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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-07-23
Sales Tax Reports
Due By July 81

Bluffton retail business men were
reminded this week that vendors
sales tax reports for the first six
month period must be filed with
Roger w. Tracy, treasurer of state
in Columbus before July 81 in order
not to be delinquent.
E. A. Geithman, district manager,
advises vendors who wish assistance
in making out their reports, that
sales tax examiner will be at the
Allen county courthouse from July
81 to 81. Persons seeking help with
their returns are reminded to bring
with them necessary records such
as a copy of last report, sales re-
cords, and vendors purchase orders
for prepaid tax receipts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-07-23

day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. VOL
lawn at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
lett.
A birthday dinner was held on the
Blake Kuthrie Saturday evening cele-
brating the birthday of the latter's
sister, Mrs. Harold Miller. The fol-
lowing guests We're present: J. H.
Guthrie, Mrs. |. H. Brewer, Mrs. Vera
North, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gross,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Altenbach and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Weber
and daughter, Mrs. VIM. James and
daughter, Norman and Duane Guth-
RE and Mrs. Miller's husband and
sons.
Under acreage allotments alone,
there would be no penalty on excess
marketings of wheat.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. X. Bfackney ana
daughter Marcia of Grand Rapids,
Mich, spent the past week with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Brackney and Mr.. and Mrs. 0. w.
Brackney of Lakeside, were Tuesday
guests of the Brackneys.
Miss Georgia Fackler left Wednes-
day for Vermillion, o., to spend sew
eral days with her brother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Fackler and son.
Mrs. Floy Miller and sister of Al
ger spent Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Ethel Helser.
The w. S. C. S. of the Methodist
church met Wednesday afternoon at
the church. Mrs. Ethel Helser led
the devotions and Mrs. Charles Koog-
Ter the entertainment.
Mrs. Tom Robinson entertained the
County Benefit Club in her home
Thursday evening with 10 members
present. Plans were made for an all
day meeting in August at the home
of Mrs. David Hefner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Westphal, Sr.,
spent Monday with friends in Def
ance.
Mrs. Nettie Grady is spending sev-
eral weeks with her granddaughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank MaGaw and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Maxwell left
Sunday for a 3 weeks vacation trip
through the Western States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Robinson and
daughter Joyce left Saturday for a
weeks vacation visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Kicks and family at
Tuscumbia, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Hullibarger
spent Saturday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Long at Ada.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ash and FAM
lily of Pittsford, Pa, spent Saturday
night with Mrs. John Adams and at
tended the Ash reunion at Ada Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Binkley and
daughters of Chicago, ILL.,, and Mrs
Bertha Desenberg and Lillian Of Ada
called Sunday afternoon in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Cumrine were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Lena
Cumrine in Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hall are
spending a weeks vacation in Cana
da.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Arnold are
the proud parents of baby girl born
Thursday in the Bluffton hospital.
Mrs. Arnold was formerly Marcia
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Stoodt and
daughter Doloris spent the weekend
in Cleveland with the latter's brother
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Kidd and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Long were
Sunday evening dinner guests of their
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Holland
and daughter in Lima.
Arthur Bradley has been removed
from Memorial hospital, Lima, to his
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Roberts and
Miss Bessie Guthrie spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Meyer and
family. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Clum and
sons Randy and Ricky of Columbus,
were Thursday evening dinner guests
of the formers sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Doyt Yoakus and family.
The w. S. C. S.~of the Methodist
church will sponsor a lawn social Fri
day evening, July oath. Serving will
commence at $50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Alderman of
Piqua, were Saturday night and Sum
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-07-23
Harry J. Benrcth
Dies In Louisiana

Word was received here this week
of the traffic accident death on July
IL in Vivian, La, of Harry ].
Benroth, 45, a former Bluffton resi-
dent and nephew of Milton Ben
roth, Route 1, Bluffton. Funeral
services We're held in Vivian where
the deceased has made his home
for the past 35 years.
Mr.. Benroth had been returning
with friends from a fishing trip
when the accident occurred a mile
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-07-23

south of his home town. He was
thrown from the auto when it struck
another vehicle, and suffered a frac-
tured skull.
Born in Dayton, Ohio, Mr.. Benroth
made his home east of Bluffton
during his youth. His parents were
Clyde and Hazel (Parrish) Benroth.
He was employed by the Vivian Oil
Company.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Violet Benroth, and one sister, Mrs.
" Thomas of New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Mrs. John Ford, IS,
D. G. Resident Is Years

