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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
Fairfax Club Chartered
By Rifle Association

The Fairfax Rod and Gun Club
Inc, of Falls Church, has been
granted a National Rife Association
charter.
Officers are A. F. Shockey, presi-
dent; Walter J. Cronin, vice presi-
dent; Fielding L. Huesman, execu-
tive officer; Jerome M. Gibson, chief
instructor; William r. Num-, secre-
tary, and Arnold N. Poiikof, treas
urer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
High Court Puts Off
School Funds RAinq
kx the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, July 13-The
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
convened for a 1-minute session
yesterday and rose without handing
down the expected opinion in the
school construction funds mandamus
suit
Chief Justice Edward w. Hudgins
announced that the court did not
have its opinions ready and would
adjourn to meet again September 6
at Staunton.
Before the brief session, five of
the seven justices we're closeted in
a conference on the school issue.
This issue was a mandamus pro-
ceeding brought by the attorney
general to force the State treasurer
and controller to release retirement
funds to be used by the localities
for school construction purposes.
Already some $5,O00,OO0 have been
committed to localities by the State
Board of Education. This was done
under authority of 1916 act of the
legislature which permitted retire
ment funds to be used to purchase
local school bonds through the liter
airy funds.
State Controller Henry G. Gilmer
and State Treasurer Jesse w. Dillon
declined, however, to release any of
the retirement funds money until
the Supreme Court passed on the
constitutionality of the issue.
When the court adjourned its June
term and set the special meeting
for today. it was generally believed
by interested parties that the i'm
portant decision would be forth
coming. The adjournment without
the decision. which is now expected
to be handed down at Stanton,
came as something of surprise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
Body Of Man Missing
From Boot in Buv Found

The body of Lawrence L. East,
GA, of 1873 Sixth street NV, who
disappeared from a rowboat at
Breezy Point Beach, Md, last Thurs
day, was recovered yesterday from
Chesapeake Bay.
Mr.. East rented a rowboat at
Breezy Point on Thursday. The
empty boat was found later by
fishermen. The body was discovered
near Cedarhurst by the crew of a
Naval Academy crash boat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
Star Movies

Community movies. sponsored by
The Star, in cooperation with the
Recreation Department and THE
Film Center, are scheduled for 8
pm. today. Programs of comedy,
sports. cartoon and travel shorts
will be shown at the following play
grounds and recreation centers:
Hillcrest, Thirty-second and Denver
streets Sc
Langdon Park. Eishteenth and Frank
Rosedale: Seventeenth and Gales
Stoddert, Thirty-ninth and Calvert
streets NV.
Thomson. Twelfth and L streets NV
Twin Oaks, Fourteenth and Taylor
streets NV.
Barry Farms. 1880 Sumner road Sc.
Monroe. Georsia avenue and Column
bia road NV.
Payne Fifteenth and c streets Sc
Shows Court. Tventy.dfth and
streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
II Teachers Complete
MARYLAND U. Course

Eleven Maryland vocational teach
ers and extension workers complet-
ed a three-week course at the Uni
versity of Maryland yesterday.
Those attending the course includ-
ed John r. Gee, La Plata; Philip r.
Hogue, Southern High School, Anne
Arundel County; Richard N. Jones,
Clarksville; William w. Miles. Da-
mascus: George c. Remsberg, jr., OF
Walkersville and Frederick; Maurice
C. Ward, Poolesville; Max A. Smith,
Clarksville, and John r. Williams,
Gwynn Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
R. D. Scott to Command
EuIIs Church Leqion

Roscoe D. Scott has been elected
commander of Falls Church Post
No. 100, American Legion.
Other officers include Ichabud
Dawson and James Hollins, vice
commanders; Bob Hanesworth, adj
jutant; Tyler Maffet, finance officer:
B. Frank Good, athletic off1cer; Paul
E. Coff1nberger, sergeant at arms;
Louis Rothgeb, chaplain; Fred Hop
per, historian; John E. Taylor. judge
advocate; Acors Thompson, service
officer, and Harold Cosby and Rex
ton F. Jones, Executive Committee
members at large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
WCTU Of Montgomery
To Convene on Friday

