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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
Alaska Vulnerable To Attack From
Russia, Evangelist Here Declares

a challenge to the best missionary
efforts that can be put forth.
Large audiences are attending the
services here which will continue this
week, closing next Sunday night.
In the services, starting at 7:3O
p. m. Capt. Edgar Bundy is the
featured speaker. Music is directed
by Rev. and Mrs. liner Basinger, of
Parkersburg, Pa, former Pandora
residents. Rev. Basinger is a form
er editor of The Pandora Times.
Special nights planned for this
weeks series of services include
Family Night On Wednesday; public
school night, Thursday, with Bluff
ton, Rawson, Beaverdam schools and
Riley Greek Baptist church partici-
pating; church workers night on Fri.
day, and youth night, Saturday.
Music is provided each night by
Rev. and Mrs. Iner Basinger, Mrs
Bundy and a 60-voice choir.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Mayberry,
Columbus Grove, a girl, Grace Ann,
last Wednesday. a
Rev. and Mrs. Myrton Packer, La
fayette, a boy, Douglas Merlin, last
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Weih-
rauch, Rawson, boy, John Frank
lin, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Badertscher
sBluffton, boy, Dale Lee, Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Sommer, Bluff
ton, girl, Connie Sue, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren. Redd, Ada
a girl, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lehman, Bluff.
ton, a girl, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Benroth
Bluffton, a girl, Patty Lou, Wednes
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Thomas
Williamstown, boy, David Alan
Wednesday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26

REORGANIZATION jitters" was the
word from Bluffton college faculty
quarters in commenting on charges
of friction existing in the Beaver
varsity basketball camp, aired in the
current number of The Witmarsum,
student newspaper.
Just before examinations you can
look for anything to happen, was
the comment from one faculty source
as tension among the student body
increases in the face of the semes-
ter's final tests.
Charges made in the student
newspaper that friction between
Coach Walter Zimmerman and his
men was undermining the morale of
the athletic program, reflected mount
ing rumblings of dissatisfaction
among the student body in the face
of disastrous season in which the
team halfway through its schedule
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
Proceeds From Sale OF Old Spinning
Wheel To Add To March OF Dimes Here

Bluffton's fund-rasing activities in
the annual March of Dimes cam
paign to raise money for the war on
infantile paralysis will reach a peak
this week, it was announced by DR..
F. D. Rodabaugh, who heads up the
committee sponsoring the drive.
Local collections this year are less
than the rate of the preceding cam
paign, situation which is bad in
view of the fact that the county dis
tribution headquarters has more than
$4,000 in unpaid bills from the last
year. In addition to the unpaid
bills, the national foundation has ad-
vanced Allen county nearly $4,000
to assist in the war on polio here.
An unusual feature of the Carma
theatre collection of donations win
be the sale of an old spinning wheel,
more than 100 years old. Donated
by Albert Vermillion and now on
display at the theatre, the wheel will
be sold to the highest bidder, with
all proceeds going to the March of
Dimes campaign.
In conducting the January solicita-
tion campaign, the Bluffton Lions
club is serving as local sponsor for
the third successive year, and there
are hopes of bettering last years
local contribution of $1,464.o4.
Coin boxes, in which donations
may be placed, can be found in all
business places and industries, with
special collections also planned at
Bluffton college and in the Bluffton
public schools.
MAIL CAMPAIGN Too
Grade school pupils have received
slot cards, which will hold five
dimes, and contribution cards have
been mailed to homes, with slots
sufficient to hold as much as 81 in
| dimes. The cards comprise self
mailer, which will be returned to the
local Lions committee simply by
dropping it into the mail box.
Special collections all week at the
Carma theatre also will mark the
closing stages of the campaign, with
a total of more than 5000 contribut-
ed to date. Members of the Lions
club take up the collections at each
showing.
Money raised in the campaign is
the sole source of funds for the
continuing war on polio. Through
the annual drives funds are made
available for local victims of polio,
with assistance provided as soon as
the disease strikes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
Secretary Of Agriculture To Speak Here
yacinths and Dandelions in Bloom;
Temperature Zooms to 81 Wednesday

Hyacinths in bud, dandelions blossoming,
crocuse are breaking thru the ground, the grass
is turning green and the thermometer hit
mark of So Wednesday in the latest
newal of unseasonably warm temperatures right
at the time when the grip of midwinter should
be its severest.
In addition to being easy on the coal pile
the warm temperatures were beginning to bring
the usual harbingers of spring long before their
usual debuts.
Orrville Basinger reported hyacinths in bud at
his home on West Elm street and Henry
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
Aaron Welty Drops
Dead On BigLer BOdd

