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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18
Couple Is We'd At
Wheaton, Illinois

An impressive ceremony of local
interest was solemnized Saturday
afternoon, August 6, in the Wheaton
Bible Church, Wheaton, H., uniting
in marriage Miss Dorothy Bixel
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. S.
Bixel and Rev. Arthur E. killiam
of Olean, y. \.
The Rev. A. c. Brown, Elgin,
H., close friend of the couple, per-
formed the double ring ceremony at
4 o'clock before an improyised altar
and background of pastel colored
gladioli, greenery and palms.
Preceding the ceremony Miss Ruth
Bixel, Omaha, Nebraska, played sew
eral musical selections and Miss
Alice Brown, Elgin, H., sang. The
traditional wedding marches were
used.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore gown of white
chiffon over taffeta. Her fngertip
veil was caught in a lace tiara en-
crusted with beads. Her colonial
bouquet was of white lily glads.
She wore pearls which were a gift
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18
of the bridegroom.

of the bridegroom.
The three attendants were dressed
in net over tatfeta gowns fashioned
similarly to the brides. Miss Hilda
Bixel, sister of the bride as maid
of honor in yellow; Miss Ruth Nc.
Naughton and Miss Hazel Stevens
both of Wheaton, in aqua and orchid
respectively. They carried crescent
shaped bouquets of gladioli and
NUNS.
The brides three nieces Misses
Carol Rae Bixel, Lucille Kay Am
stutz and Doris Ann Niswander
served as junior attendants and car
ried miniature crescent shaped bou-
quets. After the ceremony the cou-
pie knelt at the altar for prayer
while the girls sang "Savior Like
Shepherd Lead Us"
William Marquis, Elgin, H., at
tended the groom and guests We're
seated by Neil Rixel and Jerry
Parker.
A reception was held in the
church parlors for $50 guests. The
bridal table was centered with a
four-tiered wedding cake. To re-
ceive the guests Mrs. Bixel wore a
printed jersey frock and wore a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18

yellow corsage.
When the couple left for their
trip to Wisconsin the new Mrs. Kill
liam was wearing a kelly green en-
semble with tan accessories and the
corsage from the bouquet. On their
return they will reside in Olean,
\. Y, where Rev. Killiam Is en-
gagged in ministerial work.
Mrs. killiam is graduate of
Bluffton high school, Tiffin Business
university and for several years
has been employed by Baptista
Films, Wheaton, Ill.
Rev. killiam attended Wheaton
college, Moody Bible Institute and
graduated from Eastern Baptist
Seminary, Johnson City, N. Y.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18

Dry sugar and ascorbic acid as
sure good flavor and color in home
frozen peaches.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18

From Tennessee comes a new way
to control crabgrass in strawberry
beds: With geese, five to eight geese
per acre.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18

Although not as large as last
year, the grape crop will be clas-
sified as bumper"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18
Buckeye C0achmen
Defeat Ada Nine

Buckeye Coach softball team de-
feated Moore's Newsstand of Ada
by score of 8 to 6 in a game
at that place last Friday night. Ken
Bracy was the winning pitcher, Civ
ing up only four hits. The big Of
fensive punch for the Coachmen
was provided by Buck Green who
poled a grand-slam home run.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18
TripIett Defeated
In County Tourney

Triplett softhali team lost out in
the semi-fnal round of Allen county
tournament play at Lima last Sat
urday night, after winning three
contests in the initial stages of
championship play.
In being eliminated the local crew
dropped to q decision to Lima
Ordnance Depot, as Curly Bratton
hurled three-hit ball to shut out the
Triplett team in their bid for the
title. Spaeth and Beach, the two
Bluffton hurlers, allowed only six
hits, but Ordnance got three runs
in the first inning to sew up the de-
cision.
In quarter-fnal play last We'd
nesday night Triplett conquered
Lima Moose, s to l.
Stonehill had three hits, and Mos
er, Arnold, Hermann and Lewis
each got two. Beach was the win
ming hurler, and gave up only three
hits.
Ordnance then went on to beat
Altes Beer, 5 to 2, for the county
championship, and the right to rep
resent the county as the No. l
team in the sectional tournament.
Although not as large as last
year, the grape crop will be clas-
sified as bumper"
'Save all of the seed of cover
crops that you can," is the advice
of agronomists who see big de-
mand for seed for conservation
paintings this fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18
Bourd Members
Head Divisions

