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Evening star., 1950-12-28
Gen. Romey Morries
Stenogropher in Texas
Y the Associaied Press
uy T1It NSsUITUTtu TGs5
SHEI ,RYNIII.E Tex Dec :

SHELBYVILLE, Tex, Dec. 28.-
Maj. Gen. Roger M. Ramey. one
of the Nations top airmen. was
married yesterday to Miss Latane
Worsham. 80, member of prom
jnent family here.
Gen. Ramey. As. is operations
director for the Air Force. He
and his bride left for Washington
soon after the ceremony.
The two met at Fort Worth
when Gen. Ramey was command
ing officer of the 9th Air Force at
CarsWell Air Force Base there. AT
that time Miss Worsham was legal
stenographer for the Gulf Oil
Corp. in Fort Worth.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-12

schemes of mice and men, as yot
| know-and this was one of them
Just a case of being dressed ur
and no one to seas after couple
of hours of watchful waiting his ex-
cellency failed to put in an ap-
i pearance-however Bluffton still
has the welcome mat ready if and
when the Governor should decide to
try it again.
Neil Schmidt, former Bluffton
high school athlete capulted into
headlines in the sports world as one
of the doughty Purdue team which
toppled mighty Notre Dame, Satur-
day and Bluffton football fans
got big thrill as they heard the
radio announcement at the close of
the game when Schmidt as one of
the victors was carried off the field
on the shoulders of the cheering
Purdue delegation.
Piggy-back carrots and some other
queer shaped carrot specimens are
attracting attention in the Bluffton
News window this week-they were
grown by Willis Amstutz who oper-
ates Amstutz gardens, vegetable
truck farm northwest of town.
More deer reported in the Bluffton
area-this time there were two-a
doe and fawn, sighted about a mile
east of Beaverdam by John Kolter,
Bluffton North Main street resident
who spotted the pair Sunday morn
ing about $50 enroute to his job
at the Lima Westinghouse plant.
Noah Schumacher, Pandora resi-
dent, returned home from his we'd
ding trip to discover that he was a
grandfather. 1t was his second
marriage and the 18th time he had
become a grandfather. Mr.. and
Mrs. Schumacher, recently married
in Van Nuys, California, returned
to Pandora, Friday, the same day
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Schumacher of Pandora in
Bluffton hospital. The baby is the
couples first child in Is years of
marriage and the first boy among
the dozen grandchildren.
And speaking of Pandora, Mrs.
Almira Wherly, 88, who died at her
home in Pandora last Friday was
the oldest living twin in Putnam
county and one of the oldest in
Northwestern Ohio. Mrs. Wherly
and her surviving twin sister, Mrs.
Lacy Summers liveds together.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-12

| lay and Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Reidly
Of Mt. Cory were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wright.
Mrs. Ida Mae Hinkle spent part of
last week in the home of her son, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur klingler, in kenton.
Mrs. Jessie Kemp, of Calgary,
visiting in the home of her cousin,
Mrs. Blanche Helser, left this week
to visit her aunt, Mrs. Belle Meuir in
Ferndale, Ohio.
The w. S. c. S. of the Methodist
Church entertained the City Farmers
of Lima with a 6 o'clock dinner
Thursday evening at the school house
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred johnson and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Lenard
Morrison, of Toledo were Sunday din
ner guests of Mrsand Mrs. Everett
Cruml inc.
Mrs. Everett Crumrine called Fri
day on Mrs. Louise Cloore, i'll in the
home of her daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Sharritts in Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Windel Hawk are the
proud parents of baby boy born
Friday in Memorial Hospital, Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elzie Mcclure and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Williams were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Williams and family.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-12
Lafayette

The keystone and Semper Fidelis
classes of the Methodist Church met
Wednesday evening in the home of
Mrs. Keith Snyder with Mrs. Myron
Plate assisting hostess. Devotions
were led by Mrs. Plate; entertain
ment by Mrs. Oscar May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Arnold, of De-
troit, Mich, and Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney
Watt, of Toledo, were weekend
guests in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
C. G.. Arnold.
Mrs. Bertha Desenberg, of Ada
spent Tuesday and Wednesday visit
ing relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Knoble, OF
Marion are spending several days
with the formers mother, Mrs. Nettie
Knoble.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Walters, of Find
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-12
Mai~|
OezAoAoI

