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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-22
st. John
St. JOHN:
$3.50 A. M. Church School.
10:45 A. Nj. Morning Worship.

The Sacrement of Holy Communion
will be observed during our worship
services on Sunday. All members
should be present.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
on Thursday evening of this week
at 500. All choir members attend.
The Youth Fellowship will sponsor
the Forest Wesley Choir in a concert
of Sacred music on Sunday evening
at 500 at the church. This win take
the place of our regular meeting.
Remember your contribution to the
Building Fund on Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-22
EVANGELICAL q REFORMED
CHURCHES

V. Z. Uppermann, Minister
EmmanuePs:
$50 A. M. Morning Worship.
10:30 A. Nj. Church School.
The Youth Fellowship will sponsor
the Forest Wesley Choir in concert
of Sacred music on Sunday evening
at 500 at st. Johns Church. This
will take the place of the regular
meeting.
The Girls Guild will meet at the
home of Janet Andrews on Monday
evening, June &c at 500. All girls
are invited to be present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-22

Fruit spray service information is
being furnished Ohio radio stations
twice each week this summer.
Evening star., 1950-09-23

The Michigan Park Christian
Church will dedicate its new build
ing at Taylor street and South
Dakota avenue NE. tomorrow at
3 pm. DR.. Jesse M. Bader, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Depart
ment of Evangelism Of the Federal
Council of Churches. will deliver
the dedicatory sermon.
At morning services, the Rev.
William j. Lineback, general sec
rectory of the Capital Area Chris
ton Missionary Society. will
preach.
The church. formerly known as
Third Church, had its beginning in
1895, when missionary groups
from the Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church (now National City,
and the Ninth Street Christian
Church organized a Sunday school
at Eleventh street and Maryland
avenue S.W. In September, 1896
the Rev. w. j. Wright was brought
to Washington by the Christian
Missionary Society of Maryland
Delaware and the District OF Co.
lumbia to help organize this Sun
day School into a mission church.
His first sermon was preached in
a tent at Four-and-a-H Half and K
streets S.W. A tornado on Sep
tember 20, 1895, destroyed the tent
and the congregation moved to a
Mechanics Hall at Four -and-a-
Half and G streets S.W. Four
months later they moved to the
third floor of blacksmith's shop
at Four -and-a-Half and M streets
S.W. During the 18 months the
church met there. nearly 200 new
members were added.
The congregation then moved
to a former beer bottling estab-
lishment on H street. The church
bought this property with the in
tention of erecting a building
covering the site and a vacant lot
next to it. However. it was not
until May. 1914, that the corner
stone of the first unit of the new
building was laid. On April Q.
1922. under the leadership of the
Rev. p. A. Cave. the church at
Sixth and H streets S.W. was died.
icated. In 1914 the building was
sold and. pending the erection of
a new building, the congregation
held afternoon services in the
Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church.
When the present site was pur-
chased. the congregation rented
a hall in the Masonic Temple at
Evening star., 1950-09-23
Installation Services
For Rev. {. J. Bartlett

The Right Rev. Angus Dun.
Bishop of Washington, will con-
duct the Office of Institution of
the Rev. c. Julian Bartlett, as
rector of st. Paul's Church, Rock
Creek Parish, tomorrow at pm.
Mr.. Bartlett came from st.
Paul's, New Orleans, La, and be-
gan his rectorship here Septem-
ber 3.
Installation of officers of the
Woman's Auxiliary will be held
at II am. The Rev. Canon
Theodore o. Wedel, warden of the
College Of Preachers. Washington
Cathedral, will preach.
They will be presented to the
rector by Mrs. Theodore o. Wedel.
president of the Diocesan Wom-
ans Auxiliary.
The officers are: Mrs. Oliver S.
Kern, president; Mrs. Lloyd Alb
bot. vice president: Mrs. Douglas
Pickens, recording secretary; Mrs.
Herbert Thada, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Ira B. Priddy,
treasurer; Mrs. S. Elizabeth Kerr,
president of the Rector's Aid: and
the officers of the Paulus Branch
of the auxiliary are: Mrs. Eleanor
G. Whitcroft. president; Mrs.
Ernest F. Henry, vice president;
Mrs. Christine Wiesendanger, re-
cording secretary; Miss Elizabeth
I. Hatcher, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. Raymond M. Isaacs
treasurer, and Mrs. Edwin r.
Speake. president, Rector's Aid.
Evening star., 1950-09-23
MICHIGAN Park Christian C. ChurchMethod Churches
To Observe Merqer