Aaron Welty, rs, retired car
penter who resided here on North
Lawn avenue, was found dead along
the Bigler road, north of Bluffton,
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock by
William Badertscher, who lives on
the road.
When Badertscher discovered the
body it was about 400 feet from the
Denver Zimmerly farm home. Later
it was learned that Welty was en-
route to the Zimmerly residence for
visit.
DIR. j. E. Talbot, Allen county
coroner, said that death was caused
by coronary thrombosis. The coro-
ner was told that tlthough the re-
tired carpenter had not been in best
of health he had attended church
services in Bluffton Sunday morn
ing.
The son of Christian and Mary
Ann tKlay) Welty, he was born in
Putnam county Nov. 8, 1874. He
made his home on North Lawn ave-
nue. with a niece, Miss Adeline
Welty. He had never married.
Surviving are sister, Mrs. Amos
Reichenbach, of near Button; and
two brothers, Theopholis Welty, To-
ledo; and Enoch Welty, Salem, Ore.
Funeral services were held Tues
day in the Paul Diller funeral home.
Rev. r. r. Welch, pastor of the
First Missionary church, officiated
at the rites. Burial was in Maple
Grove cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
mennonite AID
INSURANCE HITS
RECORD FIGURE
General Farm Prosperity Is Re-
flected in 5,465,350
Insurance Coverage
Mennonite Mutual Insurance So
ciety Has Best Year Since
Founding i'm 1866

Insurance risks aggregating
$685. $50, largest coverage since the
Mennonite Mutual Aid Society was
organized in 1866, marked the locally
owned and operated insurance as
sociation's 1949 year end report at
meeting of stockholders Saturday
afternoon in the Bluffton High school
building.
Record business conducted by the
mutual insurance society is another
reflection of continued prosperity on
the farm, and related wholesale farm
improvements in buildings and equip
ment.
Principal emphasis in the insur-
ance coverage of the Mennonite
Mutual Aid Society is on farm
property in the four-county area
served by the group. Insurance held
by the association is in force il
Allen, Putnam, Hancock and Hardin
counties.
Record Coverage
Record insurance coverage o1
$5, ,465,350 at the start of a new
years business the first of thi.
month represents a gain of $685. ,76'
over the figure of s5,311 $50 in fore,
a year ago.
Policies in force at the close Of
1949 numbered 882, a decrease of q
from 908 a year. ago. There were
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
Dave Reichenbach
Endorsed For Auto
Tag Handling Here

DAVID Reichenbach, Bluffton
garage operator of West Elm
Street was endorsed for appoint
ment as deputy registrar of
motor vehicles at meeting of
the Allen County Democratic Ex-
ecutive committee i'm Lima, Tues
day night.
Endorsement by the county
committee is tantamount to cap
pointment to the position by
state headquarters in Columbus.
III. Nj. "Dick" Troy handled the
issuing of tags here last year.
He has since moved his business
to Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26

Habegger found dandelion in bloom at his
yard on Riley street. Tulips and other spring
flowers are shooting thru the ground, and the
grass is turning green and losing its brown cast.
Flooded lowlands following Monday nights
heavy rain also provided a spring-iike setting
as Big and Little Riley creeks again overfowed
their banks in full-scale flood conditions for the
second time this month
Colder weather again is predicted in weather
forecasts, but far this winter no cold wave
has been able to hold out for more than four
days against the unseasonaI warm winter
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
Conservation Talk At
Brotherhood Weeti71

Foster Roszman, of Ottawa, con-
servation extension agent for North
western Ohio, will speak and show
motion pictures at the Brotherhood
meeting of the Reformed churches
at Emmanuel's Reformed church
Thursday night at o'clock.
Movies to be shown will be the
latest issued in the state conserva-
ton program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
Real Estate Deals

George Read of South Lawn ave-
nue. has purchased small farm
near Arlington and will get posses
sion the first of March.
Fred C. Badertscher of South
Main streeth as purchased the Lawn
avenue residence of the late d. C,
Bixel and will remodel it into apart
ments.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
Opera "DOn Pdsqudle'
At College February ;

Donizetti's opera "Don Pasauale,
will be presented in English in Bluff
ton college chapel, Friday night,
February 8. The production will be
given by the New Lyric Stage Opera
company and sponsored by Bluffton
college and Ohio Northern uniyers-
ity, Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
SHORTS AND MIDDLINGS

