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Evening star., 1952-03-18
Clearing the Way for UNIT

One of the arguments which was factor
in the House decision to recommit the Universal
Military Training bill to the Armed Services
Committee was that the Pentagon was using
cart-before- -the-horse approach to the issue. The
cart, according to this argument, was UNIT and
the horse was legislation to reorganize the re-
serves SO as to absorb the trainees as they came
from camp Actually, the Defense. Department
had proposed that the UNIT and reserve bills be
considered and passed as corollary measures Eut
it is true that primary emphasis was placed on
UNIT, which received legislative right of way at
the Capitol. The move to go ahead with reserve
reorganization, whatever the final lot of UNIT at
this session. is sensible one that will place first
things first.
The House had made the right approach
when 1t passed the reserve bill before taking up
supplementary UNIT legislation at this session.
The Senate, however, has Jagged behind the
House on the reserve proposal No hearings have
yet been called on the House-approved bill It
is because of this situation that Chairman Vinson
of the House Armed Services Committee has
taken the unusual course Of writing letter to the
Senate Armed Services Committee urging prompt
action on the reserve bill. The letter pointed out
that critics of UNIT have made much of the fact
that there was no urgent need for a training
program so long as the reserve system remained
unprepared to receive the trainees.
The reserve legislation would create ready
reserve" into which all graduates" of UNIT
would be channeled for 72 years of additional
instruction and summer field training. This
class of reservsts would be first to 60 In time of
another emergency-or an expansion Of the
present one. Men who had already seen active
service would be placed in a new standby re-
serve" subject to call only In event II declara
tion of war. Defense Secretary Lovett stressed
the Importance OF the reserve reorganization plan
in his semiannual report this week. BY passing
this legislation now the Senate could clear the
way for UNIT action-either at this session or
later At least the cart-before- the horse excuse
no longer would be valid
There's a school Of thought that holds a
mediocre President is the safest, and the way to
insure this is to let the Republicans pick the
Democratic candidate, and vice versa
It might be that Stain would respond to the
business approach. What, for instance, would he
take for the Iron Curtain, for use q needed
scrap?
Evening star., 1952-03-18
'AIorming and Suspicious

senator Nicely has not exaggerated In saying
that testimony given the Senate District Crime
subcommittee by Police Lieutenant H. H. Carper
Is both alarming and suspicious
1t is suspicious because Lieutenant Carper
has given no explanation of the source of more
than $4,000 in cash which he deposited in his
bank account in 1948 and 1949 The money
admittedly did not come from his police salary.
1t did not come from bank loans And he testi-
ned thatSh did not win it in gambling or similar
ventures. Where, then did the money come
from? Lieutenant Carpers final answer was
that he did not know, that he could not remem-
ber. Yet the deposits, made on month to-
month basis. amounted to almost half his total
police salary in that period.
It is alarming because of the suggestion
that dope peddlerS have been able to buy police
protection in the District. Lieutenant Carper
has been head Of the police narcotics squad for
the past five years. And Senator Nicely told him
the committee "has evidence of payment after
payment of cash that was made to you by dope
peddlers for protection"
This evidence may take the form of afhdavits
or direct testimony from pedders. Ordinarily
such evidence would be received with great re-
serve and distruSt for there is nothing lower
In the scale of human life than dope peddler.
And Lieutenant Carper, furthermore, has cate
gorically denied receiving any such payments
But If the committee in this instance can pro-
duce evidence of protection payments, and If
Lieutenant Carper cannot offer any explanation
Of the source of his cash deposits, sinister pic
ture will emerge.
There will be a substantial basis for the
Inference that the dope racket--perhaps the
most vicious and certainly the most corrupting
form of crime-has been operating in the Ma
tion's Capital with purchased police protection
If Lieutenant Carper has any explanation to
rebut such an inference he should produce it,
and produce it now If he has no exp'anatacn
he should be prosecuted to the limit of the law.
IL
Evening star., 1952-03-18

