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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-19
SEWAGE PROBLEMS.
HERE May BRING.
STATE CRACkDOWN
New State Law Prohibits Dis
charge of Sewage Into
Public Waters
Immediate Action Against Vio-
lat0rs Predicted By
State Official

State pressure for installation of
sewage disposal facilities in Bluffton
may come here yet this year III a
breakdown on cities discharging un-
treated sewage into streams, it is
predicted by F. H. Waring, chief of
the Ohio division of sanitary engin-
eering.
The state official declared that a
bill passed by the state house of
representatives early this month pro-
hibits the discharge of untreated
sewage and industrial wastes into
public waters, and that the state will
take immediate steps to enforce
compliance.
Warnings remarks also indicated
that smaller communities would be
the first to receive attention from
the state, because of more unwieldy
preliminaries entailed in iarge-city
programs.
CRACKDoWN ON VILLAGES
In connection with the states
breakdown, he declared, 1T is to the
smaller communities with less popu-
lation-and less money, I'll admit
that we look to clean up their prob
lens within a reasonable time"
The new law, explained Waring,
is in keeping with a pact made be-
tween eight eastern and midwestern
states to clean up the Ohio river
valley. The pact requires every
state to pass legislation sufficient
to meet terms of the agreement.
Bluffton during the last year
completed all preliminary planning
for installation of network of san
itary sewers and construction of a
sewage disposal plant, made possible
through an interest-free loan from
the federal government.
With all plans and specifications
completed, work can be started on
the project as soon as funds are
made available.
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With The Sick

C. D. Amstutz of South Jackson
street is a patient in Bluffton hos
pital. His condition is reported SER
ious.
Maynard Mann of Atlanta, Ca,
is patient in a hospital in that
city. His mother Mrs. Edith Mann
of North Main street is spending
the week there.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-19
Attending National
Radio Parts ShOIU

The Triplett Electrical Instrument
company is exhibiting new models
at the National Radio Parts Show
at Chicago this week. Leaving the
latter part of last week for the
show were r. L. Triplett, Morris,
Ropp and Norman Triplett and Ard
en- Baker.
Others who will attend during the
week include Norman Edinger, Vyril
Neeper, Robert Artman, Glenn Noe
and D. w. Bixler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-19
Mrs. J. S. Steiner To
Head Red Cross Here

Mrs. J. S. Steiner was reelected
president of the Rluffton Red Cross
chapter for the coming year at the
annual election of officers Tuesday
night.
Other officers elected were: vice
pres, Mrs. Paul Studler; sec.-treas.,
Mrs. Edith Mann; community serv-
ice Sec, Ralph Stearns.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-19
In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND Stratton
and family have moved from their
apartments in the Stratton block to
the former Mrs. Lydia Burkholder
farm west of Button which he re-
Gently purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Conrad who
have been making their home with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Conrad are occupying the apartment
vacated in the Stratton block.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-19
Pandora Man Flees Shanghai as
China Armies Battle for City
High School Baccalaureate
Union Service Sunday Night
Flies To Nebraska
For Funeral Rites

Mrs. S. X. Mosiman of Grove
street left by plane from Toledo
Tuesday afternoon for Beatrice,
Nebraska, where she was called by
the death of her sister, Mrs. VIM.
Penner. Funeral services were held
at Beatrice, Wednesday afternoon
followed by interment at that place.
Mrs. Mosiman expects to return
home next week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-19
Real Estate Deal

A. D. Gratz has purchased from
the heirs the property of the late
Chris Santschi on East Kibler
street. Mrs. Arthur Santschi who
is occupying the place will move the
last of this month to Chicago, to
join her husband where the latter
has his business headquarters.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-19
Births

The following births at Bluffton
Community hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Andrews,
Beayerdam, boy, Steven Andrews,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Butler, Leip-
sic, a girl, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kirchner,
Findlay, boy, Gary Floyd, We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Klassen, Akr-
ron, boy, John Paul, Sunday. Mr..
Klassen is the son of Prof. and
Mrs. John Klassen of South Jackson
street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-19
Final Student
Recital FriddY

Final student recital for the school
year will be held in Bluffton college
chapel, Friday night at 8 o'clock
when the department of music will
present in program students of
Professors Otto Holtkamp, Elma
Alter, Pearl Bogart Mann and Rus
sell Lantz. The public is invited.
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Building New Home

