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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Society and Clubs

Scoles, Ronnie Geiser, Jerry Mont
gomery, Raymond Lewis, Gareth
Basinger, Richard and Roland Bad
ertscher.
Friendly Class
The Friendly Class of the First
Methodist church will hold a Christ
mas party December Is. Hosts are
Rev. and Mrs. King, Allen and Veda-
belle Mcclure, Lorain and Rebecca
Basinger and Franklin and Lois Ro-
dabaugh. The program committee is
Evelyn Steiner, Melba Berry and Lois
Rodabaugh.
Mothers Night Out
The meeting will be held at Mrs
Dorothy Steiner's home Thursday,
December Is. The Mystery Sisters
will be revealed.
Troop No. 126
Troop No. 1875 met Tuesday. They
made Christmas decorations for the
house.
4 4
| Jitsu Tau Club
The Jitsu Tau Club will hold its
Christmas meeting at the home OF
Mrs. Swan Stonehill this Wednesday
evening at $50 o'clock for pot luck
| and gift exchange.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

The first New England newspaper
to be firmly established outside of
Boston was the Connecticut Gazette
of New Haven, founded in 1855 by
James Parker, an associate of Ben
jamin Franklin.
New York was the third largest
city in the colonies, the third city to
have a printing press, and the third
to support a newspaper.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Central State
Final Beaver Foe
Before Holidays
Mastmen Close Pref Christmas
Schedule Thursday With
Game At Wilberforce

oothkC az w AkoSAAoAN
Button college cagers will close
out their pref Christmas schedule of
play Thursday of this week in a game
with Central State university at Will
berforce.
With the holiday recess beginning
Friday evening at the college, the
Beavers will not see action again,
following the game at Wherefore,
until January s when the Mastmen
play Ohio Northern university at Ada.
1t will be a rugged assignment for
the Beavers at Central State this
Thursday, for the downstate negro
aggregation always proves one of the
| classiest teams in the state. A return
contest with Central State is schedul-
ed for the Bluffton court on Feb. 16.
Last Thursday night the Beavers
dropped their third game in the first
four starts, in absorbing a 10 to So
licking from Heidelberg at Tiffin
However, Bluffton's record doesn't
look bad when the calibre of the OPP
position is considered: Toledo u, Johr
Carroll and Heidelberg.
The ultimate victors led all the way
in last weeks contest, holding a 10 tc
s edge at the quarter; 81 to 18 at
halftime, and 81 to "a at the third
quarter mark.
John Moser, with 10 points, was
top point-getter for Button; Augs.
burger had II; Jackson 10, Wilson
eight and Burcky seven.
The box score:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

BY January, 1765, there were %
newspapers In the thirteen colonies:
four in Boston, three in New York,
two in English and one German in
Philadelphia, one German in German
town, Pennsylvania, two each in Con-
necticut, Rhode Island, North Caro-
lima, and South Carolina and one
each in Maryland, Virginia, New
Hampshire, and Georgia.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Plan Christmas Dinner

Plan Christmas Dinner
The Lutheran Aid and Missionary
meeting and annual Christmas dinner
will be held Thursday, December IS,
at the home of Mrs. Noah Basinger.
Please bring your own service.
Children's Program
Children of the Lutheran church
will present their Christmas program
Sunday evening, December 81, at
1880 in the church. The program is
open to the public. Harold Beals is
superintendent of the Sunday School.
Alpha Tau Initiates
The Alpha Tau chapter of Delta
Kappa Gamma society held its De-
cember dinner meeting at the home
of Miss A. Ruth Moore in Lima with
33 members seated at the beautifully
decorated tables.
At the meeting three new members
initiated were Margaret Busche, Opal
Campbell, and Ruth Holman.
Mrs. Mabel Lantz, president, con-
Quoted a short business meeting fol-
lowed by Christmas readings by Mrs.
Lucille Collier and group singing led
by Miss Ida Burk. Bluffton members
attending the meeting were Mrs. Ma
bel Lantz, Mrs. Grace Longsdorf,
Misses M'Della Moon, Edna Ramsey
er, Ada Lapp and Mildred Keel.
Richland Grange Meeting
Richland Grange meeting will be
held next Tuesday evening. Mem
bers are requested to bring apples
and candy. A gift exchange of SOC
for the grownups and 25c for chill
dren. Old Santa will be there with
a "pack on his back" to visit the chill
dren.
Builders Class
The members of the Builders Class
of the Methodist Church will hold
their regular monthly meeting Fri
day evening at 800 o'clock at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. King.
Junior High Church School
Junior High Church School class
r M TIg r-- - D.
formed church enjoyed a potluck and
Christmas party at the home of Miss
Christine Rae Geiger last Thursday.
Many games and contests were play
ed during the evening. Members and
guests present were Misses Martha
K~oontz, Judy Schiffke, Susan Hauen-
stein, Jane Badertscher, Susan Wiess,
Dwayne Leiber, David and James
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Jitsu Tau Club
Putnam County Is
Major Food Supplier

