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Koreo Report
Internal Security Group Hears Five Commanders
Speculate About Skulduggey in Washington
By Cecil HoIlond

War has many aspects. There are
shooting and cold" wars going on
at present. There is the war of
nerves and In at least one unhappy
American experience there is the war
of Illustration.
That would be the Korean war
the war without victory and the
precursor, as many believe, of the
fiasco in Indo-C China and the cur
rent crisis over Formosa.
The extent to which the Korean
war was one of Illustration. espe-
cially for top American military
commanders on the scene, has not
been realized, perhaps, by most Of
the people who follow its ups and
downs from afar. The story has
been told piecemeal in the past, but
last week the Senate Internal Secur-
ity Subcommittee summed it up
In one single 25-page report.
The report was based on testimony
of five top commanders who served
in Korea and concluded with them
that possible subversion. wishful
thinking. European orientation and
Allied pressure denied them victory.
That made the headlines. but
even more amazing was the recital
of some of the frustrating experi-
ences of the commanders in Korea.
clork's Cose
Take, for example, one experience
of Gen. Mark Clark.
AS with most commanders, Gen.
Clark wanted more men to carry
on the Korean. war. Soon after he
was sent to the Pacific as the Far
Eastern commander, Gen. Clark
forwarded to Washington a recon-
mendation for using Chinese Nation-
alist troops from Formosa.
His recommendation was based
on q detailed study. he had made
along with Gen. James A. Van Fleet,
his field commander. He proposed
to use three divisions of Nationalist
troops. rotating them division by
division thereby not only aiding the
Allied forces flghting in Korea, but
also giving the Nationalist combat
experience. ~.
In his testimony before the sub
committee last August, Gen. Clark
said he had asked for the authority
to use the Nationalist troops on
more than one occasion, and added:
zone was before I ever got to
Formosa and talked with Chang
Kai-shek, and again after had
seen him and he had offered me
three of his best divisions with
supporting air. ! recommended It
shortly after got over to the Far
East. as / recall, and recommended
that they be brought to Korea"
AS a footnote, Gen. Clark added
this comment:
MY recommendations were never
answered"
The Political Aspects
Gen, Clark had similar experience
when he requested Washington -au-
tilority to train more South Korean
troops.
81 never heard from that plan"
the retired general testified. II never
heard anything about 1t. ] received
no authority to 60 ahead until the
question became political issue
with the release of Van Fleets letter
during the presidential campaign
Ia letter regarding the Korean dif-
ficultiesl and very shortly after that
got action Immediately authorizing
me to start In on the buildup Of the
pnY fnrrar 30
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Comparative Tax Bills
81 500 Income

CASE MARRIED COUPLE CHILDREN $4,000 $500
s Including 81 200 for food Cor weighs $3.50 pounds
$50 aaMn snnna Psrsona property voIvoioa. $1,000
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VIRGINIA
ToTAL ssla ss27 s.7s ss47 ss4s sasa sass

CASE g. SINGLE PERSON. Rents spends s. retail goods including
$500 for food Per property vaIuadon. $7oo Other aeton
I. / ...a .s4. .
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Comparative Tax Bills
$4,000 Income

CASE l. MARRIED COUPLE CHILDREN su,ns $4,000 home 5000
including 800 for food Cor weighs $3.50 pounds
$50 aelons Of ennuon. Personal property valuation. $500
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MARYLAND
VIRGINIA
TOTAL $3.50 sa7I s7sl sssl sss5 ss9z s9.7

SINGLE PERSON. including
$500 food Personnel property vuuoto $780, Other toe
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MARYLAND
VIRGINIA
TOTAL s77z ss55 s7i5 1851 ss4s ss72 s9l7

MARRIED COUPLE NO CHILDREN Husband Ssoo0 wife
$780, $1,000 re goods including sl2oo for food o
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Maryland
MARYLAND

CASE z: MARRIED COUPLE, NO CHILDREN aHusbond .
$500. $500 spent food. othsr faetors Ahs Ia
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
College Enrolment
Up Slightly For
Second Semester
Registration Of 221 In
cludes 1S New Students
Or ReturneeS