The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union of Montgomery County
will hold its annual convention
Friday in the Kensington Baptist
Church.
Mrs. John G. Thompson. county
president, will preside Speakers
will include Mrs. Charles Wagner,
State president; DR.. Frederick w.
Smith, superintendent of the Temp
erance League of Maryland; the Rev.
Ernest Averette, pastor of the
Kensington Baptist Church, and the
Rev. E. M. Porter, pastor of st. Paul
Methodist Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
Blood Donors Sought
In Prince GEORGES

The Prince Georges County Red
Cross chapter today appealed for
blood donors and said bloodmobile
will be at the Hyattsville Elementary
School from 10 am. to pm. Thurs
day
The chapter is seeking 100 pints of
blood for civilian and military needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
RATE Increase Called
Vital 10 Blue Cross
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, July 13.-The
existence OF Virginia's blue cross
system of disqualification is "very
seriously threatened" unless a rate
increase is allowed Immediately,
spokesman for the plan told the
State corporation commission yes
terday.
Rising costs of hospital care,
coupled with an increase usage; of
hospital treatment by contract hold
ers, are rapidly depicting the plan S
reserves, M. Haskins Coleman, jr.
executive director of the Virginia
Hospital Service Association, told
the sec.
These rate changes are proposed
by the association, Mr.. Coleman
said:
Present. Proposed.
Individual ------- S1.00 81 .35
Family " $50 300
The executive director said slight
ly higher rates also are requested
for those contract holders who make
their monthly payments direct, to
the association, rather than through
an established group. The direct
payments. he said, would be $140
per month for individuals, SITS for
husband and wife. and $3.50 for
families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
Realty Value Boost Planned

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
July ia fiat increase of S per
cent in the valuation of Morgan
County real estate is being planned
by the Board of Equalization and
Review, P. c. Yost, member, dis
closed TODAY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13

The Capitol Heights Md Volun-
teer Fire Department will hold its
annual carnival from Friday to July
"a.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pearson, Find
lay, boy, Richard Eugene, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Crawford,
Bluffton, girl, Darlene May, Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Rosenberger,
Ottawa, boy, John Charles, Satur-
day. fag
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kinsinger,
Bluffton, boy, Mark Allen, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald DeVore, OF
tawa, a girl, Rochelle Lea, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Weller
Ada, a girl, Jennine Kay, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hilty, Find,
lay, boy, Thomas Eugene, Monday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Peterson, Find.
lay, boy, Jerry Eugene, Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Young, Gallon
! girl, Tuesday.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Thomas Fox, Airing,
ton, boy, Berry Eugene, Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Mayberry, Co,
lumbus Grove, girl, Paula Rae
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reno Baumgartner
Pandora, a girl, Wednesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Council Defers Action
In Police Car Purchase

The two-fold problem as to how
badly Bluffton needs a police cruiser,
and how to make limited municipal
funds stretch to cover the purchase
of a vehicle Monday night caused
councilmen to table for further con-
sideration a bid submitted by Bixel
Motor Sales to provide Ford auto
mobile for police use.
Bixel's bid was the only one sub
mitted in response to the councils
request.
Limited funds available in the
municipal treasury will mean curtail-
ment of other services in case a po-
lice car is purchased, it was pointed
out at the session, and there was q
question as to whether a police pa,
troll car is more essential than other
village activities.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Cooler Weather Breaks Wave Of
Humid Heat Here First Of Week
Temperatures Register High
Mark in Nineties For
-Four Days
Rains Monday and Tuesday
Boost Corn Crop; Halt
Wheat Harvest

Cooler weather sweeping down
from the Canadian northwest Wed
nesday morning brought relief from
four days heat wave which has
engulfed this area since last Satur-
day.
High degree of humidity added to
the discomfort of the warm weather
and made the heat unusually oppres-
sive.
The hot weather struck with un-
expected intensity Saturday and
sent the thermometer to 95 for the
highest mark of the summer. High
maximum temperatures were regis
tered in the nineties for the three
following days.
Thunderstorms Monday and Tues.
day failed to afford any appreciable
relief from the heat and added tc
the humidity. A heavy downpoul
Monday flooded streets here at the
noon hour when catch basins were
unable to handle the rain which be
came a near cloudburst.
Because of the rains ball games
scheduled for Harmon field Monda,
and Tuesday were cancelled.
Rains which have proved of mark
ed benefit to the corn crop have
temporarily halted wheat harvest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Is Scouts Leave
For Summer Camp

