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Evening star., 1950-10-27
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Evening star., 1950-10-27
Keystone Copts

A company has been formed to
show 16-millimeter films in
Egyptian villages, particularly in
those where the inhabitants have
never seen movies before.
Evening star., 1950-10-27

counsel hearing. Mrs. Stack went
to Emergency Hospital.
In the second accident, 11-year-
old William Royston. 3105 Twelfth
street NE. also suffered a frac-
tured hip when an auto driven by
John r. Traskey, 36, of the 1000
block of Shepherd street NV,
struck him near his home. He
was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
Military Bans Strikes

In the Republic of Indonesia,
military governors have banned
strikes in vital industries and
public services.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04
Billie Ruth Mcclellan
To Say Vows Moy 81

Mr.. and Mrs. 1. M. Mcclellan of
Durant announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Bill
lie Ruth Mcclellan to Mr.. John
D. Holditch, son of Mr.. w. G.
Holditch, ST., of Ecru.
Miss Mcclellan graduated from
Lexington High School and at
tended Holmes Junior College at
Goodman. For three years she
has been associated with the
First National Bank at Licking
ton.
Mr.. Holditch graduated from
Ecru High School and Mississippi
State College. He is now Coun-
ty Agent at Corinth.
The wedding will be solem-
nized May 81 at the First Bap-
fist Church, Durant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04
Whisenont- Swinney
Vows Said April 9th

Miss Juanita Swinney and ".
T. Whisemant exchanged mar
riage vows Thursday night, at 8
o'clock in the home of Mrs. Ce-
leste r. Crislee of Dallas, Texas,
with only a few friends an rela-
tives present.
Miss Swinney is a former Lex
ington girl. Mr.. Whisenant is q
resident of Dallas, where he is in
business.
For her wedding dress, the
bride chose a navy blue suit with
matching accessories. Her cor
sage was of white carnations.
Mr.. an Mrs. Whisenant r al
home on Phillip Street in Dallas
Texas.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04
Bobby Bermon Honored
| At Ole Miss

Bobby Berman was elected Pre-
sident of Phi Eta Sigma Honor
airy fraternity at Ole Miss, Sun
day afternoon at a meeting of
the fraternity. Thirteen freshmen
made the fraternity this Spring.
Among them were Bobby Berman
and Parham Williams, Jr., Lex
ington.
The membership is made up OF
freshmen and sophomores who
have qualified for election by
learning at least 48 quality points
in their studies.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04
Local Piano Students
Wins Honors

Cecile Mason received Excel
lent" at the State Piano contest
held in Clinton Saturday, April
20; Paul Bragg, Jr., received
very good" on the state number,
and excellent" on hymns, and
Mary Jean Fonville won "excel-
lent" on hymns.
Mrs. R. M. Gulledge accompan-
led them to Clinton.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04

The Rev. Hayes Clark OF
Ringstree, South Carolina, spent
Wednesday evening and Thurs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Lail,
and Wednesday night conducted
services in the Presbyterian
Church. Members Of the Tchula
congregation were present.
Mrs. Homer Mckinney of In
| hianola visited her father, Judge
G.. D. McCaleb this week.
Mrs. Dick Barrett and Mrs.
Chatwin Jackson stopped over
for a brief visit with their mother,
| Mrs. j. M. Howard in Durant
en- route to Jackson Monday
Mrs. George Bunch and son,
John Hayes of Wichita, Kansas,
are here for an extended visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Motion Byrd.
Mrs. James Gwin, Ruffan Beall
and Mrs. Emma Shannon visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis King in Le-
land Sunday. Mrs. King and
baby returned to Lexington for
a visit.
Mrs. A. M. Doty returned Fri
day from Holly Springs.
Mrs. Fannie Terrell, Mrs. Clark
Adams and childrn Of Coxburg
were Lexington visitors Wednes-
day.
MI. and Mrs. J. H. Warner left
Monday night for Atlanta where
they met his brother of Columbia,
S. C., who returnend with them
for a visit.
Mrs. Pat Barrett visited rela-
tives in Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
! this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04

ant Home Management Special
list, Farmers Home Administra-
ton, Jackson, visited the local
FILA office and FILA borrowers
of the county with reference to
home management this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04