Second semester enrolment at
Bluffton College reached 221 on open
ing day last Thursday, an increase of
six students over the opening day
enrolment of 215 in September, COL
lege officials have announced.
Included in the new faces appear
ing on the campus this semester are
18 students attending here for the
first time or returned after an alb
sence of semester or longer.
Faculty and staff members helped
welcome the new arrivals at recep-
ton Wednesday of last week. Theme
of the reception was "The Year
2O0O".
Space ship rides, inter-planetayy
olympics, flying saucers and talent
revealing program were part of the
evenings entertainment. Refresh
ments included Milky Way punch,
Orion sandwiches and Man-in-the-
Moon cookies.
Mrs. L. L. Ramseyer, wife of the
college president, was chairman of
the planning committee for the
reception.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10

Ironton and reported to be popular
speaker in the tri-state area includ-
ing Ohio, Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia. In 1850 he travelled and
studied in Europe, and draws on his
experiences there as a background
for his talks.
The play to be presented Tuesday
evening is under the direction of
Mrs. Ralph Marshall. 1t is entitled
"Henry's Mail Order Wife"
Cast in the role of Henry Gibbons,
bachelor, is Emery Basinger. Elmer
Long plays the part of Abe Smithers,
another lonely western bachelor, and
Elvet Foulkes takes the part of Jim
Jones, a practical joker. Lavon
Downey is Becky Simpson, a lonely
maiden lady who ranches "across the
way, and Betty Zimmerman is Mrs.
Tucker, the mail order wife. The
part of the minister, who has busy
day, is played by Charles Lewis.
The program promises a day Of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
|h-MayOr Replaces
His Replacement
On RawSOn Council

Olen Crew, former Mayor of Raw
son who resigned his office last year
because of the pressure of business
affairs, has returned to municipal
duty as member of village council.
Strangely enough, he will replace
his own replacement. He fills an
opening on council which was created
when Ernest Zuercher moved up from
president of council to the mayors
Office left vacant by Mr.. Crew nearly
year ago.
This unusual turn-about in Raw
son municipal government occurred
Monday evening when Mr. Crew was
appointed to one of the two vacancies
on the village council. The other
vacancy was filled by the appoint
ment of Gus Leonard.
Mr.. Leonard replaces John Haefele
who was automatically removed as a
councilman because of failure to at
tend meetings, according to MayOr
Zuercher. Leonard was sworn into
office Monday evening, but Council
man-appointee Crew was not present
and will take the oath at the next
meeting in March.
Two ordinances were passed as
emergency measures providing for
rate contracts with the Ohio Power
company. The contracts are formal
tiles, being part of the legal red tape
accompanying the merger of Ohio
Power with Central Ohio Light &
Power Co. No changes were made in
rates.
A third ordinance providing for
power for the water pumping system
was referred to the board of public
affairs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
Be VESPER CHOIR
TO GIVE CONCERT
HERE SUNDAY MITE

The BlufftOn College Vesper
Choir, under the direction of Rus
sell A. Lantz, will present its first
full scale sacred concert of the
season in this community at the
First Mennonite church, this Sun
day evening at 1880 p. m.
Future plans of the choir in
clude a concert at the Grace Men
MONTE Church in Pandora on
Sunday, February 27, several con-
certs in the community and sur
rounding areas and a proposed
tour in the East after the close
of school in June.
Officers of the choir are: La
Mar Reichert, president; Adele
Bertsche, secretary; Helen Neu-
field, treasurer; James Bishop,
business manager; John Rogers,
stage manager; Anne Crabtree,
custodian; Marion Keeney, report
err; and Mary Hilty and Shirley
Shelmadine, librarians. Ruth
OgIcsbee is accOmpanist for the
choir.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
Plan ReSurfacing
This Summer OF
State Route 696
Beaverdam Agrees To Help
Finance Part OF Project
Within Village

Plans to resurface State Route 6O6
from Beaverdam north to the Allen
Putnam county line this summer
were revealed Thursday evening of
last week at a meeting of the
Beaverdam village council.
The state highway departments
plan to blacktop 696 was made known
when a request was received by
Beaverdam to pay one-fourth of the
cost of the project within the corpor-
alton limits.
Council passed an ordinance
authorizing payment of $500, the
states estimate of a quarter of the
bill for repaving fourth-mile of the
highway from Main street to the
north village limit.
In other action Council authorized
Mayor Wayne Tripplehorn to sign a
10-year contract with the Ohio Pow
er company for street lighting. There
will be no rate increase as long as
the present lighting system S main
tanned. The new contract was made
necessary due to the merger Of Ohio
Power with Central Ohio Light and
Power, it was explained to council.
The purchase of two 100-feet coi1s
of 5s-inch rope for the fire depart
ment was also authorized.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
BluftOn Pastors
On Faculty Of
Religious School