Mrs. John Ford, IS, a resident
Of Washington for the past Is
years, died Wednesday at her
home. 1414 Euclid street NV.
A native of Dorchester, Mass,
she was the former Zibbia Chris
tine Miller, daughter of Chris
topher K. and Zibbia Yerrick
Miller. Mrs. Ford was a grad
uate of the Emerson School of
Oratory in Boston.
Mrs. Ford came here after the
death Of her husband. She was
a member of the Washington
Hearing Society.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Dorothea M. Gossip of White
Plains. N. Y.
Funeral services and burial
will be in White Plains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Charles W. Erwin, 81,
Noted Labor Editor
ey n. Associated Pres.

I YONKERS, Feb. 6.-Charles
w. Erwin, 81, one-time editor
in-chief of the old New York
Call and for half a century a
militant worker for labor causes,
died at his home yesterday after
an illness Of several weeks.
In recent years Mr.. Erwin was
public relations adviser to the
CLIO Amalgamated Clothing
Workers Union and associate
editor of its publication, THE
Advance" 2
Hailed by Jacob S. Potofsky
Amalgamated's president, as the
finest Journalist" of American
labor, Mr.. Erwin was the son
Of a heavy machinery manu-
facturer. In his younger days
he was in the wholesale coffee
and grocery business.
He was editor of The Call. the
Socialist Party's official organ,
from 1916 to 1922.
His frequent battles with au-
thorities of those days, notably
Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer, brought the threat of
Jail a number of times.
Mr.. Ervin's interest in labor
dated from 1906. He was a close
friend of the late Sidney Hill
man, founder and first presi-
dent of the Amalgamated, and
took part in many of the unions
major organizing campaigns and
strikes,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Joseph B. Bush, IS,
Retired U. 5. Emp!oYe

Joseph B. Bush, IS, retired
Naval Gun Factory machinist,
died yesterday afternoon at his
home, 434 Fifteenth street Sc,
of a heart attack.
A native of St. Marys, Pa,
Mr.. Bush was a machinist in
Ridgeway, Pa. before coming
here shortly before World War I.
He retired from the Naval Gun
Factory in 1915 after serving
for 80 years as a machinist.
Since his References he had been
working for the Mayfiower Hotel.
Mr.. Bush was a member Of
AFL Molders' Union. Local els;
the Ridgway Chapter of the
knights of Colurdhs,es and the
Holy Name Societyof Holy Com
forter. Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Margaret M. BuslT Of the home
address; two sons, Capt. Paul j.
Bush. U. S. A., stationed in
Osaka, Japan, and Joseph E.
Bush of New York: two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. II. T. Lacrosse. Of
.5713 Sixth street NV, and Miss
Madeline Bush OF. the home adj
dress: six brothers and sisters
and three grandchildren.
The body will be at the Ryan
funeral home, BIT Pennsylvania
avenue Sc, until noon tomor-
row. Services and burial will be
in st. MaryS Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Bomb Blasts Home
OF s.. Louis Politician
BY the Associosed Press

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6.-The home
of Thomas F. Callahan, one Of
the most controversial political
figures in st. Louis, was shat
tered last night by a bomb ex-
plosion heard over a wide area
of Northwest st. Louis.
The 53-year-old Callahan and
his wife, in a living room watch
ing a television show when the
bomb exploded under a back
porch. were not injured.
Il have no enemies" Mr.. CAL
lanan said. II just can't under
stand it,"
The Democratic former sheriff
Of st. Louis was regarded as one
of the most influential politicians
in the city until he was defeated
along with most members of his
slate in the Democratic primary
last August. He was a candidate
for denomination for sheriff.
Rival ., politicians, including
Gov. Phil M, Donnelly, accused
the Callahan forces during the
primary campaign Of trying to
gain control Of the st. Louis Po-
lice Board.
Mr.. Callahan, who disclosed
recently that he is considering
running for the Democratic
nomination for Mayor, is cur
rently executive director Of the
educational and welfare fund OF
Local 562. AFL Steamf1tters
Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Clues Fail 10 Identity
Skeleton Of Man

