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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20

Mrs. Morry Gaskins and son
David and Mrs. Gail Gardner OF
Fort Wayne, Ind, attended the COM
mencement exercises on Monday
evening. The formers daughter Miss
Audrey Thrapp was a member of the
graduating class.
Ralph Davidson has purchased the
late Jacob Haas property.
The Senior class left Wednesday
on their trip to New York and
Washington, d. c.
The Alumni Banquet held last Sat
urday evening was very we'll attend
ed by a large number of former
graduates and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Neil of
Bluffton are parents of a son born
Friday, May IA. Mrs NeiH is the
former Mary Elizabeth Kempf.
Lightning struck the home of
Harry Myers northwest of town Sun
day evening. There was no fire
damage although the walls of the
house were scorched.
Pandora experienced a freak cy-
clone at 7:30 last Friday evening.
The blast struck first at the Charles
Lemley residence which is under
construction. breaking two sheating
boards. 1t then hit the cider mill
nearby, ripping a square of slate
roof off. Swinging across Riley
Creek picking up water, dumping it
and debris in the yard of Mrs. Clara
Light, near the traffic light on Rt.
II. The miniature twister cavorted
over the business, district and smash
ed II panes Of glass at the Ralph D.
Basinger green house. 1t whirled
against the Rev. Jacobson residence,
splattering the entire west side with
mud and tearing $50 slate shingles
from the roof. Losing velocity it
ripped a few shingles from the
Howard Bixler barn and disappeared.
Observers said that the "baby cy-
clone" caused trees to sway violently
in circular motion in it's two min
utes of existence.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fisher and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fisher of Of
tawa called in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. M. Thrapp, Sunday.
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Mrs. Walter Cupp and daughter
Marjorie were in Bowling Green last
Tuesday where Marjorie registered
as a student at Bowling Green Uni
Verslty for the coming year.
Mrs. Donald Van Meter of Char
don spent several days the past
week with relatives in this vicinity.
Donald arrived here Saturday for
the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Whistler who
spent the past winter in Florida,
, arrived here Saturday. and are
guests in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Z. Marshall.
Mrs. Bigelow of near Tampa, Fla,
Mrs. Donald Van Meter of Chardon
and Mrs. Ross Mason were guests
when the Presbyterian missionary
society met in the home Of Mrs.
Herbert Marshall last Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Marshall, Miss
Madeline Bixel, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Marshall, Mrs. Walter Cupp and
daughter Marjorie were among those
who attended the annual alumni
meeting in Pandora last Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Guy Mayberry is bedfast
from injuries sustained in a fall at
her home one day the past week.
Mrs. Millen Geiger of Bluffton
spent Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Orlo Marshall. Mr.. and Mrs. Geiger
are expecting their daughter Mrs.
Franklin Farnsworth and two child
rem of Laramie, Wyo. to arrive the
first of June to spend the summer
with them.
Farm Bureau Council No. 4 will
meet in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Basinger, Wednesday evening
of next week.
Mrs. William Reichenbach will be
hostess to members of the Friendly
Neighbors Club Thursday afternoon
of next week. Program: Song; Roll
Call; Poem, Mrs. Frank Hall; Paper,
Mothers Day., Mrs. Eleanor Stein
er; Song; Paper, Let Them Rest in
Peace, Mrs. Melva Semon; Music,
Barbara Reichenbach.
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daughter, Russell Leiber and Rev
Oppermann were past week callers
at the Ed Marquart home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Sharp and son
Jimmy of Norwalk, Mr.. and Mrs
Hiram Neuenschwander and son Al
lison. Mrs. Ella Dillman were Sun
day dinner guests at the Amos ana
Weldon Luginbuhl home. Evening
callers were: Mr.. and Mrs. Don Dill
man and family and Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Marquart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublir
were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Wingate of Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Huber and
son spent Thursday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyce Hauenstein and
family of Ada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Vandemark
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ger
aid Huber and son were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. K. K.
Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chet Long called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips, Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Hazel Hess and daughter
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20