Mrs. T. E. Yates of Shelby lefk
Wednesday for her home after u
weeks visit with her daughter.
Mrs. wilburn Hooker and fami-
ly.
Jack Yates of Ole Miss spent
the weekend with his sister. Mrs
Wilburn Hooker and family.
Friends of little Joan Chen
nault will be glad to know that
she is recovering nicely from q
seige of c~hickenpox.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04

Edythe Mcdaniel, who have been
in the Baptist Hospital in Jack
son, following a wreck last Sat-
urday night, have been moved to
the Community Hospital here
and are reported much better.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04
Miss Downer, Mr.. WIco,
Honored April 2oth

Margie Downer and Herbert
Wilcox were honored Saturday
night, April 20, with a joint
birthday party at the home OF
Mrs. w. B. Sansing. About twen-
ty guests enjoyed this occasion
with honorees.
Canasta, Rock and Dominnoes
were played, after which the
young people enjoyed dancing
to the record player.
Ice cream and cake were serv-
ed by the hostess.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04
Clubs Personals
Mrs. John Howard BeoH
Hostess Friday

Mrs. John Howard Beall was
hostess to her bridge club on
FRIDAY, April %. Mrs. c. w.
Carr Mrs, Tom Shepherd and
Mrs. George Povall were substi-
tutes.
Mrs. Walter Hooker won high
score and Mrs. Leslie Gilliland
second high.
AT the conclusion of the games,
the hostess served sandwiches and
Coca-C olas.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04
Mrs. Doty Porter Is
Bridge Club Hostess

Mrs. Doty Porter entertained
the members of the Tuesday
night bridge club last week.
Substitute players were Mrs. A.
L. Gibson and Mrs. Denton Rosa
mond.
High vas won by Miss
Ruth bridge. Low score was
won by Mrs. A. l.. Gibson.
Mrs. Porter served strawberry
shortcake, Coca-Colas and nuts.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04

Misses Sarah Jeffry and Sarah
Rochester of Belhaven College,
were weekend guests of Miss
Margie Downer.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-04

Mrs. Pat Barrett visited rela-
tives in Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
this week.
Evening star., 1950-10-31
There is nothing finer
than MOntr0se!

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Evening star., 1950-10-31
Europe's Soft UnderbeIIy-V
By Blair Moody
North American Newspaper Alliance


ATHENS. - The delicate jot
American statesmen face in lead
ing Europe to reforms which will
stamp out the political roots OF
communism never was better il
lustrated than in Greece.
The Greeks have weathered a
severe war and postwar imitation,
have put down a demoralizing
Communist-inspired guerrilla civil
war and have attained a precari-
Gus stahility-all of course, with
the help of United States brains
and United States dollars.
Their government, currently led
by Sophocles Venizelos, is a melt
ing pot of individual political am
bitions. Greek living standards,
which were the lowest in Europe
outside the Balkans before the
war, are lower today. The ground
is potentially still fertile for a
Communist political drive, which
is steadily improving under the
rain of American dollars. Nearly
all civil war refugees are back in
their homes. Industrial and ag-
ricultural production are back at
prewar levels for the first time.
Population continues to rise, and
is now estimated at IL per cent
above 1888. But the whole econ
omy depends on a large volume
of imports-and Greece is export
ing enough to cover only 2 per
cent of what she brings in.
The Greek government. which is
Evening star., 1950-10-31

