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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-07-06

Ohio farmers are expected to har-
vest a wheat crop of just under At
million bushels. That's 13 million
bushels less than last year but a
little above the 10 year average.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-07-06

of July adage," with most stands
in the area topping that stage as
early as last week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-07-06

fields are beginning to get the Gus
tomary golden CLINT, there was no
wheat cutting on the Fourth this
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-07-06

year.
Corn, however, was out ahead of
the "corn knee-high by the Fourth
Evening star., 1950-08-02
Buffalo Mills Closed

BUFFALO, N. Y. Aug. 2 (P).-
The Nations biggest -four milling
center remained largely paralyzed
today as a strike of about $50
grain elevator workers entered its
third day. All Is elevators, four
flour mills. two vegetable-oil mills
and feed mill remained closed
along the buffalo waterfront.
Evening star., 1950-08-02

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1950-08-02
Soviet Reported Getting Ready
To Pull Troops Out of Germany

will strengthen the national
front" political movement in the
Soviet zone, and at once enhance
the peace propaganda and agita-
ton against the use of the atomic
bomb.
The Russians also hope with
drawal of their troops from Ger
many will increase West Euro
pean resistance to rearmament
and unification.
Soviet circles are counting
strongly on the general aversion
of all European nations toward
again becoming battlefields. They
believe that this natural reluc-
tance will prove a hindrance to
American plans for remilitarizing
Western Europe.
No Change in Plans.
However, should Russia with
draw her troops from Germany, It'll
will by no means change her plans
to weaken America by continuing
the procession of little wars" on
the fringeS of the Eastern world.
1t is believed in Soviet quarters
that withdrawal will increase
American nervousness without
changing the strategic advantage
which the Russians believe they
now have.
Besides, it was pointed out by
one of the Russian commanding
generals of the summer maneu-
vers, it is a fairly simple matter
to march Soviet forces back into
Eastern Germany from Poland,
CZecholsovakia and the Balkans.
Moreover, the Soviets believei
that withdrawal of their troops
from Germany will enhance their
position in the Far East. The
Americans will be continually ex-
tending themselves, while the So
viets are withdrawing in Germany,
And if necessary, the occupation
troops and material recently con-
ditioned and tested in Germany
can be shipped to the Far East. ,,
At no time, according to expert
Soviet opinion. has opportunity
for withdrawal in Germany been
more favorable.
Evening star., 1950-08-02
By Jones Wakefield Burke

BERLIN, Aug. 2.-According tt
exclusive information received by
this correspondent from East Ger.
man sources, preparations are
being made by the Russians tt
withdraw all Soviet armed force!
from their zone of Germany in the
near future.
It is believed that the with
drawal will begin after the October
elections in the Red zone. This
withdrawal will be followed by
loud propaganda attacks upon the
Western powers as warmongers.
The parallel with past develop
mentS in Korea is not lost upon
American sources here. They re-
call that the Russians put us in q
tricky spot by pulling their troops
out of North Korea suddenly, fore
ing us to follow suit so as not to
be tagged 'imperialiStic" occupiers
Out nearly year later and left
only a very weak South Korean
force. If the Red army proper is
withdrawn from East Germany
there will still be the military peo-
pies force. But if we are forced
to withdraw as we'll in a face
saving maneuver, we will leave
very little in the way of a West
German defense force. And then
perhaps, what has now happened
in Korea may develop on a fa1
more serious scale in Europe.
Large Scale Maneuvers.
The present large-scale maneuv-
ers in the Soviet zone and the
large number of Red troops in
Eastern Germany will make ii
possible to withdraw with great
public show. indicating with all
possible propaganda means that
Russia is peace-loving and it is
the West that wants war.
During the week of the Com
munlst party congress in Berlin
Soviet Ambassador Semjonov, po-
litical adviser to the Soviet COM
missioner for Eastern Germany
talked to a number of high-rank-
ing visitors from Moscow who were
not officially announced as pres
ent.
The guests from Moscow in
cluded several foreign office offici-
ais from the "Commissariat fol
International Martial Law" and
the secretary Of the Communist
Central Committee.
Semjonov and these visitors dis
cussed the coming peace treaty
between East Germany and Rus
sia, and the withdraw of Soviet
troo ps. Ambassador Semjonoy
handed the visitors material for
a white Book" which is to be
prepared by the Soviet German
Institute for Current History"
This White Book is full of accusa-
tions against the Western Powers
for not abiding by the Potsdam
agreement.
Expect Allies to Refuse.
According to information re-
ceived from Russian sources, it is
planned to publish this White
Book in connection with an off,
cial appeal to the American, Brit
ish and French governments to
withdraw their troops from Ger
many by a certain date.
Russian authorities expect the
Allies to refuse this request. Then
Russia will, in the face of the
Allied refusals, withdraw her own.
Such a demonstration will have
worldwide effect, it is believed in
Soviet quarters. Particularly it
Evening star., 1950-11-16

