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commonwealth force) proba-
bly, will form the nucleus of
the new mobile reserve.
At the moment these divi-
sions are not long on mobil-
ity. But Defense Department
planners point out that in a
real emergency an airlift
using commercial as well as
military craft could be
mounted in a hurry. Another
facet of defense thinking
about a mobile reserve came
to light the other day when it
was announced that the Air
Force was ordering a fleet Of Jet
transports to be used as tank
ers. The boost this will give
commercial carriers, which in
tend to buy jets when the
price is right, could eventually
rebound to the military's adj
vantage, too.
So far, however, the strategic
and mobile reserve has been
almost completely unadver-
tised. This hardly squares with
the Dulles theory of telling the
world about United States
strength and intentions, so
that enemies don't start wars
because they underestimate us.
Formoso Policy
That principle was used en-
phatically last week by Presi-
dent Eisenhower to set the rec
ord straight on Formosa. There
has been a spate of Communist
Chinese threats to "liberate"
the big Kuomintang-run island
100 miles off Central China.
On Tuesday the President,
showing no signs of panic, said
the Reds would have to run
over the United States 7th
Fleet to do it. AS he spoke,
that wouldn't have been hard.
The 7th Fleet in the Formosa
straits consisted of four de-
stroyers and a tender for pa
troll planes. But aircraft car
riers and other capital ships
from nearby waters were added
this week end.
If the Red Chinese were to
throw up enough jet air cover
and borrow" enough subma-
rines from Russia to neutralize
the augmented American forces.
a full-scale war would be on.
And the Chinese chances of
reaching Formosa with their
still unmobilized fleet of junks
would be as remote as ever.
Showing the Flag
Thursday the 7th Fleet, In a
show Of magnificent disdain
for the Communist threats,
sailed to the Tachen Islands,
only IA miles off the Red Chi
nese-held coast. and staged a
naval-air show for the Reds.
These islands. still in Nation
alist hands. had already been
made a symbol of Sino-Amer-
lean solidarity against the Red
Chinese by an earlier visit of
7th Fleet Comdr. Felix B.
Stump. Peiping radio screamed
armed provocation," but the
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would build the waterway
without United States aid.
The boldness Of the proposal
gripped the public imagination.
Canadians realized they could
easily finance the whole prof.
ect. and the idea Of going it
alone fed the national ego and
flattered the national pride.
Consequently there Is keen dis
appointment over the agree
ment between Ottawa and
Washington that the United
States shall build the naviga-
tional works where the river
forms the international bound
airy.
But the Canadian govern
ment's indication that 1t might
build its own canals later is
more than just an effort to
reduce Ottawa's embarraSS-
ment over acquiescence to the
United States plan. 1t is also
notice to the United States
that If the partnership works
to Canada's disadvantage toll
visor because of United
States discrimination against
ships, cargoes or crews en- route
to or from Canadian lake
ports-Canada can withdraw
and go into business for itself.
Second ConoI Foreseen
Canadian economists believe
that eventually, and perhaps
onl.' within a couple Of dec
AIDES. seaway traffic will be
great enough to justify con-
struction of duplicate canals
on the Canadian side. Until
conditions warrant, however,
such canals would endanger
the revenues which are sup
posed to pay for the United
States investment.
But however short of per-
lection Canadians may ind
the joint plan, the important
thing is this country is to get
the seaway built as soon as
possible. The official target Is
late in 1858, when 1t Is hoped
that both the sos million
United States section Gin In
ternational waters) and the
5000 million Canadian section
Gin that part Of the river
which is wholly within Can
ada will be ready for the first
big ocean freighter to sail into
the Great Lakes.
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Conodo None Too Keen
On y. S. Seowoy Role
By Gerald Woring