people drawing as many as seven
pensions.
Dollars to New York.
One of the imports Greece
needs most is fertilizer. The Gov
ernment has a high import tax
on it. There is a well-known but
hard-Go-catch underground black
market-export drain in dollars,
with brokers transferring them to
New York banks for accounts of
wealthy Greeks for a 2 per cent
commission.
In a spirit of friendly candor"
note to the Greek government,
Paul Porter wrote that they could
get along on less aid with more
vigor. He said sit is common
knowledge that some Greek citi-
zens do not pay fair share" of
taxes. Pointing out that an "im-
portant factor in tax evasion is
the anonymity of ownership Of
capital shares" he asked law
bringing owners into the open.
He demanded foreign exchange
controls to prevent the flight of
capital abroad, and some patriot
ism on the part of those Greeks
who refuse to risk their money on
the future of their country while
urging that Marshall Plan money
be used mot merely as relief, but
to increase productive capacity"
"At present." Mr.. Porter said,
"a large volume Of private savings
in Greece is not put to productive
use, but is held in the form of gold
sovereigns' with large savings
also held abroad" He demanded
a greater responsiveness to the
needs Of people in the low income
groups" such as price controls.
(World price rises have been ex-
aggerated as an excuse to soak
the consumer.) He objected to
using materials for a building
boom of luxury apartment houses
in Athens when housing is urgent
ly needed for the poor.
PeurifOy Backs Porter.
The Greeks, of course. violently
protested the cut in Marshall Plan
grants. They waited eagerly for
the arrival of Ambassador John
Peurifoy. former deputy Under
secretary of State, hoping that
the embassy and ECA mission
could be split and that United
States dollars would flow through
the break. But Mr.. Peurifoy hit
them in his usual style-like a
ton Of bricks.
First. he told the Greeks that
Evening star., 1950-10-31

dominated by the extreme right
has consistently refused to do the
things needed to reform and tc
strengthen the nations economy
when they would hurt the "hid-
den interests"
Its system of taxes and multiple
social security benefits and its
general easy-does-it approach
have kept costs high and Greek
exports priced out of competitive
international markets. This is
especially true of tobacco, which
accounts for SO per cent Of Greek
exports, and olive oil, which failed
to sell abroad at all in 1949-50
despite a record crop.
AS a result, the Marshall Plan
mission cracked down. It Slashed
the Greeks $273 million allot-
ment of Marshall dollars to $206
million and said that the country
could get by very nicely if it
would take the steps we had been
urging.
These steps were designed to
correct abuses. For example, no.
body keeps any books in Greece
so no one can tell how much
income taxes businesses should
pay. When an attempt was made
to force the keeping of accounts,
the storekeepers in Athens went
on Strike-just closed down.
Taxes Are a Farce.
Income tax collections in Greece
are a farce. One reason is that
no one knows who owns what.
There is no record of sharehold-
ings in the country's most profit
able corporations. Prices are high.
Many of the "Kolonaki" class,
and the expatriates who live off
their Greek. holdings in London,
Paris and New York, export their
capital. Despite the huge import
balance. financed chiefly by
United States dollars. import con-
trolls are sievelike. ALI sorts of
luxury goods. cameras, nylons,
watches. perfumes-or what have
into the country and
hjkn the trade deficit
There has been no census
since 1923. There are no reliable
statistics on wages and prices,
though a recent survey on housing
conditions among working fam
lilies. taken by ECA, Is pretty grim.
The country has 200 different
social security systems, with some
Evening star., 1950-10-31

the reduction was not Mr.. Porter's
decision but that of the American
Government. Second, he expressed
surprise that such fine, well-in-
tentioned fellows like the Greeks
would permit such conditions to
exist.
Then the Ambassador suggested
that the government increase
taxes. institute a system that
would collect taxes from every
one, reduce the number of cabinet
ministers from 80 to Is and revise
pension laws so that one overall
social security system would take
care of everything.
The Greeks promised to make
these reforms. Mr.. Peurifoy and
the United States are waiting to
see.
Evening star., 1950-10-31
Virginia Womun Found
Slain; Husband Held
BY the Associated Press

ACCOMAC, Va, Oct. 31.-Au-
thorities said Mrs. Pauline Som
ers, Al, was found beaten to
death in her home at Bloxom
and that her husband was in
jail here pending an investiga-
tion.
States Attorney E. Almer
Ames said he was holding the
husband, Norwood Somers, also
At. Somers was a merchant at
Nelsonia for a number of years
but recently sold his store.
Evening star., 1950-10-31
Sunday New York Times
To Go Up to Is Cents
By the Associated Press

" TIe FSSOCIuFeO FTtSS
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-The re-
tail price of the Sunday edition
OF the New York Times will be-
come rs cents next Sunday out
side a 50-mile radius of New
York City.
The 15-cent retail price Of the
Sunday edition within the area
will remain unchanged.
There will be no change in the
price Of the daily edition.
Evening star., 1950-10-31
Ulster Is Ulster

