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Evening star., 1953-09-20
BY John B. Spore

recruits in groups. The United
States Army believes that The we'll
spring of discipline and morale is
capable leadership and that the
quality Of leadership has more to do
with success in battle than long
hours of intensive training Of an in
dividual soldier in the basic Skills of
a rif1eman: How to shoot, march.
skirmish and dig. 1t would be in
teresting to hear the comments of
an experienced United States officer
to the French opinion that our
training methods destroy soldiers
individuality" but so far our peo-
pie have automatically held their
tongues-in public at least.
However, our Government has in
the past insisted that the French
increase the number Of native units
it planned to train. The United
States may in time feel constrained
to pressure them into modernizing
their training methods.
U. S Criticism
Our people have criticized the
lack of standardization in the Wet
Namese Army and also in the native
units attached to the French forces.
The existence of varying sizes of
similar organizations. such as rifle
battalions, has made it extremely
difficult for our advisory officers to
determine how many and what kind
of weapons are needed. Standard
ization of units is crying need if
an army is to solve it's supply and
logistical problems, always difficult
at best.
How far we may go in prodding
the French into an all-out effort
to create a Wet Namese nationalist
army in the pattern of the ROK
Evening star., 1953-09-20
By Allen Druy

and foreign. fields. Almost always,
however. they managed to avoid
attaching any personal blame to
him.
Now and then it occurred to the
listener that somebody must be re-
sponsible for the policies and the
people so bitterly denounced by the
Democrats, but not even Harry Tru-
man in his most give 'em-hell mood
ventured to name the magic name.
Evening star., 1953-08-30

Exclusive! J! No other suds Of any kind
has CHEERS Blue 4 Magic whitener -.
a. scientific discovery that works in the
newest, most modern way. (And it's safe
for even delicate washable colors.) So
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

was established at Beatty in 1916,
John Beatty was appointed postmas
ter.
Hot tempered, impulsive, generous
and kind, Beatty was a favorite with
the people around the settlement and
knew their trials and tribulations. He
had the post office in a little store
which he ran in the town.
Postage then was a shilling a let
ter and few of the residents of the
town ever had the money handy.
They were poor people and Beatty
felt that it was shameful to withhold
mail simply because the addressee
was poor and could not raise the
postage on it. So he gave them their
letters anyhow and never made any
returns on it to the post office de-
partment.
When the government called on
Beatty for the postal returns he told
the officials that he had received no
money from the post office and con-
sequently had none to return-and
instead of being indebted to the gov
ernment it actually was indebted to
him.
1t was good logic from Beatty's
and the settlers point of view but the
argument did not satisfy the post Of
flee department. The United States
discontinued the post office at Beatty
in 1919 and shortly thereafter the
name of the town was changed to Mi
Ian.
Beatty's habit-and that of others
to charge ION the cuff" postage to
customers from whom they never
could collect was no worse than the
early mail service itself. Small post
towns bit off the way the post-boys
usually took, seldom got mail in wet
or bad weather and often mail was
not delivered there for weeks or
months at a time. The post riders
simply did not turn off the route to
go there. Not knowing they had any
mail, persons at the town skipped
could not object, the carriers reason
ed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
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mail carriers tried to make the trip
every week-arriving at Cincinnati at
noon on Monday and not leaving until
next morning-so persons would have
time to answer the mail they had
gotten and it could be carried on.
The post-boys did not visit every in
terror settlement and those off the
route had to travel miles to Cincin-
natl for mail.
In 1895 mail from Ohio was carried
into Kentucky by Elijah Craig, Jr,
who that year began hauling mail
and merchandise in boats as far down
the Kentucky river as any settle
ments had been made. All letters
were 25 cents but freight was so
cents a cwt. to Frankfort; rs cents to
Slukes' warehouse; $1.90 to Warwick;
and $1.25 to Dyck's River-all from
the Kentucky River mouth.
In April, 1876, William Maxwell
was postmaster at Cincinnati and had
let so much mail get away on credit
that he had to advertise for debtors
to pay their bills and cut off the cred
it.
| Though laid out and settled in 1896,
Dayton had no post office until 1904,
when Benjamin Van Cleve was made
postmaster and had the office in a
small block-house he had built on the
river bank as protection against an
Indian attack which never material
| lied. After that settlers at Holes
station (Miamisburg), Franklin, Leb-
anon and the few towns north of
Dayton get their mail there instead
of from Cincinnati.
The first mail to the Western Re-
serve part of Ohio came from the
East to Warren, Trumbull county, via
Youngstown and Garfield, arriving
October 80, 1901. Simon Perkins was
postmaster at Warren; General
Wadsworth at Garfield; and Judge
Pease at Youngstown. The mail con-
tractor on the route, which terminal
ed at Warren, was named Frisby. He
was from Jefferson, Ashtabula coun-
ty.
Two years afterwards the mail
route was extended to Detroit, run
ming via Warren, Deerfeld, Ravenna,
Hudson to Cleveland, then along the
Indian trail to Sandusky, Maumee
and River Raisin to Cleveland. Re-
| turning from Cleveland the route
took in Painesville, Harpersfeld and
jefferson to Warren. 1t required two
days to make the trip from Pitts
burgh to Warren-S6 miles. Eleaz-
ar Gibson, of Garfield, was the first
actual mail carrier and made the trip
once every two weeks.
In 1911 and for few years after
wards after Medina county's first
settlement was made, citizens walked
rs miles to Cleveland for mail.
An interesting sidelight on early
Ohio post offices and pioneer mail
service is the yarn of Postmaster
John Beatty, of Milan, Erie county
the village which later gave the world
Thomas A. Edison.
| Beatty was a Methodist preacher
and the original of the land on which
Milan now stands. When the towr
was laid out it was named for him
"Beatty"--and when the post office
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
First Ohio Mails