The Lincoln Road and McKen-
dree Methodist Churches for the
next three Sundays will observe
their recent merger.
At Lincoln Road tomorrow there
will be a homecoming service at
II am. The Rev. Horace E.
Cromer, minister, with the Revs.
Robert K. hewitt and Robert E.
zemmerki, assistants, will partici-
pate in the services. There will
be a fellowship dinner at 1890
pm.
On October / World Commu-
Mon Sunday will be observed.
At McKendree Church on Oc-
tober 8 will be a occasional serv-
ice when officers will carry ar
ticles of the Lincoln Road pulpit
and altar and place them on the
McKendree altar and in the pulpit
Evening star., 1950-09-23
Homecoming Services
Al Aionemenf Lutheran

Atonement Lutheran Church
will observe Sunday. at 8 and II
am, the 45th anniversary Of the
first meeting held by people of
the community interested in Or
ganizing a mission Lutheran con-
gregation. On September "a, 1905,
As persons met in a storeroom over
barber shop at Lincoln road
and r streets NE, to hold a
worship service.
Within one year the. congrega-
ton moved into it's new edifice
at North Capitol street and Rhode
Island avenue.
Home coming Sunday will be
tomorrow. Several charter men,
bers will be recognized. The Rev.
Paul L. Reaser, pastor. will use as
his theme, ''Your Talents for
God"
At 8 am. the Office of blessing
will be held for several gifts re-
Gently donated to the church and
at II am. the newly elected Sun
day school officers will be installed.
The Sunday school will hold Pro-
motion day exercises.
Evening star., 1950-09-23

Company.
Kingsbury Badger. professor Of
English Literature at Boston Uni
versity. will give the keynote ad-
dress at 10 am, October 13 on
1.-The Truths That Unite U.s."
Frederick N. Allen, Pori and. Me-.
member of the Maine State Sen
ate, will speak October IA at II
am. on THE Church and the
Future"
! Commissioner Lowell Mason of
the Federal Trade Commission
will speak following the banquet
at 1880 pm, october IA on "The
Meaning of Liberal Christianity
for Times Like These" Rear
Admiral Harold A. Houser, direc-
tor of the Office of Legislative
Liaison, U. S. NJ. will be toast
master.
Other lay leaders listed as
speakers are Attorney John w.
Strahan. Newark, N. j.; David
Snow. Philadelphia. Pa; Levon
Seron. Joliet. ILL.,; Cyrus Spring
all, Maiden. Mass; and S. B. But
Ter. Groton. Conn.
Ross S. Gleason, Washington. is
chairman of the host committee.
Evening star., 1950-09-23
WestmoreIund Church
Plans RuIIy Duy Service

In keeping with Rally Day,
members of the Westmoreland
Congregational Church School
will meet at II am. when there
will be a Service of Conservation
of teachers. parents, pupils, mem
bers of church committees and
members of the congregation.
Bibles will be presented to mem
bers of the Junior Glass.
The Rev. P. G. SCOTS sermon
Is, For Partly Proud Parents"
Evening star., 1950-09-23
UniversoIist Memorial

"The Human Family" is the
subject of DR.. Seth r. Brooks,
minister of the Universalist Ma.
tional Memorial Church. tomor-
row at II am.
The Women's Association will
hold a tea Tuesday from Q to 5
pm. in connection with the fall
opening of the Gift Nook Mrs.
Harold A. Houser is chairman.
Evening star., 1950-09-23
Catholic Evidence Guild
TuIks in Franklin Park