The Ulster Tourist Development
Association will not change its
name and will continue to adver.
tise Northern Ireland as ULSTER"
its members decided in Belfast.
Evening star., 1950-10-31
Emopes Soft UndHben-V
Greek Interests and Apathy Slow Down Nations Recovery
Dollars to New York.

people drawing as many as seven
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09

Many danced and drank until day
light, then seeing that the frame was
in good shape and condition, drifted
away to their homes. The irons and
millstones were hauled from Dayton
through mud and swamps with -four
yoke of oxen.
Riley's millrace was quarter of a
mile long and as soon as closed at the
mill dam, fish from Lake Erie began
to accumulate there. The dam was
eight feet high and the fish could
not get over it. The whole river
seemed to be filled with pike, pickerel
lake salmon, black bass, muskellonge
white fish and suckers from the lake
Riley shut the upper gate, opened
the lower one to let the water out OF
the race and SO left the fish on dry
land. Then he sent a two-horse wagon
to Piqua for salt. Riley caught and
packed all he could with the salt al
ready on hand but most of the others
died-the wagon was two weeks get
ting back from Piqua with the ad-
ditional salt. Riley might have made
a fortune off of fish but, like other
things, it did not pan out.
Finally the mill was grinding and
people came from afar with their
bags of corn and buckwheat. Wheat
was not grown there yet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09

Few houses were along the road
and the journey was slow. The
Rileys usually camped for the night
and slept in their wagons, building a
fire and setting a watch against
horsethieyes, then common along the
trail. Near the top of Laurel Hill,
in the mountains, they passed a new
made grave, surrounded by pickets
of oak-said to have been the grave
of a traveller murdered for his horse
and money a few days before.
Crossing the Seioto, the Riley's
travelled through Springfield and
Troy to Piqua, on the Great Miami
River.
A few days were spent at the big,
two-story log @Tompkin's Tavern" !"
which with the old stone council
house and few cabins comprised the
townhall on the west bank of the
river. There lived DR.. Shappie, the
John Johnsons, Samuel Youngs, the
Irish Stephen Widneys and few
others.
At supper in the tavern one even
ing Mrs. Widney ran in wringing her
hands and declaring that her child
had been lost in the wilderness. "The
opossums will kill him and the deer
will eat him! Oh, what will | dop
Everybody ran into the woods, shout
ed and fired guns and after an in.
tensive search the boy was found
strapping, orvergroWn lunk of six
teen.
Home In Van Vert County
Shortly after New Years Day the
Rileys arrived at the temporary cabir
awaiting them in "the DEVILS Race
Ground" now Van Vert County. B!
spring large two-story cabin hat
been built on the east bank of th'
river at the foot of the rapids, wher'
the mill was to be. 1t was go fee
long and built in three 20-foot sec
tions.
The woods swarmed with Indian
who came to grind their knives AM
tomahawks on Riley's grindstone, tn
only one north of Piqua. They camp
ed around for weeks but never wer
given any whiskey, which Riley ha'
by the barrel.
Mrs. Riley doctored their papoose
and the savages appreciated it. Be
sides, Riley's big portrait hung in tn
cabin and the savages thought it wa
a part of him, on guard there to re
port any depredations to his propert
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09
The Life Of Riley

1t lacked a lot Of being one of lux
ury and ease, back in the early
1S20's but the life of Wiltshire Riley
was one worth its living nevertheless
and never for a moment dull.
Riley came with his father and the
rest of the family from Upper Mid
dletown, Middlesex County, Connecti-
cut, in May, 1920, in a tWo-horse COW
cred wagon and in January, 1921, the
family became the first settlers in
Van Vert County. This tale is taken
from Wiltshire Riley's own recount
ing.
Riley, Sr., was going to build a
mill "about fourth of a mile south
of the old 1905 bridge in the town
of Wiltshire" 1t was the first frame
building put up north of Dayton
When finished it supplied the settlers
with corn meal and saving lumber as
far away as Fort Wayne and De.
fiance. Riley however, derived little
profit from it.
The Riley wagon came through
New York City, New Jersey ano
Pennsylvania to Cumberland, Mary
land, and then followed the Nationa
road, then being built in sections, t.
Chillicothe.
Stymies Highwaymen
Large gangs of Irish and negroe
at work on the road committed man
outrages on travellers but ran int
real trouble when they tried it o
large, powerful, resolute and we
armed "old man Riley"
Their habit was to block the roa
by telling trees and make traveller
pay for their removal. After tn
first two or three attempts wor
went on up the line and Riley passe
without bother by highwaymen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09
Yves This Way
By LYLE SPENCER
"a Western Newspaper Union.
Flying the Mail