His action In this case bears ont this determine.
ton. It is to the interest Of all organized labor
and to the country as q whole that he carry on
this particular disinfection to q point where no
trace of Communist control or influence Is left
among the Ford membership.
Evening star., 1952-03-18

On March the editor Of The Star
wrote to MIR. Truman. calling TO his
attention the above quotation.
The letter said:
I'm view of the fact. as recorded IN
our files, that The Star consistently
supported the bill editorially. covered the
House hearings in detail and ran feature
stories with photographs and sketches
to emphasize the Importance OF the
undertaking, am very curious to know
how you could have received an impress
sion that The Star opposed the bill.
"As for the pinheaded Congressman.
I know nothing about any connection
he had with The Star. One of his pro-
posals (if we are thinking of the same
pinheaded Congressman was to leave
the United States Capitol Building as 1t
is and move the United States Capital
to Iowa. I hope you will agree with me
that it is highly improbable The Star
would have looked with sympathy upon.
or joined forces with. anybody who ad-
yocated that solution Of the architec-
tural problem involved In completing the
Capitol.
'I would deeply appreciate it If you
let me know how you got the impression
which Mr.. Hillman records In his book,
in direct quotation marks"
Evening star., 1952-03-18
Mr.. Truman, the Capitol, and The Star :.

"A PASSAGE In william IIillman's
- new book, "Mr. President accuses
The Star and "a little pinheaded Con-
gresham from Iowa" Of having brought
about defeat by the House of q bill to
extend the east-central section of the
Capitol and to replace its sandstone face
with marble.
AS told by Mr.. Hillman, here Is the
Presidents version:
IT,. worked closely with Senator
Tom Connally. who was Chairman OF
the Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee. That committee introduced a
bill for the purpose Of finishing the
Capitol Building. The seven feet over
the central porch and the building on
which it rests is of red sandstone.
'When the House and Senate wings
were added and. the dome was placed
over the sandstone center section. it was
intended by the architect of 1868 that
the center stairway on the east side OF
the Capitol Building should be. moved
out in proportion to the House and
Senate stairways, and that the red sand
stone of the old original building should
be covered with the same marble as the
two wings are built OF. The dome also
should be covered by the same sort OF
marble.
"a little pinheaded Congressman from
Iowa interested the Washington Star.
and the House beat the bill. We still
have a red sandstone center to the
Capitol Of the greatest republic in the
history Of the world. and one OF the
I. three great domes Of the world hanging
In the air! What an accomplishment for
a pinheaded Congressman and news
paper!
THAT same great newspaper tried
the same tactics when was making
the south front of the White House
architecturally correct-but, the great
paper didn't have pinheaded Congress
man to legislate-and it failed in its
wrong purpose
Evening star., 1952-03-29

bsen determined exactly, how
ever, until about a month ago.
The apartments were then
advertised. Response was ter
Evening star., 1952-03-29

rife but actual rentals were
slow.
Owners now believe that with
the rent reduction put in effect
Evening star., 1952-03-29

The Government is thinking
about putting defense housing
on wheels so that it can be hauled
to q site, used as long as needed
and then easily transported tc
another site If necessary.
Already experimental units o1
such housing have reached a test
stage, the Housing and Home FL
nance Agency said today.
Seven Types to Be Tested.
Seven types Of such mobile an6
demountable housing have been
chosen for tests Of their suitabil-
lity. The idea is that dwellings
| of this type may be more prac-
tical for many areas than per-
manent homes or Temporary
housing Of the old-fashioned type
which was expensive to raze and
lre-erect elsewhere.
HHFA said seven makers Of
lprefabricated housing have built
test units, some of which win be
purchased by the Public Housing
Administration for use and study
lin defense sections. Manufac-
turers also will provide units free
for HHFA tests. the agency said.
More than IS producers sub
mitted designs for housing on
wheels in response to an invita-
Evening star., 1952-03-29
US. Tests Housing on Wheels
For Quick Usei in Defense Areas

ton issued three months ago,
HHFA explained.
Two or Three Bedroom Size.
All the homes must be of either
two or three bedroom size. be de-
signed for "long-term" use. uti-
llize a minimum of critical ma
terials and be adapted to speedy
erection by a relatively few men.
as well as be readily movable
from one location to another.
Initial production and installa-
tion cost, said the agency. was
to be mo more than that of con-
|ventional f1xed-to-site housing Of
comparable quality"
Ralph Kaul, recently named
special adviser in the HHFA
central Office to develop sources
and new types of housing best
suited to the defense emergency.
has charge of the tests.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Rents on New Apartments Cut
To Speed Rentals to CoIored