Nearby Putnam county ranks high
as a ~supplier of food in comparison
| with other counties in this area, &C
cording to statistics of the depart
ment of agriculture economics and
rural sociology at Ohio State univers-
ity.
Figures for 1851 show Putnam
county ranks fourth in the state in
income from the sale of agriculture
products.
Hogs rank first as a source of in
come in the county, with % per cent
of the total. Dairy is second with
II per cent; poultry third with Is
per cent; soybeans fourth with ID
per cent; corn 10 per cent; wheat
six per cent; and all other crops IA
per cent.
In terms of gross cash income per
acre, excluding the counties in which
truck crops and green house crop
production is the main agriculture
enterprise, Putnam county ranks Sec
ond int he state in gross income per
acr Fulton county is first.
In the state, Putnam county ranks
seventh in poultry; eighth in wheat;
fourth in corn and fourth in soy
bean production.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

Post Office officials estimate that
each Christmas card must be handled
by II postal employees before deliv-
cry is completed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

About 80 per cent of the electric
power in America is generated from
water power.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

Of every dollar that people spend,
less than n cent goes to supply all
the electricity they use in their
homes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Builders Class

builders class
The members of the Builders Class
of the Methodist Church will hold
their regular monthly meeting Fri
day evening at 500 o'clock at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. King.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Committee Is Named
By Allied Civic Group

The Executive Committee of the
Allied Civic Group of Silver Spring
was named this week by its presi-
dent, Willard A. Morris of Clifton
Park.
The committee includes Mr.
Morris. Robert T. Snure, North
-Four Corners; Louis o. Regeimbal
North Woodside- Montgomery
Hills; Mrs. Dorothy Protector
Forest Glen Park. and Frank G
Beatty. Woodside Park.
Also Laurin KnutSen. McKenney
Hills; Floyd Carver. Woodmoor
Charles B. Buscher, North Foul
Corners; Louis A. Palmer, Capitol
View Park: Robert Hacken, Forest
Estates; Donald E. Brown, Carroll
Knolls.
Also Carl st. Clair. Pinecrest;
Raymond B. Spring, Wheaton; DR..
Herman F. Kraybill, Glenview,
Robert E. Redding, Forest Glen
Park, and John F. Kelly. East Sill
yer Spring.
The first fall meeting of the
group will be held IN the hearing
room of the Silver Spring Liquor
Dispensary at 8 pm. September %,
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Toll Setup Urged for Road
To Link Bridge 10 Delaware
ev the Associoted Press