Two Bluffton ministers are serving
on the faculty" on the second annual
School of Religion sponsored by the
Allen County Council of Churches
which opened Monday.
The Rev. Alvin Beachy, pastor of
the First Mennonite church, will teach
class on Young Adults in the
Church., and the Rev. Robert King
pastor of the First Methodist church
has a class on Junior High"
Theme of the series, scheduled fol-
each Monday through February anc
the first Monday in March will be
1--WE Would BE Building"
The Rev. Paul H. Cramer, former
Bluffton minister now assistant past
or Trinity Methodist church, Lima, il
serving as dean of the school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10

With funds amounting to ap-
proximately $2,400 already accounted
for, March of Dimes Chairman Ger
aid Swank said this week that he
felt sure that last years record of
$4,000 would be beat this year in
Bluffton, and that he still had hopes
that the Lions clubs self-imposed
quota of $4,000 might be reached.
A total of $1,056.01 has been de-
posted to date in the bank, and an
estimated $1,000 has been collected
through containers in business places
including large collections at Swank's
Barber Shop and the Pine Restaur-
ant. Added to this is $351.68 collect
ed in Richland township.
An estimated $285 will still be
turned in by various clubs and from
the Polio Fund Benefit Dance which
was to be held Wednesday evening in
the school gym. 1t appeared that all
previous records for generosity would
De broken.
Included in large sources of rev.
enue are collections made at Swank's
Barber Shop and Pines Restaurant.
Although no actual estimate of the
amount collected in Swank's "string
of dollars" has been made, last year
some 5000 were turped in. Pines has
set a goal of 5000 and through Tues
day noon $186 had been collected.
Several sources which made col
lections last year have not reported
thus far and the Carma Theatre,
which last year collected $173.81,
made no collections this year because
of the fact it did not receive the
movie shorts which are screened in
connection with the drive.
Among other contributions receiv-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
Bryan Man Named
Speaker For Lions
Charter Night

]. F. Carter, Bryan, district gov
ernor of Lions clubs of this area,
will be the principal speaker at the
21st annual Charter Night Banquet
of the Bluffton club on Tuesday eve
ming, February Is, it was announced
this week by Harold Klingler, club
president.
The annual dinner and ladies'
night program will be held at 6:3O
.. m. in the Legion Hall.
Five of the clubs original charter
members are still active in the or
xanization: A. ]. B. Longsdorf, For
rest L. Steinman, P. w. Stauffer
Ed. S. Lape and DR.. Gordon Bixel
i. B. Beeshy, another of the foun.
ders, is an honorary member.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson,
Bluffton, a boy, Timothy Douglas,
born last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hinckley,
McComb, a girl, Carolyn Ann, born
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Shively,
Celina, boy, Kevin Scott, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Baumgardner
(Marlene Berry,, Pandora, a boy,
Gregg William, born Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Grismore,
Pandora, a boy, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Stearns, Nc-
Comb, boy, David Allen, born Tues
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
BIC Student Named
An Alternate To
West Point Academy

James o. Roberts, a freshman at
Bluffton college, was named this week
as an alternate nominee to the United
States Military Academy at West
Point, ny The announcement was
made by Congressman William M. Nc
Culloch in Washington, D. C.
William A. Bishop of Lima and
Gary D. Lloyd of Greenville, each re-
ceived principal nomination to the
West Point academy.
Roberts is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Owen S. Roberts of Route 3, Lima
He was graduated from Sugar Greek
local high school, Conner, in 1854
Since entering college here, Roberts
has been employed part time at the
Basinger Furniture Store.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10

Tuesday evening and Mrs. Corson's
signature Wednesday morning in
Cleveland completed the transaction.
At the same time members of the
school board the evening before had
started to select glazed tile brick for
parts of the building interior and
were looking over samples for a
choice of the exterior brick.
Superintendent of Schools A. B.
Murray advised them that Architects
Mclaughlin & Keil of Lima have
promised that complete blue prints
and specifications for the new build
ing will be ready some time in March.
This, he said, might open the way for
advertising for contractors bids
some time during the following
month.
1t is hoped that if this timetable is
followed work may get underway on
the new building early in the sum
mer.
In addition to hearing representa-
tives of several material supply firms
present their stories, the board also
heard Howard Stager and representa-
tives of two coal firms explain the
advantages of continued use of coal
as a fuel source for the new building.
The type of heating plant to be in
stalled has not been set up yet in the
building specifications.
Of the $395,00O raised by the bond
issue, $4,000 will be used for build
ing purposes with $25,0OO reserved
for furniture and equipment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
New Garden Club
To Be Chartered
At BlufftOn Meet

