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Evening star., 1949-09-02
Gunman Sent by Friend
Robs Man Of $4,000

When Roosevelt Spencer looked
out the second floor window of
his home at 224 F. street NE. to
see who could be ringing his door
bell at 12:40 am. today, he didn' t
know that within a few minutes
he would be $4,000 poorer.
Here's what happened, he told
police later:
A lone colored man on the door
step looked up and said: "A
friend of yours sent me over. ]
want to talk to you"
When MI. Spencer, who also is
colored, opened the door he was
greeted with the muzzle of a re-
volver and these words:
This is a stickup. Don't open
your mouth or I'll blow your
brains out"
The gunman and two hitherto
unseen companions bound and
gagged him and made him lie
down on the kitchen floor while
they took $4,000 from a metal box
The money, Mr.. Spencer said
was insurance, and had been in
the house only two weeks. 1t was
to have been put on payments for
his home, and was all in cash.
Evening star., 1949-09-02

still further personnel reductions
unless it gets more money before
next June. That's why the agency
will seek supplemental approprl-
ations early next year.
X X Il
OUCH-The Wags on Capital
Hill have new theme song for
Gen. Vaughan: Freeze a Jolly
Good Fellow"
X x *
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - Hubert
E. Howard is the new chairman of
the Defense Establishments per-
sonnel policy board. He succeeds
Thomas r. Reid, vice president OF
the Mccormick Co. of Baltimore.
DR.. Paul B. Pearson has been
appointed acting chief of the
Atomic Energy Commissions biol
.ogy branch of the biology and
medicine division. Public
Building Administration employees
will hold their fourth annual Gar
den and Hobby Show September
II and 13 in the basement of the
Interior Department building.
Government employees and the
public are invited to attend the
show, which will be held between
l to 8 pm. Admission is free. . e.
William Warren Davis has been
appointed to the National Bureau
of Standards electronics division.
(Be sure to listen in Sundays
at 1915 am. oUer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Young's
broadcast UerSion of the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
neys and vieWs of the GoDern-
ment SerUice)
Evening star., 1949-09-02

the Senate interviewed.
In the House, "a of the 80 men,
bers said they would vote for the
Murray reclassif1cation bill, which
provides an average pay increase
of $l13 for the Government S
classified employees. Five members
said they couldn't comment, be-
cause they we're unfamiliar with
the legislation. Three other leels-
lators said they were against any
such bill because of the cost.
In the Senate, II OF the 10
Senators interviewed said they
would vote for the somewhat
similar Long reclassification bill,
which provides an average pay
increase of $123 for the Govern
ments classified employees. Two
opposed it on economy grounds,
while three Senators said they
weren't familiar enough with the
contents of the bill to comment
on it.
The results of this spot-check
would appear to indicate that re-
classification legislation will have
comparatively easy sailing when
ever it comes up for action. The
House is scheduled to take it up
after its three week recess. while
Senate Majority Leader Lucas has
promised it will be called up along
with the top-bracket and the
postal pay measures sometime
before the end of the session.
The House already has passed
the top bracket pay bill, and all
Is Seantors interviewed said they
were in favor of this measure.
There was unanimous approved OF
the postal pay bill. although sew
eral Seantors said they preferred
the $3.50 postal pay measure in
the House to the 500 bill reported
by the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee.
OHE-The Office of the Housing
Expediter has sent out 15-day
layoff notices to 800 of its en-
ployes.
These Msmissals. brought about
by budget cuts, will be made in
the regional and field offices and
not in Washington. During the
past two weeks OHE has been
forced to dismiss nearly 1000
workers.
The agency will have to make
Evening star., 1949-09-02

c o m m / t t e eS,
S ince t h e S e
groups already
have approved
the legislation.
Also, the po-
Ii ic a ! align
ment was fair
ly divided, with
IT Democrats
and IS Repub-
licans in h e
House partlci-
p a t in G, a n d
nine Democrats
and seven Re-
publicanS in
Evening star., 1949-09-02
Soviet Seen Pressing
For Korean Attack
By the Associated Press

SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 2.-Word
spread here today that the Rus
slams are demanding return OF
weapons loaned to North Korea
Communists unless the Southern
republic is invaded by the end OF
this month.
An American officer assigned to
intelligence for the American EN-
bassy said the report was pos
sibly true" He said he had re-
ceived it from two sources.
Korean officials also heard the
same report from various sources.
One Korean version was that the
Soviets merely would end mill
tary assistance to the North Com
munist regime unless the South
was taken over.
Defense Minister Shin Sung Mo
told the Associated Press that the
report, whether true or not. would
not change the policy of the re-
public's army. He said it is on
the defense at all times against
possible invasion by the Commu-
niStS.
The Communist army has some
Japanese weapons, but most of its
equipment is Russian. The North
Korean Red Army has been esti-
mated at 100000 men.
There are about 10000 Ameri-
can equipped men in the repub-
lies army. 't.,r r's7'
Evening star., 1949-09-02
100000 Suit Charges
Alienation Of Affections

A 100000 alienation Of affec-
tions suit was on file today in
Arlington Circuit Court.
The suit, which is scheduled to
be set for trial September 81, was
filed by Leonard K. Burton, AZ,
against George Francis Miles, 33.
of 4761 North Twenty-fourth
street.
The suit charges that Mr.. Miles
alienated the affections of Mr..
Burton's 32-year- old wife, Vivian.
Evening star., 1949-09-02
By the AsSociutsd Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2.-The
State Roads Commission met to-
day under directive to award the
first construction contracts for
Maryland's big bridge across Ches-
apeake Bay.
The commission was expected to
announce the first award late in
the day, despite an Injunction
suit filed to prevent the action.
Gov. Lane gave the order to go
ahead last night at Ocean City,
where he is vacationing. a few
hours after the legal action was
started.
Show Cause Order Granted.
Councilman Charles A. Mason
filed an Injunction suit seeking
to compel the State Roads Com
mission to determine first how
much it would cost to build a tun-
mel instead Of bridge.
Circuit Judge Joseph SherboW
signed the usual order giving the
roads commission Is days to show
cause why the injunction should
not be granted.
Mr.. Masson'S petition said the
tunnel idea was rejected because
it had originally been estimated
that it would cost 100000 more
than a bridge. But bids now run
100000 higher than the orig
inal $37,500,000 estimate, he de-
clared.
Lane Supports Bridge Plan.
In making his announcement
that the contracts would be award
ed today. Gov. Lane stated that a
bridge can be built for "less than
SAL 900. .000."
Without referring specifically to
Mr.. Masson's suit, he said:
I'm deciding to build a bridge,
the cost of the project as con-
trasted with that of a tunnel was
only one of the many factors that
led the State Roads Commission
and its advisory council to decide
in favor of a bridge"
He said that even though a
bridge costs more than a tunnel
I would favor it because of the
manifold advantages it offers -"
"On the basis of unit prices rep
resented in the low bids received
on various parts Of the bridge and
projecting these into quantities
involved in tunnel, it is apparent
that a tunnel-trestle crossing will
cost between $50,000,000 and
$50, 900 ,OO0."
Cites Other Advantages.
Gov. Lane said these other fac
tors favored bridge over a
tunnel:
/. A tunnel roadway would be
only % feet wide. compared with
the bridges % feet.
2. Since the tunnel would be
under only the main part of the
bay, and much of the crossing
would be over trestles and cause
ways, small boats would have to
go we'll out of their course to get
up and down the bay.
8. Many motorists would shun
the tunnel because Of their tend
ency to clauStrophobia.
4. All types of traffic could move
over the bridge, but trucks carry
ing highly inf1ammable or other
such materials would have to be
barred from the tunnel.
Evening star., 1949-09-02
Rueinq News Curb Eosed

Newspapers in Madras Prov
inte, India, now may publish in
formation about horse races held
outside the province, but not in
side the district.
Evening star., 1949-09-02
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
SPOT Check on Hill Indicates
PAY Redistribution PASSAGE
By Joseph Young

members of Congress shows
support rcasscaon leg
slaion.
80 House members and Is Senators last
Evening star., 1949-09-02

The brink Of Niagara Falls
recedes at a rate Of about 2h feet
each year.
Evening star., 1949-09-02

