM
mittee with the possible exception
of Senator Wiley. Senator Wiley has
gone along with Senator Vanden-
berg; his previous record put him in
the isolationist class.
Tydings' Request Surprise.
Senator Tydings' request for For
eign Relations was a surprise. He is
due to be chairman of Armed Serv-
ices and is fourth ranking member
Evening star., 1948-12-07

the inside track In those depart
ments.
How much of the real story will
be disclosed by the committee in its
public hearings depends on whether
the Justice Department and other
responsible departments give the
green light to the subcommittee
headed by Senator -elect Karl
Mundt and to the retiring investi-
gator, Robert E. Stripping.
Reds Prepared Lines.
Because of vital security consid-
erations it is improbable that more
than a few documents out of a
stack three feet high will be brought
into public view. But even the few
offered for public observation will
show how we'll the U. S. S. r. has
prepared its lines and how it took
advantage of misguided idealism,
venality and corruption to obtain
the innermost secrets of this coun-
try's national defense.
Many in Washington knew about
the inroads which Russian espio-
mage and intrigue had made in this
country. But they were in no posi-
ton to do more than hit vaguely
at what they knew, since they had
no tangible proofs.
Hearsay, even when it comes from
responsible officials. Is not sufficient,
since these officials were in danger
of being "axed" II they had at
tempted to support their statements.
Moreover. even those who were will
ing to risk their official necks real
lied that their sacrifice would do no
Evening star., 1948-12-07

sure of what they cost, and would
be delighted to get something from
a foreign land.
So we picked up what we thought
were trif1es from Ireland to Japan
a 5O-cent bracelet for Aunt Bess,
a two-bit knife for Uncle Willie,
35-cent scarf for Cousin Ellie
May, and flgurines and odd little
boxes for all the other friends and
relatives who raise their ugly heads
at the joyous Yuletide.
Double Backfire, Too.
Well, our plan has backfired, and
with a double backfire. too.
So help me, every time we look in
a store in New York our eyes light
on duplicates OF the trifles we
bought at prices anywhere from
twenty to hundred times as much
as we paid for them.
For example, take a set of carved
ivory fishermen picked up in
Peiping for less than three dollars
It was going to an aunt who always
sends us some homemade pickles as
a Christmas gift. but shel never
lay eyes on it. 1t was priced in
the New York store at $40. Sorry
as I am for my aunt. I'm sorrier
for myself. Why, why, I keep
asking myself. didn't I buy a bushel
Of those carved fishermen? A bushel
times $40 is a lot of dough.
Then there is the bracelet, brooch
and earring set that Jean bought in
Bangkok with every intention in
the world Of slipping it over as q
Christmas present. 1t cost less
than a dollar. and her smile was
that of cat who has swallowed q
canary au gratin. Since getting
here she has seen that same set on
sale for $5440 plus tax. You know
how women are about bargains, SO
I scarcely need to tell you that she
hasn't had good nights sleep
since. and has started accusing me
Of being to blame. saying that I was
the one who kept her from buy
ing hundreds of the bracelets.
The truth is, she didn't even want
Evening star., 1948-12-07
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. Ak


to buy the one, and did only be-
cause she thought it would enable
her to cut a corner on a Christmas
gift.
Everyone should make two trips
around the world, with the first
one serving as a dry run, so to
speak. On this dry run one would
learn where to shop and what to
buy. OF course, when the cost OF
trip around the world is consid-
cred, a bit of tis lustre of the bar
gains to be had is worn of, but
only dull. practical people would
take that into consideration.
In case you are planning a trip
around the world be sure to make
Evening star., 1948-12-07
McLemore-
YuIe Gift-Suvinq
PIon Bockfires
By Henry McLemore

NEW YORK; figured that this
was one year that I wouldn't
have to do any Christmas shop
ping. During the five months of
Evening star., 1948-12-07

Istanbul, Bangkok and Shanghai
your chief ports of buying. Now
that I have seen United States
prices, my eyes pop in remembrance
Of the bargains to be found in the
Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Alexis
jewelry store in Bangkok, and a
place like the Oriental Star in
Shanghai. Or the Family Store in
Peiping.
If ! am ever lucky enough to
make the trip again I am going to
take three barrels for suitcases and
Just hope and pray that the GUS
toms men will all be out for tea
when I get home.
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1948-12-07

our trip around
the W orld We
h a d acc u m
u ] a t e d enough
of W h at W G
t h o ug hC was
little more than
bric-a-b rae to
use as presents.
We paid pow
erful little for
the In t e n d e d
pr e S e nus. We
worked on the
old, old theory
that those We
gave them to
never could he
Evening star., 1948-12-07