Zimmerman and Paul Ivan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Zimmerman and family,
Mr. and Mrs, Edwin Luginbill, Mr..
and Mrs. ROLAND Reichenbach, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Amstutz, Miss
Betty 10 Mntter
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LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE
Versie Mae Hunter is hereby notified that
William Roy Hunter has filed his petition for
divorce against her in Case No. 38I9o in the
Common Pleas Court. Allen County, Ohio
and said cause will be for hearing on or
after June 2, 1s4S.
ELMER MeCLATN
Attorney for Plaintiff
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Weather Moderatinq
After Low Of II Here

| Moderating weather was in pros
pect today after the coolest spell
Of the season sent the mercury down
to q degrees at dawn.
While skies may be partly cloudy
tonight, the forecaster said observ-
ers here should be able to see at least
part of the years best meteor show
expected for the week end.
The National Bureau Of Standards
said the Geminid meteor display,
named for the Constellation Gemini,
was seen to some extent last night
and will last through Monday night.
The meteors will re visible in all
parts of the sky, the scientists said,
although their brilliance will be
dimmed somewhat by the moon.
Sunny skies were expected to
bring the temperature up to around
40 degrees this afternoon. A low OF
80 was forecast for tonight, followed
by mostly cloudy and somewhat
warmer weather tomorrow. Some
rain was expected tomorrow after
noon or night.
Meanwhile, temperatures were
moderating in the Central States
today after the seasons first SUBJ
zero weather! Rises of from 20 to
80 degrees we're reported in the last
"a hours.
Although the mercury dropped to
IS below in some sections of Mime
sofa Friday, only a few scattered
points in the cold belt reported read"
ings below the zero mark today. the
Associated Press said.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Soviet Releases Documents
AssaiIing U. s. on Korea
By the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Dec. 1.-THE Soviet
government announced today the
publication of documents on the
Korean question. Pravda said "ex-
pose to the very end the maneuvers
of American expansionists who
hinder the union of Northern and
Southern Korea in a united and in
dependent democratic state"
Pravda, the Communist Party
newspaper, carried a three-column
review of the publication booklet.
The booklet. not yet available in
Moscow bookstores, apparently COW
ers, for the most part, documents
already published in the Soviet
press.
(The United Nations Political
Committee rejected a Russian
demand for recognition of the
government Russia set up in
Soviet occupied North Korea. The
committee voted to recognize the
Korean republic of American
occupied South Korea as legal
regime)
Pravda carried an item on depar-
ture of some Soviet troops from
North Korea. Russia has said all
of them will be out by January -
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Three Killed as Man Goes
Berserk in California
By the Associoted Press

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Dec. IL
Three men were slain, sheriff's dep
uties said today, apparently when
one of them went berserk with a
gun and set fire to two cabins in a
remote canyon settlement Is miles
north Of Palm Springs.
Two of the victims were identified
as Max c. Salter and John A. Regal.
Their bodies, both shot through the
chest, were found near the ruined
cabins. Body of the third victim,
with a .38-caliber revolver beneath
it. was discovered in the charred
cabin of Henry Tolton. Burned be-
yond recognition, it was tentatively
identified as that of Tolton.
Sheriff's Capt. C. F. McCracken
said Mrs. Regal told him that Toll
ton struck her yesterday with a
hammer, grazing her head, after in
curing the whereabouts of her hus-
band. She ran to the cabin OF a
neighbor, Albert Wells, emerging a
few moments later to find lotions
cabin and another on fire.
The bodies of her husband and
Mr.. Salter lay on the ground nearby
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Catholic PreIate Urges
New York Divorce Ban
BY the Assocloted Press

NEW YORK. Dec. 1l.-A Roman
Catholic official, voicing disapproval
of proposals for liberalizing New
York's divorce laws, says divorce
should be banned entirely by the
State Legislature.
The view was expressed last night
IN a statement by Msgr Robert E.
Mccormick, presiding Judge of the
Archdiocesan Tribunal of New York
Changes in the States laws. which
recognize adultery as the only
grounds for divorce, have been sug-
gested recently as a result of the
exposure of an alleged racket in
staging fake adultery" scenes.
Msgr. McCormick's statement was
made public at the chancery office
of the New York Archdiocese, headed
by Francis Cardinal Spellman.
He said that liberalizing the oil
vorce laws would have "deleteri-
Gus effects" on culture, the family
society and the State ITSELF
One would naturally expect" he
added, that the Legislature of this
State, If interested in the welfare
of the people and the State itself
will correct the present sad condi-
ton by banning divorce entirely anc
will not increase an existing evi
and SOW the seeds of this States
destruction"
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Youth Who Liked Green Seduns
Held in Theft of Six of Them