The new rent schedule an
nounced this week offers eff
cheney apartments at from
$67.75 to $69.75;. one-bedroom
apartments at from $97.75 to
sos, and two-bedroom units at
from $125.50 to $3.50. Com
parable apartments for occu-
pancy by white families have
considerably higher rents.
The owners, Fred Schnider
and Melvin H. Schlosberg, said
this weeks rent reduction ex-
ceeds 10 per cent.
Ready About Mid-May.
The building will be ready to
receive its first tenants about the
middle Of next month.
Most Of the apartments al
ready are finished, and the big
lobby with indirect lighting
needs only finishing touches and
decoration.
The development was started
! In September. 1850. During the
period Of construction many
families expressed interest. The
original rent schedule had not
Evening star., 1952-03-29
By Robert J. Lewis
Reel Estate Editor Of The StoF

In the real estate business, a
drop in rents is big news be-
cause that kind of thing has
happened very seldom lately.
But it happened this week,
when, the plush new Rhode
Island Plaza, a 413-unit luxury
apartment building for colored
families, eliminated air-condi-
tioning from its program and
cut its rents sharply because
rentals were slow.
The big building at 1900
Rhode Island avenue NE. rep
resentS an experiment on which
the, Federal Housing Admins
tration is holding its breath.
FILA provided the financing
aid which allowed the project
to get. under way. It did so
in the belief that a big rental
demand existed in Washington
for luxury accommodations for
colored families. The project
has received wide publicity all
over the country as the biggest
of its type for colored occu-
pancy.
Rents Too High to Attract.
. But the rents that included
air-conditioning. ($82 to $3.50
for efficiency units; $109 to 1922
for one-bedroom units, and
$129.50 to $142.50 for two-bed-
room units) apparently were.
too high to attract full occu-
pancy. g
Owing to the buildings luke
warm appeal at those rents, con-
Sideration was given to removing
the apartments from the cate
CORY in which colored tenancy
was solicited. and to renting the
development to white families.
But a decision against this was
reached and it was decided to
cut rents, instead.
Evening star., 1952-03-29

this week there win be no fur
ther trouble renting the big
development.
Features include paruuet
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Building Lessons Issued

The National Association Of
Home Builders believes builders
should reach their customers
early. The association has just
published "ready-made lessons
for use In grade schools that pre-
sent fundamentals Of home build.
ling in an eight-page booklet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20
Mennonite Women
Hold Meetings Here

Ramseyer chapel is the setting
again for the annual Mennonite
women's conference which began on
Wednesday and continues through
Thursday this week at Bluffton col
lege.
On the program are: Mrs. Phares
Bixel; Mrs. Robert Kreider; Profes-
sor H. w. Berky; Mrs. Mahlon Har-
tzler, Goshen, Ind; Mrs. Leslie Leh-
man, Berne, Ind; Mrs. Leonard Kreid-
er, Wadsworth; Miss Edna Ramseyer;
Miss Carol Diller, Bloomington, ILL.,;
Miss Minerva Hilty; Mrs. j. F. Slot
ter, Souderton, Pa; H. A. Driver,
Wauseon; DR.. Ella Bauman; Ella Mae
Hooley, Topeka, Ind; Margot Pulss;
Fred Baker; Jane Wang; Zacchaeus
Owolabi; Naimeh Mukarkar and Otto
Warkentin.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20
Nine Funds PrOUe
Headache For Clerk

