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Evening star., 1953-05-03

long in captivity and that
bucking the problem to a Far
East political conference was
no real solution to the prob
lem.
The Reds rejected Switzer-
land as a neutral. but said any
one of four Asian nations.
India. Pakistan. Burma or
Indonesia, would be acceptable.
The United States now was
said to be agreeable to naming
either India or Pakistan.
The Reds were still insisting,
however. that the reluctant
prisoners should be sent out of
Korea to whatever nation is
named neutral custodian. Gen.
Harrison was equally adamant
in demanding they be kept in
Korea.
Meanwhile, the U. N. was
scheduled to complete it's de-
livery Of North Korean and
Communist sick and wounded
prisoners today. The total was
expected to be 6,670, some 800
more than promised.
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Continued From Page A-270
within two months after a
truce.
. Other prisoners should be
sent to a neutral country.
. For six months the POWs'
home countries should be per-
mitted to explain" to reluc-
tant prisoners that they should
have no "apprehensions" about
returning.
. Captives then asking repa-
triation should be sent home.
o Disposition of remaining
prisoners should be left up to
a Far East political confer
ence.
. Expenses of reluctant pris-
oners should be paid by "the
nations to which they belong"
The United Nations propo-
sails are these:
o Prisoners wishing to return
should be sent home at once.
. Reluctant prisoners should
be given into the custody of a
neutral country. but should be
left physically in Korea.
o Switzerland would be the
best available neutral.
. The combatant ma tions
should have a chance to ques-
ton the prisoners.
o The neutral should seek a
haven for the prisoners who
still refuse to be sent home
after go days.
U. N. negotiators insisted
that the Communist plan
would leave the prisoners too
Evening star., 1953-05-03
Review: Korean Developments

flying programs by making
their pilots untruStworthy. r
Those lures were made pub
lie for the first time last week.
The United States Far East
Command said it had made
an offer of $4,000 for any
MIG fighter delivered intact.
Furthermore, the first pilot to
accept the new offer would
get a bonus of an additional
$4,000.
There we're some protests on
Capitol Hill and in the House
of Commons. The offer looked
too much like a price tag on
freedom, critics said. But the
offer was left standing.
This question also was
raised: How much of the prize
money would the income-tax
collector take? Last week the
Bureau of Internal Revenue
came up with an informal an
swer. Assuming the Commu-
mist pilot was a Chinese or
Russian citizen, his income, as
a nonresident alien, would
not be subject to an American
income taX-even though he
later came to this country to
live. If the winner were a
United States citizen or resi-
dent alien-if he broke from a
Red prison camp and stole a
MIG, for instance-his tax
could be as much as $68, 1903
on 100000 and $27,716 on
$4,000.
If such a pilot were over 65
and blind, the bureau added
wryly, it would not collect
any tax.
Evening star., 1953-05-03
Public Housing
The Situation Up on Capitol Hill
Is Confusing, to Say the Least
By George Beveridqe

For some time now, efforts
in the House of Representa-
tives to deal public housing a
knockout blow have been an
annual habit, as sure a sign
of spring as the opening of
Virginia'S trout season.
So it came as no surprise
that the House Appropriations
Committee lowered the boom
this month on an adminiStra-
ton request for $4,000 new
public housing unit construc-
ton contracts during the year
starting July l. And it was
no more surprising that the
House, led by Republicans
and conservative Democrats,
backed up the committee.
On the face of it, the House
action was an apparent re-
pudiation of Cd President
Eisenhower first major hous-
ing policy stand and (2) the
new position of Albert M.
Cole, former Republican House
member, long time foe OF
public housing now the Presi-
dents new housing admins
traitor.
House Republican leaders
insist these conclusions aren't
warranted. But if there is
doubt about them there is
equal doubt about what the
legislative leaders actually in
tended to do about publlc
housing this year.
The current battle dates
back to 1949. That year a new
Democratic Congress passed a
- housing act authorizing con-
struction of $4,000 public
housing units. Since, however,
Capitol Hill has kept the num-
ber under 1000 units per year.
The 1852 Compromise
In 1852, President Truman
asked for authorization Of rs
900 new units. The House
slashed the number to 5000.
The Senate, rushing as usual
to the rescue, approved $4,000
units. In conference, leaders
agreed on a figure Of $4,000.
In this years budget request
for the year starting July l,
President Truman again asked
for $4,000 new units. President
Eisenhower new Budget Bu-
reau trimmed that figure to
35,000-the same as the num-
ber of units authorized this
year.
Mr.. Cole, the 51-year-old
Kansas lawyer who was un-
seated from Congress in No
vember, had been in Office as
housing administrator for only
a matter of days when he went
to Capitol Hill last month to
testify on the request.
He didn't indicate by any
means he had become a rabid
convert to public housing. But
he did say the 35,000-unit re-
quest was drawn up by the
White House with my concur
renee" He said:
In my opinion, the fair and
consistent thing to do is to
continue the program at that
level until we have completed
our reviews and are prepared
to make further recommends
tions to the Congress-"
The House subcommittee,
headed by Republican John
Phillips of California, minced
no words. 1t said continual
tion of public housing "is not
justified and is not in accord
with the program for economy
and a balanced budget" Spe-
Evening star., 1953-05-03
Wanted MICS