Fifteen members of Bluffton Boy
Scout Troop No. Sc left last Sun
day for a one-week stay at the
Shawnee Area council scout camp,
near Defiance. ~.a@
In the group at camp are Senior
Patrol Leaders David Bixel and Don
Badertscher; Assistant Patrol Lead
ers Karl Klassen and Bruce Hauen-
stein; Richard Patterson, Ronnie
Conaway, MARI Watkins, John Koch,
Joe Smucker, James Green, James
Henderson, Fred Habegger, Gene
Wells, Joe Joseph, Fred Basinger.
Acting Scoutmaster Wade Shook
is in charge of the troop at camp,
Scoutmaster Robert Oberly accom-
panied the group to camp Sunday,
and then returned to Bluffton after
camp was established.
Visitors night at camp will be
Wednesday of this week, and many
from Bluffton are planning to visit
the troop at that time.
With its paper drives and socials,
the troop earned the greater portion
of the 1915 admission fee charged
per scout. Dick Habegger furnished
the truck in which the scouts made
their trip to camp.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
CHANGE IN WATER
BILLING INCREASES
MINIMUM CHARGE
Consumer Who Stays Within
The Minimum Will Pay So
More Per Year
Meters viii Be Read And Con.
j sumers Billed Monthly
Instead of Quarterly

City water service will cost the
consumer who stays within the
minimum bracket So more each year
under a new system of monthly
billing which will supplant the form
er quarterly basis with the June
accounts.
Altho water rates are unchanged
so far as charges for the volume
used, new minimum of 81 per
month has been established as con-
trasted to a former minimum of
$3.50 per quarter.
For three months, consumers
formerly could use up to\ 1000 cubic
feet of water at a quarterly fee of
$3.50. In the future under a month
ly billing schedule, the minimum will
be 81 per month, or So for three
months of service.
On the quarterly basis of payment
for water service, the charge for
one years minimum service was $40,
but with 81 monthly minimum in
effect, service will cost $12 per year
New Rate Schedule
For the monthly minimum charge
of 81, consumers may use 462 cubic
feet of water, and for the next 638
cubic feet charges will be on the
basis of Is cents per 100, to main
tain an exact proportion to the
former quarterly rate of $3.50 for
1000 cubic feet.
The rate schedule also is un.
changed as it applies to use of water
In excess of 1000 cubic feet, fol-
which the charge is $1.2O per 1000
Customers will be billed monthly
but bills do not fall due until the
10th of the second month thereafter
For example, bills for June will not
be mailed until late July and art
payable by August 10.
All water consumers will be billed
Officials estimated there are between
$50 and 675 accounts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Six Hurt In Another
Crash At So And BON

Six persons were injured last
Wednesday afternoon in a two-car
collision at the junction of Routes
so and SON, southeast of Bluffton.
Four of the vicSins- received treat
ment in Bluff.ya Community hos
pital.
The highway crossing was the
scene of a fatal crosh five days earl.
ier when two West Virginia persons
received injuries that resulted in
their deaths at the hospital here.
After last Wednesdays mishap
Jack Grayson, 25, Detroit; his wife
Margaret, "a; their daughters, Mary
5; and Judy, 2; were brought to the
hospital here for treatment.
H. M. Bockes, rs, and Harry Wul'
helm, "a, both of Grundy Center
Iowa, were treated at the office Of
an Ada physician. s..s...-.
Following the mishap, Grayson
who was driving north on Route so
pleaded guilty of failure to observ'
stop sign, when he was arraignec
in the court of Guy Anderson
Orange township justice of the peace
He was fined $40 and costs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Tree-Car Accident
On Dixie SUNDAY