Home economists have found you
don't need to give dry navy beans
a long soaking before cooking. The
trick is to boil them for two min
utes and then let them cool to
room temperature.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
CHARLES BRANNAN
TO GIVE ADDRESS
FRIDAY, MARCH II
L. S. Cabinet Member to Ap-
pear at Bluffton College
Conference
Brannan Will Participate i'm
Support of His Farm Price
Plan

United States Secretary of Agri-
culture Charles Brannan will be in
Bluffton Friday, March 1T, to ap-
pear as one of the speakers at the
annual conference of The Rural Life
Association to be held on the Bluff
ton college campus on March Is, IT
and Is.
In his speaking appearance here,
the United States cabinet officer will
appear in a panel discussion of the
Brannan Farm Support Plan. Allan
Kline, president of the American
Farm Bureau, has been invited to
take part in the same panel.
Secretary Brannan's appearance
on the program will be one of tke
highlights of the three-day confer
ence of the Rural Life Association,
which is sponsored by the Quakers,
Brethren, Mennonites and other
church groups.
MANY DELEGATES HERE
National headquarters of the asso-
citation is in Richmond, Ind. Dele
gates from all parts of the nation
will attend the annual conference
here, and all speakers will be of ma
tional Importance.
Conference programs will begin
Thursday afternoon, March Is, and
the closing session is to be held the
following Saturday afternoon.
All meetings are open to the gen.
eral public, Those from out Of town
will make arrangements for meals
and lodgings through Bluffton coll
lege.
FEATURED SPEAKER
In addition to Secretary Brannan,
other speakers for the three-day ses-
sion include DR.. |. w. Moomaw, edu-
cational secretary of the agricultural
missions of the Church of the Breth-
rem; and Rev. Russell Hoy, chaplain
of the Ohio Grange and contributor
of a column to the "Ohio Farmer"
magazine.
A Bluffton college graduate, Rev.
William Stauffer, of Sugar Creek,
Ohio, we'll known in soil conservation
circles, also will be one of the
speakers. Rev. Stauffer, a native of
Pennsylvania, was graduated from
Bluffton college in 1882.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-01-26
Two Chickens In Every Pot Is Aim OF
Promotion In National Chicken Week
Aged Woman Breaks
Knee While In Bed
At Home In Ada

Miss Ida Owens, 81, is a
patient in Bluffton hospital with
a fractured left kneecap. The
injury was sustained while i'm
bed at her home i'm Ada.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Mrs. Arthur Pearee Dies;
Widow Of Railroad Official

Mrs. Arthur A. Pearce, widow
of a former superintendent OF
transportation of the Nickel Plate
Railroad, died yesterday at her
home, $3.50 Sixteenth street, NV.
after long illness.
Born in Lancaster, Ohio. Mrs
Pearce came to Washington two
years ago to live with her daugh-
ter, Miss Helen Patricia Pearce
a liaison officer in the State De-
partment's security division.
Before coming here. Mrs. Pearce
had lived for 80 years in Cleve-
land, Ohio, where she was active
in the National Council of Cath
olic Women. Her husband died in
1918.
Besides her daughter, she is
survived by another daughter
Mrs. Alfred o. Myers, 2032 Bel
mont road NV; three sisters, the
Misses Mary Scanlan and Loretta
Scanlan, both of Columbus, and
Mrs. Robert S. Wood, Athens,
Ohio; and brother, John P
Scanlan, Chicago.
Funeral services will be held at
9 am. Wednesday at the Shrine
of the Sacred Heart. Sixteenth
street and Park road NV. Burial
will be in Lancaster.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Around
the
World
Revolt of 100, 900 Farmers
Is Reported in China
News in Brief

