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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
CARD OF THANKS

| wish to thank all the friends and
relatives who so kindly remembered
me during my recent illness and on
my birthday with cards, flowers and
gifts.
Mrs. ID. d. Williamson
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Bible Lectures At
College N0U. 1917

DR.. Carl Rasmussen of the Luth-
eran seminary, Gettysburg, Pa, will
deliver the annual Bluffton college
Bible lectures, Nov. IS to II.
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Clubs. lodges
and Societies

Orange Twp. Farm Women
Mrs. Myrle Warren will entertain
the club at her home on Friday
afternoon. The program:
Deyotionals, Maude Thompson, Roll
call, My Favorite Magazine; Youth
Faces Alcohol, Marguerite Neff;
Down in Front Cleo Hursey; Hawk
shaws in Skirts, Berdella Marshall;
Piano solo, Eleanor Marshall.
Eastern Star Chapter
Meeting next Tuesday night at
at 7:30.
Hospital Auxiliary
Quarterly meeting next Tuesday
afternoon at 2:15 in nurses living
room.
Share A. Talent Club
Meets with Miss Mildred Marshall,
Wednesday night, Oct. 10.
AMIGO Club
Meets with Mrs. Christine Harris,
Thursday night at 1880. Mrs. Ina
Amstutz in charge of the program.
Women's Guild
Semi-annual meeting of Women's
Guild of st. Johns Reformed church
will meet Thursday night at the
church at s o'clock. Guest speakers
will be Mrs. Harvey Gratz and Mrs.
Frederick Lauriat. All women of the
church invited. Preceding the meet
ing the Guilds executive board will
meet at 1880.
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Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Blxffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 8. 1879.
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SHORTS AND MIDDLINGS

If you're planning to sow alfalfa
mixtures next spring-seedbed prep
aration should begin this fall.
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Subscription rates: Year, $3.50;
six months, s1.50 anywhere in U. S.
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Travel Class

Meeting at the home of Mrs. Geo.
Carmack, Wednesday afternoon, Oct
ober 10. Topic: Skyline of Splendor
The program: The Expanding North
west, Mrs. Meta Dean; Age of Con-
solidation, Mrs Geo. Linden.
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October Wedding

Announcement has been made Of
the approaching wedding Of Miss
Mildred Fox of Findlay and Ernest
| Basinger, son of Mrs. Elizabeth
Basinger of Bluffton. The wedding
will take place October %.
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Women's Guild
Lutheran Societies

The Ladies Aid and Missionary
societies of the Lutheran church will
meet Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the home of Jesse Stratton and
Mrs. Troup. Topic; The Lutheran
Student.
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Entertains Findlay Club

Mrs. Chester kincaid entertained
the LIMB club of Findlay at her home
here last Thursday night.
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Engagement Announced

Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Lois Margaret,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Henry of Findlay and Harold Huff
man, son of Walter Huffman of Raw
son. The wedding will take place
Sunday afternoon, October 80 in the
First Lutheran church, Findlay, with
Rev. w. E. Bradley officiating.
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Saddle Club

Meeting in the Walnut Grill
Thursday night at s o'clock.
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Legion Auxiliary Committee


Mrs. Helen Foltz, president OF
Bluffton Legion Auxiliary has named
the following officers and chairman
for the coming year:
Membership, Hulda Amstutz, Jc
Ann Dillman; Sgt. at Arms, Mary
Schmidt; Color bearer, Ola Conrad
Banner Bearer, Margie Huber; chap
lain, Vernal Corson; Historian
Evelyn Henry; Musician, Jean Stober
Child Welfare, Jessie Basinger, Mere
dith Stonehill.
Rehabilitation, Gaynell Rockey
Louise Hankish; Publicity, Marie
Stonehill; Community Service, Inf
Amstutz, Ruth Ann Conrad; Americ
anism, Ruby McCarty: Legislative
Ruth Steinman; Pan-American, Elvs
Zimmerly; Flower & Sick, Estellt
Core; Poppy, Lois Benroth, Sylvis
Tripp1ehorn; Kitchen, Marie Stone
Hill; House, 10 Ann Dillman, Loi'
Benroth, Vernal Corson, Mary Sch
midt, Gaynell Rockey.
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Altar & Rosary