Ivan Clements has started the
foundation for new residence on
Geiger street adjoining the Mrs.
Ida Burkholder property. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clements are now making their
home in apartments at the Lester
Binkley residence on Railroad street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-19
MACHINES To HELP
INCOME AS
PRICES HIT DECLINE
Cost Cutting Farm Mechaniza-
tion Will Bolster Profits
Despite Lower Prices
Man, Wife and a Combine Can
Do The Work of 10 Hired
Hands, Survey Shows

With prices of his crops on a de-
clining trend, springtime this year
finds the Bluffton district farmer
relying more than ever on cost-cut-
ting farm machinery to keep his
profits up at time when the mar
ket is going down.
Although all farm crop prices
have dropped from their record lev
els of year ago, talks with farm
ers again have emphasized how the
postwar era's much-publicized rural
mechanization will prop farm buying
power.
Cost-cutting farm machinery rep
resents big investment on even
the average-sized farm, but its adop.
tion dates back sufficient years tt
have made it possible for most farm
ers to spread the cost over a wide
span covering more than a decade
During the war, farm mechanism
served its purpose in continuing
record crop yields, despite shortages
of labor. Now it will be called
upon in a new role-that of bolster
ing farm income in the face of de-
clining prices for crops and other
farm output.
Big SAVINGS
The dollar-and-cents story of farm
mechanization cost-cutting can be
figured out mathematically, it was
pointed out this week
For example, when wheat was
harvested and threshed in two sap
arate operations, it took one man on
a binder, plus two men to shock
bundles, six days to harvest 100
acres. Later it required the labor of
is men for two and one-half days
to handle the threshing.
Now with a combine harvesting
and threshing in one operation, one
man can combine the entire crop in
five days, plus the time of another
man or his wife on truck to haul
the grain to the market.
Milking machines, another labor
saving device, pay off in dollars and
cents. With a double-unit milking
machine, two persons, man and wife
can milk as many as 40 cows in
35 minutes. 1t would take two men
two hours to milk the cows by hand
CHEAPEST HIRED HAND
Electricity also is one of the
cheapest hired hands in farm his.
tory. 1t serves a multitude of pur.
poses, including running the milk.
ing machines, cooling and bottline
milk, pumping water for the live
stock, providing lights for the home
and other buildings, running refrig
orators and deep freezers and othel
household equipment.
Other new farm equipment reflect
ing the trend toward mechanizatiol
include hydraulic post hole diggers
These do the entire job and cal
cover as much as one-half mile O
fence in a days time with no har,
work required on the part of tn
operator.
Mechanical corn pickers also hav
cut down the labor required i
handling harvesting of the corn GRO
each fall. A corn picker will har
vest as much as 1900 bushels day
as compared with the 1o0-bushei to
output of man.
HORSES OBSOLETE
| Tractors, now used on virtual
every farm, have obsoleted the wor
horse in less than two decade
Their use represented the first ste
in cost-cutting mechanization on tt
farm, although sometimes even tt
| Continued on page 10)
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Going To Germany
For Army Service

Clyde Fisher who recently re-en-
listed in the army is home on fur
lough until May 27 when he will
leave for service in Germany.
Fisher previously served for 80
months in the South Pacific during
World War II.
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EDITORS NoTE-This fs one
Of series of articles to appear
IN the Blufton Nevs dealing
Uith early Ohio history. Others
Will appear in forthcoming
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-19
HORSES OBSOLETE

Tractors, now used on virtually
every farm, have obsoleted the work
horse in less than two decades.
Their use represented the first step
in cost-cutting mechanization on the
farm, although sometimes even to-
Continued on page 10)
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Third Member Of Trio
Held on Drug Charges