The Chinese Nationalist Defense
Ministry said today that 100000
farmers have revolted in the
Tungting Lake region of Human
Province, killing many Commu-
niStS.
The ministry said the revolt was
Sparked by excessive requisitioning
of rice by the Chinese Commu-
niSts.
The Communication Ministry
announced an agreement had been
reached whereby Washington had
revoked an order for the seizure
of Chinese merchant ships under
a mortgage to the United States.
Acting President Ii Tsung -jen,
who is recovering from an opera
ton in the United States, mes
saged the Control Yuan he was
ready to return to China but that
his doctor advised against long
trip until he had recovered fully
The yuan is seeking his impeach-
ment and had demanded a clear
cut reply as to his Intentions
AP. - ~
Evening star., 1950-02-20
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his head on pillow his wife said
she put there after he was shot.
There were several partly filled
glasses of beer and an almost
empty whisky bottle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Stroup
said they visited the Parks home
Saturday and when they left there
about 1915 pm, both Capt. and
Mrs. Parks seemed happy.
After the shooting, Mrs. Parks
went to the home of Delbert Cave.
rs, who lives almost a mile from
the scene, and told him her hus-
band was shot. She asked him to
return with her, but he replied
he had been run off" the place
and refused. He took her to an
other neighbor, Fred Cave. how
ever, and the latter called Sheriff
Abram Brubaker.
Wife Protests Innocence.
Today, under escort, Mrs. Parks
was TO be taken to the I. c. Brad
ley funeral home to select a casket
for her husband. Yesterday, at the
jail, she was quoted as telling
Capt. Parks stepfather, Jack
Decker. that she was innocent.
Don't worry" she was reported
as telling him, Il won't take Bobby
(the Parks 8-year- -old-son) away
from you"
Tentative funeral arrangements
have been set for 2 pm. tomor-
row at the Christian church neal
Stanley, Va.
Mrs. Parks attorney. J. Lynn
Lucas, said today he had no state.
ment to make because she has
mot yet been confronted with q
charge" Commonwealth's At
torney Dovel said no charges woulc
be filed until after today's inquest
The Parks had been married
nine years. He had been in the
Army 81 years and was captured
by the japanese sweep dowr
Bataan after being wounded. Tht
wounds and lack of medical at
tention eventually led to the los!
of one lung. He was on Jal
prison ship which was torpedoed
and swan to shore. He retired OF
pension to the 60-acre farm nea
here and planned to turn it into {
chicken ranch.
Evening star., 1950-02-20

ter, of Brooklyn, N. Y. who flew
here for her trial.
A few minutes later the defend
ant walked back to the courtroom
and stood pale, but composed
while the court entered a not
guilty plea on her behalf and set
the trial date.
Later her attorney, Elmo Cover
of Cumberland, Md, told report
ers he will file a plea of innocent
by reason of insanity.
The court has ruled the pretty
young mother. of two children is
sane at present and capable of
standing trial for the alleged
pistol murder of her husband, 1t.
Andrew Madsen of Oakland,
Evening star., 1950-02-20

in their losing fight with Chinese
Communists.
The Commerce Department said
Mr.. Lee had been cleared by a
loyalty board and had never made
any decisions with reference tc
shipments to China.
Guy Gabrielson, Republican ma
tional chairman, said over the
week end that the Truman admin
istration has been too soft with
what he called Communist atti-
tudeS" among Washington officials
Interviewed for broadcast by the
Gannet news service, Mr.. Gabriel
son said Republicans "deplore the
Evening star., 1950-02-20
BidouIt Takes Stand

Two weekend moves by French
Premier Bidault indicate that the
government may be taking a
strong hand.
The government dispatched cir
culars to the projects (governors)
of Frances 80 departments, au-
thorizing use of armed force
against Communist disorders.
Yesterday in a speech at st.
Etienne the Premier called for
political stability and stated his
opposition to new general elec-
tions and determination to stick
to his job.-CDN.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Britain Looking Ahead
To More Aid When
Marshall Plan Ends
sy the Associated Press