Members of the State Board of
Agriculture are serving as depart
ment heads for the annual exposition
in Columbus August 27 through
September 2
With their assignments, the board
members are:
FL, E Frederick, Marysville. draft
horses; Clifton K Elliott, Mt Vic
tory, breeding beef and commercial
cattle; Paul Jackson, Wilmington,
dairy cattle.
Emerson A. Mizer, Cadiz, dairy
products, also machinery and mer-
chandise; F. c. Smith, Groveport,
swine; Frank L. Cooperrider, Glen
ford, sheep.
Walter j. Buss, Wooster, Junior
Fair, also poultry, rabbits and
cavies; DR.. c. w. Fogle, Leipsic,
health and sanitation, also milk
goats; Clay Stackhouse, Wakeman,
agriculture and horticulture.
Mrs. Ruth Arnold Steva, St, Marys,
arts and crafts; Carl H. Benbow,
Westerville, horse show; Edmund B.
Howard, GAINESVILLE, speed.
Midsummer pasture will hell
maintain production in the dair.
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bns L0U10 C. FElE
A 2O0-piece all-Ohio boys band
viii provide daily entertainment for
Ohio State Fair visitors in Columbus
August y through September ?.
Conductor of this organization
made up of the states best high
school instrumentalists will be DR.
Louis E. Pete, Ashland, who ha,
directed the state fair band annually
since 1882.
The boys will arrive in Columbus
one week ahead of the fair for con-
centrated rehearsals preparatory tc
the opening of "the big show"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18
Birthday Party

Miss Donna Mae McCluer, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs, Allan McCluer
of East Jefferson street, was pleas
antly surprised last Wednesday
afternoon when her Sunday school
class and neighbors gathered at a
lawn party to help her celebrate
her fifth birthday.
Those attending We're: Nancy Art
man, Ellen Jean Basinger, Elaine
Mas, jana Steiner, Sandy, Bonnie
and Jimmy Edie, Keith klingler,
Jerry Mericle, Sharl Steiner, Rudy
Steiner and the honored guest DON
ma Mae McCluer.
Games were led by Mrs. Wilson
Mas and the Sunday school teacher
Mrs Don Edie after which dainty
refreshments were served by Mrs.
McCluer.
Many lovely gifts were received by
Donna Mae.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18

To the restaurant operator, eggs
hold a position of Importance sec
ond to no other food, says Col. Paul
P. Logan, director of research for
the National Restaurant Associa-
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18
attend Poultry
School At q. s. II.

Earl Jorg and Donald Balmer are
spending the week at Ohio State
university, Columbus, attending the
training school for poultry diseases,
culling, blood testing and other
hatchery operations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-18

Midsummer pasture will help
maintain production in the dairy
herd.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Sheriff Tells How KIan
Took Two Prisoners
By the Assocjoted Press

ROME, Ga, Dec. 10.-Sheriff
John w. Lynch recounted before
a Federal court jury how Ku Klux
Klansmen took two colored pris-
oners from him.
He told yesterday how he
reached for his gun, but was too
slow on the draw.
Even as he was reaching for
the pistol. he said. once of the
white rpbed men poked a hard
object in his back. The sheriff
added he figured the hard object
was a deadly weapon.
And. Sheriff !, Lynch continued,
when he told the nightriders, I'VE
got these fellows arrested and
we can't turn them over to you."
one, of them replied:
Damn you and the law"
The Dade County sheriff was
the last Of 10 defendants to take
the stand in the mass civil rights
trial here.
Sheriff Lynch, three Of his
deputies and six private citizens
are charged by the government
with conspiring to have seven
colered men arrested falsely and
surrendered to Klansmen for
beating.
Mr.. Lynch swore he did not see
the seven men the night Of April
2, but only the two he held in
the road for public drunkenness
He asserted he had never con-
spired with any one to have the
men arrested and beaten.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

in the intersection before it
jumped over the curb and over
turned.
Deputy Traffic Director Wallace
L. Braun said that several months
ago his Office installed reflector
signs of a higher visibility on the
islands because motorists had been
knocking down the old signs and
complaints had been made that
they were not conspicuous enough,
especially on foggy nights.
The curving intersection lies on
comparatively low ground where
fog frequently develops.
Mr.. Braun said that complaints
from motorists about poor visi-
bility at the intersection let up
after broad bands of red ref1ec-
tors were placed about the Keep
to the Right" signs on the islands.
Several requests have been made
to the traffic directors Office that
electric warning lights be mount
ed on the islands. Mr.. Braun ex-
pressed fear that if electric. signs
were mounted they would create a
fire hazard in the event automo-
biles knocked them down.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
NewGasLinet etoDistrict
To Be Ready Tomorrow

