davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1953-06-21
Districts Reorganization Program Is Almost Dead;
So Where Does Thot Leove Reorqonizer Schuyler Lowe?

with DR.. Seckinger. Traffic Di.
rector George Keneipp, en-.
couraged by the Health ON
GERS success. struck back at
the plans for his ofiice. Both
summoned civic groups to their
defense.
Mr.. Lowe. surprised by the
fury of the attack, retreated
into compromise. The old line
agency heads had won out.
And the word was out to others
that Mr.. Lowe could be bucked.
Although q few minor changes
are being made, the back Of
reorganization has been bro
ken. Mr.. Lowe now Is propos-
ing elimination Of the Board
of Public Welfare. Watch that
60 down the drain.
This is not to say that
everything Mr.. Lowe came up
with necessarily should have
been approved without change.
It is to say that q combination
of bad luck. faulty procedure
and the apparent determine
ton of q new board of COM
misSioners to back old liners
against newcomers has post
poned any major changes until
next time q President or Con-
/ gress decides to do something
about 1t.
The Commissioners have
said they will seek no extern
sion Of the reorganization au-
thority which expires June 80.
How About Mr.. Lowe?
The epilogue-what happens
to Mr.. Lowe and his office
remains to be seen. Some OBJ
servers say he will stay on If
money is provided in the Dis
trict budget for his offlce-the
Department of General ADJ
miniStration. They say he is
not one who quits under fire.
If the money isn't allowed, he
may have to.
Bitterness still hangs on.
Some city employees are circu-
lating this yarn about the
reorganiZerS:
They went to a symphony
concert and noticed 20 violins,
bows moving in unison, in the
string section.
We'll have to change that"
says one reorganizer to the
other. "Too much duplication
there"
Evening star., 1953-06-21

grams under q new foreign
operations administration.
Even Democrats agree IL
would be something less than
human for the administration
not to de-emphasize the term
Point Four" After all, the
suggestion to extend the help
ing hand Of know-how to un-
derdeveloped nations was the
fourth point of Harry Tru-
mans 1949 inaugural speech.
The Technical Cooperation
Administration which became
a part of the State Depart
ment, was the legal name Sc
lected. But Point Four-as a
matter of semantics captured
the imagination Of people here
and abroad far more than the
Notwithstanding Tea.
So far, the somewhat under
cover campaign to obliterate
the term has not succeeded.
Nor has 1t won the blessing Of
the Secretary Of State.
Two Points Of View
There are two ways Of look
ing at the proposed move Of
Point Four from the State De-
partment to q foreign op-.
erations administration. It
may be nothing more than q
Evening star., 1953-06-21

Point Four, almost every
body agrees, is doing hne-but
for one thing.
It has been having some
trouble lately in retaining its
identity.
Point Four, Of course, is the
technical assistance program
for undeveloped countries
which the Truman regime
originated. Since the Repub-
licans came to power five
months ago, there have been
definite signs that the G.. Q. P.
has no taste for promoting
Democratic Party products-by
name, anyway.
Attock on Nomenclature
First, there was an attempt
by a few newcomers to the
State Department to abolish
the use of the informal term,
Point -Four" in departmental
literature and letters.
Second, Secretary Of State
Dulles created the impression
that he favored private agen-
cies doing the job instead Of
Government.
Third, President Eisenhower
recently asked Congress to
okay his proposal to lump
Point Four in with all the
Governments foreign-aid pro-
Evening star., 1953-06-21

The story Of municipal re-
organization, which winds UP
the end Of this month, Is not
a pretty one.
It began in 1852 when the
town found out the Budget
Bureau was trying to sell
Harry Truman q city manager
setup here. Commissioners r.
Joseph Donohue and Brig. Gen.
Bernard Robinson rode a wave
of civic protest to the White
House to head it of. They
promised the President to
streamline the city government
within the framework Of the
commissioner form Of govern,
ment.
Widely Hailed
After listening to their
promises Of what could be
done, President Truman turned
down the Budget Bureau pro-
posal and sent to the Capitol q
reorganization plan the two
city heads had suggested. It
was widely hailed as q great
civic accomplishment.
AS with other reorganiza-
ton plans for federal agencies
the District program became
law with the tacit approval Of
Congress through its. failure
to reject it.
The Commissioners, on rec
.ommendation of Gen. Robin
son then brought in Schuyler
Lowe from Atlanta to head up
the reorganizing job. His trou-
bles were not long developing.
In the first place Congress
had appropriated no money
for reorganization. The Com
missioners were forced to tap
the budgets Of affected agen-
cies to finance the studies.
This irked some of the de-
partment heads.
Then Gen. Robinson was
transferred from his post as
Engineer Commissioner. The
Republicans won the election
and Commissioner Donohue
resigned. Mr.. Lowe had lost
his key allies. Only Commis-
sioner Renah Camalier re-
manned. He has been busy
scuttling the key reorganiza-
ton plans one by one as Mr..
Evening star., 1953-06-21
CONTINUED From Page A-2s.)