For some time. apparently,
the United States has been
telling Red pilots in Europe
and the Far East they would
be paid well if they flew a
late-model Russian jet to an
allied airfield and surrendered.
There were two reasons for the
offer: Cd We wanted the
planes to study, and (2) we
hoped to disrupt Communist
Evening star., 1953-05-03

cifically, it said the Public
Housing Administration must
not approve any contracts for
new units after July /.
What it failed to say was
what would happen to units
for which Federal subsidies al
ready have been promised.
Under the program, PHA
lends money to local housing
authorities to construct ap-
proved housing projects. By
the time construction is fin
ished, these loans are repaid
by the local issue of long-term
bonds. The local authorities
operate the projects and retire
the bonds from two revenue
sources. One is rents collected
from low-income tenants. The
other is PHA subsidy, paid
under what the agency calls
annual contribution con-
tracts"
It was over such contracts
that the biggest question about
intent of the Phillips sub
committee was raised. BY
July /, the PHA estimates it
will have issued contracts for
$4,000 new units-not yet
under construction-but cover
ed by subsidy agreements. 1t
had been planned that $4,000
of the $4,000 would be started
next year. Did Mr.. Phillips in
tend these contracts should be
Squelched?
Asked that question in House
debate, the Californian said he
did not. Such contracts, he
said, should be honored.
If that were so, PHA told the
Senate last week, then new
construction starts wouldn't be
banned. And instead Of $4,000
starts next year, the agency
technically would be empow-
cred to begin the entire $4,000.
After the firm-contract prof.
ects were exhausted, Of course,
there would be no more public
housing.
Many communities, includ-
ing Washington. would be af-
fected by such a ban. The Ma
tional Capital Housing Author
ity, with an expansion program
for 1000 units in the mill,
would have about $500 Topped
off by such action. Since the
1949 act was passed. &c.
units have been completed
throughout the Nation. Con-
struction has been started on
another 89,917. Another SO. .504,
as of April II. were not yet
under construction but were
covered by the firm subsidy
contracts. About 10000 units
are involved in preliminary
loan contracts which are not
binding.
Some PHA officials still
doubt that the House intent
was to permit even units under
contract to go ahead. The rea-
son, they said, is that the
House cut the agency's. bud
get for handling such projects
from $5.1 million to $1.3 mil
lion. That, they said, would
pretty we'll tie the agency,s
hands regardless of expressions
of intent.
A Senate Appropriations
subcommittee, headed by Sen
ator Saltonstall, Republican.
of Massachusetts,, is expected
to report the bill dealing with
public housing this week. If
the Senate follows it's past ac-
tions and upholds the request,
the fate of public housing once
more will be decided in House
Senate conference.
Evening star., 1953-05-03

The size of Russia's slave
labor force has become a sub
ject for conjecture almost as
popular as the question of who
is in charge of the Kremlin.
Estimates of the number vary
from 2 million to 20 million.
Here is a sampling of the
estimates:
Evening star., 1953-05-03