American ActlV-
tiles is expected
after an execu-
tive meeting to-
day, to provide
t he American
people with some
sensational rev.
elations of es-
pionage inside
the State. w ar
and Ma Wy De-
partments over
a l0-year peri
Cd. beginning in
1887 when Rus
sian agents first
started to &c t
Evening star., 1948-12-07

Since then her Lowell Mellett.
charm has undergone a process of
devaluation, not quite SO serious as
that of the Chinese dollar but seri-
Gus enough to render her present
errand futile.
For the wife of the sorely pressed
Generalissimo Is asking for sympa-
thy and sympathy is one emotion
she no longer arouses in the Ameri-
can capital. She is not herself a
sympathetic person. Clever. attraC-
tive, captivating when she wants to
be, she doesn't regard all women
as sisters under the skin and she
succeeded in making this too evident
to quite a number of Washington
women on her last visit. Her be-
havior toward all whom she con-
sidered her interiors, sizeable list
indeed. has become almost legend.
Well Aware Of Plight.
This would hardly be important
were 1t not for the fact that she is
here to make a personal appeal.
The United States Government Is
we'll aware of China's plight. 1t
has been kept informed in full de-
tail. day by day. 1t has spent a
good many sleepless nights trying
to figure out a way to rescue the
Chang government from the morass
into which it has been sinking.
Sympathy for q beautiful woman
in distress might give just the nee
essary added impetus to produce q
solution of the problem, but, as
said, that personal sympathy is
lacking.
To reverse the picture, 1t could
be said that We failed to do our
own shopping in China early
enough. We sought to buy the good
will of China's millions as a bar
rier against the advance OF COM
munism in the Far Eastern world.
Evening star., 1948-12-07

ments requested
by an incoming
Senate.
Foreign Rela-
tions is cur
rently ahead by
a wide margin;
In fact so zeal
GUS are leading
Senators for
inside seats on
foreign policy,
the Democrats
are considering
an increase OF
the seven ma
jority which the
70 anuhlic o ms
Evening star., 1948-12-07

QlUCult. EdTly,
in her case, was
the time of her
pre- v lou S trip.
She didn't b Nv
then t h e good
W i'll S h e now
seeks. She was
mt willing, ap-
pa r e n t ly, to
make a sufficient
expenditure of
h er celebrated
charm or, per-
haps to expend
1t in all the
right p &C e S .
CiAnA than A.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Bv Doris FIeesOn

For the first time in the memory
of Capitol attaches, the Appropria-
tions Committee fails to lead the
hit parade of committee assign
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Bv LOreU MeUen

Christmas is coming. Do your
Christmas shopping early. 1t seems
that Nine. Chang failed to do this
and now is finding her shopping
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-29
HAZEL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Hobert Kiser
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Sutherland Sunday.
Mary Oquinn and Viola Ras
nick spent Monday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rasnick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Wise spent
Sunday evening with Leafy Wise.
Joan and Ellen Sutherland
spent the week end in st. Paul
with homefolks.
Frank Woods and family were
visiting his father, Reuben
Woods, this week end.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-29
MULLINS RIDGE

Farley Mullins and family of
Skeetrock visited his brother.
Clarence, Sunday.
Cline Sluss and Earle Sluss and
family attended church in Ken
lucky through the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Wallace an
nounce the arrival of new baby
girl on Friday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley J. Sluss
and daughter and Mr.. and Mrs.
General Sluss spent Saturday
night at the home of Rome Willis
on Bartlick.
Enoch A. Moore and family Wis
tied relatives at Nora through the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Sluss call
ed at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Sluss Sunday.
Mrs. Auty Rose and children
visited her daughter, Mrs. Clar-
ence Mullins, Sunday afternoon.
Ray Willis visited at the home
of his aunt, Mrs. Garland Willis,
Sunday.
Cline Sluss is having a new
dwelling house built near the
home of Alex Rakes.
Mrs. Exile Mae Farme~ called
on Mrs. Bruce Farmer Thursday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-29

Lewis Austin was Saturday
night guests of Harris Niece.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Kiser and
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Sutherland and
jamie Sutherland attended the
show at Dante Sunday evening.
Lorraine Niece spent Sunday
with Dorothy Ann Bailey.
Dacie Edwards was shopping
in Dante Saturday.
Beldon Rose was visiting at
the home of Neil Sutherland Sat-
urday.
Darcus Rasnick was shopping
in st. Paul Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finny Woods
were visiting at the home of Reu
ben Woods through the weekend.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-29
COLD SPRING

Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Mccoy
announce the arrival of a baby
girl, christened Cassie Carlotta.
B. L. Lee, who has been suffer
ing from sun-stroke, is on the
road to recovery.
Elders Kermit Deel and Lonza
Edwards held services at Cold
Spring Sunday afternoon.
Carl Deel has bought a new
truck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Deel and
BroWnloW and Ted Grizzle at
tended the Freewill quarterly
conference at Middle Branch on
Saturday.