Letters without envelopes but fold
ed and sealed with wax; no postage
stamp but 25 cent postage fee col
lected on delivery-such was the first
mail service into and out of what
now is Ohio.
No regular mail service into Ohio
from the East began until June, 1874
when mail between Cincinnati and
Pittsburgh began. Then, as before
packets and letters were given to
travellers who delivered them on their
arrival at their destination. Such
travel was on horseback through the
forest or by pirogue and canoe
through the waterways. No postage
was charged on travellers mail - it
was brought as a matter of favor and
convenience.
With the beginning of regular mail
service from Pittsburgh Abner Dunn
was appointed postmaster at Cincin-
natl, with the office in his house.
The service was irregular but postage
then was charged-25 cents a letter
and it had to be paid before the mail
was delivered to the addressee - the
money or no letter.
Next year, 1895, M. T. Green, of
Marietta, secured a government con-
tract to carry mail in a pirogue be-
tween Pittsburgh, Marietta and Gin
cinnati. A pirogue was two canoes
lashed together but about six OF
eight feet apart with platform from
one to the other. Green also carried
small freight packets and in the ca
noes, took passengers.
William Olin, Postmaster Dunn's
son-in-law, was post boy, carrying
the mail into the country around Gin
cinnati and as far north as present
Dayton in saddle-bags.
John G. Mcdowell was the contrac-
tor in 1895 for mail service between
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
THE STATE OF OHfol

THE STATE OF OHfol
Allen County, 81
Estate of Harvey n, Beidler. Deceased.
Minnie NJ. Beidler of Bluffton. Ohio has
been appointed and. Qualified as Administra-
trix OF the estate of Harvey K. Beidler, late
Of Allen County. Ohio. deceased.
Dated this 9Th day of February. 1885,
So JOSEPH b. oUATMAN
Feb. IL, ls. rs Probate Judge
One of the newest and most inter-
esting industrial museums is located
in Carlton Park, Dayton. ,
Evening star., 1953-04-12
EVERYBODY
WIDE WORLD

As EVERYONE knows, one of the
"A foremost social graces in the
world of VIP's is the art of kissing.
It's an accomplishment statesmen
and generals must master. ut can
also come in handy for plain ordi-
nary characters.) Here are experts.
Evening star., 1953-04-12

cotton carpet by Nagee featured On the
soppos1te paRe. You Al see BETH PACE Mage
elegant neu NJ ton. IA short yons Al see
eYery trend set Ing Floor coverinG fashion
Evening star., 1953-09-28
Take MyWord for 1t
By FEonk Colby