Wheels of automobiles usually are excellent. They
are generally taken for granted. They serve to
enhance cars appearance as well as contribute
to it's function. Yet :. cars wheels can be even
than smart and functional. Wheels can give
you something extra in performance i. and there
fore extra VALUE
CHRYSLER CORPORATION SAFETY-RIM WHEELS
Among the many performance features exclusive
to buyers Of Chrysler Corporation cars is the
Safety Rim Wheel.
An ingenious thing, it is designed to keep your
tire on the Wheel in case of fiat =. whether
from blowout or a slow leak while you are
moving It makes the drivers control to safe stop
easier and more comfortable. Your peace of mind
in all driving is made greater, too.
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19

so far as the present shortage of
garage space is concerned.
Since 1916 the town has added to
its equipment road grader, tract
or with snowlift, one additional
dump truck, utility truck used for
mosquito control, concrete mixer,
police cruiser and a variety of
smaller equipment such as a sewer
cleaner, etc.
The addition of the second village
dump truck come about when the
town decided last year to keep an
old truck after purchase of a new
one, just as back in the early forties
the pattern was established when
the old fire truck was kept when a
new one was purchased.
Where to store it all has become
problem of constantly-increasing
pressure so far as Service Supervisor
H. L. Coon is concerned, and now
the town also faces the problem of
where to put the new water tank
truck needed to fight rural fires.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19
Council Grants
Pay Increases
To Town Employees
Saiaried Workers Hiked
$40 Per Month; Hourly
Rates Up 10 Cents

Salary increases were voted by
municipal council Monday night for
regular city employees including men
in the street and service department,
police chief and night policeman.
Increases of $40 per month were
granted for Police Chief H. L. Coon,
from $255 to $265 per month; and for
Night Policeman Albert Reichenbach,
from 1925 to $235 per month.
Employees in the skilled and semi
skilled labor classifications in the
street and service department will
receive boosts of 10 cents per hour.
The new rate for skilled labor will
be $1.35 an hour, and for semi-skilled
$1.30 per hour.
Common labor in the future will be
paid $1.10 per hour, an increase of
five cents.
The increases voted will cost the
town $500 a year for the four regular
city employees affected, it was reported
at the meeting.
All increases will become effective
on April 1.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19
BIuffton Students Name May Queen,
Attendants To Reign Commencement Week

Reigning as Bluffton College May
Queen during commencement week
activities on the campus late next
spring will be Doris Roberts, niece
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Boyer,
Quakertown, Pa.
Lorraine Ferguson Simpson will be
Maid of Honor, and Wendell Metzler
will attend the Queen as the Most
Popular Man of the graduating
class. All three are seniors, who
were named by the student body in
an election, last week.
Miss Roberts, the new May Day
Queen, has been active on the Bluff
ton campus since her enrolment as
a freshman. She has been president
of the Womens Gospel team during
the last year, and has served as sec
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19
Garage Housing Problem Looms
If Fire Dept. Acquires Water Truck

Garage space, already at prem
ium so far as Bluffton municipality
is concerned, will become a greater
problem than ever if the water tank
truck project of the fire department
becomes a reality, it was disclosed
at Monday nights council meeting.
Continued expansion of the towns
mechanization of its many services,
especially marked since the end of
the war, is the principal factor in
the shortage of storage space for
motor vehicles and other equipment
owned by the village.
Where once the spacious confines
of the back rooms of the city build
ing and the town-owned garage not
too many years ago looked empty as
it accommodated only a sparse hand
full of village equipment present quar-
ters are packed to the walls with a
varied assemblage of vehicles.
Mechanization of the villages
equipment in the good times prevail
ing since the end of World War II
largely is the "f1y in the ointment"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19
Mayor Howe To Name Five
On Recreation Commission
Council Ok's Creation Of Board
To Push Proposed Swimming Pool