to those now issued to the National
Guard.
Although the matter of pay for
members of the guard was not
discussed with the Commissioners
today. the plan specifies that "pay,
disqualification, rail transportation
and subsistence would have to
come from the District govern
ment.
The plan proposes that the
home guard be trained at the
District Armory and at Camp
Simms. Specialized training such
as traffic control and target prac-
tice will be conducted at desig-
mated areas suitable for the pur-
pose" the plan says.
Instructors will be furnished by
the I'd Army commander, COM
manders Of individual units in the
home guard and the police force.
Members will be trained in pro
f1icent use of their weapons,
military courtesy, personnel hy-
giene. f1rst-aid, guard duty, traffic
control. riot control, evacuation,
bomb disposal and Pathological
monitoring.
Evening star., 1950-11-16

lided head-on with a communica-
ton workers strike.
Share holding strikers of the
giant utility were among the 900
stock owners that jammed the
A. T. & T. auditorium yesterday.
Such a flow of oratory developed
concerning the strike, the money
program and other matters that
stockholders voted to have Presi-
dent Leroy A. Wilson clamp a To-
minute time limit on each speaker
More than 80 persons aired their
views.
The program approved over
whelmingly by the stockholders S
provides for an increase in au-
thorized capital stock from 35
million to IS million shares OF
$100 par value, a new issue of
convertible debentures not to eX-
ceed $435 million and a new
employe stock-buying plan.
f. Purpose of the proposed f1nanc-
ing is to continue the Bell
Systems expansion program.
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Home Guard
Continued From First Page.)

actment of the bill pointed to the
dangers of sabotage and local dis
orders fomented by subversives.
Recruiting Plan Outlined.
The home guard plan contem-
plates that recruits for the guard
can be procured from the follow
ing sources:
/. Officers, non . commissioned
officers and enlisted personnel who
volunteer from the ranks Of civil
ians not otherwise available for
active military service or occupy
ing critical defense positions.
2. Retired personnel from the
armed forces living in the Wash
ington area.
3. Reservists not called for ac-
tive duty and veterans not eligible
for future service.
The guard would not be Sub
ject to call or draft" as a unit
into the regular military service.
1t would be called to active service
on request of the Commissioners
or the United States marshal for
the District with the approval OF
the President.
Weapons Will Be Supplied.
According to the plan, the Fed
eral Government would supply the
Guard with weapons, ammunition
uniforms and equipment without
cost to the District. Among the
weapons it is expected would be
furnished are submachineguns
riot guns, carbines, .30-calibe1
rifles and automatic pistols. The
Government would also furnish
armored cars and trucks similar
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Budget
CONTINUED From First Page.)

still in the hands Of Congress. The
immediate need for stepping up
the defense program strengthened
the hands of Representatives and
Senators who were trying to re-
duce Government spending in
other directions.
AS a result, Congress itself sue
ceeded in cutting about $1.8 billion
from budget requests for cash and
contract authority. In addition, it
directed the Budget Bureau to find
further savings of not less than
$3.50 million below the total finally
allowed by Congress.
The Budget Bureau, directed by
Frederick ]. Lawton, did even bet
ter than that. 1t announced on
October 10 cuts amounting to
s580,271,335 in a variety of non
military projects and functions.
While changing conditions later
in the fiscal year may make it
necessary to restore some of these
cuts, indications are the Budget
Bureau savings still will be greater
than the $3.50 million goal set by
Congress in the omnibus bill.
Combining the reductions made
directly by Congress and later by
the Budget Bureau. the appropri-
ations and contract authorize
tions, as of now. are about $2.3
billion below original estimates.
Savings Put at SIS Billion.
Officials point out, however, that
actual expenditures never keep
abreast OF appropriations author
lied for any fiscal year. For this
reason, reliable sources estimate,
that, on an expenditure basis the
savings within this fiscal year will
amount to something less than
Sis billion.
But even that figure will be a
strong argument for economy ad-
vocates in Congress to support
continued use of the one-package
appropriation plan for all normal
budget requirements.
The phrase normal budget" is
applied to the omnibus bill, be-
cause the tense world situation
made it necessary for this Con-
Evening star., 1950-11-16
CWA Threatens Suit
Against Workers in
Picket Line Fight Here