The Catholic Evidence Guild
will conduct talks in Franklin
Park, Fourteenth and I streets
NV, at 3 pm. tomorrow. Each
will be followed by a question
period.
Alvin Illig and Frederick Deager,
students for the priesthood with
the Paulist Fathers. will speak
briefly on the meaning of religion
and the divinity of Christ, re-
spectively.
Other lay leaders will be DR..
John G. Bowen of the National
Catholic Welfare Council and
Fenton Moran of the Catholic
University. The Rev. Robert A.
ODonnell will act as chairman.
Evening star., 1950-09-23
TO Present Altar Gifts
At Wesley Methodist

A new set of altar hangings will
be presented to Wesley Methodist
Church at II am. tomorrow as
we'll as a set of brass candlesticks
by Irving Tuller, jr.. past presi-
dent of the Wesley Club, donors.
A new lightings system will be
presented by Gus Burmeister on
behalf of the Builders Club.
The Rev. c. Stanley Powell will
accept the gifts and preach on
What the World Wants"
Evening star., 1950-09-23
Twelfth and Monroe streets NE.
and held services there.

Twelfth and Monroe streets NE.
and held services there.
On october is, 1949, ground
was broken for the new building,
a brick-and-cinder- block struc-
ture containing a sanctuary, fell
lewship hall and adjoining
kitchen and classrooms. The
cornerstone of the building was
laid February Is. 1850, the
Masonic Grand Lodge of the Dis
trict of Columbia officiating. The
first service was held August 13.
Elmer Cappelmann was the
architect of the building, and Mr..
j. K. Mcintosh, the builder. The
Rev. Arthur A. Azlein is the
minister.
The main sanctuary Of the
church and additional facilities
for educational purposes which
will be erected later will attach to
the present structure.
Evening star., 1950-09-23
Chevy Chase Methodist

Rally day in the Chevy Chase
Methodist church school will be
observed Sunday. All the depart
ments above the kindergarten will
meet together in the parish hall
for special program planned by
a committee whose chairman was
Mrs. Lola Wilson. Members of
the intermediate Department will
conduct the worship service. Boys
from the Junior Department will
usher. The main feature of the
program will be a movie entitled
Where Love Is, God Is"
Evening star., 1950-09-23
UniversaIist Men
To Hold Conference
Here October 12-15

Laymen from the Universalist
churches in the United States
and Canada will hold a vital con-
ference on "The Function of a
Evening star., 1950-09-23
Dr.. c. W. Lowry Returns

The Rev. DR.. Charles w. Lowry,
jr., rector Of All Saints Episcopal
Church, Chevy Chase Circle, who
during September has been in
France attending the meeting of
the Theological Commission on
Inter-Communion of the World
Council Of Churches, will return
to his pulpit Sunday at II am.
Evening star., 1950-09-23
LocuI Ministerial Union
Opens Season Monduy

The Washington Ministerial
Union will open its fall program
from 10:45 am. to 800 pm. Mon
day at the Mount Olivet Meth
odist Church, Arlington, Va. The
services will be in charge of the
Rev. Carl H. Kopf. pastor Of First
Congregational Church.
DR.. George Docherty, pastor OF
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, will speak on "The Call
to Evangelism Today" The Revs.
George Schnabel. Ward Hurlburt
and Frederic Reissig will speak
on Our United Evangelism Ad-
vance"
Evening star., 1950-09-23

Ere g Church"
here, October
The sessions
to be held in
the Universal
ist N a ito n a !
M e m o r / a ]
Church will be
called to order
by H a r ol d
L a t h a m, Ar
lington, N. j.,
p r e S | d e n t
of the Univer-
SaliSt Church
of America and
vice president
Evening star., 1950-09-22