CENTREVILLE, Md, Sept. g.
State Senator Edward Turner
Democrat, Of Queen Annes County
wants the State to make the
projected dual highway connect.
ing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
with the Delaware border a toll
road.
. He said the revenues would ex-
pedite the road construction pro-
gram and ease the heavy traffic
burden presently on county roads
Gov. McKeldin has suggested
toll roads as a means Of financing
highway expansion, but Senator
Turner's suggestion was the first
proposed for a specific stretch
of roadway.
The dual lane already has beer
completed from the bridge to just
beyond Queenstown. The State
Roads Commission has advertised
for bids on another 4.6 miles tt
connect it with Route 213.
When completed, it will covel
40 miles across Queen Annes, 8
part of Kent and a corner o1
Cecil County and connect with
Route into Delaware at War.
wick, Md.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
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Evening star., 1952-09-06
Branches Authorized
For ; Virginia Banks
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND. Sept. 6.-Three
nearby Virginia banks yesterday
were granted authority by the
State Corporation Commission to
establish branch divisions.
The Mount Vernon Bank &,
Trust Co. won permission over
the Bank Of Annandale to estab-
liSh a branch at Lee boulevard
and Patrick Henry drive in the
Seven Corners section Of Fairfax
County.
Both banks had asked for the
same location at a public hearing
before the commission Thursday.
In granting permission to Mount
Vernon, the commission said that
bank filed its application before
the Bank of Annandale.
The other branches were au-
thorized without hearings since
there was no opposition. The
Falls Church Bank was authorized
to set up a branch at 1075 West
Broad street. Falls Church, and
the Clarendon Trust Co.. was per-
mitted to establish a branch in
the 100 block of North Mckinley
road. Arlington.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Council Of Clubs Formed
By Prince GEORGES 6. 0. P.

Prince Georges Republicans
formed a county council of Re-
publican Clubs last night to CO.
ordinate campaign activities of
four party units in the county.
Stanleigh r. Bowers of College
Park was elected temporary
chairman of the group. Miss
: Norma Ryon. Hyattsville, was
chosen secretary.
Participating in the meeting at
College Park were delegations
from the Republican Club of
Prince Georges County, the Coun-
ty Young Republican Club, the
Northwest Branch Republican
club and the Spalding Branch OF
the Young Republican Club.
The council will seek to get two
other county q. o. P. clubs to
ioin with them before electine
permanent officers. The next
meeting will be held September
is at the county Service Building
in HyattSville.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
{. F. TIGERS Resignation
ACCEPTED in Alexandra

Alexandria Mayor Marshall j.
Beverley has accepted the resig-
nation of Edmund F. Ticer as
chairman of the city'S Redevelop-
ment and Housing Authority.
Mr.. Ticer. ga, of 226 South
Fairfax street is freight agent
and yardmaster for the Southern
Railroad in Alexandria.
Mr.. Ticer submitted his resig-
nation last March because of the
pressure of business.
Mayor Beverley said he will ap-
point a successor at the next
council meeting at 7:30 pm
Tuesday at City Hall.
Mr.. Ticer has served with the
authority for 13 years. Before
that, he had served as Mayor Of
Alexandria from 1881 to 1884 and
had been a member of the City
Council since 1918.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
u. S. Made So Billion
On Stote, Says Governor

WESTERNPoRT. Md, Sept.
R.-Gov.' McKeldin said tonight
Marylanders turned over to the
Federal Government So billion
more than they got back from
1914 to 1851.
During those years, he said
Washington turned over to Mary
land $606, ,683,544.
This centralization Of govern
ment-boy' you've got to pay for
it," he declared.
The Governor addressed the
Bethlehem Chapter of the Order
of the Eastern Star. He got his
figures, he said. from a fellow
named Harry F. Byrd"
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of vir-
ginia is an advocate of more
economy in Government.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
mrs. Hamilton Rothrock
To Aid Alexandria Fund

Mrs. Hamilton I. Rothrock. out
standing worker in the 1851 Com
munity Chest campaign, will serve
as residential chairman in the
Alexandria drive this year.
Mrs. Rothrock will be respon-
sible for campaign organization
ion a house-to-house basis in the
|city's eight wards. ~
A native of Seattle, Wash. she
lis a graduate of George Washing
ton University and has been a
resident of Alexandria for II years
Her husband is assistant to the
director Of the electronics division
of the Bureau Of Aeronautics
Navy Department. They have two
children.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Ponty Roider Sought
In Tukomu Park

