davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-04
Revenue
Continued From First Page.)

members of Congress, either be-
fore or after being qualified for
their seats, from participating for
compensation in any proceedings
in which the United States is
directly or indirectly interested
before any Government depart
Iment or agency. The law provides
Ia fine of not more than $4,000
and two years in prison, or both,
for such violation.
Many authorities hold that the
law applies to criminal as well as
civil proceedings since the statute
makes no distinction.
Under questioning by Mr.. De
Wind. Mr.. Quinn testified he was
retained in United Liquor case
having to do with a permit that
had been revoked. This was after
he left the Justice Department to
resume law practice. Mr.. Quinn
served as assistant attorney gen.
eral in charge of the Justice De-
partmsnt's criminal division in
1947-1948.
Got $1,000 Fee i'm Case.
He testified that he came to
Washington and conferred about
the case with Carroll E. Mealey,
former head of the Bureaus Alco-
hol tax unit. and then accepted
a $4,000 fee for handling the
case.
Mr.. De Wind inquired if he took
the case after his election to Con-
gress.
II would say it was before" Mr..
Quinn replied.
Earlier, he testified that he &C
companied his law partner, Mr..
Saver, to a conference at the
revenue bureau in late 1948 with
Mr.. Bolich about a case involving
Pattullo Modes. Inc. a New York
Idressmaking firm then facing a
tax fraud prosecution.
Mr.. Quinn said, however, that
he was not counsel in the case
since Mr.. Schwaber and Mr.. Saver
had been retained in it before he
Joined the firm. He said he just
happened to be in Washington on
other business and accompanied
his law partner.
Ordered Prosecution Dropped.
The subcommittee has received
testimony that Mr.. Bolich over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-04
Larson Didn't Know
About Nathan Fees in
Surplus Deal, He Says
BY the Associated Press

Jess Larson, General Services
administrator, swore today he did
not know that Frank Nathan, his
Ireputed friend, was collecting
$4,000 of fees in an aluminium
property sale which Mr.. Larson
approved in 1948.
Mr.. Larson gave the testimony
as the lead witness in a Senate
investigation of the propriety of
his stewardship of the Govern
ment's vast war surplus property
disposal program.
Senator Hoey announced that
staff investigators audit of Mr..
L,arson's records produced mo
evidence that he Garson)
had received any improper income
or made any improper financial
gains" in his years of Government
service.
To Continue Study.
Senator Hoey announced, how
ever, his subcommittee would con-
tinue its study.
Nathan, a Pittsburgh business
promoter, was named in a House
income tax scandals investigation
last fall. Abraham Teitelbaum,
one-time Chicago lawyer for
Gangster AL Capone, accused
Nathan and others in the inveSti-
cation of trying to collect $500, 900
from him in a tax shakedown, a
charge Nathan promptly denied.
In his opening testimony today,
Mr.. Larson told how he and other
officials of the old War Assets
Administration overrode the
Recommendations of field staff
members in Los Angeles and San
Francisco in awarding the con-
tract on which Nathan collected
the $4,000 fees.
This involved the sale of cleo
trical equipment in a Government
owned, war-built aluminium plant
at Torrance, Calf.
Mr.. Larson told the Investigate
ing Senators his handling of the
deal brought "a tremendous bene-
At to the Government" and was "a
good proposition" from the Gov
ernment's standpoint.
Learned of 1t in 1851.
Francis D. Flanagan, the sub
committee counsel. asked Mr.. Lar
son when he first learned that fees
for Nathan were involved in the
1948 sales deal.
About November /, 1851" Mr..
Larson replied, when two report
ers told me there were rumors 60
ing around that Mr.. Nathan par
ticipated in the proceeds"
He said he ordered an immedi-
ate investigation by staff investi-
gators of the General Services
Administration, and that inquiry
disclosed $4,000 was paid to
Frank Nathan"
He said he learned then for the
first time that Joseph Labowitz. a
New York junk dealer, also got
a ST., 900 fee.
The fees were on a contract to
the Landulant Syndicate of Tor
rance, the successful bidder for
the properties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-04
Retirement for JUDGES
After IS Years Proposed