H. @. "This deserter, Magis," ]
said. "can you leave him with me
for a few more inquiries?"
why, sure" they said. "Any-
thing to oblige.'
So I sat in my Office at the Anti
Spy School and had Magis brought
to me.
Magis Bore No Malice.
He answered my wintry glance
with a big, warm, broken -toothed
smile. You sure fixed me good
sir" he said. This fellow had
spent the previous day and night
in a black, windowless cell. Only
"a hours before he had been "con-
demned to death" by a mock court
martial I had staged to shake his
nerve.
He bore no malice. I seemed to
have risen in his estimation.
spoke to him sternly. why did
you pose as a Frenchman? Why
did you take so long to tell me the
truth-why did it take the threat
of death to make you tak?"
Magis scratched his caulifiower
ear. "Hell-Well, it's this way, sir"
Evening star., 1950-09-22
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. A-17


souls and degradation among the
tenements of Soho there was no
fifth column threatening Eng
lands safety.
Uniforms Used to Dodge Draft.
I had found what happened to
those three Canadian Army uni
forms bought from the deserters.
The uniforms were now adorn-
ing three young Soho spivs, who
in company with hundreds of SIM
ilarly equipped youths were dodg-
ing conScription by purchasing
for prices up to so pounds apiece
the complete uniform and skill
fully doctored military papers of
some deserter.
So Mr.. s. and his gang of
touts, tailors and forgers had
reaped quite a fortune out of the
racket. making roughly 200 per
cent profit per transaction. Now
s. squealed. Hundreds of de-
serters were rounded up and con-
Evening star., 1950-09-22

darted from one to the other of
us. One of the yard men spoke:
Come on, Frenchy," he said.
I'VE know you've been making
|civvy suits for soldiers on the run.
Who pays for 'em?"
It was a shrewd guess, and
Frenchy fell for it. In lisping,
broken English, he spoke of a
man named s. and one OF the
Scotland Yard men grinned
family. 1--WE know him." he mur-
INJURED. He fingered his tie.
known to some as the Terror
of Soho-and to others as a
damned contemplate nuisance"
Thirty convictions-from dope
to assault with violence and
armed robbery" added the sec
Iond man from the Yard.
Lets go and have a word with
him." said the third. blandly.
The Terror of Soho held no
terror-for them. though Frenchy's
face was blanched with fear at
the mere mention of his name.
Thug Had Bad Reputation.
This beady-eyed Soho thug s.
had merely to walk into a pub in
his own tough neighborhood for
silence to descend. He had rep
utation for stabbing and manning.
He was the chief of a gang who
had their own dirty little gymnas-
ium, belonging to a gang member.
For years he had not used his own
name. Cowed neighbors spoke of
him simply as '"The Terror"
The Yard men strolled through
the black-out towards his abode.
They knew his house. The door
was locked. One of the Yard men
kicked it open. Up the drab cor
ridor. that smelled like the crevices
of an ancient, greasy sofa. On
a bed woman slept. snoring. I
lifted one of her puffed eyelids.
The pupil was pin-point. She was
doped and slept on. There were
signs that somebody else had been
sleeping in the room.
Beyond the bedroom, up some
back stairs, was an attic, whose
skylight led to the roof.
There crouched s.. sullen
and shivering. behind a chimney
pot. His beady eyes WINGED in the
torchlight. This was the Terror
of Soho! The Yard men stuffed
him into squad car for a little
talk.
When the talk was over we had
learned enough to know that
though there might be shoddy
Evening star., 1950-09-22
! Fought Spies-IlI
By Col. Oreste Pinto
tcopyright 1850 by North American

copyright 1850 by North American
Newspaper Alliance. IncD
Imagine you are a soldier, alb
sent without leave in London dur
ing the war years. 1t is 1941. You
are huddled in a Soho pub, furtive
and anxious.
Every prowling military police
patrol has eyes skinned for your
uniform. The few coins in your
guilty khaki pocket are barely
enough to get drunk on.
Then a sneaky stranger buys
you a whiskey, and whispers:
How would you like to sell me
that uniform, chum?" He rustles
a thick wad of banknotes. "Ill
give you a new civilian suit as
WE'LL" he says.
1t is the deserter's dream. And
in London, that dangerous year
after the fall of France, it was
actually happening
British counter espionage want
ed to know who was buying those
uniforms-and what they were
wanted for. It looked suspiciously
like the work of the one thing
we really dreaded at that time
an active fifth column in Britain.
Deserters Told of Selling Uniforms.
At that time I was chief inves-
tigator In the Anti-Spy School at
Clapham. Three young men had
been brought to me as suspected
spies. They spoke like French
men. wore good clothes, had mon
ey-and no identity papers. When
arrested in London they swore
they were Frenchmen who had
escaped to England across the
Channel.
After two days broke them
down. They confessed. They had
deserted from the French Canadi-
an Army stationed in Yorkshire.
So far so good. But it was only
the beginning of my problem.
For two of the men had told
me: "We sold eur uniforms. Our
leader-the soldier Magis-sold
them to a man in Soho. We gave
him our papers to sell, too. We
got civilian suits in exchange, and
money"
These two men I sent back to
the Canadian Army authorities as
deserters. But the third man,
Magis the leader I did not
quite know what to make of him.
I telephoned the Canadian Army
Evening star., 1950-09-22