OTTAWA. - Hopes for an
all-Canadian seaway along the
st. Lawrence River died hard
In Canada this week. but
mingled with widespread dis
appointment was the realiza-
ton that American partner
ship In the project could pay
handsome dividends.
BY abandoning It's plans for
an all-Canadian route in favor
Of construction Of parts Of the
seaway in the United States
as provided In the Wiley Act.
Canada win save about 800
million which would be re-
Quired to complete the water
way on the Canadian side OF
the river.
More important, however, is
the fact that II this country
had insisted on going ahead
with its own plans to the ex-
clusion Of the United States,
there would have been strong
resentment south Of the Dor
der. In turn this resentment
might have carried over into
other areas of Canadian
American relations. It is of
paramount Importance to Cam
ada to preserve close and warm
relations with the United
States If for no other reason
than this country's economic
and military dependence on
its big neighbor.
However, while agreeing to
the American seaway propos-
ais, the Canadian government
emphasized that construction
of the United States seaway
will not be regarded as i'm
posing any restriction on Cam
ada's right to build its own
seaway. paralleling the pro-
posed American canals, at any
time 1t wants to.
) Sop to Public
In part this statement was
a sop to the Canadian public,
which in the last two years
has responded to the idea Of an
all-Canadian seaway much
more enthusiastically than the
Canadian government had
expected.
When Congress rejected the
seaway In 1852, the Canadian
government announced it
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Asia
Koreo Troop Cutboek
Aimed at Mobility;
Reds Eye Formoso
Asia

While the State Department
was preparing another build-
up for the toothless Southeast
Asian treaty organization
(SEATO) it hopes to form
early in September, the De-
Tense Department took what
looked deceptively like another
step backward in North Asia
last week. Actually, it may be
q significant step forward
Four of the six American
divisions now stationed in
South Korea will soon be with
drawn, it was announced. One
will go to Okinawa, one to
Hawaii and two to the United
States.
This is in conformance with
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Hurricane Spoilers Begin Their Busiest Season
By Horry Lever

The United States Air Force,
Navy and Weather Bureau are
now fighting q perennial mem
ace which has q destructive
potential far beyond that Of
an atom bomb. This menace
is the hurricane.
Airborne hurricane hunters
are already on the alert, be-
cause the season for these
giant disturbances has opened
and will run through Novem-
Der. Hurricanes Alice and
Barbara, only q week or two
ago, blew themselves out over
the Gulf of Mexico without
doing any appreciable damage.
But the next one, to be
called Carol. might slap right
into the coastline with serious
results. It's happened before.
Florida, in particular. and
the whole Eastern Seaboard
will be threatened by the
string of wild tropical storms.
People in Miami, the Keys and
on the Gold Coast of the
Florida peninsula are ready to
batten down the storm doors
as soon as they hear the
weatherman's dreaded advis-
DRY: IAN intense low cell with
a counter clockwise movement
is anticipated"
That means a hurricane is
on the way.
Nobody knows exactly how
the trigger" which actuates a
hurricane originates, accord
ing to /. r.. Tannehill, assist
ant chief Of the Weather Bu-
reau.
Big Cloud BuiIdup
Sometimes the big storms
start with cloud buildups in
the Caribbean, forming over
the warm water. They also
have been known to originate
off the Cape Verde Islands, in
the Atlantic Ocean off the
coast Of French West Africa.
The clouds may be, at first,
Of the puffy, cumulus type,
piled up for miles and miles
like giants portion Of cauli-
flower Loaded with unstable
air masses, they may darken
ominously and gather into
long stretches Of cumulo-nim-
bus rain clouds, driven by vio-
lent air movements which flow
In all directions.
Quite often out of q situa-
ton like this, "easterly waves"
move into the tormented area.
which sometimes measures as
much as so to 100 miles In
diameter. The hurricane now
Is a big storm almost before
1t starts. with high velocity
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winds circulating as 1t de-
velops. The rotation of the
earth partly Is responsible for
the counter-clockwise motion
which accompanies the dis
turbance, Mr.. Tannehill says.
Every hurricane. Alice, Bar
bara. Carol (the Air Force
designates them with girls
names in alphabetical order of
their sequence in the season.
has its own peculiarities, just
like q woman. But general
conclusions may be made once
the titanic whirlpools leave
their spawning grounds. Di-
rection and speed often can be
predicted. The older q hur-
ricane gets, the quicker it
moves.
The Air Weather Service of
the Air Force, with headuuar-
tiers at Andrews Air Force
Base. Md, works with the
Navy in the hurricane-hunting
job.
Avs maintains year-around
operations at Miami, much of
1t IN cooperation with Grady
Norton. the United States
Weather Bureaus hurricane
expert there.
Responsibility Split
Both the services have spe-
CHIC and divided areas of re-
sponsibility In the Caribbean,
AVIS handles the section be-
tween Bermuda and Puerto
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Senate