Narcotics Bureau agents yester-
day arrested the third member OF
a trio accused of peddling dope.
He was placed under $500
bond by United States Commis-
sioner Cyril S. Lawrence, who con-
tinued the case until December IA.
+ The man is Randolph Turner,
80, colored, of the first block of
Fifty-second street Sc. He is
charged with three counts OF Mar
cotic Act violation.
Turner was arrested at Fifth
and D streets NV, two days after
the other members of the alleged
dope ring were seized while riding
in a car agents said was Turner'S.
They are Ernest j. Jackson. "a.
colored. of the Fifty-second street
address, and Sula Blocker, 80, col
ored, of the 100 block Of New
Jersey avenue Sc. They also are
charged with Narcotic Act viola
tions, after heroin and marijuana
were found on their persons and
in the car.
The United States Commissioner
earlier had continued their hear
ings until next Wednesday. Jack
son is under $500 bond and t.le
woman under $500 bond.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
$4,000 in Gems Here
Left by India Princess
Who Died in London

An Indian princess, who died
the day after preparing her will
in London, England, left $4,000
In jewelry stored in a Washington
bank, administrative papers filed
In District Court revealed today.
She was Amrit Kaur, RAM of
the state of Mandi and Princess
of Kapurthala. Counsel connected
with her estate identified her as
the only daughter of the late
Maharajah of Kapurthala, de-
scribed as one of the world
wealthiest. Kapurthala is in a
mountainous region of East Pun
jab. India.
The princess died November 10,
194S, the day after signing her
will, which bequeathed most of her
property to her son and daughter.
Also surviving is her husband, the
Rajah Of Mandi, small Hindu
state In the Himalayan foothills,
which has become part of the
Indian Union.
The papers filed in District
Court sought to have Attorney
Gordon w. Rule named as ad-
ministrator of the dead woman's S
assets here, which, in addition to
the jewelry, consisted of a $105
account with the Perpetual Build
ing Association.
It was pointed out in the papers
that, since her heirs position in
life" permits them to travel
widely and at random" the prob
lem was raised to where or when
they might be reached to give
their consent to administrative
matters concerning their mothers
estate here.
For that reason. the dead
woman's English counsel asked
that the court waive this consent
and name Mr.. Rule as ancillary
administrator.
Although the princess spent
time In this country, she returned
to Europe shortly before the war
and made her European home In
London. it was learned.
Her assets in England were
placed at about $500. 1t was said
that no evaluation Of her estate
in Mandi would be possible until
the executor of her will could
make a personal visit there.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
BurqIur Found in Restaurant
With $445 in Life Savings

door, but denied he had forced
it open.
Pvt. Basnight quoted Lipschultz
as saying he had netted 50 earlier
in the evening from 1910 Eight
eenth street NV. and 81 from
1912 Eighteenth, where he said he
waited until the restaurant closed.
Police still were waiting for a
report from occupants of those
buildings.
But most of the $445. Lipschultz
told police, represented his savings.
Lipschultz waived a hearing to-
day before Municipal Court Judge
Thomas D. Quinn, and was or
dered held for the grand jury
on the houebreaking charge. Bond
was set at $1,000. The Govern
ment said two other housebreak-
ing charges would be presented
when the case goes to the grand
jury.
Pvt. Basnight, who has been fire.
quently in the news since, shared
the first Policeman of the month"
award with Pvt. Lenard G. Kragh
in March, 194S, for rescuing an
aged woman from a fire. 4
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Hog Support Prices Set
A11-22Pct. Below Market
ey the Associated Press


The Government announced to-
day it will support producer prices
of hogs from October through next
March at levels ranging between
II and % per cent below current
market prices.
The, monthly support rates for
all hogs, on a national average at
the farm. were set by the Agricul-
ture Department as follows:
October. $16.40 for 100 pounds;
November, SIS; December. $14.20;
January. $14.90; February. $3.50,
and March, $500.
These rates are designed to as
sure producers at least 80 per cent
of parity. Parity is farm product
price goal designed to keep farm
ers on a basis of economic equality
with non-farmers.
officials said the October sup
port level of $16.40 compares with
current average prices of $18.25.
In other words, current prices are
about II per cent above the Gov
ernment guarantee.
Prices would have to drop about
$4.05 or % per cent to reach the
support level in December-the
lowest figure at which hogs will
be supported during the six-month
period.
officials said the department is
hopeful that prices of this years
big crop will hold above price
guarantees at least through De-
cember.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
By the Associated Press