he drawled. This wasn't the first
time I'd gone over the wall
I'd done it seven or eight times
before, maybe an they sorta
limited that next time they might
get kinda mad at mel"
He beamed, but he got no an
swering smile from me.
Where did you get that civilian
suit? Don't tell me it's Canadian.
I can see it isn't. Don't tell me
you bought it-unlesS you want to
be taken by police to talk with the
shopkeeper. And don't tell me a
kindly stranger in a pub gave it to
you'll"
Tells of Payment in Pub.
Magis' razor-diSfigured mouth
gaped open. Nov how in hell did
you know that?" he breathed, as
tonished.
found myself looking at him in
wonderment. He was plainly tell
ing the truth. A strange man in
pub had given those three suits
to the three tough deserters.
Money, too. Fifty pounds between
the three Of them, for the three
uniforms. Magis kept 80 pounds
Evening star., 1950-09-22

and gave 10 pounds each to his
comrades.
"And your Army papers?"
"We-I burned them." lied
Magis.
your two comrades say you
sold them
He scowled. and this time ]
smiled. Addressing him in French,
his home language, I said: II
will hand it to you, Magis, that
you are a great liar. What other
accomplishments have you?"
Was Professional Glass Eater.
Slowly the scowl faded. His
eyes began to CLINT with mischief.
He took a razor blade from his
pocket. Before I could Jump up
to stop what looked like a suicide
attempt Magis had put the blade
in his mouth-and was chewing.
then swallowed.
Magis laughed. "It's my trade" "
he said. professional sword
swallower, glass-eater :"
He flshed in his pocket, pulled
out piece broken from a beer
bottle. and chewed it noncha-
lantly. Then he laughed again,
pleased with himself
I laughed. too, for I had an
idea. This fellow liked the lime
light. There might be ways of
using him to lead us to this pur-
chaser of uniforms in Soho.
For the situation worried me.
It was less than year after the
Battle of Britain. Hitler had
tasted his first defeat. We of
Counter Intelligence had been
certain for months that he would
try that method which had helped
to destroy every other country be-
tween Germany and the Channel.
He would try to plant a Fifth
Column in England.
Search of Soho District Ordered.
Where better to begin it than
Soho - crowded with foreigners?
And who but a spy-a fifth COL
umnist organizer-weuld trouble
to buy uniforms from runaway
soldiers. give them money, we'll
fitting suits. in excessively gener-
Gus exchange?
I telephoned Military Intelli-
gence headquarters at their new
secret address.
Somebody in Soho is buying
deserters' uniforms and Army
Evening star., 1950-09-22