One huge Douglas fir tree in
California is estimated to contain
more than 10000 board feet of
lumber.
Evening star., 1949-09-02

Approximately $4,000 organiza-
tions now use stamp meters for
supplying their correspondence
with the necessary postage.
Evening star., 1949-09-02

States. The legislators inter-
viewed we're not members of the
House and Senate Civil Service
Evening star., 1949-09-02
First Contracts LET
By Maryland for
Chesapeake Bridge
BULLETIN

BALTIMORE (P).-The State
Roads Commission today
awarded $16,428,814 worth of
contracts for building the
substructure of Maryland's
bridge across Chesapeake Bay.
More than a dozen firms bid
on various phases o fthe work.
Names of firms receiving con-
tracts were not Immediately
available.
Evening star., 1949-09-02
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny
and rather cool with highest near
78 degrees today. Clear and cool
tonight with lowest about go de-
grees. Tomorrow partly cloudy
with highest near 80 degrees.
Maryland-Fair and not quite
as cool tonight. Tomorrow partly
cloudy with highest from 78 to
81 degrees.
Virginia-Fair and not quite as
cool in the interior tonight. To-
morrow partly cloudy with high
est from 78 to 81 degrees except
for increasing cloudinesS in south
east portion, probably followed by
showers tomorrow afternoon or
night.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour:
direction, east-northeast.
Evening star., 1949-09-02
ID. G.. Pollen Count.

H. " L oAASh SouAhS'
District Medical Society rag
weed pollen count for "a hours
ended 9 am. September q, 210
grains per cubic yard of air.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, September RI.
The temperature will average
near normal during the period.
The normal maximum for the
Washington area is 80, minimum
63. A rising trend likely through
Sunday, with cooler by Tuesday.
Possible showers predicted for
Monday or Tuesday totaling one
fourth inch.
River Report.
(From U. S. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear
at Harpers Ferry.
unnoiHitv
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-03-17
R0ckport

Guest minister at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning will be
the Rev. ]. Bajema from Findlay
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Campbell were
Monday evening guests in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall.
Mrs. Walter Cupp and son Richard
were among those who attended the
annual Flower Show held in Cleve-
land the past week.
The March meeting of Farm and
Home Council No. will be held in
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. c.
Campbell, Wednesday evening of
| next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry will
leave Friday for ten day visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Trippierin, Mem
phis, Tenn, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Mason in Greenwood, Miss
Mrs. F. R. Mason who has spent the
winter in the south will return with
them. Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin May
berry of Columbus will reside in the
Mayberry home during their absence
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen McCluer and
daughter Donna Mae of Blufftor
were Sunday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Orlo Marshall and Mrs
Lysle Cahill and daughter Lynne oi
| Cleveland.
J! Mrs LaVaun Amstutz will be
hostess to members of the Friendly
Neighbor's club for the March meet
ing next Thursday afternoon. The
! program will open with song by
the club. Roll Call, Exchange OF
recipe; paper, miss Elwell opens
the Blinds" and Secrets by the
Thousands, Mrs. Ella Huber; Read
ing, "The Children's Hour, Faye
Reigle; Contest, Mrs. Mildred Lentz;
Song. y
A number of people from this
vicinity VINO are interested in the
Cairo Oil Co. attended the annual
business meeting of the company, In
Cairo last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Steiner and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Miller and
family were Wednesday evening din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. f. c.
Marshall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-03-17
Notice

The trustees of Richland Town
ship will receive sealed bids for the
moving and care of the six town.
ship cemeteries for the 1949 season.
A power mower will be furnished
by the township.
All bids must be in the hands of
the clerk by II o'clock noon, March
10, 1949 The right is reserved to
reject any or all bids.
By order of the Board of Trustees,
Richland Township.
Ray S. Hilty, Clerk 49
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-03-17
Beaverdam