Continued From Page A-28)
went wrong and the pilot at
tempted to return to the base.
Suddenly. said an eyewitness.
the plane "somerSaulted like a
bird and plummeted to the
ground" It exploded and
burned.
The magnitude Of the disas-
ter could be gagged by the
death list alone. But it could
be gauged in another way, too:
The Globemaster crash took
the lives of more American
soldiers and airmen than had
been killed in action on the
Korean front in any week since
early April.
Evening star., 1953-06-21
Point Four Continues, but Path Is Rocky.

Abroad-Personnel is under
authorized strength, but 2,225
technicians are already IN
field. There are nearly 1000
projects in 80 countries. EN-
phasiS Is on pilot model VII
lagos and stimulation Of agri-
culture. Land reform is pro-
crossing well and schools for
regulated credit systems are
being established.
Q Technicians Trained Here
Under sponsorship Of both
TEA and the Mutual Security
Agency more than 1.750 men
and women Of more than 40
countries are studying In the
United states IN 1858. Train
ing centers being estab-
nshed within Point -Four coun-
tries. The American Univer-
sity at Beirut, Lebanon, will
train .260 in technical subjects
this year.
o Private Investment and
.Markets-"In this category"
says TEA Director Stanley An
drews, 1--WE are weakest" The
risks are great. TEA recently
asked August Maffry. vice
president Of the Irving Trust
Co. of New York, to study the
foreign investment picture.
He called for creation Of q
single agency to coordinate
investment activities. He also
advised that the Point Four
program be continued to lay
the necessary foundation for
private investment.
India Books OFF
Potential investors often run
into snags, however. For in
stance, India served notice re-
Gently on seven foreign auto
manufacturer, including Ford
and Chevrolet, to close down
their assembly plants within
three years. India wants to
develop its own auto industry.
Even If United States in
vestors never do find favorable
foreign climates for their
money. the technical assistance
aspects Of Point -Four still
leave much to commend them
to the new administration. If
technical help is not lost sight
of because Of the larger and
more spectacular "give-away"
projects, the United States will
be able to look forward to de-
veloping markets abroad.
And these overseas markets
are looming constantly larger
as a necessity for maintaining
Americas high standard Of liv-
ing.
Evening star., 1953-06-21
Combodio

Cambodia, one Of the three
semi independent countries
that make up Indo- China, was
the scene last week Of a fine
demonstration Of oriental
logic.
The Cambodians are par
TALLY sovereign in domestic
affairs but are totally depend
ent on France for conduct of
foreign relations. They want
more freedom. The King Of
Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk.
has warned that his country
would go Communist If 1t did
not receive independence.
France needed the warning
and opened negotiations to
modify the treaty which binds
Cambodia to France. The ne
gotiators agreed on q draft
last month and sent copies
to the King and the French
government for approval. The
King said he would offer some
observations" on the pro-
posals, but never did.
Instead, last week, he sud-
denly exiled himself to the
nelghboring country Of Thai
land. This gesture of nose
amputation was a modification
of the old Oriental gambit in a
quarrel of committing suicide
on your opponents doorstep
and thereby running him in the
eyes of the world.
+ King Norodom said he would
not return home unless France
granted his country inde-
pendence. If France did not
give in, he would appeal to the
United Nations. If that did
not work, he said, Cambodia
would die for freedom.
France asked anxiouSly that
King Norodom return and
talk it all over. No offer
of independence was made.
Evening star., 1953-06-21