papers" told them. "What do
you Think"
Back came the answer: "Find
them drop everything else"
Then I talked with Scotland
Yard, which provided two police
cars and four detectives from the
special branch. Thus equipped,
called Maeis to my room again.
How would he like to spend the
next few nights going around
Soho with me? Or would he soon
er stay in a sentry-guarded dormi-
tory?
He grinned. mot much choice,
lis there?"
When you see the man who
gave you those suits and the SO
pounds" I said. give us the tip
without hesitation"
Don't fret" said Magis imper-
turbably.
Round of Taverns Started.
We started that same evening.
1 do not drink. In taverns this
is simple. One orders beer
and leaves it. Nobody notices at
a thronged bar.
But Magis swallowed his drinks
avidly, rolled his eyes at the girls,
thumped his beer mug on the
counter. and joined tunelesSly in
the song choruses. The night
passed, and the next we saw
nobody whom he recognized.
Then at a public house near
Charlotte street it happened!
A swarthy youth saw Magis,
half rose-then saw us. He drank
his whisky and, elaborately casual,
limped out into the night :.
Magis pretended not to notice.
I nudged the nearest special
branch man, nodded towards
Magis's averted. deceitfully un-
concerned neck. Take that oaf
back to Clapham." I said. This
is it,"
The rest of us followed the
|limping youth discreetly. At first
he glanced quickly behind, loitered
in doorways. hesitated. Then, re-
assured, his uneven shoe heels
went on, clip-slurr, clip-slurr.
clip-slurr, unmistakably through
the blacked-out Soho back streets.
SearcflightS were reStleSsly in
specting a moonless sky.
Youth Obviously Frightened.
The lame youth stopped at a
dingy house. We saw him open
the door with key. After a few
moments a downstairs light went
on. We hammered on his door.
The youth was frightened.
licked his dry lips. His eyes
Evening star., 1950-09-22

scription dodgers unearthed dur.
ing the subsequent weeks.
For Mr.. Magis, his little holiday
was over. He gave me an airy
farewell, went to serve a two-year
term for desertion. He probably
counted himself lucky.
Tomorrow: The traitor uho
met q gIloSt.)
Evening star., 1950-01-09
Hiss Trial Delayed
By Jurors Illness
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.
Star Stoff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Jan. e.-The sec
ond Alger Hiss perjury trial re-
cessed without action today be-
cause of the continued illness of a
juror. Federal Judge Henry w.
Goddard told the panel to return
at 10:30 am. tomorrow.
Judge Goddard said that Harry
Ressler. juror No. 8. has a heavy
cold, but that his physician be-
lieves he can return to the trial
sin a day or two" MIR. Ressler
is an optical firm manager.
Mr.. Ressler's illness forced an
early adjournment last Friday
DR.. Carl Binger, defense psychia-
trist witness, was on the stand
when the trial suspended, and
will return when it resumes.
Judge Goddard, after discussing
the matter with attorneys in his
Office, said it does not seem ad-
visable to substitute an alternate
juror for Mr.. Ressler. Two alter
mates have been standing by since
the trial began November II.
The jurist announced he is using
his discretionary powers to raise
the pay of jurors from 81 to $40
a day, now that the trial has
passed it's 30th day.
Evening star., 1950-01-09
Nervous Guest and Policeman
STAGE BIoodIess Gun Bottle

Ninth Precinct Pvt. Charles w.
Chaillett was checking stores on
his beat at 4:15 am. today when
he came to Lewis grocery.
AS good policemen always do. the
23-year-old Pvt. Chaillett shook
the handle of the side door at 1893
Twelfth street NE.
who's there?" came a voice
from the inside.
Police" shouted Pvt. Chaillett.
The response to that was muf-
fed, but it sounded to the young
policeman as if a man within were
saying, You're not going to take
me-"
Then a shot rang out on the
inside and a bullet cut a hole
through the lower part of the
door. Pvt. Chaillett returned the
fire through the door and put one
through the window. too.
Evening star., 1950-01-09
Compromise Policy Urged
Holdup Victim hort-Chunqed;
Shivers 1t Out in 81 Degrees

It was 80 degrees at / o'clock
this morning when two sailors,
passing an alley, spotted Thomas
Gill Ashby trying to keep warm
in a white shirt and q pair of
striped shorts.
The shivering Mr.. Ashby, 20,
of Herndon, Va, told police, called
by the sailors, this story of how
he happened to lose his trousers:
He was in the railways bus
terminal when two colored men
approached him. He asked them
if they knew where he could find
La drink. They were willing to
accommodate him so he followed
when they led him into an alley
in the 1900 block Of I street NV
Then they began accommodate
ing themselves. They threw him
| to the ground. robbed him Of his
billfold containing $50, his wrisl
watch and his natty double.
breasted gray sharkskin suit.