Pushing Bluffton's proposed mu-
nicipal swimming pool through to
completion, including handling the
man-sized problems of financing, COM
pleting plans, construction and the
start of operations, will be the re-
sponsibility of an as-yet-unnamed
Park and Recreation board created
Monday night by. municipal council
at the request of the Bluffton Com
munity Progress association.
On the board will be five residents
of the community, two of whom must
be members of the board of education,
according to state law.
Board appointments will be made
by Mayor w. A. Howe, although he
announced at Mondays council meet
ing that he would ask the board of
education to name its two delegates
on the recreation commission.
Creation of the park and recreation
board was voted by the council, after
learning from Rev. L. w. McIntire,
chairman of the Community Progress
association, that such action was the
recommendation of his group in fur
thering local swimming pool plans.
Rev. McIntire also briefed the
councilmen on plans recommended by
the Progress association to construct
swimming facilities at the east end
of Buckeye quarry, at an estimated
cost of approximately $4,000.
Main pool proposed by the group
would be rs by 40 feet, ranging in
depth from 21s to feet. Excavation
would be about two feet into bedrock
with reinforced concrete walls extend
ing above the existing ground level.
The walls would be reinforced on the
outside by mounded fill dirt. This
would keep the top of the pool above
the high water level of the quarry.
A smaller wading pool also is
recommended, about 20 by 80 feet,
and with a maximum depth of one
foot.
Additional facilities for experienc=,
ed swimmers would be provideaE in
the main body of the quarry, adjaceAt.
to the pools. Here three diving
boards would be erected. With some
minor repairs, the committee believes
the old bath house, already situated
at the pool location, could be used.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19
20 Men To Answer
April Draft Call
From Allen County

Although the April draft quota
for Allen county has been set at 20
men, the largest since November,
1852, when 80 men were indicted,
it will not be necessary to dip into
the 19-year-old age group to meet
the quota, according to Mrs. Donna
M. Ohler, clerk of the selective serv-
ice board.
The 29-man call is Allen county's
part in furnishing 2,22S men re-
quired from Ohio in April. Col.
Chester w. Goble, state draft chief,
has authorized boards to take regis
trants born before June 1, 1888.
In this county, however, there are
enough 20-year-olds available to fill
the quota. The men will be inducted
in Toledo on April 2.
A pre-induction physical examina-
ton quota for April has not yet been
received.
Meanwhile it was announced that a
Bluffton youth, James Anderson, was
inducted into the Army last Thurs
day at the Toledo recruiting office.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19

Dave Riser supervisor of the local
trout derby and fish management
department, said Tuesday evening
that a special meeting of the so
directors of the Sportsmen's club has
demanded a full explanation of the
bill sponsored by the United Conser-
vation Clubs of Northern Ohio.
The bill would ban commercial fish
ing in, Sandusky Bay or around its
entrance, and would permit fishing
in the bay only by anglers.
This, local sportsmen believe, will
force a number of commercial fisher
men out of business who specialize
in taking live fish from the bay for
use in restocking privately operated
inland fishing lakes, Risser said.
The Bluffton group has expressed
the belief that the bill is being sup
, ported by resort owners in the San
dusky Bay area who would reserve
the waters for their patrons. But
what of the inland fishermen who
must rely on the commercial shippers
to supply them with their sport, they
ask.
The danger of being cut off from
their supply of walleyes and pickerel
was learned by group of representa-
tives of the local club last Sunday
when they went to the Sandusky Bay
area to check on when their shipment
could be expected for the forthcoming
derby scheduled to open April 10.
They were advised by the commercial
fisherman, who has been supplying
the local needs, that he would make
every effort to catch and ship the
allotment before the proposed new
law could become effective.
The group included in addition TO
Risser, Gene Basinger, Charles AUX
erman, John Gilbert, president of the
Bluffton club. and Gene Benroth.
Stanley Writ, Allen County Game
Protector, who attended the special
directors meeting Tuesday night, will
contact Bill Farley, supervisor of law
enforcement in the Lake Erie fishing
district, and convey a club request
to attend special meeting of the
sportsmen's group to explain the pro-
posed law. At the same time Senator
N
Ross Pepple of Lima and Represen-
tative Floyd Griffin of Spencerville
will be invited to attend the session to
ascertain the feeling of the local club
in regard to the bill.
Unless the Bluffton club is con-
vlnced otherwise at the meeting, it
will be prepared to launch a vigorous
campaign among the legislators to
ask that the bill be voted down.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19
Council Questions
Progress On
Sewer Easements
Queries Regarding Right
Of-Way Thru M0tter
Farm Unanswered