A Dayton woman Nas treated in
Bluffton Community hospital for a
bruised right shoulder suffered when
she was thrown from an automobile
in a three-car crash, one mile south
of town on the Dixie highway, Sun
day afternoon.
The injured woman was Mrs. Jean
c. Broughton, who was released from
the hospital following treatment. Her
husband, John Broughton, Suffered
bruises.
No one was hurt in the other two
cars, one of which was driven by
Michael Reagan, Bluffton; and the
other by J. S. Cantrell, Detroit,
Michigan.
Following the mishap, Cantrell was
fined $15 and costs in Bluffton may
or's court on a charge of reckless
driving filed by the state highway
patrol.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Recommend Treatment
OF Combined StrdLU

According to Treatment of Com
bined Straw" experiments conducted
on the agronomy plots at The Ohio
State University, Columbus, Ohio,
from 1943 to 1947, the best hay
yield the following year is obtained
when the stubble is moved at once
after combining, and all the material
taken off.
When this material is left on the
field, the hay harvested the following
year will contain a large amount of
straw.
For any clipping of alfalfa or
red clover, set the cutter-bar low,
These crops recover from the crown
regardless of the height of clipping,
while broadleaved annual weeds re-
cover from buds along the STEM
The lower the weeds are cut, the less
likely they are to recover, so clipping
low controls the weeds but does nc
harm to the alfalfa or red clover.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
First Reported Case Of Polio Here
Under Treatment At Lima Hospital
Dry Cleaning Fluid
Ignttes;: Youth Burned

Alfred Diller, student at Bluffton
college, suffered painful burns on
the hands Saturday evening when in
flammable fluid he was using to clean
clothes in the basement of his home
on South Jackson street, ignited
from an open gas flame.
The Bluffton fire department was
summoned to the Clarence Diller res
idence to extinguish the fire. Dam
age to the house was slight. The
youths burns were treated by a
physician.
According to the fire department
report the fluid was being used near
a lighted gas water heater, and the
fire occurred when flames from the
fluid ignited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
VICTIM OF MOTOR
CRASH IN HOSPITAL
HERE UNCONSCIOUS
Harold AmstutZ, Il, Remains
Unconscious After Mishap
Sunday Afternoon
Amstutz Auto Demolished I'm
Two-Car Crash At Hilty
School Corner

Harold Amstutz, 21, son of Will
liam Amstutz, Giving southwest of
Blufton on thelformer Follet farm,
remained UNCONSCIOUS for the fourth
day in the Community hospital here,
following a two-car collision at a
road intersection at the former Hilty
school, four miles west of Bluffton
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Hospital attaches said late We'd
nesday morning there had been no
change in his condition since he was
admitted to the hospital.
Amstutz suffered deep decorations
about the head, and has been un-
conscious since the crash, in which
his car was turned end over end in
the highway. Hospital attendants
said, however, that there is no skull
fracture and apparently no internal
injuries.
Virgil Laman, 80, of Lima, oper-
ator of the other car, was uninjured,
according to a report by State High
way patrolmen. Both men were driv-
ing alone.
According to the investigation re-
port of the highway patrol, Amstutz
was eastbound on the Columbus
Grove -Bluffton road, and Laman
was southbound on Route 696, the
Napoleon road.
Amstutz's car was demolished in
the collision, and that of Laman was
badly damaged.
Amstutz was brought to the hos
pital here in the Paul Diller ambu-
lance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
new STEEL STACK
ERECTED MONDAY
AT LIGHT PLANT
Remaining Work On Boiler And
Building Win Require
About 80 Days
New Equipment For Municipal
System VIII Be in Use BY
Fall, Plant Head Says