Altar & Rosary
Society of st. Mary's church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Geo. Preto,
Thursday night at s o'clock.
Evening star., 1949-10-20
Trust Fund Income
Denied 10 Children
OF R. J. Reynolds
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 2O.-The
late tobacco tycoon, r. J. Reynolds,
didn't want his children to become
spendthrifts, so today they can
get their hands on $5,740,000.
The money is in trust funds for
them and that's where it will stay,
Circuit Judge Joseph Sherbow
ruled yesterday.
His decision was handed down
in a court action brought by Mr..
Reynolds three surviving chill
dren and one child of his widow
by a second marriage.
Richard j. Reynolds sought
$775,000, Mrs. Mary Reynolds
Babcock, 81, Ills 600; Nancy Rey-
noldS Bagley. $I.360,O00, and j.
Edward Johnston. jr.. s2,5OO,O00.
To Get Shares When 28.
Judge Sherbow's opinion re-
counted that Mr.. Reynolds died
in 1918, leaving large estate. He
had expressed fear that too much
money at their immediate dis
posal would be disadvantageous
to his heirs, so he set up trust
funds for them.
They were to receive their
shares of the estate on becoming
% years old. One third of his
common stock in the r. j. Rey-
nolds Tobacco Co. was left in trust
for his widow, who was given
power of distribution over it.
Mrs. Reynolds later married j.
Edward Johnston. In her will she
tied up her children's share of her
estate, including the tobacco stock,
in life trusts. Her will provided
that most of the income be with
held until they became %.
Sought Accumulated Income.
The four children contended
they were entitled to the accum-
ulated income in the trusts which
had piled up before they reached
their 28th birthdays.
Mr.. Reynolds grandchildren
and the Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
Of Baltimore, trustee of the estate,
opposed this contention.
Judge Sherbow ruled that the
accumulated income-$5, TAG. 900
be continued in the trust fund. He
said to rule otherwise would do
violence to the expressed intent
of both parents"
Evening star., 1949-10-20
Virginia Sculptor 10 Repair
Memorial al Yorktown
BY the Associated Press

YORKTOWN, Va, Oct. 90
Memorial statue here, damaged
by lightning during the late 1930s
will be repaired, it was announced
at Yorktown Day ceremonies here
yesterday.
The observance was for the
168th anniversary of the sur
render Of Lord CORVALLIS.
Oskar j. w. Hansen, Charlottes-
vile sculptor, has been commits
stoned to do the work. for which
the Government appropriated
$65, 900. Mr.. Hansen's contract is
for $4,000.
Secretary Of Interior Krug was
principal speaker at the cere-
monies.
Evening star., 1949-10-20
Ballet Soiree Tryouts
To Be Held Tomorrow

Tryouts for the Washington
Ballet Soiree will be held at the
Marion Venable studio, 1912 N
street NV, at 8 pm. tomorrow
and 2::30 pm. Saturday.
The Ballet Soiree, a non-profit
organization designed to promote
Washington ballet, gave several
formal programs of classic ballet
last season and has three produc-
tions planned for this autumn and
winter.
Evening star., 1949-10-20

. Once you've discovered Kraft De Luxe
Slices you'll never buy cheese in slices
any other way! For here are eight
petectslices ofmellow-good cheese, sealed
by Kraft, right in the spic n span plant
where the fine process cheesc is madel
A miraculous new Kraft invention
makes possible these Kraft De Luxe
Slices that are cut, wrapped and sealed
Evening star., 1949-10-20

An Austrian firm is producing a
new-type 135-horsepower, 50-mile-
an-hour bus.
Evening star., 1949-10-20

The Bank of Paraguay will dis
tribute 10000 plows on an easy
payment plan. ...
Evening star., 1949-10-20

right after the cheese is pasteurized.
Look in your dealers refrigerator case
tomorrow for the most convenient pack
age of slices you've eper seen! It's marked
Kraft De Luxe Slices. You'll love these
generous slices-every one sandwich
perfect. (No sIivers; no dried-out edges.)
And every one so mellow-good! You'll
agree this is the ideal nay to buy slices!
Evening star., 1949-10-20

Another important savings event
right in your neighborhood at Safe
way. Canned soups famous
brands i. wide variety and, most
important of all, reduced prices.
Save on single can. save on three,
six or dozen. Stock your pantry
shelves with several dozen of these
famous canned soups. Different
varieties in the same price category
may be assorted as you desire when
you buy three or more cans. Be
ready for quick, energy building
lunches at a moments notice .bY
having variety of canned soups on
hand. Save today, tomorrow and
every day at your nearby Safeway.
Evening star., 1949-01-19