The Nationwide walkout of
Western Electric Co. workers be-
gan its second week today with
union officials here declaring
they might bring court action
against some Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Co. employees because Of a
tight on the picket line
There was no immediate pros
pect Of a settlement of the wage
dispute between Western Electric,
a subsidiary Of the Bell System,
and the Communication Workers
of America. CfO. Legal tug-of-
wars took shape, meanwhile. in
Pennsylvania and several other
States, including Virginia, where
telephone companies hope to get
injunctions against picketing of
their exchanges.
Pickets at Silver Spring.
CWA divisions in the Washing
ton area sent pickets early today
to the c. g. P. Silver Spring ex-
change on Wisconsin avenue. That
was in line with the unions shit
skip" plan to persuade large
groups of operators and. other
company employees, members of
other CWA locals, to stay away
from their jobs.
The company reported all serv-
ice normal today, as it has been
since the strike started"
Glenn E. Watts, president of
CWA Division 36 of telephone
company employees here, disputed
a company statement that only
S per cent of the $500 employees
have failed to report for work.
That is untrue" Mr.. Watts de-
clared. I'VE saw many employees
refuse to cross the picket lines
there. Today we are receiving
even better support. It looks like
there is almost 100 per cent re-
fusal of union employees to cross
the picket line at the Silver
Spring exchange"
Company officials declared that
only q remained away from work
in that exchange building today.
20 at Gable Yard.
About 20 pickets-the same
number that has appeared there
almost daily since the start of the
Evening star., 1950-11-16
opportunity to be heard. More
than 200 individuals have asked
time m faStjfv

opportunity to be heard. More
than 200 individuals have asked
time to testify.
Representative berharter,
Democrat. of Pennsylvania. de-
Tended the speed-up and said that
he thought about 10 days Of closed
sessions after the public hearings
are concluded would be sufficient
to put bill into shape. The aim,
he added, is to have 1t ready for
House consideration by Decem-
ber /.
Senate Fate Uncertain.
II this schedule is kept, the ad-
ministration is expected to muster
enough votes to push the legisla-
ton through the House. But its
fate in the Senate is more uncer-
tain. The Senate Finance Com
mittee has scheduled no hearings
on the measure.
AS theft rst witness yesterday,
Mr.. Snyder spent a full day deal
ing with suggestions for carrying
out President Truman's request
for action at the remaining ses-
sion of the 81st Congress on an
excess profits tax that would pro-
duce 81 billion in additional rev.
enue to help meet the cost of the
country's expanding defense pro-
gram.
At the same time he hinted
that the administration will ask
for increases in income taxes on
individuals, saying:
Il think the individual is going
to have a pretty high tax before
this defense program is over"
Sc Billion Deficit Expected.
Before Congress recessed in
September 1t increased individual
and corporate income taxes by
an estimated SAT- billion a year.
But even with these increases,
Mr. Snyder told the committee,
la budget deficit Of about 50 bill
lion Is anticipated for the current
fiscal year.
The excess profits tax suggested
by Mr.. Snyder was a modified
version Of the World War II tax
which had a rate of 85.5 per cent.
AS proposed by the Secretary, the
tax would be levied on the basis
of the average earnings Of a cor
poration of its three highest earn
ing years in a four-year period.
1869. A corporation with a
net income of less than $25, 900
would pay no tax under an
exemption proposed by the
administration.
Under questioning by committee
members. Mr.. Snyder said that in
view of increased earnings of most
corporations they would net about
as much as they did in 1949 even
with the rs per cent excess profits
tax.
Evening star., 1950-11-16