Members Of the recently organized
Mems Garden Club of Findlay VIII
receive their charter in the national
parent organization, Mems Garden
Clubs of America, next Wednesday
evening at meeting Of the Bluffton
unit here in the Elk restaurant.
The Findlay members and mem
bers of the Allen county unit and
their wives will be guests of the
Bluffton club at its annual ladies'
night.
DIR. Carl F. Gebhardt of Toledo,
will be the principal speaker and
will show slides of Hawaiian gar
dens taken on a recent trip in the
Pacific. The group will also hear a
short talk in Swiss by the Rev. A.
j. ]. Gruetter, Episcopal minister of
Toledo.
More than 80 are expected at the
dinner which will be served at 6:45
o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
Swiss Cheese Assn.
Names J. J. AIthaus
New Office Manager

A former Bluffton man has recently
accepted the position as manager and
laboratory technician of the Ohio
Swiss Cheese association office in
Sugarcreek, it was learned this week.
John J. Althaus, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Althaus, Route 2, Bluffton,
recently moved with his wife, the
former Imogene Wenger, to Dover,
Ohio, near Mr.. Althaus' new office.
A graduate of Bluffton high school
and Ohio State university, Althaus
holds a degree in agriculture. He will
have charge of the Sugarcreek office,
run laboratory tests and do sampling
for the member cheese factories of
the association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
Set Formal Opening And Dedication OF
Mennonite Memorial Home March 1920
Expect First Guests
To Arrive Here
Early In April
Eleven Of 20 Rooms In
New Home Are Already
Engaged

With more than half of the 20
rooms in the new Mennonite Mem
orial Home for the aged already en-
gagged, and construction work in the
finishing stage, trustees of the home
this week set tentative dates for the
formal opening and dedication of the
sprawling modern building on West
Elm street.
ID. w. Bixler, who represents the
First Mennonite church Of Blufftot
on the board of ttpsteek, said thai
Saturday, March 19 has Aeen select.
ed for the formal oPe4ink and the
dedication service 1ilAb ! held at the
home the next dat, SJndai, March
20.
Although all of he dates are still
subject to change, Mr.. Bixler guessed
that the first guests at the home
would begin to move in by about
April l. Applications for IL of the
20 spacious and sunny rooms in the
new home have already been accepted
by the board, and other applications
are under consideration.
The program plans for both the
formal opening and dedication dates
have not been completed, and will be
announced closer to the time of the
events, Mr.. Bixler said.
In the building itself painters have
completed their work in the guest
room wing of the building ard are
now working in the central unit.
Meanwhile the final step-laying the
plastic tile floors in the guest rooms
is underway.
The heating plant has been in op-
Grafton all winter permitting work
men to rapidly complete the interior
despite the extremely cold weather.
Preliminary grading of the lawn
has been completed and final grading
will be done in the spring. 4 land
scaping committee headed by Kermit
Herr has engaged a professional
landscape architect to submit plans
for development of the grounds.
Since the first of the year two ad-
ditional Mennonite churches in Dal-
ton and Wadsworth, Ohio, have join
ed the original six who are support
ing the home. The others are the
Apostolic church, Trenton; Grace
church and st. Johns church of Pan
dora; the First Mennonite and Eben-
ezer church of Bluffton, and the First
Mennonite of Lima. In Dalton it is
the Salem Mennonite church, and the
First Mennonite church of Wads-
worth.
The directors recently set tenta-
tive rates for guests at $50 per
month for the 16 semi-private rooms
and $85 per month for the four
private rooms with separate toilet in
each room. The rates will include
board, room laundry and overhead
expenses such as heat, light, insur-
ance, depreciation, etc. which would
have to be met in a private home.
Somewhat higher rates will be neces-
sary for those requiring more than
ordinary nursing care.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
Burke MOser H1ducted;;
Cdrn1ack Takes Exam