What Bluffton is going to do about
obtaining an easement through the
farm of Myron Motter for the Little
Riley intercepting sewer, raised as a
question at Monday nights council
meeting by Councilman Everett
Sutermeister, still remained unans-
wered at mid-week. a
Sutermeister's query came as fol-
lowup to council discussion at a
February 16 meeting when the senti-
ment of the group indicated they felt
resort to legal action is the only re-
naming avenue in obtaining the
right-of-way for the sewer.
What action has been taken by
City Solicitor John Romey in the in
tervening four weeks was the in
formation sought by Sutermeister,
sssha. with othss councilmen are
anxfodsAto eaasfhe stalemate which
saas maIAsa easement negotiating
with M5tteA
No inform alton on the present stat
US of the Basement situation was
(Contf hued on page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19
Pet Show


First grade pupils of Mrs. Clayton Murrays who
have been working unit of study including reading music
and art with pets and toys their subject recently evened
the with real pet show Bringing
their pets to the classroom in homemade the young
sters had them display for several other classes to visit
With the exception of catanddog incident and
other cat who refused stay behind bars the event
under the direction of Miss Doris Roberts, student teacher of
Bluffton College, went off without hitch
The photos the right snapped at the pet show:
Left to right the pupils and their pets Gerry Habegger
and his rabbit SNOWFALL; Ronald Artman and Ginger;
(enter standng Danny Lehman and his toy horses Tommy
Edwards and "Blufon Blace" cat seated Gayle Gerber
and her cat, Marbles; Edwin Weiss holding "Scotty,
white angora guinea pig belonging to Mrs Lauby Michael
Reichenbach with his rabbit now White; CAST picture)
Jean Ann Montgomery with her pet hen, and
Miriam Augsburger and "Crow" chicken.
Not shown in the photos James Amstutz, who
brought his baby rabbit Brownie, and Shirley Depper who
displayed two baby chicks, Buttons and judy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19
RaIf Steiner
Youngest Ham" To
Get License Here

Ralf Steiner, 15-year-old son of
Mrs. Wilbur Steiner of 1854 s.
Main street, has been granted a
general class amateur radio
license, becoming the youngest
person ever to receive an amateur
radio license in this vicinity. He
is also the youngest person ever
to hold a membership in the
Bluffton Amateur Radio Club.
Ralf, sophomore in BIuffton
high school, has been assigned
the call letters W8LAN by the
Federal Communications Com
mission, according to word re-
ceived from the commission this
week. He has operated under
novice permit in the novice radio
band during the past six months
using the call letters WN8LAN.
He will now be permitted to oper-
ate his amateur radio station in
any amateur radio band and
under any conditions granted
amateurs, since the general class
is the highest amateur classifica-
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19
Births

The following births We're recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Galen Stoodt, Ada.
boy, Michael Galen, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Stoodt. La
fayette, boy, James Richard, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Allen, Mt. Cory.
boy, Robert Obie, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Augsburger.
Geneva, Ohio, are the parents of a
daughter born March 13. Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Augsburger, south of
town, are the grandparents.
A son, Michael Lee, born Sunday
to Corp. and Mrs, Roger Bell at
I'll Paso, Texas. The maternal grand
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Holt
kannp, of South Main street, and the
paternal grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Bell, of south of Bluff
ton.
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retary and cabinet member of Stu
dent Christian association. Miss
Roberts also is a member of the ves-
per choir, and has held many other
campus offices. .
An accomplished actress she has
played leading roles in campus dra-
matte presentations.
The Maid of Honor, in addition to
also being a campus leader, last year
was elected to who's Who on Col
lege Campuses," and is a member of
the Junior Pi Delta, honorary schol-
arship society.
Metzler, the most popular man,
has been a star athlete in football,
baseball and track, plus activities in
the vesper choir and other campus
organizations. He was May Day
chairman last year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-19
Records Atomic
Blast On Snapshots

c. V. Kuhn, 139 S. Jackson
street, has an unusual photo
graphic record of Tuesday MORN
ing's historic event when the first
atomic explosion ever to be tele-
vised for the American public
came over the air.
Setting up his wife's Polaroid
1-minute camera on a tripod be-
fore his 17-inch television screen,
Kuhn snapped a series of five or
six shots of the explosion with
excellent results. He was able to
show the photographs to friends
only a few minutes afterward
since the pictures are developed
Immediately after the exposure
in the new type camera.
The incident combines three
modern miracles of science, the
use of a new quick developing
camera and television to record
an atomic blast.