LONDON. Feb. 90 Britain S
election campaign moved toward
close today with a statement
by Foreign Secretary Bevin that
his Labor regime is discussing
steps with the United States to
get economic assistance when the
Marshall Plan ends in 1852.
And Prime Minister Attlee
slapped back at Conservative
charge that the Labor Party is
trying to reduce all Britons to the
level of the least efficient.
In direct reply to the Con-
servative charge, voiced by Win
ston Church. Mr.. Attlee said:
During the last four and a half
years there have been great
changes and a considerable level
ing UP. Some people call it level
ing down. OF course, it depends
where you start"
Meanwhile, both big parties
braced themselves against last
minute maneuvers aimed at sway
ing the crucial -the-fence vote
between now and the balloting on
Thursday.
Door door canvassing efforts
and speech schedules have been
stepped up throughout the nation
by candidates seeking the 625
available parliamentary seats.
New Payment Plan Sought.
Mr.. Bevin made his American
aid announcement last night be-
fore political audience in sub
urban Croydon. He said:
We are already discussing with
the United States the situation
which may arise (When the Mar
shall Plan ends. We are taking
every possible step in order that
there will be no economic crises
and catastrophe and to insure
that We move steadily over from
one system to the other, which is
what America wants to see-Eu-
rope on its own feet and with its
own dignity contributing once
again to the great civilization
whose cradle she rocked and de-
veloped over so many centuries"
I'VE are working hard" he
added, Ito see whether we can
bring about new payment
scheme in exchange which will
not involve us in this gold and
dollar business, and which will not
cut across our own commonwealth
and overseas territories"
Over the week end both Labor
ties and Conservatives accused
each other of promoting stunts
In an effort to stampede the
voters. The Laborites concen-
trated their fire on Mr.. Churchill,
who spearheads the Tory cam
paign.
Mr.. Churchill's proposal that
the West should undertake high
level talks with Russia drew the
heaviest fire. Mr.. Bevin called
1t stunt.
Deputy Prime Minister Herbert
Morrison aSsailed the Churchill.
plan as badly thought out" and
said "it was pity to drop this
proposition into an election cam
paign."
Sir Stafford Cripps, chancel-
1or Of the exchequer, said Mr..
Churchill's proposal was a des-
perate Conservative effort to find
a talking point. s
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Communists
Continued From First Page.

ground where it would be harder
to keep them under scrutiny.
In another development, Chair
man Johnson said the Senate
Commerce Committee would look
into the background of Michael
j. Lee, chief of the Commerce De-
partment's Far Eastern Division.
Johnson set no date for the hear
ing.
Senator Malone, Republican, of
Nevada. told the Senate last week
that Mr.. Lee was a Manchurian-
born Russian and denied citizen
ship three times before he finally
was naturalized. Senator Malone
blamed Mr.. Lee for deliberately
delaying shipments of aviation
gasoline to the Nationalist forces
Evening star., 1950-02-20
TeIevision Production
Still at Record Level

Television set production in
January continued at a record
level, the Radio Manufacturers
Association reported today.
RMA member companies re-
ported building of 335,588 sets in
four work weeks during the month
exceeding December production
and all other months in 1949 ex-
cept November.
Radio production also remained
at about the fourth-quarter level
with 660,195 sets reported.
Total radio-television produc-
tion IN January was 995.7S3 sets.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
| Morrison Speech
Heekjed by 2 Lions
| In CAGES Nearby
By the Associofed Press

CHATHAM, England. Feb.
20.-Deputy Prime Minister
Herbert Morrison was heckled
by two lions during a cam
paign speech here last night.
The lions-Bimbo and Mis-
tinguette - were asleep in
their cages in the wings of
the Empire Theater when Mr..
Morrison started to talk. That
woke them up.
For the next hour Mr..
Morrison had to shout into a
megaphone to make himself
heard above the roars of the
aroused animals.
Il have been heckled by
all sorts" he told reporters
later, but never before by the
king of beasts"
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Goddard Romance Denied

The 38-year-old seventh Earl of
Warwick has denied rumors of a
romance with Paulette Goddard,
who was a weekend guest at his
castle, 100 miles from London.
The earl, who acted in Hollywood
IL years ago under the name of
Michael Brooke, also reminded
that the 39-year-old Miss God
dard already is married to Actor
Burgess Meredith.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Jessup Reossures Asia

Dr.. Philip C. Jessup told a news
conference in Ceylon that the
United States intends to avoid
intruding in domestic affairs of
the Asiatic nations it aids in the
stemming of communism.
The Ambassador at Large,
Philip c. Jessup. said aid will be
given at the request of govern
mentS which need and ask for it,
wherever communism menace
hinders national aspirations. He
said the United States conceives
of the aid as being mainly through
the World Bank and the Export
Import Bank.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
TrujiIIo Eases Ttters

President Rafael Trujlllo of the
Dominican Republic has eased
combat filters in the Caribbean by
asking his Congress to revoke his
extraordinary powers to declare
war.
He had requested these powers
last month after he had accused
Cuba. Haiti and Guatemala of
harboring plotters against his
country. The three nations de-
MED his charges. Now he said he
was asking that the powers be
Withdrawn to facilitate discussion
as means of solving Caribbean
diSDutes,-AP
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Russians Seize Metal

The Russians have seized 30
German trucks in the last "a
hours in stepped-up raids or
metal shipments to and from
Western Berlin.
Western Allied officials we're
preparing their fifth protest in
a month against traffic inter-
ference.
The East German republic set
up under Communist domination
in the Soviet occupation zone
badly needs metals for it's in
duStrieS,-AP,