Keeping track of Buttons finan-
cial transactions in the right de-
partments is becoming more in
volved all the time for Town Clerk
A. J. B. Longsdorf, entirely because
of the expansion of municipal facili-
ties.
At Monday nights council meet
ing, Longsdorf disclosed that he now
is handling municipal funds in nine
different accounts, and will have tc
create a tenth fund in December
when collection of sewer rental
charges is started by the board OF
public affairs.
The nine funds in which transac.
tions now must be properly credited
include: General, water and light
cemetery, motor vehicle for street
repairs, gasoline tax for street re
pairs, sewage construction, sinking
fund, electric sinking fund and sew
er bond retirement.
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CARD OATHANKS

We wish to eY Tess our apprecia-
ton for your ca Ms, gifts and pray
ers during our cent illnesses.
Mr.. and rs. Monroe Geiger
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20

in Hamilton. He was to arrive in
Montreal Wednesday and then pro-
ceed to Hamilton where he will find
living quarters before Mrs. Tod comes
over.
The couple met during the war in
Jerusalem where Barbara was attend
ing Presbyterian mission school and
Mr.. Tod was stationed as lieutenant
in the British Army. They were mar
ried in Edinborough, Scotland in 1916.
Mrs. Hauenstein spent the summer
this year with her daughter in Scot
land and is looking forward to her
being closer to home in the future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20
Drainage Ditch
Is Completed

Work was completed this week on
a new drainage ditch which serves
the Garmatter street-West Elm
street area and runs northwest
across the farms of Amos Thut,
Henry Huber and the Bluffton col
lege farm to empty into Riley creek.
Cost of the project was $3.50, and
will be shared jointly by Bluffton
village, owners of the three farms,
Richland township and residents in
the area served. Charles Kohl and
Sons of Lima had the contract for
work which started last Monday
morning.
The ditch carries surface water
from Garmatter street and part of
Elm street; parts of the two town.
ship roads, College and Elm street
roads, and homes on Garmatter
street and the extreme west. end of
Elm street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20
After z Years Abroad, BIufton Woman
To Establish Home In Ontario, Canada

After living abroad in Syria, Jeru-
salem and Scotland since 1945 Mrs.
Willie Tod (the former Barbara Joyce
Hauenstein) will move her residence
closer to her native Bluffton soon
when she follows her husband to a
new home in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada.
Mrs. Sidney Hauenstein, Barbara's
mother, learned recently that her
daughter and husband will make their
home in Canada. Mr.. Tod, a native
of Scotland, has accepted position
as chartered accountant with firm
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20

Progressive Mothers Club
The Progressive Mothers Club will
meet Tuesday, November 25 with Mrs
Evelyn Michel. Devotions, Allene
Luginbuhl; Program, Juanita Swank.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20
East Orange

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stager were
Sunday dinner guests of Dale Fred
ricks and family of near Dola.
Mrs. Mary Heldman and Mrs. En-
ma Boutwell, spent Wednesday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. Orlen Gallant
of near Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Evans and
daughters of Rawson spent Friday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Rayon
Boutwell, and family.
Mrs. Mildred Amstutz, Mrs. Maud
Thompson, Mrs. Goldia Baker, Mrs.
Mary Heldman and Mrs. Emma Bout
well, Mrs. Imajean Badertscher and
daughter Janet spent Thursday with
Mrs. Carrie Montgomery and Anna
Louise Scoles and children. The day
was spent in quilting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted w. Smith and
daughters, Ann and Jane of Arling-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Boehm and
sons, David, Stephen, John and Dan
ny, were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Heldman and
Charles Heldman. The dinner was
in honor Of Jane Smiths birthday an
niversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker had
for their Sunday dinner guests: Mr.
and Mrs. Daryl Baker and son Ed. o1
Ada, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stanley anc
son of Toledo, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bame, Carolyn, Marilyn and Dennis
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Baker.
| Mid week prayer meeting and Bi
BILE study at the Riley Creek Baptis
church Thursday evening.
David Boehm, who is attending
school at Saginaw, Mich, spent th'
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Kermit Boehm and sons.
Mrs. Anna Gallant of Findlay
spent last week in the Carl Gallan
home. Carl and daughter, Sharon
have been i'll with the mumps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Baker AM
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Baker spent Sun
day evening with Mrs. Maud Gorb,
of Lima.
Mrs. Edith Stager spent last Tues
day afternoon with Emma Boutwell,.
Mrs. Ethel M. Boutwell, and Mrs
Edith Stager attended the World
DAY of Prayer at the Mt. Zion Bap
ltist church near West Newton las
Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20
BASINGERS TO