First Of the week rains-for three
straight days from Sunday until
Tuesday Bluffton had that bedrag
gled look when more than three
inches of rain fell-etfectively put
ting a stop to soy bean combining
! and gave Riley creeks much need
ed flushing following ideal
weekend weather for the Ottawa
fair and sports in double feature
with the worlds series baseball and
various and assorted football pro-
viding ample entertainment and di-
version for the fans and not
forgetting Bluffton college coming
through with a victory-frst in two
years-and the high school encoun-
tering rugged going over at Van
Vert after a couple of auspicious
starts-all Of which again goes to
prove that the only sure thing about
luck is that it's bound to change
for better as we'll or worse-which
also applies to fortunes of the coach
ing profession prediction cam
paigns shaping up-there's one for
the sewers-another for the school
levy and still another in the MAX
ing for the county fairgrounds levy
all this besides the regular parti-
san ballyhoo and tub-thumping .
looks as if by November 7 We'll be
so bombarded with propaganda from
all quarters that We'll go to the
polls in a daze-however, there's
still the obligation to vote-so don't
use that as an excuse and
here it comes again-Friday the
13th-of course no one is super
stitious-or are they-anyway we
noticed the other day that about 8
of every 10 pedestrians carefully
walked around a painters ladder in
front of a store in the business sec
ton last week-could it have been
that they were afraid of being
splashed with paint-or wasn't that
the reason and Columbus day,
Thursday-if Christopher had known
his way around he would have
.-achieved fortune as well as fame by
making arrangements to have a
sponsor for the radio and television
broadcasting rights announcing his
discovery of the new world and all
that sort of thing with bowling In
dians supplying realistic sound ef-
fects and although June may
be the month of brides, roses and
romance, October is tops when 1t
comes to homecoming queens, chrys-
anthemums and glamour-woodlands
splashed with vivid color, corn in
shock and all that and here is
| Fire Prevention week-a pointed re-
minder that it's high time to get
things shipshape for winter !.
and coming soon is Halloween with
plenty of apples-and cider-we're
hoping there will be donuts, too !.
and pumpkin pie all the tradl-
tional setting for Halloween
although times have changed since
steps at the Grade school were piled
high with buggies and other debris
the morning after modern
pranks enliven college chapel serv-
ices by alarm clocks ringing at in
termittent intervals as they did Tues
day morning when seniors were abb
sent on the annual Bluffton college
sneak day.
Buttons Democrats were all
dressed up last Thursday morning
when the word got around that Gov
ernor Lausche would drop in here
for short breather between
speeches at Ada's Ohio Northern
and Findlay. Fact is, the governor
himself at Lima the night before
said he would stop in Bluffton to
greet the faithful-but the best laid
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-12
LEGAL NOTICE

William Pursel, Jr.. whose last known
address is 5000 West Madison. Chicago.
Illinois. is hereby notified that Lavina E.
Pursell has filed her petition against him for
divorce in case number 399ll in the Court OF
Common Pleas of Allen County, Ohio. aleg-
ing Gross Neglect of Duty as her ground for
same and praying for divorce and claiming
certain household goods as her personal prop
erty. and that said cause will be for hearing
on or after the End day of November, 1850.
LAVINA E. PURSELL
BY Sylvan II. Wise,
her attorney. Is
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-12

News Want Ads BRING results.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Defense Arn1ing at a Glance

groups, an addition of three
Twenty-seven patrol squadrons, ar
increase of seven. Ten anti-sub-
marine warfare squadrons, COM
pared with seven now. A total OF
1885 operating aircraft, 5.49l OF
them regular Navy and Marine,
the balance in Naval and Marine
Reserve.
Air Force.
A total of $4,000 officers and
men, with a total of 131, 900 air.
men, Al, 1000 Of whom are for the
Far East Air Force augmentation
and 10000 for the general overall
build up. The Air Force now has
416,000 officers and men. Fifty
eight air groups. An active air.
craft inventory of 1000 and a
total procurement of 4,428 planes.
A pilot training rate of 1000 an
nually and a technical training
rate-technicians, engine mechan-
les. radar experts. etc.-of $4,000.
A build up to So groups is planned
by the 1853 fiscal period.
Marine Corps.
An increase from a present total
OF approximately $4,000 officers
and men to 1908 10,314 of
them officers. Eighty per cent of
the Marines will be in combat
units. There will be 16 Marine
air squadrons.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Mrs. Everett N. Stevens
Funeral Services Today