A skeleton found last Saturday
in a tunnel near Chain Bridge
was that Of q service-connected
man between 30 and 10 years
old, an examination of the bones
indicated yesterday.
Two Suitland (Md0 boys,
wandering through the woods
east Of the bridge, came upon
the skeleton. Police said it had
been in the tunnel for longer
than a year.
Deputy Coroner Richard Rosen-
berg reported these deductions
from professional examinations:
Thirty-seven dental filings of
type used in the service in
dicated the man may have been
an ex-seIViceman and was of a
meticulouS nature. Bone forma-
ton of the skull was that of a
man from 80 to 40 years old. A
size-30 belt gave evidence the
man weighed about 140 pounds,
and the length of the thigh bone,
that he was 5 feet 8 inches tall.
A pair Of glasses found with
the skeleton proved to be Of the
type prescribed for the near
sighted.
DR.. Rosenberg was assisted in
making the deductions by pro-
fessional experts. A newspaper
artist Sketched his conception Of
the MANS appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06

WILLS. LIZZIE. Departed this life OF
Friday, February 6, 1868, at Gallingel
Hospital Mrs. Lizzie Wills of 1926
9TH ST.: NV, devoted mother Of Mrs
Mary Griffin, Mrs. Elizabeth Atwell OF
b keesburg, Va; Willie wills Of Pitts:
Of Mrs. Jenny Gilbert of Pittsbursh
Pa, and Ida Brown of Connellsville
Pa. She, also leaves six grandchildren
two ereat-grandchildren and host Of
friends. Remans r SStSS at a the Ra d
Barbour Funeral Home, 4S K st. ne
Notice of funeral later.
WISE. MARY EMMA. On Thursday
FsbEEgsasry 8; 1853, MARY EMMA WISE
William p: Wise. mother OF Mrs: Aureiia
Snyder of Detroit, Mich: William e.
Wise of Brookdale. Nd, and Milton
B: Wise Of Washinston. D. G.; sister
M Nut n and MIS- 1S Dc. johnson She
and three Observation-Disclosures. Prayers
at the above residence at $3.50 a.
Monday. February 9; thence to Our
Lady Of Victory Church., 4835 Mac
Arthur blvd. NV. where the holy sac
rifice Of the mass viii be offered at 9
terment Holy Rood Cemetery
WOOD, THOMAS EDGAR. sR. On
EHoMas EDGAR Ro sa6n Sra ave the be-
loved husband Of Linda " wood. He
also is survived by seven sons and
six daughters. Funeral from the above
residence on Saturday. February z, at
I 1870 am Services At s.; Bar arm :,
II am. Relatives and friends invited
Interment church cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Mrs. Walter F. Crouch,
Wife Of Contractor

Mrs. Walter F. Crouch. "a, wife
of sheet metal contractor here,
died Wednesday in Garfield
Hospital after an illness of two
weeks. She lived at 2917 Cathe-
dral avenue NV.
Mrs. Crouch, a native of Wash
ington, was the former Miss Ida
K. Hart. Her father. the late
Edwin R. Hart. was Washing
ton pianist and headd the Co
lumbia Conservatory Of Music.
Besides her husband, she Is
survived by two sons. Walter F.,
jr., and Robert j., both of the
home address: a daughter. Mrs.
Charles H. Alvord. jr.. TOO South
Veitch street. Arlington: four
brothers, Leland, of Plainf1eld,
N. j., Edgar and Raymond, both
of Washington, and Paul Hart,
of California. -Four grandchil-
dren also survive.
A requiem mass will be said
at 10 am. tomorrow in st.
Thomas the Apostle Church.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Convention System Hit;
Preferential Plan Urged
By the Assoeiatsd Pres,

Proposing preferential prima-
ries to nominate candidates for
President and Vice President.
Representative Miller, Repub-
lican. of Nebraska said today
'the present national conven-
ton system of naming candi-
dates is as outmoded as the
horse and buggy"
Mr.. Miller offered a bill to
establish presidential primaries
in the States. and said in a
speech prepared for House
delivery:
I'm the past, legislation which
would set up q preferential
primary has been held up be-
cause there was no strong public
demand to push it. The demand
is here now"
The Nebraskan's bill would di-
rect the Attorney General to
enter into agreements with the
various States to conduct prefer
entail primaries for choosing
nominees for President and Vice
President of the political parties
which qualified one or more
candidates.
Mr.. Miller said that under the
convention system citizens do
not have the right to vote di-
rectly for the candidate of their
choice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
james Flood, g,
HOLLYWOOD Director
By the Associafed Press