Burke C. Moser, Route 2, Colum-
bus Grove, was among six Allen
county young men inducted into the
Army last week filling the county's
February draft quota. At the same
time it was announced that Lynn E.
Carmack, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Carmack of Bluffton, had
taken his pre-induction physical ex-
animation at Ft. Hayes, Columbus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10

Saturday In Lima and two OF the
top-rated teams-Bluffton and st.
Rose-drew first-round byes and, as
these two teams were placed in op-
posite brackets for the tourney,
stand good chance of going to the
finals of the meet.
First appearance of the Pirates in
the tournament will be Saturday,
February 10, when they meet the
winner of the -Wapakoneta St.
Joe contest. The Bulldogs and st.
Joe tangle next Tuesday in the open
ing round of the meet along with
the Lima st. Gerard -Hicksville con-
test. On the same night st. Rose
meets the Lima St. Gerard's-Hickville
winner.
Coach Joe Harris announced
Monday that 100 student tickets
and 200 adult tickets for the
Nom County tournament have
been allotted here and will go on
sale this week. 100 of the adult
ducats will go on sale for 75c at
the Rexall Drug Store with the
student tickets and the remainder
of the adult tickets on sale at the
high school office.
Students purchase their tickets
here for 4Oc while the price for
the same ducats will he 75e at
Celina. If more tickets are need
ed they will be available Harris
stated.
At the same time Harris point
ed that the Pirate squad would
60 to Celina next Tuesday after
noon for a workout on the spac-
iOus FieldhOuse floor and stay
over to the Ada -Wapakoneta st.
Joe game. They meet the winner
of this contest the following Sat-
urday night.
Should the Pirates get by the win
ner of the Ada-Wapakoneta st. Joe
winner their next appearance in the
tournament would be in the semi
finals on Thursday, February "a,
when they would play the survivor of
the second-round Paulding-Delphos
game.
In another second-round contest the
Lima st. John Titians meet the Cold
water Cavaliers, who hold a 1874
record on the season, and rate with
nI-n4o~ o~I c. Dnoa oc ono Of tho
powers of the tournament.
Finals and consolation of the ten
team affair will be held Saturday,
February 26, with the three winners
advancing to the District tournament
at Celina The consolation game will
be played between the losers of the
semi-fnals of the tourney.
Lima st. Gerard's, which was re-
instated by the Ohio High School
Athletic Association this year, will
take the place of Delphos st. Johns
in this years tournament. st. Johns
which last year went to the finals of
the Class B State tournament and
lost to New Lexington st. Aloysius,
has been advanced to the ranks of
Glass A and will be playing in the
Bluffton Glass A Sectional tourna-
ment.
Officials for the tournament will be
Rex Burke, Defiance; Jack Cook, FIT.
Wayne; and John Miller and Bud
MuSSar both of Lima w O. Kline
Celina, is tournament manager
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
IrOnton Minister Named Speaker
For Beaverdam Community Institute

The Rev. Homer E. Fey of Ironton Ohio will be the guest
speaker both afternoon and evening sessions and oneact
comedy with local cast will be another feature attraction at the
Beaverdam Community Institute Tuesday, February Is, in the
Beaverdam high school auditorium.
Fey pastor of the First Presbyterian church OF
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
March OF Dimes Collection Hits $2,4OO;
Expected To Break All Previous Records

ed by the committee to date are:
mail, $45; high school, $51.71; grade
school, $114.S5; ball games and Wal
lace Taber show at high school
$213.O4,
Mrs. Eldon Tschiegg and Mrs
Lorin Bassitt were chairnen of the
Richland township drive which netted
$351.68.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
HOME FROM ALASKA

A 2/c Michael Gleason, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Gleason of Route 1
Bluffton, arrived home Tuesday eve
ming for a 30-day furlough from
duties in Fairbanks, Alaska, where he
has been stationed several months.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10

WALTER L. WHITE, Lima at
torney and assistant prosecuting at
torney of Allen county, will be the
principal speaker at the 22nd annual
Patterson Banquet of Bluffton
Lodge 432, F. and A. M. to be held
Friday evening, February Is, in the
First Methodist church.
Arden Baker will welcome sons of
the lodge members to the affair, and
the respone will be given by Thome
Lauriat, Bluffton high school senior,
A. B. Murray will be master of cere-
monies for the evening. Special music
will be presented by the high school
music department.
Dinner will be served by ladies OF
the Order of Eastern Star.