salaries also come out OF the
donated dollars.
Mr.. Vawters was asked If he
could supply a statement showing
how much was spent on food, cloth
ing and other charitable needs last
year. He said the statement was not
completed. Asked if he could supply
one for 1947, he said all his books
were in the hands of an accounting
firm, which he named.
An official at this firm said the
man who handled the society's ac-
count was out of town but, after
searching his files, he said as far as
he could tell the firm handled only
Withholding taxes for the society S
10 employees and income taxes for
Mr.. and Mrs. VaWterS.
Society Tax Exempt.
As a religious and charitable or
ganization, the society is tax ex-
empt. 1t was incorporated in 1888 as
the Childrens' Aid Society and the
Mission House Church.
Mr.. Vawters said his salary Is
$50. 80 a week, after $720 is deducted
for taxes, and that Mrs. Vawters re-
ceives s35 week. before taxes.
The societys' affairs are conducted
by a board of five persons, including
Mr.. and Mrs. Vawters, with an ad-
visory board of 10, one OF whom re-
Gently resigned.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Ex-Marine Fires Shots,
Is Held for Observation

An ex-Marine's gun-wielding pur-
suit of two men he said he saw
climbing down chimney started
several police cars racing toward
the scene early today.
Pvts. Virgil Dost and Robert
Krahling, riding in Fifth precinct
scout car, radioed for help when
the former serviceman, clad only III
his trousers, started firing into the
air at Seventh and B streets Sc.
The emergency call was Cancelled
when the policemen disarmed the
man.
Asked what he was shooting at,
the prisoner replied, six or seven
men we're chasing me-"
When the puzzled policemen
looked up and down the deserted
streets, the man pointed to a
chimney and said:
1.-TWO of them climbed down there
The rest are running up and down
fire escapes all around here"
The former serviceman, who said
he was a plumber, was charged with
carrying dangerous weapon and
held for mental observation.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Columbia Heights Unit Asks
5O-Cent Liquor Tax Boost

The Citizens Forum OF Column
bia Heights last night voted to
support a plan to increase the tax
on hard liquor so cents gallon
to raise revenue in the District.
DR.. Lyman F. Kebler, who intro
duced the motion, pointed out the
tax should be comparable to Mary
land and Virginia taxes of the same
type.
The group also indorsed the idea
of spending sufficient money to en-
able the Board of Education to
treat all school children between
the ages of 8 and 18 with sodium
fluoride for the preservation OF
teeth.
A recommendation to join the
North Washington Council OF Citl-
zens' Associations was unanimous
ly passed by the group.
w. j. Oates, president, conducted
the meeting, held in the Bell Vo-
cational High School, Hiatt place
and Lamont street NV.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Police Probe Ct: 2,e'; Charge
Involving Woman, ST

Police today investigated a check
and cash transaction they said led
to the arrest of Mrs. Mary Maud
James, 81, of the 1900 block OF
Washington Circle NV. on a
grocer's complaint that she gave
him q bad check for sl45.
Mrs. James, whe has prison rec
ord and was investigated in con-
nection with several complaints in
1e45, police said, has been in custody
since Monday night. At that time
she went to the Women's Bureau
and declared her life had been
threatened, Detective 1t. David
Higgins said.
Nathan ]. Greenberg, a grocer IN
the 200 block of Eighteenth street
NV. swore out warrant yesterday
charging she had given him bad
check. He said he knew her as
Mary M. Hughes. ,
1t. Higgins said she was booked
on the charge, but that the matter
is still being investigated.
Police records indicated Mrs.
James was convicted of swindling
the Washington Missionary College
six years ago and served two years
in a MARYLAND prison.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
vania avenue between Thirteenth
opd Fourteenth streets

vania avenue between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets.
14-North side Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between Twelfth and Thlr-
teenth streets.
15-South side Pennsylvania ave-
nue. west of Twelfth street.
16-South side Pennsylvania ave-
nue. west of Tenth street.
l7-South side Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between Ninth and Tenth
streets.
1s-South side Pennsylvania ave-
nue. east of Ninth street.
19-Park on north side Pennsyl-
vania avenue between Seventh and
Eighth streets.
19A-Park on north side Pennsyl-
vania. avenue between Seventh and
Eighth streets.
20-Park on north side Pennsyl-
vania avenue between Sixth and
Seventh streets.
21-South side Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between Sixth and Seventh
streets.
22-Park on south side Pennsyl-
yania avenue at Constitution ave-
nue. and Sixth street.
23-North side Pennsylvania ave-
nue. east of Sixth street.
24-North side Pennsylvania ave-
nue. west of John Marshall place.
25-North side Constitution ave-
nue. between Third street and Johr
Marshall place.
26-Park on south side Constitu-
ton avenue at Third street.
27-South side Constitution ave-
nue. at Third street.
28-South side Constitution ave-
nue. at Second street.
Evening star., 1949-01-19