Representative Harris, Demo-
crat. of Arkansas has introduced
a bill to permit judges of Munich
pal Court, Municipal Court of
Appeals and Juveline Court to re-
tire after is years, instead of 20
years as provided by present law.
The measure was referred to the
House District Committee, Of
which Mr.. Harris is a member.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-04

said Russia feels she has fright
ened the world into an arms race
which will deepen economic
tensions.
1t is the size of the Vests arms
eHort. not rearmament as such,
That is Mr.. Bevan's target.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-04
Trucker Toxed ST. Million

CHICAGO.-The United States
trucking industry pays about
$1,161 million a year in various
kinds of special highway taxes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
Revival Of Old Mid Winter Fair Seen
In Latest Action Of Mems Garden Cub

A new Vegetable and Grain show,
which would in effect revive Bluff
tons famous mid-winter fairs of
years gone by, will be a new project
of next fall by the Bluffton Mems
Garden club.
The event will be scheduled ap-
proximately four weeks after the an
nual Flower Show at the high school.
Entries will be open to the public
as we'll as Junior Gardeners, All
members, F. F. A. boys and F. H. A.
girls.
Action was taken by the club at
it's meeting last week after it was
decided that vegetable gardeners
would be able to show their products
to better advantage in a show sep
arate from the colorful. flower show.
The group also voted to continue
it's cooperation with the Women's
Garden club in next years flower
event.
Ralph Badertscher was elected
president of the mems group fol
the ensuing club year. Other of
ficers serving with him will be Sid.
ney Settler, LIST vice president, and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
TWO BLUFFTON
YOUTHS ANSWER
CALL TO COLORS
Richard Minck, Howard Koh-
Ter Of to Army; Beaverdam
Youth Also In Group

Two young men from Bluffton and
a third from Beaverdam were in a
group of 81 Allen county draftees
sent to Toledo last Thursday for in
duction into military service.
Among the selectees We're Richard
Allen Minck, of North Lawn avenue
Howard Eugene Kohler, Blufftol
Rural Route 2; and Emil Gene Gratz
of Beaverdam.
The group of 81 inductees filled
the Allen county draft quota for the
month of September, it was an,
nounced by the local selective service
board.
In addition to the 81 draftees, the
Allen county board last week also
sent 81 registrants to Toledo for pre-
induction physical examinations.
Clarence Martin Hooker, Bluffton
grade school instructor, was in this
group.
Last weeks group of 81 Allen
county inductees brought to 1913 the
number of men drafted so far this
year through the local board. Larg-
est monthly quota of the year was
in January when AZ men were taken
into the service.
June marked the lowest mark Of
the year, with only four men drafted
in that month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
Edgar Herr Named
To Teaching Post

Edgar Herr, former teacher of
the veterans on farm training class
at Lafayette school, has been en-
ployed by the Bluffton board of edu-
cation to ssum that position here,
it was announced Wednesday by A.
B. Murray, superintendent of schools.
Herr succeeds Ralph Marshall,
who resigned this summer to take a
position with an insurance company.
Herr was employed to teach the
course for the next six months and
longer if a sufficient number of vet
Grams are enrolled.
superintendent Murray said Herr
had accepted the position Wednesday
morning and had announced that he
would open classes Monday evening
at 8 p. m. Veterans enrolled in the
course are instructed to report at
that time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
Old Blufton College Custom Becomes
Widely Popular, Faculty Here Learns
mans, B~eaverburg.

A practice which has been in
vogue at Bluffton College for years
that of every faculty member par
ticipating in student advisorship-is
currently becoming popular in col
leges throughout the country and
was the subject of discussion at the
recent North Central Workshop,
Bluffton faculty was advised at their
pre-school conference and retreat re-
Gently.
Professor H. w. Berky, who at
tended the North Central conference,
reported this interesting Development
and discussed other trends in college
education.
Others on the four-day retreat pro-
gram included Atlee Beechy, dean at
Goshen college, who spoke on per-
sonnet problems. He has been making
a special study of this subject for
some years at Ohio State university.
Rev. Harry Yoder, former field
man for Button college, spoke on
public relations. He stressed the i'm
portance of faculty members meeting
the people in the communities inter
ested in Button college.
The Sunday program, largely in
spirationai, included morning serv-
ices with DR.. A. E. Kreider of Gosh
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
|EnrOute Home
After 30 Years