THE United States air mail is
l. flown by the most intrepid,
trustworthy pilots in our country.
There are about 1000 of them, fly
ing more than Is million pounds OF
mail quickly and safely to its destl-
nation each year.
Just Is years ago, Americas first
air mail pilot, Earl Ovington, car
ried the first sack of mail ever
flown aloft. His route was from
Nassau Boulevard gardens to Min
cola, now Roosevelt field on Long
Island, a distance of 10 miles. His
ship was pasteboard, 50-horse pow
er Bleriot monoplane, capable of the
unbelievable speed of 80 miles per
hour.
Ovington was forced to carry that
first sack of mail in his lap, because
his plane had no baggage COM
partment. When he finally reached
Mineola, he found the field so rough
and the crowd so large that he
dared not make landing. Instead,
he dropped the mail sack overheard.
Standard mail-carrying aircraft
of today are powered with twin
motors of 1000 horsepower each,
capable of carrying twenty-one pas
sengers and hundreds of pounds OF
mail and express. They cruise at
200 miles an hour, thus covering
Ovington's original course in about
three minutes.
1t was only through the courage
and daring of early pilots like
Ovington who flew the rickety, dan
gerous ships of their day that mod
ern American aviation has become
the finest in the world.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue OF December ), 1912

Benroth Bros. have invented a
primer, or easy starting device, to
be installed on Ford automobiles.
The contriyance is manufactured at
the garage.
Cal Amstutz and Amos Bucher
are now located at Robstown, Texas.
Albert Lugibill and little daught-
er are visiting in Berne, Ind.
A boy was born to the L. E. Pat
terson family and a girl to the Lloyd
Hummon family.
Miss Eunah Temple sang selec-
News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09

Portage are visiting the II. Young
family.
Alvin Lugibill and Miss Avon
Geiger were happily married.
Eph Welty had an accident at the
Chris Steiner's crossroad. A wheel
was torn from his car.
A. L. Baumgartner has Shet-
land pony, buggy and harness for
sale.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09

ton during the wedding of her
classmate, Miss Mabel Wyer to Mr..
King of Mt. Cory, at Rawson on
Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Young of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09
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eY HARRY L. HALA

EDITORS NoTE-This ts one
of series of articles to appear
tn the Blufton Netus dealing
tDith early Ohio history. Others
giH appear in forthcoming
fsSnea.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09
Camp for Night

Brush and bark camps were made
along the river bank in which to
spend the night and long tables, made
from split sections of logs, were set
up. Everybody had a good supper,
washed down with good coffee. All
was served in tin cups and on tin
plates.
Next day the raising went on with
out mishap. The big frame once up
and the work done, all engaged in a
hoe-down by torchlight and among
the trees. There We're no women so
the men danced with each other-the
female" partners wearing chip hats
or fur caps to distinguish them.
There were Irish jigs, the Virginia
reel, old Scotch dances and whatever
old man Freshour, from Fort Recov-
cry, could play on his fiddle.
Eggnog and straight whiskey flow
ed freely and put lot of extra zip
into the dances. Old Fielding Corbin,
who all day had been lying down and
groaning with his rheumatism, got
so excited that he forgot his pains
when an Irish jig was played, jumped
up and danced it without missing a
step or beat. Ever after that he was
called Timber Jimmy" Corbin.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09
Making Beds

In making beds, let the top sheet
and bedding hang loosely for great
er sleeping comfort-just tuck in
easily at bottom, leaving free hang
ing sides.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09
Forests Aid Development

Ohlo's four million acres of forest
Land are part of the great central
hardwood forests which for genera
tons have contributed to develop
ment of the farm areas of this
region by producing continuous
crops of trees. Two-thirds of the
area OF Minnesota is forest land. To
day, there are more than thou
sand forest products manufacturing
plants in that state and scientific in
vestlgations into wood and its by
products are continually expanding
these industries.