OF these 10, six said they rarely or
never attended board meetings and
had never seen financial state
ment. Two could not be reached.
The two others said they attended
meetings frequently and that flnan-
cial statements were available.
These two were Mrs Katherine E.
Gass, 3295 Arcadia place NV, who
said she was a step-sister OF Mrs.
Vawters, and K. w. Dewitt, 5305
Baltimore avenue, Chevy Chase,
Md, who said he works for the So
ciety.
The eight others listed as board
members were Patrick T. Boylan.
1888 Seventh street Sc, retired
Post Office guard who could not be
reached for comment; Ollie j. Har-
rison of Harrison's Battery and
Electric Service, 4581s H street S.W.,
who said he repairs the society's
three cars; Abe Millison, grocer, OF
434 Thirteenth street NE. who said
he used to supply the society's gro
ceries.
Paying Member" on Board.
Also, Mrs. Carl M. Requard, 1909
Ames street NE, who said she is
a paying member" but does not
pay very much; William B. Giles,
pastor of the Church of the Naza-
rene, who could not be reached but
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Miss Truman Joins
In Radio Appeal TO
Aid March Of Dimes

The 1949 March OF Dimes cam
paign has been given a fresh
boost.
Joining yesterday in a radio ap-
peal for dollars to bolster the sag
ging treasury of the National Foun-
-dation for Infantile Paralysis were
Miss Margaret Truman, Senator
Smith, Republican, of Maine; Betty
Smith, author, and Shirley Temple
and her actor husband, John Agar.
Miss Truman, who took time out
from a busy Inauguration schedule
to serve as mistress of ceremonies,
declared:
I'VE were inspired to start this
fight against infantile paralysis by
our late great President, Franklin
D. Roosevelt. He triumphed over
the disease himself and knew what
it meant to all others who had in
fantile paralysis.
Mrs. Truman Listens.
Mrs. Truman was among those
listening to the broadcast from
the east wing of the White House.
It was broadcast over Mutual
Broadcasting System.
Speaking as the mother OF a
child who will be one year old on
January 20, Shirley Temple told OF
her fears last year during the polio
outbreak in California.
IT certainly had reasons for being
grateful" she said. First, because
our daughter did not get the disease
and second, because there was a
national foundation to help those
who did"
Mr.. Agar pointed out the foun-
dation has almost nothing left In
it's equipment aid fund" and will
be looking to the March OF Dimes to
provide new money.
Carolina Outbreak Cited.
Senator Smith arrived just short
time before the broadcast, coatless
and hatless. She explained to re-
porters that she had rushed from
the Senate floor to the White House
She warned that it may be New
Englands turn next to suffer a
polio epidemic.
Miss Smith, author Of "A Tree
Grows in Brooklyn" recounted her
experiences in last years severe
outbreak of polio in North Caro-
lima, where she now lives.
Nothing we did locally would
have been enough, if we had not had
help from outside" said Miss Smith
1t Is estimated the national founda-
ton spent more than $2,000,000 for
patient care in North Carolina in
1948,
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Dr.. Robert Rinehart Named
Research Board Chairman

DR.. Robert Fross Rinehart has
been appointed executive secretary
of the Research and Development
Board, it was announced today by
DR.. Karl T. Compton.
DR.. Rinehart, who has been as
sociated with the board as director
of its planning division since July,
l948, will assume his new duties
February /. He will replace DR.:
Lawrence r. Hafstad, who resigned
from the board to become director
of the Atomic Energy Commission S
reactor development division.
During World War II DR.. Rinehart
was associated with the Navy IN
evaluating weapons and tactics IN
antisubmarine warfare.
Evening star., 1949-01-19

FOOD.
Besides normal restaurant and
hotel dining facilities, concession
|naires are licensed to sell food along
the parade route. Ceiling prices set
by the Inaugural Committee in
clude: Coffee, Is cents; hot dogs,
20 cents; hot chocolate, 20 and Is
cents; soft drinks. 10 cents; peanuts,
10 cents: box lunch of two sand
wiches, fruit and cake. 65 cents;
popcorn, 10 cents; candy, 10 cents;
cigarettes, Is cents.
SEATS.
Admission to the stands at the
Capitol will be by invitation and
ticket only. You may stand behind
the seats, where there is room for
100 900 people. Admission to stands
along parade route will be by
ticket only, and all tickets are sold.
You may stand along the parade
route, and there is room for at
least 100000 people. You may not
bring your own box, chair or other
type of seats: they are forbidden by
police regulation. Persons watch
ing the parade from private build
ings must sign register.
GRANDSTAND LOCATIONS.
To find your seat in the grand
stands along the parade route, find
your grandstand number from this
list:
1-Oficial reviewing stand, front
of White House.
2-Official reviewing stand, front
of White House
~3-Offlcial reviewing stand, front
of White House.
4-South side Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at East Executive avenue.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Arqentine Gift of Clothes Puts Spotlight Child Aid Group b