Mrs. Elizabeth Macpherson Ste
vens, 64. a former Government
worker. died Sunday in her home
5061 First street NV. after a
short illness.
Mrs. Stevens was born in Mere
dith, N. H. She also lived in other
cities in New Hampshire and Mass
achusetts before coming to Wash
ington in 1943 to join her husband
Everett M. Stevens. sr., who was
engaged in war production work
here.
She worked for the War Ship
ping Administration and other
Government agencies while in
Washington. Her last position
was with the Air Surgeon Gen
erals Office Of the Air Force De-
partment.
In New England, she wrote
several plays for presentation by
literary. dramatic and club groups
In addition to her husband, Mrs
Stevens is survived by daughter,
Mary Elizabeth Stevens. of Wash
ingron; two sons, Everett M. Ste
vens. jr., of New York, and Charles
w. Stevens, of Massachusetts:
three sisters, Mrs. Mary G. Mac
Pherson, of New York State; Mrs
r. David Salvoil, of New Hamp-
shire. Mrs. Harold T. Wheeler, OF
Georgia. and a brother, William
D. Macpherson, of Massachusetts
Funeral services were to be held
lat 3 pm. today in St. Paul's
Church, Rock Creek Parish
Burial will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-08-22

in 1910 by the Oregon journal.
The book was a result of his in
terest in the highlights and
changes in the Washington scene
during his service here.
Mr.. Smith helped to write Presi-
dent Harding's speeches on the
1923 tour of the West which ended
in his death. He also accompanied
Presidents Wilson. Coolidge, Hoov-
er and Roosevelt on campaign
tours.
Mr.. Smith worked on newspap-
ers in Springfield, Mo-; Fresno,
Calf, and Los Angeles before
joining the Journal In 1915. He
was also a Washington corre-
spondent for the Seattle Times for
several years.
He was member of the White
House Correspondents Associa-
ton. ..-
Mr.. Smith is survived by his
widow, Ida May Smith, and a
daughter. Miss Guida M. Smith of
Suitland. Md.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow in Gawler's fu-
neral home. 1855 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue NV. Burial will be
private.
Evening star., 1950-08-22

At a glance, here's how America S
defense forces will shape up un-
der the increased rearmament
program. according to testimony
released by House Appropria-
tions Subcommittee today:
Army.
A total Of $4,000 officers and
men by June 80, 1851. an increase
of 100000. Thirteen divisions,
compared with 10 at present. Two
OF the additional outfits will be
replacement training divisions.
There will be II divisions later.
Divisions overseas, which have
been at 65 per cent of strength,
will be built up first to full war
time strength Of 18,800 each. Units
within the United States, which
have been at so per cent of
strength, will be stepped up to
the IS per cent considered "es-
sential for a state of readiness"
.. Navy.
A force of 375,482 officers and
men, an increase of 204 1928. Com
batant ships will be increased from
243 to 282. Nine large aircraft
carriers. compared with seven now.
Ten small carriers, compared with
eight at present. In addition, one
small carrier reduced in commits
sion for training and three trans
port flattops. Twelve carrier air
Evening star., 1950-08-22
I'll Harris Is Found
Dead in Arlington

Treuman Leon Harris, So, ot
723 Twenty-second street South
Arlington. a contractor and build
er was found dead Sunday after
neighbors noticed his absence
since last Friday. He lived alone
in the home, where he also had
his offices.
A neighbor unidentified by po-
lice. looked through a window and
saw Mr.. Harris in bed and called
authorities. Police broke into O
door and called DR.. w. c. Wei
burn, county coroner, who issued
a certificate of death by natural
causes.
Mr.. Harris was graduated from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute in
the class of 1915. He was also
graduated from National Law Uni.
versity here.
He was born in Jeffersonton
Va, and came to Washington al
an early age.
Mr.. Harris was the son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Truman c. Har.
ris Of Jeffersonton. Mr.. Truman
Harris also was a contractor here
until his death.
Mr.. Harris is survived by q
daughter, Mrs. Robert B. Charnley
1902 Nineteenth street NV; a son
James w. Harris of Minnesota
two brothers, George L. and vii.
liam r. Harris of Washington ane
four grandchildren. Mrs. Harri.
died several years ago.
Funeral services will be held al
2 pm. tomorrow at Jeffersonton
A private burial will be held ir
the same city.
Evening star., 1950-08-22