Bethesda: Is "rebuS," as in
"rebus puzzle" from the Latin
word "res," meaning thing? In
other words, is it a puzzle about
things "?-B. B.
A. Right. A febus puzzle is a
mode Of expressing words and
phrases by pictures of objects
whose names resemble those
words, or the syllables of which
they are composed, such as two
gates and a head is a rebus for
gateshead.
Alhambra: Please help me.
Two copies are called "dupli-
cate; three copies are "tripli-
cate" What are four, five, six.
seven. eight, nine and ten copies
called?-A. M. B.
A. Four copies are spoken Of
as being in quadruplicate; five
copies are in quintuplicate; six
copies are in sextuplicate: seven
are in septuplicate: eight are in
octuplicate: nine in novenary;
ten in decemplicate.
Fresno: If it is permissible to
use "quick" as an adverb, is it
permissible to use quicker" as
the comparative form of the ad-
verb quick instead of more
Quickly"?-J. K.
A. Yes. Quick, both adjective
and adverb. is compared: Quick.
quicker, quickest. Quickly is
compared: Quickly, more quickly,
most quickly.
Syracuse: Is it possible to "fix"
something. or can we only repair
it'll. H.
A. Fix is now given full sane
ton as meaning repair
Orange: Will you please COM
ment on the frequent use of dis
associate" instead of the correct
"dissociate"?-R. H.
A. The words are synonymous,
ito sever association"
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1953-06-25
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Evening star., 1953-05-24
Oreste RidoIf, Retired Chef;
Cooked Often for CordeII Hull

Oreste Ridolf, Italian-bo
chef who cooked for Cordell Hull
on his wedding day, died yester-
DAY in Providence Hospital. He
was 70.
MI. Ridolfi had been chef at
many Washington establish
ments. but it was while he was
at the Lafayette. his family said.
that he cooked specialtieS for
former Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull, and cooked his we'd
ding supper. Mr.. Ridolf1 had
often told how Mr.. Hull, then a
Representative from Tennessee,
frequently came into the kitchen
to say hello.
Mr.. Ridolfi's skill at cooking
once saved him when he was
nabbed for a minor traffic viola
ton. At the police precinct in
his working clothes, he showed
the police a letter of recon-
mendation" from Mr.. Hull. The
police were ready to book him
for forgery as we'll as the traffic
charge until they tlephoned Mr..
Hull The statesman confirmed
the fact that he knew "Oreste"
put in a good word for the chef.
Mr.. Ridolfi was then freed.
Mr.. Ridolt1 officially retired in
1912 but since then he'd been
Evening star., 1953-05-24
Killed on Route 40
Near Havre de Grace
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md, May
23.-The busy stretch of U. S. 40
near here has claimed two lives
within "a hours.
Killed early today was Villa
Mae Halcomb. Is, of Elk Mills,
Md. when she was thrown out
of a car which overturned at
nearby Belcamp.
Gladys Justice, IA, of Elkton is
believed to have a broken spine
as a result of the accident and
Pfc. Frank w. Armstrong frac-
tured skull and thigh. Two other
boys escaped serious injury.
Less than "a hours before one
man was killed and another in
jured when their car crashed
into the rear of tractor-trailer
truck northeast of Havre de
Grace. The victim was Charles
M. Faber. 22-year-old Navy re-
cruit stationed at Bainbridge
Naval Training Center.
Evening star., 1953-05-24