Concluded from Page u
for the new furniture arrangements,
and a rear upper wall has been
decorated with a predominately blue
paper of nautical design.
Indirect incandescent lighting is
designed to show the furnishings as
closely as possible under the lighting
conditions of the home.
In addition to the large first-foor
showroom Basingers offer a large
rear linoleum and floor covering de-
partment and two floors of furniture
above.
The furniture store actually was
established So years ago in 1900 by
Julian Doriot, but it did not come
under the Basinger' ownership until
two years later when the brothers,
Noah and Nahum Basinger bought
the store. At that time it was To-
Gated in the Triplett block across the
street from the present location.
In November of 1922 the Basinger
store moved to its present location
and at the grand opening it was
estimated 1000 persons went through
the store from top to bottom.
Those were the days when fur
niture store dealt in brass and iron
beds and the stock embraced parlor
and chamber suits, library and hall
furniture.
Noah Basinger at 70, died in 1914,
after his son-in-law, William Ed
wards had taken over management
of the store. Brother Nahum is still
living and will prabably be one of the
guests of honor at the birthday cele-
bration Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20
100 Visit Librdry's
NelU Reading Room,

Nearly 100 parents of school
children from the first through sixth
grades visited the junior reading
room at the Bluffton-Richland library
Monday evening when the new facil-
ity at the library was opened for
public inspection.
Attractively decorated in a neu-
trail grey-green, scarlet drapes re-
moves the new reading room from
the ordinary in library appearance.
A panel of pictorial wallpaper at
one end also adds interest and drew
favorable comment from the visitors.
Low bookshelves filled with juvenile
books and a reading bench for the
small fry are provided.
Tea and cookies were served to
those attending the inspection which
opened the observance here of Ma
tional Book Week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20
Farm Class Changes
Meeting Schedule

Future weekly meetings of the
adult farmer classes for men and
the home economies course for women
will be held on Monday instead of
Tuesday, it was announced Tuesday
following the second session in the
series.
Twenty-six men attended the Tues
day meeting this week, and there
were Is in attendance at the wo-
mems session.
Future adult farmer class topics,
announced by Lorain Basingsr, in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20
Society and Clubs

during the school year 1951-1952. She
travelled extensively over the contin-
ent mostly by air plane during her
stay in South America.
Bridal Shower
Miss Shirleen Klass entertained at
her home with miscellaneous shower
for Mrs. Paul Hilty, the former Vida
Diller.
Games and contests were played
and refreshments were served. Those
attending were the Misses Lois Agin
Janet Althaus, Marlene Gleason
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20
THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1852

structor, are as follows:
Nov. 24-How Is Having a Farm
Shop Goood Business Management?
Dec. Combined Meeting with
Home Economies Group.
Dec. S-What are the Farmers
Buying Problems?
Dec. 15-What are the Farmers
Insurance Problems?
Dec. 22-Beginning Work on Farm
Closing Out Old Records.
Dec. 29-Continuing Farm Ac-
counting.
Jan. 5-Filing the Income Tax Re-
turn.
Jan. 12-Filing the Income Tax
Return
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-20
Alpha Tau

Alpha Tau
Alpha Tau Chapter of the Delta
Kappa Gamma Society enjoyed a
desert luncheon at the home of Mrs.
Grace Longsdorf at Bluffton Saturday
afternoon. Misses M'Della Moon and
Ruth Bell were assistant hostesses.
Mrs. Mabel Lantz presided at the
business meeting. Twenty-Five men,
bers were present and appreciated
the informal talk on South America
given By Miss Rilner, a teacher of
South high school, Lima. Miss Rimer
tausht English in Quito, Ecuador,