ONTARIO, Calf. Oct. 3.-A
racing passenger train ripped into
an Air Force bus at a crossing
last night. killing II of the 70
occupants.
Eleven of the dead were mill
tary or civilian personnel from
March Airbase; five were men,
bers of the Ontario Hostess Club
"a service organization - the
other was the chaperone. mother
of one of the dead girls.
Chief Deputy Coroner Edward
P Doyle said only five. including
twin sisters sitting in different
parts of the bus, escaped alive.
1t was hours before officers could
draw a coherent picture from sur
vivors. Earlier estimates of the
injured ran as high as "a, and
police at one time said 19 bodies
had been accounted for.
Acetylene torches finally cut
away the mangled wreckage from
the battered locomotive. and the
train headed east more than four
hours late.
The list of dead was not COM
plete because March Air Base
withheld, pending notification of
Evening star., 1949-10-03
5fopgap Money Bill
Drafted for Agencies
BY the Assoeioted Press

A fifth emergency appropria-
ton bill was drafted hurriedly
today by Congressional leaders to
keep the business of the Military
Establishment and the Interior
Department from coming to a
standstill.
The bills preparation was
another admission that the ap-
preparation log jam this year is
the worst in history.
Scheduled for quick passage,
the emergency bill will permit
the Army, Navy, Air Force, In
terror Department and several
other agencies to carry on normal
operations for at least 10 more
days.
They ran out of funds officially
at midnight last Friday and tech
nically they are broken today
without authority to spend money.
Some time during the next 10
days Senate and House leaders
hope to break the deadlock hold
ing up the funds involved in five
bills. Four times previously since
the fiscal year started on July !
Congress has resorted to stop-gap
legislation to keep Government
agencies in business. Several years
ago two such emergency bills were
passed, but never before has the
deadlock lasted so long. /,
Evening star., 1949-10-03

nails at 20 of the more than 40
intersectionssof the city now con-
sidered to need them.
Traffic volumes at these inter-
sections, the city heads were in
formed, are about 80 per cent
higher than volumes which other
large cities used to justify in
stallations of signals. ...s
Economy Limits Signals.
In an effort to keep Highway
Fund expenditures within antici-
pated revenue, however, the traf-
f1c department considered it nee
essary to limit the 1851 installa-
tions to 20. Cost estimates for
the signals include $4,000 for the
equipment and $4,000 for in
stallation.
An item of $9.670 is requested
for remodeling the old Ford Build
ing at John Marshall place and
Pennsylvania avenue, and for
moving the Operations Section
into it. The section now is housed
in a building at Ninth and H
streets S. w.. which is to be razed
to enlarge a playground at the
location.
The department. asks $4,000 to
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Tito Reported Planning
To Release Archbishop
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The New
York World Telegram says Mar
shal Tito is preparing to free
Archbishop Alojzijc Stepinac,
Catholic primate of Yugoslavia.
He was imprisoned three years
ago on charges of collaboration
with the Nazis.
The World Telegraph. in dis
patch dated Lake Success, says
several United Nations delegates
have been informed unofficially of
Tito's plans. The dispatch adds:
ut would help remove remain
ing doubts among Western states
men whose moral-and financial
support Marshal Tito is assidu-
ously wooing. 1t would strengthen
Marshal Tito's hand among his
nations 100000 Catholics. 1t
would help win over American
Catholics"
Archbishop Stepinac was SEN
fenced in 1946 to serve Is years.
Evening star., 1949-10-03

A housebreaker, who told police
the $445 in his coat pocket was
his "life savings" was found
crouched under a corner table OF
the Old New Orleans restaurant
early today. shortly after the res
taurant's burglar alarm went of.
Apparently reluctant to leave
even after the alarm sounded, the
burglar was spotted by Pvt.
Thomas B. Basnight, who shared
honors last year for the first
Policeman of the Month" award.
Answering burglar alarm sig
nal at about las am, Pvt. Bas-
night entered the restaurant, gun
in hand. while other policemen
surrounded the building.
On the second floor. the officer
said, he found a f1ashlight and
burglars tools on the floor. Their
owner. he spotted under a table
a few feet away. The man, who
gave his name as Herbert E. Lip
schultz, "a, of the $500 block OF
Fourth street NV, told police
he entered through . roof trap
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Fifth Of Coal Miners
Back in Pits, $4,000
5tee|workers Still Out
Federal Intervention
Hinted, but Official
Comment Is Lacking
BY the Assoeioted Press