The Rev. and Mrs. Paul A. Weng-
er, who have been Mennonite mis-
sionaries in India for the past 80
years and who have not been in
Button, Mrs. Wenger's home town,
since 1914, are returning here for a
long stay the middle of next week.
The couple will be met in New
York Tuesday by Mrs. Wenger's son,
Laurence Burkhalter, assistant pro-
fessor of instrumental music at
Button college, and his fve-year-old
daughter, Kathy.
This will be the first time Rev.
and Mrs. Wenger have seen their
grandchild and they will also get
acquainted later with two other
grandchildren they have not seen
before.
Before returning to this country
the missionaries toured Europe and
attended the Mennonite Conference in
Basel, Switzerland. They r re-
turning with DR.. and Mrs. H. r.
Bauman, who also have been sta
toned as missionaries in India.
Rev. and Mrs. Wenger will re-
side at 446 West Elm street. The
Baumans will also make their Npme
here,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11

been a teacher there until she left
for the United States last week.
Must Work Here
Miss Mukarkar became an instruct
or in the same school in 1947, after
completing her schooling in the
British school.
Because of the austerity in their
homeland, both must take part-time
work here to help finance their way
through college, they explained.
Their families back in Jerusalem
will be unable to assist them, because
while at home both girls were in
the habit of helping their brothers,
sisters and other relatives from their
own small salaries.
In coming to the United States,
the girls flew by Air France passeng-
err plane to New York City, and
came to Button by train, arr&ing
here early last week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
High School Entries
Win HOnOrs At Fair

Button High school industrial
arts exhibits at the Allen county
fair won two frst-place ribbons;
four second-place awards, and six
third-place honors, it was announced
this week by school authorities.
Larry Zimmerman and Mari Wat
kins won the two first places, the
former with a tap wrench and the
latter with a hammered copper bowl.
Second place ribbons ere won by
MARI Watkins, dinner chimes; Dave
Gerber, plastic dish; Dean Amstutz,
metal hanging basket; Ralph Mold
err, metal hanging basket.
Third-place awards went to Bob
Leiber, cast aluminium books ends;
Bruce Triplett, ship plaque; Bob
Mathewson, Lincoln plaque; Jim
Berry, plastic letter opener; Dave
Gerber, brass letter opener; and
David Bixel, brass letter opener.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
Downtown Boosters
To Organize For
Pirate Support

Bluffton High school football root
ers who would like to support the
Pirates in an organization to be
known as the Downtown Boosters
club are being urged this week to
attend an organization meeting in
tn high school cafeteria Wednesday
September II, at s p. m.
Charles Steiner who is active in
the new movement explained that
the Boosters will give general root
ing support at the games and will
probably get behind several athletic
program needs.
One possible project would be the
acquisition of a new electric score
board for Harmon field with clock;
another need expressed by Coach
Pete Schmidt is for grid equipment
for a junior high school team.
Persons interested are urged to be
present next Wednesday at the
meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
Downtrend In College Enrolment \
Believed Halted; Expect About 200

Bluffton colleges student registra-
ton for the fall term is expected to
be about the same as last year, APP
proximately 200, when classes con-
vene for their first sessions this
Thursday on the campus.
With a freshman class of about
70 and upper class registration in
dicating it will be near the 1851
level, college officials said there were
indications a f~our-year downward
trend in enrolment had ended at
the local educational institution.
Although classes will not start IN
til Thursday, frst-year students
have been here since last Saturday
for a four-day campus orientation
program. This years class will be
about the same in size as that OF
last year when there were 10. Two
years ago there was a class of 80
| freshmen.
Registration at the school, continu-
ing through Wednesday, will be fol
lowed on Thursday by the start OF
regular classroom work for the 1852
So school year
Opening the college social season
the annual reception for all stu.
dents, a formal affair, will be hello
Friday evening. On Saturday even
ing q sophomore-freshman party viii
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
Births