Mr.. Van Malta was born October
13. 1898, near Sedalia.
He was a member Of the First
Christian Church here and was
a past president of the Young
Democratic Club of Southern
Maryland. He was also a member
of the Capitol Hill Lions Club.
Mr.. Van Malta is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Gayle Grinstead Van
Malta. of the v street address:
three brothers. DR.. Paul c. Van
Malta, 5440 Silverhill road. Suit
land, Md; 1t. Mitchell J. Van
Malta, on active duty in San
Diego, Calf, with the naval sub
marine service, and Cylar H. Van
Natta, Cheverly. Md. and a sis
ter, Lucille Lee Van Malta, of Inde-
pendence. Mo. ..
Funeral services will be held at
2::30 pm. Thursday at the Lee
funeral home, Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NE. Burial
will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Mrs. Mary {. 1oombs
Dies in Arlington at 81

Mrs. Mary Toombs. 81. an Ar.
lington resident for 40 years. died
Monday at her home. 1929 Nortf
Vernon street, Arlington, after ar
illness of several years. She was
the fromer Mary e. Linkins.
Mrs. Toombs was born in Wash.
ington and attended public
schools here.
She is survived by her hus.
band, John N. Toombs. 70, a re.
tired house painter, two sons bS
former marriages, Thomas Nc.
Stay, New York. and Joseph A
Marceron, st. Petersburg, Fla.
three daughters also by her former
marriages. Mrs. Lillian M. Eckert
Mrs. Pearl j. Marsteller and Mrs
Mary A. Hager. all of Arlington
and IL grandchildren, II great
grandchildren and one great
great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held al
1880 pm. Thursday at Ives Fu-
neral home, Arlington. Burial
will be at Walkers Chapel, Ar.
lington.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Mrs. Thomas R. Bradley
Dies at g in leesburu

LEEsBURG. Va. Aug. 22-Mrs,
Thomas r. Bradley, 81. a lifelong
resident Of Loudoun County, died
yesterday at her home here after
a 24-hour illness.
Mrs. Bradley, the former Mabls
Atwell, was born in Sycolin, Va,
She was the daughter of the late
George Atwell and Mrs. Icey ELI
more Atwell. .s
She is survived by her husband:
four children by previous mar
riage, Mrs. Hazel Church. Lewis
and Wilbur Lee, all of Leesburg,
and George Lee. 1909 South
Seventeenth street. Arlington, and
two sisters, Mrs. j. L. Carr, Lees
burg, and Mrs. Carrie Smith, 215o
Pennsylvania avenue NV, WASH
ington.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. (EST) tomorrow at the
Lloyd Slack Colonial funeral
home here with burial in Union
Cemetery. ~
Evening star., 1950-08-22
George Thompson, Is,
Dies; Well Known in
Vaudeville Circles

George T. Thompson, rs. an
intimate of vaudeville celebrities
legislators and artists, died at his
home yesterday after a colorful
and versatile career.
Mr.. Thompson, who lived at
1922 Quesada street NV, was
stage director and scenic artist
for the late T. B. Chase, who
owned Chase's Vaudeville Theater
on Pennsylvania avenue NV. in
the early 1900s. He knew many
stage celebrities and numbered
among his friends the late Will
Rogers, Helen Hayes and Eddie
Cantor, all of whom played at the
theater.
When Mr.. Chase moved his
theater to Fifteenth and G streets
NV. Mr.. Thompson designed the
stage arch and developed ramps
and other devices which enabled
the theater to present productions
using elephants and horses. For
merly large animals had to be
lifted to the stage on ropes.
Painted Wilson Portrait.
In 1913 the theater was sold
to B. F. Keith cit is the present
Keith's Theater) and Mr.. Thomp.
son stayed on designing scenery
until motion pictures took over
During this time he painted q
life-sized portrait of Woodrow
Wilson which was placed on the
theater's marquee during the 1915
victory parade. When President
Wilson rode by on his return from
the Versailles Peace Conference
and saw the portrait he is sale
to have doffed his hat and ap.
plauded its likeness.
Mr.. Thompson was born ir
Newport, r. l.. the son of a sea
captain. His fathers travels took
him to live in Sheffield, England
and later to Queensland, Australia,
where he graduated from the
Technical College School of Arts
Mr.. Thompson made the highest
marks in his class. He was grad
uated in 1892.
Came Here in 1893.
The next year he returned tc
the United States and came tc
make his home in Washington. Il
was then that Mr.. Chase employ
ed him After five years of saving
his money. Mr.. Thompson sent tc
Australia for his childhood sweet
heart. Mary Alice White. They
were married in 1898. Mrs
Thompson died in 1945.
Mr.. Thompson was active ir
restoring the murals of the late
Constantine Brumidi in the Capt.
tol.
Mr.. Thompson is survived by his
daughters. Mrs. Violet L. Gale
Mrs. Lavinia T. Tarr and Mrs
Thelma A. Heany. all of Washing
ton. Funeral services will be held
II am. tomorrow at the Lee fu-
neral home. Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NE, with
burial at Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Dr.. Edward Capps Dies;
Noted Scholar, Diplomat
BY the Asseeiated Press