A youth with a taste for green
Plymouth sedans and costly acces-
sories was held today in Baltimore
on charges of stealing and stripping
automobiles belonging to Washing
ton and Maryland residents.
He and another boy were ar
raigned yesterday on total of 26
counts and put under $4,000 bond
pending grand jury action. One
will be brought to Washington to
answer five more charges of auto
theft.
The boys are George Behr, 10. and
william E. Greenwood, jr. 16. of
Baltimore.
Baltimore police announced that
they are investigating the opera
tions of another automobile theft
ring formed by boys. They said
they were holding five youths be-
tween II and 20 years of age for
questioning. This case was first be-
lieved connected with the Behr-
Greenwood ring, but the police de-
cided the two groups were separate.
According to District police auto
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Nixon Says Spy Document Links
u. S. Policy With 1910 Election
Insists Thot 1t Be Included in Copies
To Be Released for Publication Tomorrow

A demand that the State De-
partment release document re-
portedly linking United States
foreign policy in 1888 with its
possible effect" on the 1910
presidential election came from
the House Committee on Un-
American Activities today.
The committee will give out, for
newspaper publication tomorrow
copies of IL secret documents said
to have been slipped from State
Department files 10 years ago and
turned over to Whitaker Chambers,
avowed former Communist courier
Those dozen documents, part of a
pile of 200 obtained by the commit
tee from Mr.. Chambers, have been
cleared by the department "as TO
present national security" the COM
mittee announced last night, as it
went into recess until Monday noon.
But one committee member. Rep
Iresentative Nixon, Republican, of
California, said he will insist the
department also clear another OF
the papers, allegedly copied from
Evening star., 1948-12-11
-Four Diplomats Mentioned
Durinq Plot Trial

BUCHAREST, Dec. II R).-The
Romanian government demanded the
recall today of two American and
two British diplomats.
They are Henry P. Leverich. coun-
selor of the United States Legation;
Gel. John r. Lowell, American mill
tary attache; Charles Robinson
British press secretary, and William
Watson assistant British commercial
attache.
The recall was requested in notes
sent by messenger of the Foreign
Ministry to both legations Wednes.
day. and made public today. The
legations made no comment.
The names of all four diplomats
were mentioned by the prosecution
during the recent trial of IL Roman
ians accused of plotting against the
government. 1t was alleged the
diplomats had maintained relations
with the accused.
The indictment alleged one of the
defendants confessed that the
Americans and Britons promised
that in the event of conflict they
would parachute arms and troops
for battle against the government.
The trial began here November 27.
Sentences ranging up to life i'm
rprisonment were imposed on the
defendants.
Although the contents Of the
Romanian notes are not known it
is presumed recall of the four dip
lomats was asked on the basis that
they are persona non grata mot
personally acceptable).
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Netherlands Gives Up
u. n. Discussion With
Indonesian Republic
Interim Regime Planned
For Other Sections,
The Hague Announces
BY the Assoeioted Press

THE HAGUE, Dec. 1.-THE
Netherlands announced today
breaking off of United Nations
sponsored negotiations with the
Indonesian Republic and said it
plans to proceed with formation
of an interim government for
the other areas of Indonesia.
The Dutch had proposed to set
up a federal interim republic for
all Indonesia by the end of this
month.
In Batavia the Indonesia news
agency Antara yesterday quoted an
Indonesian Republican communique
as warning that the formation of an
interim government of Indonesia
without the republic would result
in disaster.
Talks Declared Useless.
The Dutch delegation in Batavia
has advised the U. N. Good Offices
Committee that further talks with
the republic are useless unless the
Jogjakarta government radically
alters it's viewpoint, communique
stated.
Accordingly, it declared, the
Netherlands will proceed with the
institution of an interim govern
ment for the so-called federal ter
ritories," said to include two-thirds
of the territory of the islands.
The communique said further:
Now that it has been clearly dem
onstrated that the republic does not
observe the truce, and in fact does
not accept the principles of the Rem
vile agreement Gntended to end
Dutch Indonesian fighting, the
Netherlands government does not
desire to delay or obstruct further
realization of the new legal order in
Indonesia through further negotia-
tlons."
Door to Be Held Open.
It added that the door would be
held open later for the republic to
take part in the interim regime.
The communioue did not give a
date for institution of the interim
government. but previous official
statements have given the January /
deadline.
The announcement followed in
tense cabinet discussions with min
isterial delegation which returned
last Tuesday from Java, where in
formal discussions we're held with
Republican Premier Mohamed
Hatta.
! The Dutch have charged that the
republic did not stand by conces-
sions made in recent aide memoire.
In Batavia, the Indonesian news
agency Antara said Premier Hatta
commented: 1T will be proved later
which party backed out of what it
| coOceded "
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Americans Reossured
BY Sending of Marines