Mr.. and Mrs. |. J. Amstutz have
returned home after spending the
past three weeks in Florida.
Mrs. Harmon Downey entertained
the members of the Leisure Hour
club on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Catherine Bassett is visiting
with relatives in Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Beery and
daughter of Niles, Mich, were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Delmer
Beery.
w. A. Arnold who has been shut
in for several weeks due to fractured
ribs received from a fall is able to
be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Leatherman,
son Merlin, Delbert Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Hall spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hall and fam
lily at West Unity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Michael and
family entertained the Win-A-Couple
S. S. class of the Methodist church
at their country home on Sunday
evening. Present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Daryl
Robnolte and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Herr and family, Misses Eva
and Beatrice Obenhour, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Zimmerman and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Herr and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Augsburger and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lester Vaumeter and
daughters, Roger Martin, Bernard
Gratz and Miss Ruth Durkee.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Vanmeter and family
were Mrs. Cynthia Elliott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Delmer Beery, Sr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Beery and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. De1mer Beery, Jr,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-03-17
Here, There, and
Everywhere

Mrs. Edna Vertner and twin
daughters of Beaverdam visited Mrs.
Vertner's grandmother in Toledo, re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anderson of
Beaverdam have returned from a
two months motor trip through the
southwest and California.
Patrons on the Anderson bus route
were in charge of arrangements for
the program of the Mt. Cory Par
ent-Teacher association meeting last
Wednesday. County Supt. E. j.
Joseph showed picture slides.
A series of dedication services
are being held in the Col. Grove
Methodist church every evening at
7:30 Tuesday through Friday this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Moser and
daughter Carolyn north of Beaver
dam called on Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Huber, Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Buchanan of
Viroqua, Wise, have returned to
their home after a weeks, visit at
the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Gail Agner in Col. Grove.
Mrs. Byron Belts was removed
from the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Kramer of Col,
Grove to Lima Memorial hospital,
Monday.
Merlin PorterfeId, nurse at Lima
Memorial hospital was removed to
the University Hospital at Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, and returned the same
day.
Richard, son of Rev. and Mrs.
5, Seth Lenhart of Rawson was one
| of the Bowling Green State univers-
ity students in the cast of one-act
| plays presented at Fostoria and Ere
mont, Monday and Tuesday even
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Lehman and
| daughters and Mr.. and Mrs. w. K.
Tooley and son all of Arlington
have returned from vacation in
Tampa, Florida.
DR.. and Mrs. Earl Doty of Gin
connati are parents Of a son, born
March IL. DR.. Doty is the son of
Mrs. Sylvia Lane of Arlington,
formerly of Rawson.
Mrs. Wayne Myashel and son
were brought to their home in Beav-
erdam from Lima Memorial hospital,
Friday.
Columbus Grove Masonic lodge
will hold it's Patterson banquet
next Tuesday night. Rev. Willard
Thomas of Vaughnsville will be the
speaker.
John Siferd was removed Sunday
from the MilIer-M -McComb hospital tt
his home in Benton Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Schroeder o.
Col. Grove have returned from {
vacation trip through the south.
Mrs. j. Fl. Purnell remains in ;
serious condition in Lima Memoria
hospital. Her husband will ente
Mt. Carmel hospital in Columbus
this week for surgery.
| Mrs. Amos Burkholder of nea,
] Col. Grove is i'll following para
lytic stroke.
Mrs. Lennis Grismore of Pandor;
is on a trip to California where sh,
will visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Amstutz, Mis-
Martha Suter and Mrs. VIM. Schu
macher of Pandora were recen
guests of the formers son, Wad
Amstutz and family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Marshal
and son have moved from Harrod II
Pandora, occupying apartments il
the late DR.. Bixel home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-03-17
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all the friends
and neighbors for their aid and
sympathy extended in the death and
burial of our beloved husband and
father, Levi S. Hochstettler; also
Rev. Oppermann who officiated ar
the funeral, the singers and all those
sending flowers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-03-17

THE STATE OF OHIO
Allen County, SIS
Estate of ]. Z. limerick Deceased
Marcus E. limerick, r. D. No. L. Lafayette,
Ohio and Ellen j. limerick, Beaverdam, Ohio,
have been appointed and qualified as execu-
tors of the estate of j. E. limerick late of
Allen County, Ohio. deceased.
Dated this 21st day of February 1949
RAYMOND p. SMITH
Probate Judge 40
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-03-17
CARD OF THANKS

Thanks to all my friends for their
many get-well and birthday annivers-
ary cards received during my recent
illness.
Mrs. Minnie Patrick Murray
Evening star., 1949-01-09
Burpee y
Seed Cataloq
FRE