Amendment by Maybank
3D.. S. c., to reduce military
aid funds in the Mutual Sc
curity appropriations by 5000
million. Agreed to, 41-34.
Against: Beall tR,, Md: Butler
(R.. Md; Robertson ID. Val.
Not .veting: Byrd ID. Va, an
nouneed for,
Second conference report on
bill revising Atomic Energy
Act of 1916. New compromise
provided for compulsory Ii
censing of peacetime atomic
patents for five years. Agreed
to. 59-17.
Fer: Beall. Butler. Robertson.
Not voting: Byrd, absent.
Amendment by Humphrey
3D., Mimi to provide that
villful membership in COM
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Continued From Page A-25o
self predicted last week, to a
leftist government like the ILL
fated Leon Blum regime of
the sos.
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wardly friendly platitudes. The
Chinese Ministry of Truth
could pick it up from there.
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House

ttOuSS
Conference report providing
$50 billion for foreign aid.
Agreed to, 1877. (The House
passed bill had provided $35
million leSs.)
ud For HYDE tR,, Nd; Small tR.,
Against: Smith ID. Va.
Not voting: Broyhill lR.. Val.
paired for.
Bill to amend Subversive
Activities Control Act of 1850
to provide for determining the
identity of certain Commu-
nist-inf1ltrated organizations.
and to outlaw the Communist
Party. (Two-thirds majority,
or 205 yeas" required)
Passed, 1882.
For: Hyde. Small. Broyhill. Smith.
Motion by Dies Cd, Tex
to direct House conferees on
the subverSive activities bill
to agree to Senate amendment
making membership in the
Communist Party q crime.
Agreed to, 208- 100.
For: Broyhill. Smith.
AEainst: HYDE, Small.
Amended conference report
providing that members Of
Communist Party or other sub
versive organizations be sub
ject to all provisions and PEN
alties of Internal Security Act
Of 1850. Agreed to. 1852.
For: Hyde, Small. Smith.
Not voting: Broyhill, absent.
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Votes of Nearby congressman

Votes of nearby Maryland
and Virginia legislators on
major roll calls in Congress
August ii through 20:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
Mrs. B. ID. Smucker Sailing From NelU York
Friday For Summer OF TrdUeI In Europe

from Vienna. He is stationed there
as the C. A. r. E. mission chief for
Austria, and has been in Europe for
the past seven years.
In Vienna, Mrs. Smucker will stay
with Bertram's wife, Bjorg, and her
two grandchildren, Christopher, 3,
and Claire l, while Mr.. Smucker
makes his annual trip to a meeting
of C. A. r. E. chiefs, probably in the
Philippines in July. This will be
the first time she has seen little
Claire.
During her stay, the Bluffton
woman expects to be able to visit
in Switzerland, and parts of Ger
many and France in frequent side
trips from Vienna.
She will not return home until
September a when she sets sail from
Genoa, Italy, aboard the Saturnia,
a ship of an Italian line, Prior to
sailing, she will visit numerous
points of interest in northern Italy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
Blue Star Mothers
Name Chapter For
Wayne Daley

Buttons recently organized
chapter of Blue Star Mothers has
been named the Wayne Daley
chapter honoring the late Wayne
Daley, Bluffton World War III
airman who lost his life in the
Pacific area during the war, it
was announced this week by Mrs.
Clara Burkh0lder, president of
the chapter.
In addition to Mrs. Burkholder,
officers of the Blue Star Mothers
include Golda Weiss, senior vice
president; Gaynell Rockey, junior
vice president; Bertha Oberly,
chaplain; Mary Frick, financial
secretary; Donna Henderson, re-
cOrding secretary; Esma BrOn-
son, treasurer; and Rhea Am
stutz, flowers and publicity.
All mothers with sons who
have been in service during
World War III and since, or who
have sons entering the service
are eligible to join this group as
sociated with the national organ
izatiOn. The charter will be closed
on May IL, although new men,
bers will be taken in after that.
Meetings are held on the second
Wednesday of each month at s
p. m. in the Jaycee room above
the Charles Store.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
Dana Whitmer New
Head Of Schools
In Pontiac, Michigan