however. Yesterday the King
headed back for Cambodia
without explaining why.
Egypt
A new republic" appeared
last week when Egypt pro-
claimed an end to the mon
archy and the creation Of the
Republic of Egypt. The men
who announced the change
were the army officers who
Lad thrown out King Farouk
last summer. And the man
who would be the first Presi-
dent and first Premier was
Maj. Gen. Naguib, leader Of
the revolutionary junta.
Baby King Fuad II, son Of
Farouk and nominal King OF
Egypt, was unemployed even
before he got his first job.
The exact form of the new
republic will be left UP to a
referendum of the people.
They will choose between the
American presidential system
Evening star., 1953-06-21

on its recent Southeast Asia
trip, says that too much eco
nomic assistance has gotten
mixed with technical.
In the original concept Of
Point Four, economic aid IN
q .'give-away" sense is not .
part Of it. The program was
to help people to help them
selves. This was to be done by
giving technical assistance. not
just capital goods and dollar
credits. Helping them thus to
raise their living standards,
would produce three important
by-products: An attractive ale
ternative to Communist prom
ises; a more favorable climate
for United States investment.
and q larger market for United
States goods.
Congress Investigates
Point Four's record has been
examined thoroughly In recent
weeks by House and Senate
committees dealing with for
eign aid. And Friday the
House passed the package"
foreign-aid authorization bill.
It included the $140,234, 500 the
administration sought for
Point Four. Almost half Of
this-$72.1 million-goes to
Asian countries, $43. .792, 500 to
the Near East and Africa. and
$24, ,342.00 to American repub-
lies. This money takes care Of
salaries and UNDERWRITERS sup
Elementary supplies needed to
improve agriculture, forestry,
fisheries, natural resource de-
velopment, health, education,
communications, trade, public
administration and other prof.
CCIos 36CC4R1C4AU COAAAtk AGO OA4eAA .
in the cost Of supplies and
equipment.
Growing in Importance is q
program called Special Re-
gional Economic Assistance"
It is somewhat of a hybrid Of
Point Four and ECA-type aid.
It is designed to maintain eco
nomic and political stability by
assistance in fields where funds
are not available from private
or public investment sources.
This year only $3.50 million
was devoted to this purpose.
For next year the House ap-
proved $3.50 million. OF this,
$194 million goes to the Near
East and Africa and $94.4 mil
lion to India and Pakistan.
Box scores on specific prog
ress breaks down like this:
. Technicians and Projects
Evening star., 1953-06-21
France

France
France went into the second
month of her latest cabinet
crisis. Andre Marie, former
Premier, was turned down by
the Assembly in his bid for
another chance at the job. He
received 275 votes, consider
ably short of the 314 needed.
French President Auriol
then went back to the dreary
task of interviewing more
prospects. He warned, almost
off-handedly, that things
would get bad If France did
not get a government soon.
The Bermuda Big Three
conference probably would
have to be postponed again.
It first was set for the middle
of June, then for the last
week in the month. The new
date will depend on when the
French politicians can agree
on a new leader.
Evening star., 1953-06-21
Foreign

ITO MANY AMERICANS,
L the distinction between
the exotic and the bizarre in
foreign governments seems
very fine indeed. Three over
seas developments last week
left these Americans neither
more nor less bemused than
they had been before.
Evening star., 1953-06-21
Review Of The Week

and the British parliamentary
republic.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
MOtter Easement
Hearing Set June 9

Hearing of the suit against Myron
Motter to determine the cost to Bluff
ton for a right-of-way to construct
the Little Riley intercepting sewer
across the Motter farm has been set
by Judge Moran B. Jenkins for Tues
day, June 9.
lmpaneling the jury will be the
first matter to be settled in the June
9 hearing, after which the suit will
proceed.
City Solicitor John Romey has
said that he expects the court pro-
dure will be largely matter of stat
utory proceedings to determine the
amount of money to be paid Motter
for damages to his farm in construct
ing the intercepting sewer.
Appropriation of the land for the
sewer right-ofway was effected in an
ordinance passed early in April by
municipal council, and the only point
of question expected in the court
hearing will be the cost of damages
incurred during work in laying the
sewer through the farm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
TUO Burned In
Freak Explosion
At Stone Company