See New Flowers for IS4S, and
amazing Burpee Hybrid Vegetables
everybody's talking about. Read
about the best seeds that grow, in
this leading American Seed Catalog.
Ask for your copy on order blank
at left, or a postcard will do.
Evening star., 1949-11-24
Occasional
Furniture

2-$12.95 Record Cabinets,
/ mahog. and / walnut finish,
marred - - - S7.88
2-$11.S5 Cocktail Tables, ma
hogany finished ---~ - $5.98
1-S12.95 Magazine End Ia
bic, mahogany finished, $7.S8
1-S24.95 Cocktail Table, ma
hog. veneer, floor sample,
S14.99
IS16.95 Gossip Bench"
Phone Sets, as is. $9.95
1-S6.s5 Typewriter Table,
green finish, as is - $3.44
1-S54.95 Oblong -"Daystrom"
Dinette, 5-pc., as is ---$S9.95
1-S2S.50 Kneehole Desk, DAM
aged $18.SS
1-S34.95 Tier Table, genuine
leather top 1888
1-S10.95 Ladder-back Chair,
maple finish ---.--$ $5.9S
1-s37.50 Wooden Bridge Set,
5-pc., as is $19.9S
1-S8.95 Dinette Chair, ma
hogany finished, damaged.
S4.99
1-s2.95 TiIt-top Coffee Table,
As is SLAB
l-S4.95 Metal Smoker, bronze
finish, as Is ------$3.49
1-S10.75 Book k-trough End
Table, mahog. finish, as is,
$3.50
Kann's-Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1949-11-24
Clio Calls for Revival
OF Excess Profits Tax
Ito Halt Revenue Drop
By the Associofsd Press

The CIO yesterday demanded
that Congress reimpose an excess
profits tax on big business to help
pick up the slack" in Federal
revenues.
The demand came after Beard
sley Ruml, author of the pay-as-
you-go income tax collection plan,
called for repeal of what he called
punitive" wartime excise levies
on such things as furs and jewelry.
Neither the CIO nor Mr.. Ruml
gave any estimate of how much
the Treasury stands to gain or
lose If their recommendations are
adopted by Congress. But with the
Treasury operating in the red,
President Truman has given
strong indications that he may ask
for additional taxes to balance the
budget. 49,,
The two tax recommendations
were laid before a ISenate-H House
Economic Subcommittee which is
studying the Nations fiscal and
monetary policies.
The CLOS position was set forth
in a statement by Emil Rieve,
president of the Textile Workers
Union.
In calling for a revival of the
excess profits tax which was re-
pealed shortly after the war, he
said it would be desirable" II
smaller sized = companies were
exempt from the levy. Il
Mr.. Rieve said there Is good
reason to believe imitation would
have been lessened" If the excess
profits tax had been kept in effect.
He declared that the income tax
cut voted in 1948 by the 80th Con-
gress also "fed the fires of demand
at the worst time
The union official also expressed
the view that the Government
should not be forced to follow a
rigid pattern of balanced budget
| at all times.
when times are good and full
employment at high levels of ma
tional income prevails" he said.
every effort should be made to
pile up Federal surpluses and pay
off part of the debt.
When unemployment rises.
however, and national income
drops, the Federal Government
must use its fiscal powers to help
stabilize the economy, including,
| If necessary, spending for pro-
grams which may result in budget
deficits for a while"
Another CIO official testified he
would favor newspapers and mug
azines giving up their Government
mail subsidies" If they did so
voluntarily. 4
Senator Douglas. Democrat, Of,
Illinois said last week that those
publications should forget spe-
cial mail rates in order to help
balance the budget. Yesterday he
asked for comment on the idea
from Stanley H. Ruttenberg, die
rector Of research and education
FOL. the CIo.
Mr.. Ruttenberg laughed and
asked whether Senator Douglas
expected an answer "in front oe
all these reporters" At first the
witness said he preferred not to
discuss the matter because tho
CIO had not studied it.
Then, when Seantor Douglas
persisted. Mr.. Ruttenberg said hs
would be for the Senator's sug-
gestion If the newspapers and
magazines gave up their. special
rates voluntarily.