SHANGHAI, Dec. II LP).-Amer-
leans and other foreigners relaxed
today after hearing that United
States Marines would be sent to
Shanghai during any emergency in
China's civil war.
Businessmen on the verge of leav-
ing either decided to stay or post
poned decision because of Admiral
Oscar c. Badgers statement that the
Leathernecks will come to this
coastal metropolis.
Admiral Badger emphasized at a
news conference yesterday that the
Marines would only protect Amer
ican citizens, and would not inter-
vene in the civil war should the Chi
nese Communists take Shanghai.
In Hong Kong, Marshall Ii Chi
shen warned that the landing OF
marines in Shanghai would result
in antagonistic sentiments and acts
against Americans in China.
Ii is chairman of the Kuomintang
Revolutionary Committee, coali-
ton of 10 antigovernment groups
He said the presence of marines at
Shanghai, Tientsin, Peiping ano
Marking ION the pretext of protect
ing American nationals" would con-
stitute an infringement of China's
sovereignty.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Bigart, 0usted Newsman,
Crosses Hungarian Border
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Foreign
Correspondent Homer Bigart, Or
dered to leave Hungary for reasons
undisclosed by the Hungarian gov
ernment, has reached Vienna.
Mr.. Bigart, a 1916 Pulitzer Prize
winner, cabled his paper, the New
York Herald Tribune, that he had
crossed the border into Austria
-four hours ahead of the deadline.
Before he left Budapest. he said
he had been unable to learn the
reason for his expulsion. In his
cable from Vienna. he told his
paper:
This correspondent doesn't know
whether he had been labeled neo-
Fascist, or an imperialist war
monger, or a Trotskyist Titoist, or
Mindszentyist. or Marshall Plan
enslaver, or a tendentious liar, or a
bandit of the pen, or a simple mega
tive element. It's very frustrating
Evening star., 1948-12-11
u, N. Session Will End
Tonight With Little to
Enforce Peace Plea
Humon Rights Declaration
Passed, but Is Backed
Only by Moral Authority
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE United
Nations General Assembly winds
up tonight a 12-week session in
which it has called on peoples OF
the world to live in peace, but
offered little to enforce peace.
The Assembly cooled diplomatic
fevers over three, of the worlds S
trouble spots, Palestine, Berlin and
Greece. But it found no real cure.
It urged nations to live without
vars. without fears of atomic dis
aster and huge armies. but gave no
final clue on how these things
could be achieved.
Rights Covenant Proposed.
The Assembly passed last night
ever bitter Russian opposition, a
world declaration of human rights
proclaiming freedom and equality
for all. The declaration has only
moral authority, at least until the
next regular Assembly in September
1949. :,
To give it teeth, human rights
covenant Is proposed. This cove
nant. to be drafted before. the Sep
tember meeting, would oblige ma
tions which sign the declaration to
respect individual rights under pain
of sanctions.
The vote on the declaration was
48 too. Russia and her five satellites
abstained from voting. They were
joined by South Africa and Saudi
Arabia. Honduras and Yemen were
recorded as absent.
Soviet Spokesman Andrei Y. vi
shinsky, accused the United States
Britain and France during the de-
bate of paving the way for World
War II.
Mr.. Vishinsky said the Munich
agreement opened the way to war
and added: THE governments OF
the United Kingdom and France
being supported by the Government
of the United States, did everything
in their power to defect this aggres-
sion on the part Of Hitler from
themselves and to open the door for
the aggression of Hitler against the
U. s. S. r. Here are the reasons for
the Second World War" IA;
During the 12-week session statess
men of the SO nations comprising
r. N Dooo Ol
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Reds Are Forced Back
By Chinese Trying TO
Save Trapped Troops
Relief Column Expected
To Make Contact Soon
With EncircIed Army
BY the Associoted Press