working to give his family a
fancy first-class hotel" dinner
every night. He lived at 1912 K
street NE.
Mr., Ridolfi came to this coun-
try when he was 18 and lived in
New York. He couldn't speak
English. so he drew arrows on
New York buildings SO he could
find his way around the city.
He came to Washington in
1900. For five years he was chef
at Georgetown University and
later at the Jesuit school in
Woodstock, Md. He was chef
at the Harrington and Hamilton
Hotels and also the Army and
Navy Club. He last worked at
the University Club.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Nora Murphy Ridolfi: a daugh-
ter. Mrs. Alice M. Flanagan. of
the home address; four sons,
Vincent A., Lewisdale, Md:
Joseph O., a lawyer in San
Mateo. Calf; Raymond j., Col
lege Park, Md. and Inter-
national Business Machines en-
ploye. and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at Holy Name Catholic Church
with burial in Mount Olivet
Cemetery. The day of the
funeral has not been announced.
Evening star., 1953-05-24
Big Three Meeting
Called old Stuff
In Pravda Editorial
By the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, Sunday, May "a
Pravda today assailed the sched-
uled mid-June Bermuda parley
of the Big Three Western powers
as old stuff.
1t also derided Prime Minister
Churchill's call for a revival OF
the peaceful Spirit of Locarno'
to ease world tensions.
But another section of Prav-
da's big front-page editorial
praised Churchill's call for a
settlement of international prob
lens.
The Communist Party paper
described the upcoming meeting
of President Eisenhower, Mr..
Churchill and the Premier of
France as "a continuation of
the old line which failed to
justify itself"
Commenting on Mr.. Churchill's
Locarno suggestion, Pravda said
How can one carry out the idea
of a Locarno in relation to con-
temporary Germany?"
(On May II Mr.. Churchill pro-
posed a conference of the worlds s
leading powers and referred to
the pact signed in October, 1925.
at Locarno, Switzerland. In that
pact, Germany, France, Itaiy,
Belgium and Britain gave up
their absolute right to make
war" and Germany agreed to
arbitrate her disputes with
France, Belgium. Poland and
Czechoslovakia).
Pravda declared that "even
from the point of view of the
Evening star., 1953-05-24
Invalid Man Dies Few Hours
AfterD Daughter, IS Disappears
Toft School Girl
Believed to Have
Gone to Florida

Sorrowing relatives of missing
Kathleen Tore, Is, made plans
for the funeral of her father on
Wednesday as police worked on
theory she may have gone to
Miami. Fla, with another girl.
The girls father, Charles
Tore, so. of 1902 Second street
NE, died Friday night. a few
hours after he reported to police
that his daughter had failed to
return from school. Her mother
begged yesterday:
Kathleen, please come home.
Everything will be forgiven"
Mrs. Tore said a schoolmate
of her daughters at Taft Junior
High School told her she had
overheard Kathleen and another
girl talking about going to Flor
ida.
The mother said the school,
mate related that Kathleen re-
fused to go-this was on Wednes-
day-but possibly had changed
her mind later.
Kathleen left for classes at 8
am. Friday and has not been
seen since.
Mr. Tore, an invalid who has
been paralyzed and blind for the
past five years, notified police at
6 pm. Friday that his daughter
had not returned home from
school. He called back several
times then promised to call back
at 11:45 pm. to see if the police
had any news.
The phone in the Missing Per-
sons Bureau rang promptly at
HAS pm. But it was Mrs. Tore.
She said her husband had died
at 11::30 pm. of a heart attack.
Mrs. Tore said the strain and
worry had been too much for
him.
Mr.. Torres body was taken
to w. w Chambers Funeral
Home. SIT Eleventh street Sc.
The services will be held at g
a m. Wednesday at St. Martins
Catholic Church. Burial will
Evening star., 1953-05-24
Mccarthy Would Welcome
British Testimony on Ships
BY the AsSocioted Press

| BALTIMORE, May 23.-Sena-
tor Mccarthy, Republican, of
Wisconsin said today his Senate
Investigation subcom m e
would be glad" to have any
British shipping representatives
come before it and answer testi-
mony that their vessels have
transported Chinese Communist
troops.
Here to see the Preakness at
Pimlico race track, Senator Nc
Carthy said the subcommittee
does not plan to invite any wit
ness to reply to the charges.
The Wisconsin Senator arrived
at Pimlico a few hours after be-
ing discharged this morning from
the Navy Medical Center at Be-
thesda. Md, where he had spent
a few days resting"
If any British shippers want
to come before the committee
to testify under oath" he said,
I'VE would be glad to have them"
He refused to comment further
or to be photographed in his
grandstand box.
Evening star., 1953-05-24
Prince Hits Italian Bon
On Political Speech
BY the Associoted Press