The following births were reported
during the past week at Bluffton
Community hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Babcock, Ar
lington, a girl, Belinda Kay, born
last Thursday.
MI. and Mrs. Joe Bronson, Bluff
ton, a boy, Steven Darrell, born last
Friday. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stark, Lima,
a boy, Daniel Ray, born last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Anderson,
Rawson, a boy, Terry Wayne, born
Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Vernon Oppermann,
Button, a boy, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Cupples, Raw
son, a boy, Richard Thomas, born
Wednesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
ydycee Painters
Dress Up Waste Cans

Newly painted waste paper con-
tainers and fire plugs are brighten
ing Buttons downtown street set
ting these days.
Painting of the paper containers
was completed Tuesday by Button
Jaycees, who placed them in the
downtown distdict two years ago. In
addition to the painting program, the
Jaycees also added two more con-
tanners, and a total of 10 now are
in use in the downtown area.
In contrast to the bright blue OF
the containers, Is the fresh yellow
appearance of fire plugs, painted this
month by board of public affairs
workmen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11

planned hat today everybody is poor
because of the war with the Arabs
and its resultant destruction of
property.
Miss Suhweil's father is an invalid,
from injuries suffered in a bombing
raid. Four large city houses owned
by the father of Miss Mukarkar were
destroyed in one attack during the
fighting.
Miss Suhweil began teaching on a
part-time basis in the American
school at Jerusalem back in 1914,
while she was a student, and had
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
To Graduate Sept. 10
From Nursing School

Miss Helen Burkholder and Miss
Imogene Wenger, both of Button
are among the 90 students who will
be graduated from Lima Memorial
hospital school of nursing Friday,
September IL, at exercises to be held
in Trinity Methodist church in Lima.
Miss Burkholder is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Burkholder,
west of Button, and Miss Wenger
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Wenger, 116 East KILLER
street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11

Herbert Traucht, secretary and
treasurer. q
John Boehr, Bluffton, and Ralph
Earnhart, Lima, were selected as
delegates to the North Central Sec
tional conference to be held in De-
troit the latter part of this month.
Kermit d. Herr was elected a two
year director in the North Central
section and Mr.. Boehr is a one-year
director.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
fireman OK new
ALARM SYSTEM
after DRY RUN"
Test Indicates Changed Over
Will Speed Up Response
To Fire Summons

A test of the ~pronksed new fire
alarm system suggest dEtwo wee1k
ago by telephone contpdhy officials
was made Monday eveiNW With eft
lsfactorZ- results. Fire Dhief Guy
NorsgH SAID Dat NaMf be adopted
" aandard Nssaure.
V1er t. new system the town
ire$ShsNpfs sounded by the switch
boardAoperator the moment the call
comes in. Volunteer iremenzwfo-sre
working in the community and IN
able to get to their homs phone inn
mediately rush to the kre depart
ment. Those at home pfek up their
phones and the operator Neives the
fires location. ~~@se
This speeds up the alarm since
previously the operator was required
to ring all fremen before sounding
the siren.
Colored bulbs are being installed
on the Button switchboard to identi-
fly the iremen's phones. When the
receiver is lifted in one of these
homes during the alarm, the operator
gives it her immediate attention.
ROLAND Dodge, local manager
of the communications system,
said that there had been a mark
ed decrease in the number of
persons who let curiosity get the
best of them and picked up their
phones when the siren sounded
to try to learn the location of
the blaze.
Button residents have been
urged by Fire Chief Corson to
cease this practice because of
difficulties it causes in the
switchboard operation and the
hinderance in properly notifying
the men of the fires location.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
Faculty Musicians
To Appear In Recital

e Bluffton College school of
mn ic will present two of it's faculty
nd mbers in recital Tuesday evening,
ptkseber %, at 8 p. m. in RAM
yn chapssyA was announced this
Pix. Appear g on the program
viii be L~auren Burkhalter, violin,
and Pearl Bog{rt Mann, piano. The
public is invit&d.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
SUMMER DRAUCHT
ALMOST EQUALS
1886 DRY SPELL
: Rain Last Three Months,
4.70 Inches; Driest
Summer, 1865 Inches