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 3.-One-
fifth of John L. Lewis coal miners
went back into the pits today. but
nearly a million other steel and
coal workers remained on strike
for pension benefits.
Steel sources. both company Of
ficials and pickets at plant gates,
think presidential action of some
kind is the best bet for an early
end to the strike.
There were hints some Federal
governmental action may be in
the offing. Officially. no one was
talking.
Call From Ching Expected.
The more optimistic thought
Cyrus Ching, Federal director OF
mediation and conciliation. might
call steel leaders and union to the
capital for talks soon with the
purpose Of reviving negotiations.
Some 10000 anthracite miners
ended a two-week sympathy
walkout in Eastern Pennsylvania.
And $4,000 soft coal miners
trooped back to mines in Western
States.
Both groups acted in response
to return to-Work instructions
from Mr.. Lewis. who said their
further inaction sis not now vital
to the pelding wage negotiations" "
Boost for Home Heating.
The return is a morale booster
for Americas householders since
virtually all of the coal mined by
the returning 100000 is used for
home heating.
Coal-using industry. however
must continue to bite into a 46-
day supply of bituminous stock
piled above ground. There was
no hint of a return to work order
for the 100000 men who mine
most of the Nations industrial
coal.
Enough steel is available for
four to six weeks.
The steel-coal strike which left
$4,000 steelworkers and nearly
400, 900 soft coal miners idle made
big dents in Americas economy.
If it continues another month
the overall loss in wages and
sales is expected to reach a billion
dollars.
All told SO basic steel plants and
so iron ore mines in q States are
shut tight. That's 95 per cent OF
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Public Hearings Set
Oct. 18 on 81 Budget
OF S738,984,40O

The Commissioners an
nounced today that public
hearings will be held on the
city's 1889 400 budget esti-
mates for the fiscal year 1851
at 10 I'm. October 18 in the
District Building boardroom.
All District citizens were
invited to appear and give
their views and recommended
tions.
Requests to appear should
be sent to Geoffrey M. Thor
nett. secretary to the Board
of Commissioners and poterl-
tial witnesses are asked to
give their name, addresses
and telephone numbers.
The public hearings gen.
orally last no more than one
day.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Texas Coast Braces
For Hurricane Due
Late This Afternoon
100-Mile Winds to Strike
Between Galveston
And Corpus Christi
By the Associoted Press

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. Oct. 3.
"A 100-mile IAN hour hurricane
moved slowly toward the industrial
Texas Gulf Coast today.
All along the crescent shaped
coastline from Corpus Christi to
Galveston, about $50 miles. prepa-
rations were made for a big blow
late today.
Tides already were running high
and torrential rains drenched the
whole area. Nearly 4 inches of
rain had fallen at Galveston.
Corpus Christi, site of the big
naval air training center. ordered
schools closed. Thirty-fve four
engine bombers took off in rain
squall for Goodfellow Field at San
Angelo. in West Texas.
Store Windows Boarded.
Merchants were busy boarding
up plate glass windows. Lowland
dwellers were ordered away from
the coast line. p
At midmorning the hurricane
was centered about 125 miles east
southeast of Brownsville. on the
extreme southern tip of the Texas
coast.
The Weather Bureau said it was
increasing in intensity as it moved
coastward. 1t estimated the wind
velocity had increased from 90
miles to 100 miles an hour during
the morning.
TT is moving between north
northwest and north about IL
miles an hour an advisory read.
Winds will increase along the
Texas coast today. reaching gale
force (55 to SO miles an hour
this afternoon and hurricane force
in the area, between Corpus
Christi and Galveston tonight"
Tides Dangerously High.
Tides are high along the Louis
iana-Texas coast and are expected
to become dangerously high along
the Texas coast this afternoon and
tonight, the bureau said.
Small craft east of Lake
Charles. La. to Apalachicola, Fla,
should remain in port as squalls
and rough seas are reported over
most of the Northern Gulf" the
bureau said.
The bureau ordered up hurri-
cane warning from Corpus Christi
to Galveston and storm warning
elsewhere between Brownsville
and Lake Charles.
The hurricane is the second
tropical disturbance in the Lower
Gulf in two weeks. Ten days age
another storm swept inland near
Vera Cruz, Mexico. but did nc
great damage. It lost most of its
sting as it hit the coast.