Dana Whitmer, former Blufftonite
and son of the Rev. and Mrs. Paul
Whitmer of Grove street has accept
ed new position as superintendent
of the Pontiac, Michigan schools. He
has resigned as assistant superin-
tendent of the Gary, Ind, schools eff
fective July l.
This year completes seven years-i4r
school administrative worlr~fn Gary.
He has been active in promoting in
structional improvement in TIL e
schools there by means of series of
teacher workshops in which parents
as we'll as teachers and school ad-
ministrators participate. The school
board of Gary grants teachers re-
leased time to participate in this "in
service training"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
Progress Assn Asked To Inform Citizens
On Light Plant Issue Before Election

Forrest L. Steinman, chairman
of the publicity committee for re-
tanning the Bluffton Electric
System, in letter this week to
the Rev. Leonard McIntire, has
asked the Bluffton Progress
association, of which Rev. Mr..
McIntire is chairman, to under
take the project of getting i'm
formation before the citizens of
the community relative to retain
ing the municipal electric system
which will be an issue in spec
ial election on June Is.
Mr.. Steinman's letter to Rev.
Mr.. McIntire stated, I'VE feel
you could render valuable assist
ance in placing the facts before
the voters BY conducting public
meetings, as well as any further
assistance you might suggest"
Rev. McIntire said that he had
called a meeting of the executive
committee of the Progress asso-
citation for Wednesday evening,
May ), at 1880 p. m. in the high
school study room.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
Crows Purchase
Lloyd Thomas Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Grow, pro-
prietors of Crows Five and Ten,
have purchased the Lloyd Thomas
property on 135 North Thurman
street and will take possession in
June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas and daugh-
ter, Ann, will move to Marietta,
Ohio, where Mr.. Thomas has pur-
chased a partnership interest in the
Sewah Studios, manufacturing firm
specializing in production of metal
memorial plaques.
Mr.. Thomas was formerly shop
manager at the Steiner Chevrolet
Sales and Service. He has been in
Marietta since February.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
Fifteen Students To Represent Bluffton
In State Scholarship Tests At ONU

Fifteen of Bluffton high schools
top ranking students will represent
the local school in the final district
state scholarship tests to be given
Saturday at Ohio Northern univer-
sity in Ada, Principal Gerhard Buhl-
er has announced.
Competing students We're chosen by
teachers in the subjects in which they
will represent the school. The tests
are to be given at Lehr Memorial
building.
Bluffton enters class division III
which represents schools which have
an enrolment below 200 in grades
8 thru II.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
Audit Of Towns
Books Costs S1.185

A routine state audit of village ac-
counts completed in February by
State Examiner Joseph d. Fisher,
cost the various town departments a
total of $1,185.46, according to a re-
port received this week by City Clerk
A. j. B. Longsdorf.
In the breakdown of the $1,1S5. As
figure, the towns general fund and
the light and water department paid
for the greater part of the examina-
tion expenses.
From the general fund, S517.98
went toward the cost of the audit;
and the water and light department
paid out $547.19 toward the total.
Remainder of the total cost was
paid from street repair, sinking, GEM
etery funds, etc.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29