Panty raids" confined to col
lege campuses last spring. have
blossomed forth in Takoma Park
during the last six weeks.
Police said they have received
more than a dozen calls from
women complaining of clothing.
particularly slips. panties and
bras, being stolen from clothes
lines.
Police are undecided whether
they are dealing with q prankster,
a thief or a sexual deviate. They
know. however, their raider is
working at night.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
State Highway 1853
Earns Deadly Label
of Most Dangerous
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Sept. GA 60.
mile-long highway-approximate.
ly half of it a four-lane route
on the Virginia Peninsula proved
to the the States most accident
prone major road in 1851 mile fol
mile, according to State police.
The dubious honor of running
up the highest rate of wrecks pei
million vehicle miles travelled went
to State Highway 1853. which runs
from Route so east of Norfolk
across the acknowledgement News
ferry, and hence to State Route 81
in New Kent County.
The ,telltale information con-
corning highway accident anc
death rates comes from a book
let. Virginia Traffic Accident
Facts" published annually by
State police.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
RiverdaIe Man Held
In $1,000 Narcotics Sale
spse;oI pi.oo,eh 10 The S,or

BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.-John
George st. Lawrence. AZ. 4501
Sheridan street, Riverdale,' Md,
was held on a narcotics charge
under $500 bail late yesterday.
This followed q hearing before
United States c o m m is on e,r
Ernest Volkart for removal to New
York. st. Lawrence is charged
with making a sale in New York
on August IA of heroin, which
officials say was valued at $4,000
But the accused made the mis-
take of selling to an undercover
Iagent for the Narcotics Bureau
1.-THE authorities said.
st. Lawrence, known also as
Red" is described as a used Cal
salesman in Riverdale.
A Federal judge here Is ex-
pected to sign the removal papers
lnext week.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Happy Ending Given First Case
Tried in New Courthouse

The new United States Court.
house had its first sentencing to-
day, and the judge found the oc.
casion full of symbolism.
The man in the dock was Mil
ton Smith, So. colored, of the 300
block of E street NE. The man
|on the bench was Judge James
r. Kirkland.
Smith got a 1-to-3 year SEN
tence, but Judge Kirkland sus-
pended it and put him on proba-
ton for three years. The judge
observed that it was a pleasant
thing that the first man sentenced
was eligible for probation.
Smith was in court for selling
a numbers chance.
The judge also commented that
Smith is good American name, ~
a further happy augury for a new
American building.
Smiths first name stirred the
bench, too. Another Milton, the
judge pointed out. wrote para
disc Lost" a phrase the judge
thought applicable to Smiths
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Apartment Inspection Law
|Set for Alexandra Council

A proposed ordinance calling
for annual inspection Of apart
|ments will be presented to the
Alexandria City Council Tuesday
night even if a report on the
August n Abingdon development
blast is not ready by that time.
Mayor Marshall j. Beverley
said he plans to present the
measure to the council when it
meets at 1880 pm. in City Hall.
The ordinance would require an
nual inspection of apartment
utility installations and also
would provide that a qualified
engineer must be on hand at all
times.
The Abingdon explosion slightly
injured five persons and wrecked
six apartments. Cause of the
explosion has not been deter
mined. Mayor Beverley said he
was informed that the report by
fire inspectors will be presented
to the council on September %.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Hoke Murray 10 Head
us. Revenue 0fficein
Paper Says
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 6.-The
Richmond Times-Dispatch re-
ported that Hoke Murray, SO,
career Revenue Bureau agent, will
be director of Virginia's Internal
Revenue Office.
Mr.. Murray succeeds Stuart L.
Crenshaw. who has been Virginia's
internal revenue collector since
1945.
Mr.. CrenShaw's position in the
reorganized Internal Revenue Bu-
reau system is not certain, the
paper said. But Mr.. Crenshaw
said he intended to remain with
the Revenue Bureau.
Mr.. Murray currently holds the
job of agent in charge of the
Richmond bureau. AS such he
supervises the auditing of corpora
ton returns and all those listing
net returns of $4,000 or more and
gross returns Of 100000 or over.
The new Virginia director was
selected after a civil service ex-
animation.
Under the Nationwide reor-
ganization of the Internal Revenue
Bureau, the country is to be divi-
ded into Is to 21 districts with a
commissioner at each district.
Virginia has been included in
the three-State district with West
Virginia and Maryland. Headquar-
ters for the district will open Mon
day in Baltimore. The name of
the district director has not been
announced.
Mr.. Murray. the father af five
sons, four Of whom have seen
military service. came to Rich
mond in 1941 from the Washing
ton Office. -Four years later he was
named agent in charge here.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Alto Visto School Cofe
Opening Delayed Week