gress to pass. in September, sup
Elemental national defense bill of
$17.1 billion. And leaders on Cap
itol Hill expect this to be followed
by another supplemental appro-
priation bill. largely for defense,
in the lame duck" session start
ing on November 27.
Bill Passage Indicated.
Representative Cannon indi-
Gated today this new supplemental
defense bill is one measure that
probably will pass before the ex-
piring Congress adjourns for
Christmas.
Because of the unsettled world
situation, no one can tell now
what the sum total of appropria-
tions will be for this fiscal year
which ends June 80.
The original omnibus bill car.
ried appropriations of $36.1 bill
lion. The September supple
mental defense bill of SIT.
brought the total of 1882 billion
Mr.. Cannon told the House
during the last session, tina
the Government also has fixet
charges Of SOS billion, most O
which is interest on the publi
debt. This. he pointed out
brings the overall total for thi
fiscal year close to $50 billion.
Expenditures Seen Less.
Eliminating contract authority
which is to be paid for in latel
years, and allowing for tht
ordinary lag in obligations com
ing due. officials expect actua.
Federal expenditures for this year
to be much less than that total.
/ Treasury Secretary Snyder, be-
fore the House Ways and Means
Committee yesterday, estimated
expenditures at $45 billion. Sena-
tor Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia,
chairman of the Joint Congress
sional Economy Committee. re-
Gently placed the figure at be-
tween $48 billion and $50 billion.
But, whatever it is found to
be by June 80, supporters of the
single package bill believe ii
would have been greater under
the old system of a dozen or more
departmental supply bills.
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Lutheran Synod Seeks
100 Service ChapIains
I'm Next Four Months

The Lutheran Church Of the
Missouri Synod will seek to enroll
100 chaplains from its denomina-
tion in the Armed Services within
the next four months, the Rev.
Kenneth L. Ahl, executive secre-
tary Of the church's Armed Serv.
ices Commission, revealed today.
Mr.. Ali said that the denomina-
ton now has go chaplains on
active duty.
Mr.. Ahl spoke at the first post.
war training conference Of the
Missouri Synod for chaplains. The
meeting. with approximately rs
chaplains and ministers on hand,
is being held at Christ Lutheran
Church, Sixteenth and Gallatin
streets NV.
Army Chaplain oscar W.
Schoech. recently returned after
a tour of duty in Japan. said the
opportunities for missionary work
in that country are almost "un-
limited"
Missionary results in Japan
are most encouraging" Chaplain
Schoech. now on duty as post
chaplain at Walter Reed Hospital,
said. Missionaries do not have
to go out and seek converts, they
come to the missionaries of their
own accord"
From recent service in Ger
many. Army Chaplain Herman H.
Heuer, told the gathering that>.a
Lutheran chaplain in Germany
has some advantages through his
knowledge of the language and
through the traditional German
background of Lutheranism. He
said that Lutheran chaplains were
able to bring new information to
German ministers, many of whom
"have been living almost in a
vacuum" in so far as news of the
outside world was concerned.
Two visitors to the one-day
meeting were Army Chief Of
Chaplains Roy Parker and Air
Force Chief of Chaplains Charles
I. Carpenter.
The meeting closes this after
noon with vesper service to be
conducted by the Rev. o. A. Sauer,
secretary Of the church's Armed
Services Commission. The Rev.
William F. Bruening Is pastor Of
the host church.
Evening star., 1950-11-16
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ter clothing because of supply
problems.
In that connection, he pointed
out it takes six days for a train
to travel from Pusan on the
southeast coast to Seoul, a dis
tance of 300 miles. because OF
broken rail lines.
6 Days From Pusan to Seoul.
He said that as winter cloth
ing was issued to individual SOL
diers, the summer uniforms were
taken In for reconditioning and
storage.
All services have pooled their
supplies where necessary to fill
the demands from the Far East,
and in some cases such as sleep
ing bags the pooling arrangement
has been necessary. he said.
The winter clothing sent to
Korea is of the wet cold" type
and includes parkas.
The spokesman said such cloth
ing had been designed and tested
to keep a man warm while he is
continually in the open in below
zero temperatures.
100000 Shoepacks at Start.
At the time of the outbreak Of
hostilities a total of 100000 pairs
Of shoepacks-heavy rubber and
leather boots designed for extreme
cold .temperatureS-were stocked
In the Far East theater. More
than 100000 pairs have been
shipped in since then, the spokes-
man said.
He pointed out the replacement
rate Of shoepacs and many other
winter clothing items was ex-
tremely high, sometimes running
up to 100 per cent.
Heavy winter overShoes are is
sued to service troops behind the
lines and there is more than an
ample supply" in the Far East
now. the spokesman said.
About 100000 shoepacs have
been issued to South Korean
units. The spokesman said the
distribution of supplies of every
sort direct to troops is necessarily
attended to by the theater COM
mander as best he can. That is
far beyond the power of the de-
partment in Washington, which
can only buy and prepare sup
plies for a given number of
troops and ship them overseas to
a designated base at a designated
time.
Rest Up to Commander.
At that base, the commander
must use his own facilities for
moving supplies forward in cor
rect proportion to division supply
points. At these forward points
the SUPPLIES are collected by regi-
mental or battalion supply Off
GERS and so passed on to COM
panies and thus to individuals.
The spokesman emphasized
that all acquisitions for clothing
and equipment in the near-zero
weather have been filled.
1t was recalled here that a situ-
alton similar to that in Korea
Evening star., 1950-11-16