industries have been urged to CO
operate in the city-wide campaign
scheduled to continue through Sat
urday, May s.
College Work Day, May 5
Assistance in the numerous chores
of the annual spring event is offered
by College Work Day on Wednesday,
May 5, when students will be avail
able for any of a multitude of jobs
including everything from changing
window screens for storm windows to
baby sitting.
David Tice, chairman Of the Col
lege Work Day, is hopeful that the
community will provide about $1,000
worth of work for his eager Beavers.
That is the goal of the organization,
and proceeds win be earmarked for a
new cabin to be erected on the
college-owned farm.
Bluffton residents wishing help
from the students in the cleanup are
asked 10 cal 4SO-1.
A traditional cleanup week
feature is set for Friday when
downtown businessmen will
sweep Main street in front of
their establishments early in the
morning and firemen are sched-
uIed to hose the street later in
the day. z
Retail stores are again cooperating
in promoting the campaign by a
special advertising program EN-
phasizing the advantages of united,
communicable effort to assure sue
cess of the program. Stores are well
prepared to furnish the householder
with all of the aids to cleaning, paint
ing, and planting about the home this
spring.
Firemen Sell Extinguishers
Another feature of the campaign
this year is drive by the Bluffton
Volunteer Fire Department to place
small fire extinguisher in every
home.
The local troop of Explorer Scouts
have announced that they viii con-
duct wastepaper drive on Saturday,
May p, and ask residents to save
their wastepaper until that time for
pickup.
Robert Nonnamaker is general
chairman of the campaign this year
assisted by department chairmen as
follows: Cleanup, Silas Diller; Paint
up, Maurice Fett; Plant-up, Kermit
Herr; and Fix-up, Dave Risser.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
Speakers Named u
For Commencement

Commencement speakers for
both the college and high school
exercises have been announced
recently.
DIR. Samuel d. Marble, presi-
dent of Wilmington College,
Wilmington, Ohio, will address
the BIuffton College Class of 81
at commencement exercises on
the campus June Z.
The high school commencement
speaker will be Don Wolf, state
editor of the Toledo Blade. Ex-
ercises will be held on the even
ing of May 27.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
Is Enter Jaycees'
Teen Age ROad-e-O
Slated Saturday
College Ave. Event Decides
Bluffton Areas Most
Skillful Young Driver

Blutfton's first annual Teen-Age
Road-e-o viii be held Saturday at 10
a. m. on College avenue.
Designed to promote good driving
habits, the contest will select the
community's most skillful young
driver. Competition will be offered
in a written exam, skill test involv-
ing prescribed exercises, parking,
smooth stopping and others.
twenty-five contestants have filed
entry blanks for the Jaycee event,
the first of its kind in the Bluffton
area. The first and second place win
aerss Nsila receive an expense trip to
compete in the State Teen-Age Road
e-o to be held June 26 in Lancaster,
Ohio.
Bixel Motor Sales has offered the
use of two Ford automobiles in which
the contestants may participate in
the event.
Plaques will be given to the first,
second and third place winners. These
have been donated by Fishers Sim
elair Service, Dwaine Amstutz Insur-
ance Agency and Koontz' Gulf Serv-
Ice. -
Dick HabsggersT Pure Oil Station
oRerator, donated bis parking lot to
the local Jaycees uring the Fishing
Derby Sunday to lelp defray the ex-
penses of sending d be first and second
place contestants t the state contest
in June.
Members of the gaycees who form
ed the working petty Sunday were.
Harold Nonnamaker, James DALEY,
shsH'sssFtA' Ff'Tsgier, Harley Steiner and
DR.. w. A. Lutz.
Each state winner will take part in
the National Road-e-o August IO-14
in Washington, d. c., to compete for
$3,l0O in scholarships.
The national contest is sponsored
by the U. S. Jaycees, Liberty Mutual
Insurance Companies and the Ameri-
can Trucking Associations, Inc.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
$4,000 Transfer
OF Funds Aids
Village Finances
Timely TRANSMISSION Keeps
General Fund Out OF
Red For Present

Bluffton villages depleted general
fund got a $4,000 lift last week due
to a transfer of finances engineered
by City Clerk A. J. B. Longsdorf.
The $4,000 in question came from
the towns street repair fund, and
altho it cuts into the amount of mon
ey available for street improvements
the transfer represented a needed
TRANSMISSION for the empty Golfers of
the village government.
In obtaining the approval of coun-
ty authorities for the $4,000 transfer,
the city clerk showed how that much
of the cost of new sewer work on
Cherry street and College avenue last
fall represented work on storm sew
ers.
Any amount expended for surface
water drainage can be paid from ths
street repair funds, which~-afso en-
body provision for storm sewer con-
structlon and repair payments.
1t was a timely TRANSMISSION, too,
councilmen were told at Tuesday
nights meeting, for without it the
general fund probably wouh have
been running in the red again at
about this time. III