was described by Mr.. Vawters as a
one-time telephone solicitor for the
society; Dr.. and Mrs. William H.
Spicer OF 901 Twenty-first street.
Arlington, and Randolph Avon, 3035
South Buchanan street, darlington,
who said he knew nothing about
the workings of the society and had
resigned because of the press OF
business.
Although Mr.. Dewitt said the ad-
visory board meets monthly and
sometimes is attended by full
board, MI. Avon said he had been
advised only once of a meeting dur
ing his year on the board.
DR.. Spicer, whose Office is at 522
Seventh street S.W., said Mr.. VaW-
ters had asked him to "act as a
sponsor or something of the sort
and he had said the organization
could list his name on its stationery.
Mrs. Spicer, a nurse, said she old
not know of any board meetings but
that the society "is always on the
lob and helps a lot of people who
otherwise would not be helped
Average Donation 81.
MIR. VaWters said donations aver
age about So and are never more
than $40. He showed an account
book listing contributions totallng
sl23 in a week obtained by woman
solicitor. For the week, the sollcl-
tors share amounted to $500.
While the religious activities of
the society are entirely nonsec-
tartan, Mr.. VaWters said, he is a
Methodist and Mrs. VaWters Is a
Catholic. Mr.. Vawters is not a
minister of the Methodist Church,
however. He explained he was Or
dained by the society's Mission
House Church through the action
of it's directors and officers, who are
the same as for the society itself.
He. is licensed to preach and per-
form marriages in the District and
in Delaware, he said. although he
never does much preaching. Rev"
precedes his name on the society's
literature.
Concerning the house occupied by
the Vawters' at 3702 Military road
NV. Mrs. Vawters said: "The way
I managed to get that piece OF prop
erty is that have family living
with me-" The family pays rent, she
explained, so that the net cost is
$50 a month and the utilities
charges.
Deals in Real Estate.
Mr.. Vawters said that, some years
ago, he bought some real estate
which has increased In value and
that he also buys and sells real
estate now.
Mrs. Vawters is a native of Wash
ington and attended the Petworth
and Park View Schools. Later, in
Columbus. Ohio. she attended high
school.
Mr.. Vawters was born in Columbus
and was a policeman fora while.
Later, he said, he was superinten-
dent for the Latham Hardwood
Floor Co., and then for four years
ran the Reliable Express Co. 1t was
while he was at the floor company
that he met his future wife, who was
working in a restaurant after school
hours.
They came here in the 1930s and
ran a secondhand furniture store
before starting the society. Mr.
VaWters said.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Worker Fe||ed by Electric
Current Is Recovering

A construction worker who was
knocked to the ground as 1,20c
volts flashed through his body yes
terday at the Sousa Bridge was re-
ported in good condition at Cas-
ualty Hospital today.
Elmer Manas, n, of 5203 L street,
Hillside, Md, was guiding a steel
rail with his hand as crane raised
it off the bank under the bridge.
The boom of the crane struck an
overhead wire, sending the current
through Mr.. Manas and knocking
him to the ground.
Police at the fifth precinct said
he was saved from death because
the wire Immediately burned in half
cutting of the current. Mr.. Manas
is an employe of the American
Bridge Co., working on construction
of the new South Capitol Street
Bridge, police said.
Evening star., 1949-01-19

29-South side Constitution a,o-
nue. at First street.
30-North side Constitution ave-
nue. at First street.
HOLIDAY.
Federal and District Government
employees have holiday Thursday
and Friday as well as the usual
Saturday and Sunday off. Public
school pupils in the District, Alex
andria and Prince Georges County
also will have the four day holiday.
Those in Arlington, Fairfax and
Montgomery counties will have
Thursday off but school will resume
Friday.
INFORMATION.
An inaugural parade headquarters
for general services to the public
will be established at am. tomor-
row in the Information Building
1400 PENNSYLVANIA avenue NV, with
William Armstrong, chairman OF
general services in the 1949 Inau-
gural Committee, in charge. The
center will be ready to deal with all
problems concerning first aid, grand
stand seating, ushers, insignia, signs
amplif1cation and lost and foupc
children and articles. In an emer.
gency, the center can be reached
through radio-equipped jeeps parked
along the parade route. The tele'
phone number will be Republic $3.50
MISCELLANEOUS
You may not throw confetti
carry a toy gun or annoy youl
neighbor at the parade with g
ticker or any other type of amuse
ment gadget. Programs are u