A 268-mile natural gas line that
will supply fuel to the Washington
area and Baltimore, will be COM
pleted tomorrow, with the joining
of two sections near Buckhannon,
w. Va.
The line runs between Clenden-
in, w. Va, and Rockville, Md,
with the section at this end run
ming along the bed of the Rotomac
River. It also serves Baltimore
and other cities.
The line has 26-inch diameter.
two inches larger than the we'll
publicized "big inch" built during
the war to serve eastern markets.
Clay Barnes, a spokesman for
the Atlantic Seaboard Corp. which
built the line. said he knew Of no
special events scheduled to mark
the connection tomorrow.
He said the lines are already be-
ing purged with gas, and presum-
ably will start functioning at once.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Fireman Denies Plan
To Shoot Wife, Man
by the Assoeiufed Press

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 10.-City
Fireman Leonard p. Humphries
is being held here in the fatal
shooting of his wife and the
wounding of her male companion
He told reporters: II didn't
plan to shoot anybody"
All he wanted, the 23-year-old
fireman said. was to "get evi-
dence" against his wife's alleged
indiscretions.
After telling his wife Dorothy,
%, that he would 60 to Naval
Reserve drill last night. Humph-
ries returned to his home and
noticed that she left with another
man.
Together with a nephew. Robert
Fletcher Gray, he followed the
couple to a restaurant and then
back to the house. ..,
The fireman said he went alone
into the house after telling, Mr..
Gray to leave the immediate vi
cinity. He made his way to the
closed door of his darkened bed
room. softly opened the door and
flicked on the light.
"Just as I turned the light on, y
he said, "he (Junius Garnett Tay-
lor, 25) grabbed me by the arm
and then threw his arm around
my neck. That's when I shot
him.
Taylor is in fair condition at
the Medical College of Virginia
Hospital.
Police said Humphries then
walked to the bed and fred three
shots into his wife's head.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

that" he said, whatever hus-
band it may have been.
The 6-foot-4-inch prosecutor
roared his objections, and Judge
Henry w. Goddard said quietly:
That was rather unfortunate,
Mr.. Cross" Mr.. Cross said he
was sorry. but the judge said:
"You don't have to apologize to
me-"
Married Eisler in 1919.
"It was my husband. Paul Mas
sing, to whom I have been mar
ried for years." Mrs. Massing said
angrily. II want this to be clear
he is my third husband, not my
seventh or eight as Mr.. Cross
seems to think"
Mrs. Massing said she married
Eisler in Jenna in 1919, when she
was working on the stage. She
divorced him three years later.
It was in that period. she testified,
that she first became associated
with the Communist Party.
Mrs. Massing said she was di-
vorced from her second husband,
Julian Gumpertz, in 1882. She
now is separated from Mr.. Mas
sing, she added.
Mr.. Gross asked Mrs. Massing
if she had not stated at a New
York cocktail party that she would
testify against Mr.. Hiss and see
that he was convicted. Mrs. Mas
sing denied this. e.. .
The defense lawyer indicated
this party occurred in the apart
ment of Eugene Lyons. former
editor of the American Mercury,
and that he proposed to call a
witness who would testify that
Mrs. Massing made such a re-
mark. 4.. -.
Judge Goddard overruled most
of Mr.. Cross objections to Mrs.
Massings' testimony. Once, as
the defense lawyer complained
about the way she was phrasing
a statement. Mrs. Massing turned
to the jurist and said sweetly:
Your honor, just don't know
what it is about"
There are times" said Judge
Goddard smilingly. when I don't
know either" "
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Navy to Lease
| 7 Giant Planes
HCon't Afford
By the Assoeiotsd Press

The Navy wants to lease its two
giant Lockheed Constitutions to
a commercial airline. Reason: It
can't afford to run them itself.
Announcing that the 180-pas-
senger air transport planes are
available on f1ve-year lease, the
Navy said: ...s.-.-,
"The reduced military budgets
do not permit the continued oper-
alton OF the planes by the Navy.
If the planes cannot be leased they
will be stored at the Navy's plane
storage base, Litchfield Park, Ariz. ;"
Requests for a flve-year lease
are being sent to scheduled air.
lines and the larger non-schedule
airlines within the next 10 days.
The planes now are making spe-
cial flights out Of Moffett Field.
Calf.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Czech Communist Purge
Reaches Into Schools
By the Associoted Press