ROME, May 23.-Prince Valero
Borghese, who fought alongside
Benito Mussolini in World War
II. declared today that a police
order prohibiting him from
speaking tomorrow at a rally of
the Fascistic Italian Social Move
ment is undemocratic.
Borghese is honorary president
of the movement. With a nation
al election Just two weeks away,
other political leaders also will
take to the stump tomorrow. in
Guiding Christian Democratic
Premier Alicde de Gasperi. Com
munist Chief Palmiro Togliatti.
and Pietro Nenni, leader of It
aly's extreme left Socialists.
Evening star., 1953-05-24
William Chandler Dies;
Coached at Marquette
By the Associoted Press

MILWAUKEE,, May 23.-Wil-
liam S. Chandler, 81, basketball
coach at Marquette University
for 81 years before his retirement
in 1851. died at a hospital today
after collapsing at his home.
A native of Chicago. Chandler
was a basketball star at the
University of Wisconsin from
1915 to 1917 and coached the
sport at Iowa State for seven
years before coming to Mar
quette in 1880.
He was elected president of
the National Basketball Coaches
Association in 1923.
Evening star., 1953-05-24

interests of the security of Brit
ain itself, the plan of Locarno
looks invalid. not to speak of the
interests of assuring the security
of other countries in Europe and
first of all neighbors of Germany
France, Belgium. Holland, Po-
land, CZechoslovakia, ETC."
Evening star., 1953-05-24
Senator Morse Blasts
Administration on
Private Monopoly
By the Associated Press


| OMAHA. Nebr.. May %
Senator Morse. Independent of
Oregon, said tonight the Eisen-
hover administration docs not
seem to understand the differ
ence between private monopoly
and private enterprise"
1T the administration does
not seem to understand that
enlightened capitalism does not
mean the right of big business
to exploit the economically
weak" he declared in remarks
prepared for a dinner honor
ing the memory of another in
dependent Senator, the late
George W. Norris of Nebraska.
The $450-a- plate memorial
dinner was sponsored by the
Lincoln and Omaha chapters of
Americans for Democratic ac-
ton.
In a telegram to the sponsors,
President Eisenhower said:
Il am happy to join with you
in spirit tonight. The honor
you are paying to the memory
of Senator George w. Norris is
a tribute to a legislator who was
a truly dedicated servant of the
people"
Praises Senator Norris.
Senator Morse termed his
own presence at the dinner "a
spiritual pilgrimage" honoring
a good and courageous man."
Senator Norris, an exponent
of public power development and
author of legislation favorable
to labor. died in 1914. Like
Senator Morse, the Nebraskan
started out as Republican,
later became an independent.
Referring to Senator Norris
early legislative battles in Wash
ington after he became a Con-
gresham so years ago, Senator
Morse declared:
THE issue then and the issue
today is whether Government
shall be the advocate and tool
of powerful, unscrupulous mon
led interests or the vigilant
custodian and trustee of the
Nations wealth for the benefit
of all the people" :"
l. Thu n icf finfo'c onfin11 in
increasing interest rates on Gov
ernment bonds to 3l4 per. cent
was a multi-million dollar gift
to the bankers of the country, y
Senator Morse said. He termed it
Cadillac crusade" that has
"mortgaged America for 80
years"
The political cynicism of the
new administration is almost un-
paralleled in our history" he de-
clared.
Assails Partisanship.
Senator Morse, who bolted the
Republican Party during last
years presidential campaign, said
he is convinced thousands OF
Americans "are coming to recog-
nize that those who control
the Republican and Democratic
Parties in America today place
partisanship first and believe that
Political expedience should come
ahead of political principle"
What the Senate really needs
''iS a third division composed OF
independents who believe
that the primary duty Of a
United States Senator is to exer-
else an honest independence OF
judgment on the merits of issues
in accordance with the facts as
he finds them" Senator Morse
said.
AS far as the two major parties
are concerned, Senator Morse
said he thinks the greatest hope
for liberalism is within the DEM
ocratic party.
; But what professional politi-
clans overlook, he said. is that
the average American voter.
irrespective of the party to
which he or she belongs, places
political principle above parti-
sanship."