Two employees of the Bluffton Stone
Co., were badly burned about $3.50
o'clock last Friday morning when a
freak gasoline fumes explosion was
set off on the plant premises by the
breaking of an electric light bulb.
Most seriously injured in the mis-
hap was Emanuel Boutwell, who suff-
cred burns on both arms and around
the neck and face. He was in the
Bluffton Community hospital over
night for treatment.
Also burned was Clayton Weiss,
who had injuries to one arm and one
hand. He was released from the
hospital following treatment Friday
morning. Neither man has returned
to work.
Boutwell, and Weiss were working
near an open pan containing gasoline
when a light bulb in an extension
cord fell to the floor and broke. An
explosion of the gasoline fumes re-
suited. There was small fiash-fire
following the explosion which was
quickly brought under control with
a fire extinguisher by other plant en-
ployes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
Bill Would Exempt Small Villages
From Sewage Disposal Requirements

Now that Buttons sewage dispos-
al system is we'll on the road to COM
pletion, a lot of local interest was
centered this week in developments
at the state capital where the House
of Representatives is readying a bill
which would exempt villages of less
than 5000 population from the new
state law requiring disposal systems.
Bluffton is far ahead of most other
villages of the state in proceeding
with sewage disposal construction, as
required by the state law, and if pro-
posed exemptions are voted into law
it may be that the, program on which
the town is embarked would not have
been required at all.
As matters now stand in the legis-
lature, the conservation committee
has recommended passage of the bill
excluding all municipalities of less
than 5000 population from the Ohio
Water Pollution Control Act.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
Spring Building
Well Underway;
Six Homes Started
Construction Opens On Three
New Residences In Town:
Three Others Nearby

This springs new home construc-
tion program was underway in earn
est this week with the pouring of
footers for three new homes within
the Bluffton corporate limits, and the
opening of work on three more resi-
dences nearby.
John Klay has completed pouring
concrete for the footer in his new
home on Elm street and is starting to
lay up foundation block. Mr.. Klay,
who is doing his own building, plans
a one-floor home with living room,
dining space, kitchen, bath and three
bedrooms. The new residence will
be of frame construction.
On d lot located off Elm street
near Founders hall, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger Klay started work on their
new home last Saturday. Construc-
ton is being handled by Roger and
Albert Klay. Plans are to utilize it
as a basment house this season and
ultimately complete five rooms on one
floor. The frame house will include
large living room with dining space
kitchen, bath and three bedrooms.
Del McGinnis, Bluffton councilman
and builder, has finished excavatine
the basement for the third new home
to be erected this summer. He has
chosen lot next to his own home in
the Garmatter addition,
What will be an ultra-modern con-
temporary type home for the Nelson
Kohlis is under construction five mil
es west of town on the Trumbo- Cook
road. Clair Moser and associates are
the contractors for the building which
will be of one-story, fiat-roof, expos
ed rafter styling. ..
A large six-room residence is being
erected by the local contracting firm
of Albert Badertscher and associates
for Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Keller on
a site nine miles southwest of town.
The basement excavation is nearing
completion and as soon as weather
permits the foundation will be laid
up.
A rambling type home, the six
rooms are spread over the ground
floor with an attached garage adding
to the size of the home. Plans call
for the use of wide bevel siding and
an abundance of glass.
At the same time, plans for con-
structing parsonage for the County
Line Church of the Brethren an
nounced several weeks ago, are
underway. Edward and Robert Ber-
ger, builders, are finishing the exca-
vation and expect to have the foun-
dation started this week at the site
on the Bentley road.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
Mosquito Control
PrOqran, Launched

Buttons annual war on mosqul-
toes was launched this week under the
direction of Mayor Wilbur A. Howe,
as work got under way on control
program which has proved extremely
successful over the last two decades.
Frequent rainfall, which has kept
streams moving, preventing the accu-
mutation of pools of stagnant water,
has made control spraying unnecces-
sary until this week, the mayor said.
During the normal summer OF
treatment of Buttons streams, parts
of quarries, the village dump, etc.,
the control requires about so gallons
of DDT and approximately 1000 gal
Ions of oil.
Part of the success of control meas
ures, However, rests with each indi-
vidual householder, the mayor de-
clared. In helping assure a mosqui-
to-free summer, property owners are
requested to check and clean caves
troughs, watch continued damp places
under shrubbery and to keep lots free
of accumulations of rubbish or other
places where mosquitoes may breed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
Grooming OF Queen
Highights May
Day Program, Sat.