PRAGUE, Dec. Czecho-
slovakia's Communist purge today
reached into the party schools to
hit teachers engaged to instruct
the rank and file in Marx and
Lenin.
This was disclosed by the Com
munist weekly "Tvorba." which
said that in the Prague district
some teachers had to be fired
because they did not take their
functions seriously" and others
because they did not come before
their pupils prepared to teach" +"
Tvorba demanded increased Wig
lance and intervention in other
laggard districts.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Accident
CONTINUED From First Page)

1COntlnued from f1rSC FdgeJ
gency Hospital at $40 o'clock this
morning.
Mr.. Harding had come home
from the University of Pennsyl-
vania at Philadelphia for the
week end.
His father said he came here
especially for a visit with Mr.
Giragi. The two had become close
friends at Notre Dame. from which
Mr.. Harding graduated last June.
Mr.. Giragi. whose family lives
in Holbrook. Ariz., came here only
a month ago to take job as a
Capitol policeman.
Mr.. Harding graduated from
Wilson High School in 1914. Dur
ing his high school years he
played in amateur tennis tourna-
ments here and last year he was
elected secretary of the senior
class at Notre Dame.
In addition to his father and
mother, Mr.. Harding is survived
by two sisters. Mrs. George Jen-
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Five French Fugitives
To Stay in Canada
By the Associated Press

OTTAWA, Dec. 10.-Canada'S S
government last night refused to
tell the House of Commons why
five Frenchmen, convicted in
France of collaborating with the
Nazis, are being harbored in
Canada. They are alleged to have
entered the dominion on forged
passports.
Alistair Stewart, opposition
member of the House of Commons,
pressed for reasons which Re-
sources Minister Colin Gibson said
were confidential. Mr.. Gibson said
the government had investigated
the cases of the five and decided
they could stay as political
refugees.
Another spokesman for the gov
ernment pionted out that under
British justice men were not sent
back to sure death because of
political differences which followed
the unsettled period at the end Of
the war. q
The five, convicted in absentia
by French courts for alleged war
time collaboration with the Ger
mans, are: Julien Labedan. SEN
fenced to death for following Or
ders of Admiral Jean Darlan,
Vichy government and naval
leader; DR.. Michel Seigneur, SEN
fenced to death for being a men,
Der of the German SIS; Dr.
Georges Montel, sentenced to hard
labor for life for allegedly urging
France to declare war on Britain
and the United States; DR.. Andrew
Boussat, sentenced to life for deal
ings with the NaZis, and Jean
Jouis Hue, sentenced to five years
and lifetime national degradation
for being a recruiting agent for
Vichy forces.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Magazines
Continued From First Page)

a month by the sovie et Embassy
and presents rosy picture OF
life in Communist Russia.
Has Never Inspected Magazine.
Mr.. Sharpe said he never has
seen the magazine.
Without mentioning the Soviet
publication directly, George ".
Allen, retiring Assistant Secretary
of State for Public Affairs. indi-
Gated the Governments policy in
speech today at Duke University.
Mr.. Allen. who has just been
made Ambassador to Yugoslavia.
asserted:
II see no need for the United
States to become concerned over
a contest in the mass propagation
of ideas. We have the best COM
modify, democracy. to sell. =
AS long as information is free in
this country. we need have no
fear for our institutions. No die
tator ever existed without censor
ship, and no democracy with it"
Use Of U. s. Magazine Cited.
The State Department publishes
and distributes in Russia about
so, 900 copies month of Amerika.
a much more elaborate magazine
than the Soviet Information Bull
letin, depicting the American way
of life in a non-controversial man
ner. Mr.. Sharpe said Soviet treat
ment Of this magazine should be
considered in, whatever action
finally is taken here about the
Russian publication.
The State Department. fighting
for what Mr.. Allen has called a
'''two-way street" in international
information activities, has con-
sistently opposed any move for
censorship Of Soviet publications
in this country.
+ However. the magazine Amerika
is censored by Moscow before
publication and hence is entirely
non-political in character. The
uncensored Soviet Information
Bulletin contains many political
articles, especially speeches by
Soviet Prime Minister Stain and
other top Communist leaders.
Comparative Studies Possible.
Mr.. Sharpe said some attention
must be given to making use OF
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Man Held in Car Theft
Cleared Of Suspicion
In Berwyn Staying