The cafeteria of the Alta Vista
School in Bethesda will not be
open the first week of school, ii
was announced today.
Parents Of children attending
the school beginning Monday are
advised to pack lunches for the
children. Milk win be served ir
] the school building. The cafeteris
win open September Is.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Testimonial Diners
Mostly Democrats,
|McKe|din Contends
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.-While a
second Democratic legislator
called for a full investigation into
the gifts accepted by Gov. Nc
Keldin at a testimonial dinner
the Governor threw a new twist
into the running debate by say
ing SO per cent Of those at the
dinner were Democrats.
Gov. McKeldin made the state
ment to a newsman early last
might in Cumberland. en- route to
Westernport for an address.
He would 60 no further toward
identifying the 100 or so who pre-
sented checks repeatedly amount
ing to $1,000, a camera and mis-
cellaneous presents to him.
The Governor said earlier this
week he was returning the checks.
Delegate E. Layton Riggin,
Democrat, from Somerset County,
Joined Senator Louis E. Goldstein
of Calvert in calling for an in
vestigation of the gifts by a grand
Inquest.
Mr.. Riggin is chairman Of the
Grand Inquest Committee of the
House of Delegates.
"You can bet that if a Demo-
crat was involved" Mr.. Riggin
said, "McKeldin would be pound
ing the desk with his fist and de-
manding a list of the people who
gave the money"
Some participants in the testi-
monial dinner have indicated
they expected the Governor to
use the money to further Gen.
Eisenhower's campaign.
But Maryland law prohibits in
direct campaign contributions. It
also makes it illegal for a Gov
ernor to receive "any bribe, fee
or testimonial for the purpose of
influencing him in the perfor-
nance Of his official duties"
Gov. McKeldin and others con-
nected with the dinner have
denied any improper purposes in
tine gifts.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Democrats Open
Virginia Drive
For Stevenson
New Candidate Files
Just Before DeodIine
To Run Against Byrd
BY the Assoeioted Press

The open-for-business sign was
up at Virginia's Democratic cam
Ipaign headquarters in Richmond
today as the party officially
plunged into the task of rounding
up votes for Gov. Stevenson, SEN
ator Byrd and 10 Democratic
nominees for Congress.
Despite Senator Byrd's silence
on the presidential race, State
Chairman Nelson Parker promised
that his campaign staff would
exert a vigorous effort to swing
the Old Dominion behind Gov.
Stevenson.
Even without any word from
the States senior Senator, MIR.
Parker said he felt encouraged by
pledges Of support from various
quarters.
Contrasts With 1948.
The opening of the headquar-
ters this year is in sharp contrast
to 1948. when President Truman
was spurned by the dominant
party wing in the State.
Another group of Democrats
going by the name of Straight
Ticket Democrats-waged their
own campaign in behalf Of Mr..
Truman.
Meanwhile. Senator Byrd faced
another foe today in his fight for
a fourth six-year term in Congress.
H. M. Wise, sr.. of Botetourt
County, describing himself as an
Independent Democrat" beat the
midnight deadline by four hours
last night and became Senator
Byrd's second opponent in the No
vember general election.
Mr.. Wise. a political unknown,
is retired railroader now farm
ing near Eagle Rock.
Previously, oft-running Clarke
T. Robb, Social-Democrat from
Herndon, had come out against
the Senator.
Same Lineup for House.
The deadline passed with no ad-
ditional candidates filing for the
House. Democratic incumbents in
the 1st, I'd, 4th and 5th. districts
will thus be unopposed in No
vember. But in the other districts,
the following contests will take
place:
Third - Representative Gary,
Democrat, VS.. Walter r. Gambill,
Republican.
Sixth Representative Burton.
Democrat. VS.. Richard H. Poff,
Republican.
Seventh-Representative Harri-
son, Democrat, VS.. Glenn w. Rue
bush. Republican.
Eighth-Representative Howard
w. Smith. Democrat, VS.. Homer G.
Richey, Independent.
Ninth-State Senator M. M.
Long, Democrat, VS.. William Wam-
pier, Republican.
Tenth-E. D. Campbell, Demo.
crat, VS.. Joel T. Broyhill, Re-
publican. 30