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 6.-James
Flood, So, who Joined the infant
movie industry in New York in
1912 and later became a top Hol-
lywood director, died yesterday
of complications following an
operation.
Mr.. Flood Joined the old Bio
graph Co. in New York-his
birthplace-in 1912 and Subse-
quently went to Hollywood where
he directed films for Samuel
Goldwyn. Warner Bros, Univer-
sal and Fox.
His pictures included "Shang-
hal, Midnight Madonna" THE
Big Fix" and Lady in Ermine. :"
Mr.. Flood in recent years had
been making television films. His
latest directing job was the
Racket Squad" TV series.
He is survived by his widow.
Lucille. two daughters and a son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Mrs. Willard 5. Paul,
Wife Of General and
Former Army Nurse

Mrs. Willard S. Paul. wife Of
1t. Gen Paul. died Wednesday
in Ocala. Fla. after a long ILL
ness. Gen. Paul, who is retired,
was chief Of personnel under
Gen. Eisenhower during World
War II.
Long a resident Of the Wash
ington area, Mrs. Paul was the
former Ruth Mary Sieurin. She
was born in Waukegan, H.. the
daughter of George and Inge-
borg Sieurin. She attended pub
! lie schools in Shrewsbury, Mass,
and the Waltham Mass
Nurses Training School. She
graduated there in 1916, and
during World War I was an
Army nurse.
Mrs. Paul was long a lmem-
Der of the National Presbyterian
Church here.
In addition to her husband,
she is survived by q son, Mai.
Richard I. Paul of San Antonio,
Tex; two brothers, o. s. Sieurin
of Shrewsbury and A. E. Sieurin
Of Worcester. Mass, and a sis
ter. Mrs. r. S. Mexican of
Armenia, N. Y.
Funeral services will be held
at Fort Myer at l pm. Monday
followed by burial in Arlington
Cemetery. The family has re-
quested that no flowers be sent,
and that contributions be made
to the American Heart Associa-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Mrs. Lena Fawver,
Police Chief Smother

Mrs. Lena May Fawver, SIS,
mother of Arlington Police Chief
William G. Fawver, died yester-
day at her Arlington home after
a long illness.
Mrs. Fawver lived at 867 North
Abingdon street. She had been
hoSpitalized for several months
during the past year because of
a severe illness. Her husband,
Robert c. Fawver, is an employee
of The Hecht Co. of Washington.
In addition to her husband
and Chief Fawver, she is sur
vived by her mother and father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garry D. Vanos-
dale, of Paw Paw, w. Va, and
two brothers and one sister, also
of Paw Paw.
The body was taken from the
Ives funeral home, 2814 Wilson
boulevard to the Park funeral
home at Paw Paw, where funeral
services and burial will be held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
AnseI D. TaIbert, II,
Ex-GoVernment. Scientist

Graveside services for Ansel
D. Talbert, retired Government
scientist. were held yesterday in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
The Rev. DR.. Edward Hughes
Pruden. pastor of the First
Baptist Church Of Washington.
oficiated.
Mr.. Talbert, 72.ga member Of
a prominent Southern family,
died Unexpectedly Monday in a
restaurant near his home. He
was buried next to his wife, Mrs.
Lily McLaurine Talbert, who
died last June. A brief eulogy
was given by Representative
William j. Bryan Dorm of South
Carolina.
Honorary pallbearers were
Senators Maybank and Johnson
of South Carolina.
Mr.. Talbert, who lived at 1917
Sixteenth street NV, is sur
vived by his son. Ansel E. Tai
bert, aviation editor of the New
York Herald Tribune, and a
sister, Mrs. w. j. Talbert of Nc
Cormick. S. G..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Mrs. 6. W. White,
Widow ofD.C. Bank
President, Dies at IS