NANKING, Dec. 11.-ChineSe
Communists encircling the 18th
Army Group gave ground on the
south today before a spirited
government column which is
trying to open the jaws of the
Red trap.
The relief column is from the 9Th
Army Group. 1t is fighting north
from the Hwai River line and it's
anchor of Pengpu, los miles north
west of Nanking
Nationalist high command sources
predicted the relief column would
make contact with the 18th within
72 hours about IS miles northwest
of Pengpu. They said junction of
the two forces would pc, NIT the 18th
to take up positions in the HWai
River defense lines.
Heavy Casualties Admitted.
The government admitted the 18th
had suffered heavy casualties dur
ing its more than two weeks of Red
encirclement. A spokesman esti-
mated the losses at about 40 per
cent Of the original force of 100000.
Meanwhile, two Communist COL
unns were reported crossing the
Hwai River east of Pengpu and mov-
ing toward Mingkuang, onlv 65 air
line miles northwest of Marking
(Red columns each contain from
$4,000 to 10000 men,
Earlier, the Reds cut the railway
between Pengpu and Nanking at
four points, but the government said
repairs were made quickly. The new
threat to the railline, apparently
in much heavier force, seemed to be
aimed at forcing the Nationalist 9th
Army to divert some of its forces
south-which would slow down the
attempt to relieve the 18th.
Villages Won Back.
In the battle for North China,
however. Communist pressure con-
tinued, prompting authorities in
Peiping to proclaim that the city is
facing a critical situation. Citizens
were told to prepare for an emer-
gency as the army prepared an es-
cape route.
Associated Press Correspondent
Harold K. Milks reported from the
frcnt northwest of Nanking that
the 9Th Army had won back a num-
Der of villages and now is fighting
about % miles northwest of Pengpu
This would place the relief forces
% miles southeast of the 18th,
which had 10000 combat troops
when it first was trapped about
three weeks ago. The 18th is fight
ing from strong natural positions.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Red Blast at ar East
Commission AssaiIed
By the Associated Press

Maj. Gen. Frank Mccoy, chair.
man and American member of the
Far Eastern Commission. lasheo
back at Soviet Ambassador Pan.
yushkin yesterday for criticizing the
commissions rejection of a Russian
proposal on Japanese industry.
Gen. Mccoy said in statement
that he acted with "the expressed
authorization of the majority Of
the members" He also said that Mr.
Panyushkin's action had freed the
rest of the member nations on the
11-nation commission from normal
practices of not commenting on
what occurs in FEC meetings.
AS chairman of the group, Gen
Mccoy said the Russian proposal
was voted down because in one part
it was vague and unnecessary and in
another part would have exceeded
the commissions authority to deal
with japanese matters.
Mr.. Panyushkin disclosed Thurs
day that the commission had voted
down Russian proposal to declare:
D There is no limit on the revival
of Japan's peaceful industries, and
(2) to prohibit recreation of Japan's
war industry and provide for control
over a period of years by the ma
tions interested in preventing new
Japanese aggression. ..
American officials privately took
the view that the Panyushkin state
ment was a propaganda measure
designed to make the Japanese pee-
pie believe the Russians want to do
more for them than the other
nations are willing to do. That
propaganda would be aimed to pro
mote communism in Japan. The
vote against the Soviet proposition
in the 11-nation policy making
agency was 10 to /, which means
only Russia voted for 1t.
Evening star., 1948-12-11

originals and turned over to M
Chambers by Government employees
at the time. State Department Off
cia1s, he said, have not yet indi-
Gated whether they will do this.
Il feel this committee should
submit all these documents to the
State Department for. advice as tc
their effect on the national interest
now," Mr.. Nixon declared. THE
Department still has one am going
to insist that it release, because the
document cannot possibly hurt the
national interest.
1T reflects only the fact that the
major consideration of foreign pol.
icy in 1887 and 1888 was the effect
that it would have on the 1910 presi-
Dental election. will present that
motion when this committee meets
Monday. The State Department has
not yet said yes" or mo" am at
a loss to understand why the De-
partment has not yet released II
with some of the others"
Meanwhile, committee officia
revealed that one of two or three
(see SPY INQUIRY, Page A-3J