With erection of a 9O-foot steel
stack completed this week, and work
progressing on installation of a new
high-pressure boiler and construction
of brick addition at the municipal
light plant, Supt. John Swisher
estimated Wednesday that new plant
equipment will be in operation in
approximately 80 days.
The new forced draft steel stack
is five feet in diameter and will be
used with the new boiler now being
installed at the plant.
1t is 20 feet shorter than the 11O-
foot brick stack at the plant, which
will continue in use whenever the
present boiler is carrying the plant
load.
Motor Crane Used
Erection of the new stack was
completed Monday afternoon by the
B. and w. Co, of Toledo, manu-
facturer Of the equipment. A motor
crane was used to lift the huge
three-section stack into place.
Laying of brick is continuing in
construction Of the building addition,
but some delay in completing the
structure is anticipated because Of
failure to obtain steel as needed.
Supt. Swisher said.
Assembling of the boiler has been
completed, altho auxiliary piping
and other work remains to be done.
Workmen have estimated that ap-
proximately 80 days will be required
to complete the boiler and the addi-
tion, after which the new equipment
will be ready for use to carry the
villages normally heavier winter
load.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
new WATER line
LAID ON COLLEGE
AVE., COLLEGE RD.
Extension Completes Expansion
Program Started Here Two
Years Ago
1000 Feet of Four-Inch Line
Laid From Lincoln Hall
To Back of College

Laying 1000 feet of new water
main on West College avenue and
College road during the last week
has completed a program started two
years ago to make city water serv-
ice and fire protection available any
where within the corporation limits.
The new four-inch main was laid
from Lincoln hall on West College
avenue to the end of the street, and
thence south on College road to ter
inmate opposite the Cyrus Schu-
macher residence.
To provide fire protection for the
district, a hydrant was installed on
the road at the rear of College hall
FOURTH EXTENSION PROJECT
This is the fourth water main ex
tension program in two years, anc
completes projects undertaken to as
sure city water service and fire pro
lection to all areas within the vii.
lage limits.
Earlier this spring approximately
1000 feet of new water lines were
laid on Cherry street to the Allen.
Hancock county line road, to service
new subdivisions being built uE
there.
First project in the program was
installation of 1900 feet of mains
on the Dixie highway north of the
Marsh Run bridge to the corporation
| limits.
In addition, the West Elm street
water line was extended north OF
College road to the new Garmattel
addition.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Condition of Charles Bucher,
II Is Reported Satisfactory
By Physician
Case Is Described as Mild: Son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clair
Bucher

Charles Bucher, 14-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Bucher of West
Elm street, Buttons first reported
case of polio, is in Lima Memorial
hospital where he has been a pa
tient since last Friday night.
The case is a mild one and his
condition is reported satisfactory, it
was stated by DR.. F. D. Rodabaugh,
Bluffton physician who diagnosed the
illness last Friday. The youth who
had been employed on a farm for
the summer became i'll early last
week
He is being given the Kenney pack
treatment at the hospital in Lima,
DR.. Rodabaugh said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Undergoes Operation

Robert McCune, Bluffton city mail
carrier underwent an operation for
appendicitis at the Community hos
pital, Friday night. His condition is
reported satisfactory. During his alb
sence Roger Howe is employed at the
post office under temporary appoint
ment.
Mrs. Paul Deitler is convalescing
at the Bluffton Community hospital
following an operation which she
underwent Saturday afternoon.
Miss Gaynelle Basinger who under
went an operation at Lima Memorial
hospital is still q patient at that
place,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Employees Of Municipal Light
And Water Plant To Get Raise

Salary increases for employees of
Buttons municipal electric light
and waterworks plant proposed by
the board of public affairs were ap-
proved by the town council, Monday
night. They will become effective
August /.
The new scale provides for an in
crease of SIS monthly for salaried
employees and an increase of seven
cents for employees on an hourly
basis.
Salaries will be on the following
monthly scale:
Plant superintendent $245; main
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Home From Motor
Trip Thru West

Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Shafer and
daughter Carolyn of Jefferson street
road and Mrs. Shafer's parents w.
E. Yoxthimer of Findlay have re-
turned from a tww weeks vacation
motor trip visiting relatives in Wat
erloo, Iowa.
Enroute they stopped at points of
interest including the Little Brown
Church in the Vale of Nashua, Iowa !;
Niagara Caves at Harmony, Mimi. !;
The Clocks at Spillvale and Back
bone State park, Iowa.
Their route home was through
Missouri, Illinois and Indiana where
they report farm crops looking most
promising.