The drought which prevailed in
the Bluffton area during June, July
and August came close to meeting a
record dry spell in 1896, according
to the records of Ray Burkholder,
government weather observer located
near Pandora.
The precipitation during the three
month period this year was 4.70
inches, as compared with 4.66 inches
which set a low record during the
summer of 1886.
Augustus precipitation was 1877
inches as compared with the normal
rainfall in that month of 2.86 inches.
The heaviest on record, 1853 inches,
fell in August of 1896, and the
driest August was that al932 when
Button saw only 80 Of inch.
The maximum tempei ire of -
- reached on August aaadathe
Ath's fpldast daA Afkngust "a
III thu ten peraturssfell to 40 de-
|gret. IAts compares with August's
|hottest DAY of 106 degrees on
August 6, 1918, and the coolest
August temperature drop of 35 de-
grees on August 81, 1915.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
ROSE EXPERT TO SPEAK

Melvin Wyant, widely known rose
grower, will be the speaker at a
meeting of the Findlay Mems Garden
club Monday evening, October 6. A
number of Button garden enthus-
lasts are expected to attend the
open meeting. Place and time will
be announced later.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
TO u. s.

Cpl. William E. Hart of Button
is listed among 10 soldiers of the
northwestern Ohio area who arrived
in San Francisco this week aboard
the navy transport Gen. Nelson M
Walker from Japan and Korea.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11

en- as the speaker. DR.. Lloyd L.
Ramseyer spoke in the afternoon ses-
sion on "World Conference impress
s%ions," and the evening inspirational
address was by the Rev. Earl Salz-
man..
The Monday forenoon program in
cluded a summarization and action
on the preceding discussions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
Council Races To Complete
VANISHED Financing Job

Blufftons city government is embarked on a race against
these days to complete financing and legal details for the
towns new $5S0,O00 sewage disposal system, So that construction
contracts can be signed before the expiration of bids on October 8.
Although tentative contract awards We're made by council
men Monday night II at their third special meeting in 10 days, no
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
Two Palestinian Girls Enroll At Blufffton;
Will Not Return To Homeland For Four Yrs.

From bombscarred, austerity-ridden Jerusalem to the peace
full campus of Bluffton college in a land of plenty is a contrast
especially noticeable to two Pahstinian young women who ar
rived here last week to enroll in the local college.
Impressed favorably by the friendly smaI-town atmosphere
of Button, the two girls, Evelyn SuhweiL, 81, and Naimeh
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
Obstacles Delay Sewage Plant Contract
To Tack Sewage Charge On
Water Bills December |

Financing Buttons new sewage disposal system will take
its first bite out of your pocketbooks when you pay your water
bill on December l and find that total charges for service will be
80 per cent higher than at present.
The increase, nearly doubling the amount paid each month
for waterworks service, represents the first of regular monthly
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11

+ Americans.
Miss Suhweil attended the Ameri-
can school as a student before she
became a teacher in it, and Miss
Mukarkar received her schooling in
Jerusalem Girls college, a British
school.
In American School
Since the American and British
schools are the best in Palestine, the
girls were enrolled in them as stu
dents when they first began attend
ing classes back in the "thirties".
This was accepted practice among
the well-to-do Palestinian families,
because of the educational advantag-
es obtained, it was explained.
Attic at that time the families of
both girls were wealthy, they ex-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11

be held.
Button colleges football season
will be opened with a game at home
Saturday afternoon when the Beav-
ers play Taylor university on the
Harmon field gridiron.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11
Hope To Launch Job
Within Three Weeks

Despite the fact that signing
of contracts must be delayed
pending completion of financing
and other details, work on Bluff
toms $580,O00 sewage disposal
system will be started within the
next three weeks.
Frank Pfaff, Bryan contractor,
whose bid was designated Mon
day night as that which puncil
will accept, told councilm that
he expNs to begin work the
ives ID the Rrst of Oci
Buhschv be rosS6f Fit.
Waxne, sNeces bidder for con-
st6etion the disposal plant,
have notified the town that steel
for the building already has been
ordered by them, alth0ush the
firm has not yet indie ed II date
of beginning work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-11

Total crop production now is ex-
pected to be second highest on
record.