Mrs. George Whitney White,
SO, widow Of a former president
of the National Metropolitan
Bank. died yesterday at her
home, $500 Upton street NV.
Born Louise Henderson Glenn
ents in Macon. Mo-. she was the
daughter Of Maj. John T. and
Mary Brush Clements. She
came here with her parents
while still a young girl.
She was educated here and
taught in District public schools
for a time before she married
Mr.. White.
Mrs. White was active in
religious organizations and
patriotic groups. She was a
member Of the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church and
of the Board of National Mis-
sions Of the Presbyterian Church.
She also was a life member and
president of the Young Women's
Christian Home. 235 Second
street NE.
A life member of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution.
she was curator general of their
museum in Continental Hall
from 1920 to 1923 and a former
director and vice president of the
OARS National Officers Club.
She was a member of the CO.
lonial Danes of America and
honorary vice president of its
Mississippi organization.
In addition, Mrs. White was
a member of the american Nc
Call Association, the American
Waldensian Association and the
Washington Club.
A member of the Board of Di-
rectors of Emergency Hospital,
she gave the hospital an eye OPP
Grating room in memory of her
husband who died in 1888. She
also donated a pipe organ to the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
Funeral services will be held
at II am. tomorrow at her home.
Burial will be in Glenwood Gem
etery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Benjamin F. Moss, Sc,
Retired Rail Dispatcher

Benjamin F. Moss, Sc, former
chief dispatcher for the South
ern Railway IN Alexandria, died
Wednesday in hospital at Toe
Goa, Ga, of pneumonia.
Mr.. Moss had been living in
Toccoa since his retirement three
years ago. He worked for South
ern for more than 20 years in
Alexandria.
Mr.. Moss is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Lulu Harris Moss,
and by two daughters, Mrs. Sara
Jean Dienelt, Alexandria, and
Mrs. Lulu Frances Burgess, Fort
Leonard Wood. Mo.
The funeral will be held to-
morrow In Toccoa,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Archibald MeNauqhf,
Ex-AgricuIture Lawyer

Archibald Mcknight, a men,
Der for many years of the Agri-
culture Departments legal staff,
died of heart attack yesterday
at his home in the Washington
House, 212O Sixteenth street
NV. He had been ill eight
months.
Mr.. Mcknight, a native of the
District and a graduate of
Georgetown University Law
School. retired last June from
the solicitors staff Of the Agri-
culture Department. He had
served the department continu-
ouSly for AZ years.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Lillian r. McNaught; a
daughter, Mrs. Louis j. Levinson,
Jacksonville, Tex, and three
sisters, Mrs. Jesse C. Adkins of
Washington; Mrs. Frank A.
Carpenter, Falls Church, and
Mrs. Bramwell Davis, Pasadena.
Calf.
Funeral arrangements have
not been COMPLETED,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Jerry Mccarthy, S.,
Detroit Auto Dealer
BY the Assoeioted Press

DETROIT, Feb. 6.--Jerry Nc
Carthy. Sc, who in the early '20s
advertised himself as the big
gest Ford dealer in the world
died of heart attack last night.
Later he entered the advertis-
ing field and became a Chevrolet
dealer. At the time of his death,
he owned three Chevrolet agen-
cies in Detroit and one in Ko-
komo, Ind. He purchased the
Golden Strand Hotel in Miami
Beach. Fla. in 1850.
He was born in Big Rapids,
Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
Bernard Lewis Cohen,
Haqerstown Home Builder
BY the Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN, Feb. O.
Bernard Lewis Cohen. a real
estate company executive. died
after a heart attack at his home
here yesterday. He was 63.
A native of Lancaster, Pa, he
came to HagerStown in 1911 and
for time operated a chain of
retail shoe stores. Thirty years
ago he Joined two of his brothers
in real estate business which
resulted in the construction of
more than 1000 homes in
Hagerstown.
Survivors include his widow,
six brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-06
CaneY |. P|emmons, "a,
Retired Police CAPTAIN

Funeral services for Caney
Lamar Plemmons, "a. former
Washington police captain who
died Monday in Orlando, Fla,
were to be held today in Waynes-
vile, N. c.
A native of Madison County
N. c.. Capt. Plemmons Joined the
police department here in 1898
He retired in 1882 and has been
living in Orlando since then.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Martha Lee Plemmons OF
Orlando, and one grandson
William H. Compton of Wash
ington.