PRINCETON. N. j., Aug. 22.-
Dr.. Edward Capps. SO, former
United States minister to Greece
and professor emeritus of classics
at Princeton University, died yes
terday in Princeton Hospital after
long illness.
During his term as minister to
Greece IN 1920 and 1921 DR.. Capps
helped found Athens College. He
first went to Greece in 1908 and
succeeded in deciphering a series
of tablets on the Greek theater
that contained data on the mill
tary and political history OF
ancient Greece.
He played a leading role in the
excavation Of the Agora. the mar
ket place of ancient Athens, con-
sidered an important event in
archaeological circles.
Much of his life was spent in
Greece as scholar. diplomat and
relief worker. In the two years
after World War II he was Ameri-
can Red Cross commissioner tc
Greece and directed number o1
reconstruction projects.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Norman K. Prei|, 81, Dies;
Retired Navy Worker

Norman K. Preil, So, a native
of Washington. died Sunday at
his home, 119 Raleigh street Sc,
after an illness of several years.
Mr.. Preil was born here July 8,
1898. and was educated in public
schools in Congress Heights. He
was employed for 18 years by the
Central Auto Body Works. When
that agency closed he went to
work at the Naval Research Lab
oratory as a mechanic. He re-
tired last year from the labora-
tory because Of illness.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Helen Gutman Preil; his
mother, Mrs. Ulyssia Preil, and
a brother. Capt. Alvin Preil, U.
S. N. His mother and brother
live at lis Madison street NV.
Two children, Jeanne Anne and
Robert G. Preil, also survive.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at the Sim
mons Bros. funeral home, 2007
Nichols avenue Sc, with burial
at Washington National Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1950-08-22

He lived at "Arcturus on the
Potomac" near Alexandria.
Was Colorful Teacher.
Mr.. Saugstad is remembered by
students of the school for the
colorful smocks he wore while con-
ducting his classes and for the
costumes of George and Martha
Washington which he and Mrs
Saugstad wore to many parties
and balls.
The costumes were made by
Mrs. Saugstad. who also was q
teacher of oil, water color, pen and
ink at the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saugstad retired
about 10 years ago.
Mr.. Saugstad was born In
Westvy, Mimi, and came to
Washington in 1911.
He graduated from Augsburg
University, a part of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, and also
from Teachers College of Colum-
bia University and the New York
Institute Of Arts and Crafts.
Mr.. Saugstad was a member OF
the New York Guild of Arts and
Crafts and the Handicraft Guild
of Washington.
Designed Memorials.
He designed and made me-
mortal tablets in the Falls Churcn
and the fountain in the Friend
ship House in the District.
MI. SaugStad also served as an
art instructor for the Chevy
Chase Women's Club.
Beside his widow, he is sur
vived by brother. John Saugstad
of Minnesota; two sisters, Mrs
Ragna Tanglie of Minnesota, and
Ida Lonnie of Montana.
Burial services will be in Rock
Greek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Nations 10 Get Arms
When They Have Men
by ths Asseeiated Press

A top Official says North At.
lalitic treaty nations will get Nc
American arms and munition,
unless they have the organized
manpower to use it.
Maj. Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer
director of the Office of Mutual
Assistance, made that clear to
the House Appropriations Com
mittee during recent closed hear.
lnes on requests for more foreign
military aid funds. The commit
tee made public his testimony
today.
Gen. Lemnitzer emphasized that
equipment obtained with Ameri.
can money will be transferred ia
foreign nations only Ito the ex.
tent that forces are also availab
which can effectively utilize the
equipment"