happened in the Italian mountain
winter campaign of 1943-44 and
in the fighting in the Bulge area
in early 1945. Uniforms. winter
underwear, socks. shoes were at
bases, but there were a great
many troops who could not get
back to bases and to whom it was
difficult to make prompt de-
liveries.
The spokesman also said Philip
pine and South Korean troops had
been receiving United States ra-
tions plus rice. the staple item in
the oriental diet. However, all
South Koreans integrated in
American units. live on the straight
United States ration.
Turkish troops fighting in Korea
are furnished United States ra-
tions from which pork has been
deleted,
Evening star., 1950-11-16
$3.50 Paving to Stort
On Lona Bridqe Rood

Work will start soon on a ST.
870 job of grading and paving
Long Bridge road in East Potomac
Park along the railroad track, the
National Capital Parks Office an
nounced today.
Involved is about 500 feet OF
roadway which officials said lie
between the Tourist Camp and
the tracks. This work will COM
plete improvement of the road
/ 400 feet of which was paved last
year. w. H. Armstrong Co. has
the contract.
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Lewis Douglas Left Eye
Nav Have 10 Be Removed
By the A,soeiated Press

SOUTHAMPTON, Engla
Nov. 16.-Lewis Douglas, the re-
tiring American Ambassador te
London, disclosed today he may
have to have his left eye removed
He has had several operations
on the eye since he snagged it
with a trout fly while fishing near
here in April, 1949.
Talking with reporters before
ne and Mrs. Douglas boarded the
liner Queen Elizabeth for America,
Mr.. Douglas said:
Il am going back because I am
told I must. to try to let the sun
light of Arizona dispel the con-
slant pain in this eye.
IF it does not, then I shall
come back to England to have it
removed"
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Texas Oil Refinery BIost
Leaves One Dead, z Hurt
BY the Assoeioted Press

PORT ARTHUR, Tex, Nov. 16.
The seven violent explosions
that ripped the Nations third
largest oil refinery before dawn
yesterday left one dead. two hurt
and damage defined only as very
heavy"
Marvin Swinney. ~. who was
burned over SO per cent of his
body, died last night.
Lawrence Frances, 40. and r. r.
Smith, So, were not badly injured.
An official of the Gulf Oil Corp.
would not estimate damage to the
refinery and tank farm a half mile
from here.
Evening star., 1950-11-16
.Mortinsburg Law Fails
To Register Any Reds
By the Associated Press

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, Nov.
16.-No Communist has signed up
under the new city ordinance re-
quiring members Of the party TO
register at city hall.
The city council passed the reg
ulation 10 days ago. 1t set a
November IS deadline for regis
tration. Also banned is the dis
tribution of Communist literature.
The ordinance was based on one
passed recently by several other
communities in the area.