Carl B. Bigger. Is. Of Rich
mond, held here on a Federal
auto theft charge. apparently had
no connection with the murder of
Winston c. Clay, jr., 18-year-old
filling station attendant at Ber-
wyn last Wednesday, Prince
Georges County police said today.
The car which Rigger and an
other man drove from Alexan-
dria to Washington Circle here
early yesterday bore Pennsylvania
plates. Police recalled that car
with similar plates was being
sought in the Berwyn Staying.
They learned later that the plates
on the car found here after a
chase from Alexandria were stolen
early yesterday from Mrs. Lottie
Van Bremen of 1923 Duke street,
Alexandria.
Police still are looking for a
man who jumped out Of the auto
mobile with Rigger and fled when
the machine stopped at Washing
ton Circle, Rigger was found hid
ing under steps in the neighbor-
hood.
Arraigned before United States
Commissioner Cyril s. Lawrence,
Rigger was ordered held in $4,000
bond. The case was continued to
December 81. Prince Georges
County police questioned him
about the Berwyn murder but an
nounced they were satisfied he
knew nothing about 1t.
An additional $500 reward for
information leading to arrest and
conviction of the slayer in the
Berwyn shooting was offered last
night by Mr.. Clay's father. Albert
L. Kerwan, owner of the filling
station, offered a $500 reward last
Wednesday. :.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Cows Prefer FIGS

MERGED, Calf. R.-For Is
years dairy farmers in Merced
County have been feeding un-
marketable figs to their COWS. The
cows like the sweet taste, says
farm adviser w. H. Alison. Figs
have almost as much food value
as barley, he says, but adds that
they have to be mixed with other
feed. More than Is per cent fig
content has a laxative effect.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Elliott Roosevelt Goes
Into Radio and N
Ry the A.,oeiotad Press

HYDE PARK. N. Y, Dec. TO-
Elliott Roosevelt said today he was
going into radio and television
production. a
The second son of the late Pres
ident Franklin D. Roosevelt said
he and Morgan Jones. New York
radio and television executive, had
formed the firm of Roosevelt &
Jones, Inc.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he would
serve as a director Of them firm.
He declined comment on imme-
diate plans of the company.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. G. ** A
DEcEMBER TO- 1s49
House Urged by Cote
To Renew Fight on:
Custer Of DenfeId : :;

The House Armed Services Com
mittee has been urged by one OF
it's members not to acquiesce in
the custer of Admiral Louis E.
Denfeld as Chief Of Naval OPERA.
tions. .
Representative Cole, Republican.
of New York called on Congress
to reopen it's investigation Of the
bitter unification row after. he'
polled top naval officers and found
a "very great preponderance' OF
Navy support" for the uniffcation
views given the lawmakers by Ad-
miral Denfeld. -~.-e ''
The admiral, who was due in e
Washington today to attend the
Gridiron Club dinner tonight, was
a major witness during the House
Armed Services Committee inquiry
into charges that the Army and
Air Force were showing the Navy
into a minor role through opera
ton of the Armed Services Uni- :
f1cation Act. ~-~f'
Still Undecided on Post. e-,
He criticized administration OF 81
the act and subsequently was re-
moved as operations chief. After
his removal, Navy Secretary Mat
thews offered the admiral the post
of commander of the Eastern At
lantic and Mediterranean with ad-
ditional duties in connection
with the North Atlantic Pact.
The admiral, who is now on a 60
day leave, has not said whether
he will take the post or retire. e..
Representative Cole said in q
public statement to fellow COM
mittee members that he had
sought the view Of 308 high Navy
and Marine Corps officers, but be-
cause the Navy ordered that copies
of replies must be sent to the sec
retary's Office he withheld thu
names of those who replied.
A total Of lit concurred with.
Admiral Denfeld's views. 26 were
non-committal and q said that
regulations prohibited them from
replying, Representative Cole said
One Reply Strongly Worded. .n,.
One reply was more strongly {
worded than the rest.
Since the President has seen
fit to remove him Oenfeld) for
such an expression Of his honest
views, suggest that the Senate
of the United States exercise cau-
ton in confirming Admiral Den
fields relief as chief Of naval
operations" it stated.
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman
has been given a recess appoint
ment as operations chief and
Chairman Tydings of the Senate
Armed Services Committee has
said he expects the Senate to
confirm the appointment. ,ra,-
| Mr. Cole said his survey raised
this question among others: .5g.t<1--
us the Congress quietly and
supinely to acquiesce in the pun.
ishment of witness for having
given frank and honest testimony
before a congressional committees
that does not happen to cotncide
with the views of his supeFiors.
military or civilian?" + 2!11