Traditional May Day festivities
at Bluffton College this week end
will be highlighted by the crown
ing of the May Queen, Miss
Doris Roberts of Quakertown,
Pa, Saturday afternoon on the
college campus.
Impressive rites for crowning
of the May Queen will take place
at $3.50 p. m. when Miss Roberts
will be escorted by Wendell Met
zler, Most Popular Man" of the
campus. Lorraine Ferguson
Simpson of White Pigeon, Mich,
will attend the queen as maid of
honor. -.
The crowning ceremony will be
preceded by a campus luncheon
at 11:45, class reunion meetings
and the box ceremony, during
which a metal box containing let
ters from all members of the
senior class is buried in the Col
lege Hall sidewalk, to be opened
and read 10 years later. Boxes
buried 10 and 20 years ago will
be brought forth and opened DUR
ing the ceremony.
Saturday evening the alumni
banquet will be held at o'clock
in Founders hall, and at 9 p. m.
students will present the play,
''The Valiant" in Ramseyer
chapel.
''The Understanding Heart" is
the subject of the Sunday after
noon baccalaureate sermon to be
delivered by DIR. Lloyd L. RAM
seyer, president of Bluffton col
lege. The Presidents reception
will be another event of the day
at the Ramseyer home at 4:15.
Sunday evening the Choral Soc
iety will present HandePs orator.
10, "The Messiah" i'm Founders
hall.
Commencement exercises will
be held i'm Founders hall Monday
at 1000 a. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
Rev. McIntire
Delegate To Natl
Church Conference

The Rev. L. w. McIntire, pastor
of the Bluffton and Rockport Pres
byterian churches, will leave this
week to attend the 165th meeting OF
the General Assembly of the, Pres
byterian Church in the United States
of America as the minister delegate
from the Lima Presbytery.
The General Assembly, highest court
of the Presbyterian church meets
annually, this year in Minneapolis.
The meetings open Thursday morn
ing with sermon by the retiring
moderator, the Rev. Hermann N.
Morse, and continue through June 8.
Special interest will be focused at
the Assembly on a "Plan of Union"
which would join the Presbyterian
Churches of North and South, and
the United Presbyterian Church. If
the plan is adopted by the three
General Assemblies and approved by
three fourths of the Presbyteries of
each denomination, it will become
effective next spring.
Rev. McIntire, whose home was in
North Carolina, and whose men,
bership was formerly in the Pres
byterian Church in the US (South)
has keen interest in this "Plan of
Union" and has indicated that he
intends to vote for it. The oppor-
tunity to serve as a delegate to
the assembly comes to a Presby-
terian minister only about once in
10 or IL years.
His pulpit will be filled during
his absence by DR.. Harry w. Barr,
former superintendent of the Pres
byterian Home for the Aged at Sid
ney, Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
Washington Street
Extension UnderUdy

Washington street is being extend
ed for distance of about three
fourths of a block beyond Spring
street, with work already under way
on the project, it was announced this
week by Street Commissioner H. L.
Coon.
In extending the street, what in the
past has appeared to be an alley is
being widened to a 30-foot roadway.
After widening and grading are COM
pleted, the extended street will be
hard-surfaced, Coon said.
In addition to the work on Wash
ington street, the city street depart
ment also is engaged in establishing
sidewalk routes and grades on Sec
ton of Spring street from the Ed
Steiner property to the Sam Bixel
lot. Between those two lots is the
new parsonage of the First Menno-
mite church.
Whether sidewalks will be put in by
any of the property owners involved
following establishment of the lines
is not known.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
100 Register In
Bible School Classes

The Vacation Bible School enroll.
ment was expected to reach the 20C
mark next week as late comers swell
the number of pupils attending the
summer classes at the elementary
school building. Enrolment by the
end of the second day on Tuesday had
already reached 100.
Twelve women, who have set aside
their household duties to instruct the
boys and girls, make up the school
teaching staff. Three high school
girls are assisting them.
The pupils are learning new hymns,
Bible verses, and learning to partici-
pate in a Worship Service. They
are planning projects of Christian
service to those less fortunate than
they, and are sharing the good things
they have with those in need.