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Evening star., 1959-12-08
Navy BIumes
Carrier Fire
OnArson
By The Associated Press

The Navy reported today that
a suspected firebug damaged
the aircraft carrier Midway in
the Western Pacific last month.
The 45.0o0-ton ship was at
the Subic Bay naval base in the
Philippines on November 8
when the fire was discovered in
q pump room. the Navy said.
The fire was extinguished
after several hours by the ships
crew and the naval base fire
department. Several compart-
ments surrounding the pump
room were flooded to stop the
blaze.
The Navy said the overall
operating capability Of the big
ship was not impaired and the
carrier departed on schedule
two days later.
The Navy said an investiga-
ton conducted on the scene
pinned the blame on a damage
control man suspected of being
a pyromaniac with a hero COM
plex."
The Navy Department was
unable to give an accurate eS-
innate Of the damage.
The name of the suspect. who
is now under medical examina-
ton, was not made public.
The Navy Is still investigat-
ing another case of deliberate
damage to a warship, the
atomic-powered sub m arin e
Nautilus. While the Nautilus
was undergoing an extensive
overhaul at Portsmouth, N. H.,
last fall. evidence of deliberate
cutting of electrical wires was
disclosed.
Evening star., 1959-12-08

limitation issue by the State
Department.
He said he thinks newsmen,
writer's and lecturers also
should be permitted to visit the
China mainland but that a
Congressmen is in a different
legal position because of his
duty to legislate."
He will get another chance
because in the, case rejected
yesterday he was attempting to
shortcut normal legal pro-
cedure by appealing directly
from a decision Of United
States District Court here.
Judge Matthew F. Mcclure,
who ruled against the Oregon
Democrat in District Court, re-
feired to him as IAN ordinary
Evening star., 1959-12-08

citizen, who happens to be q
Congressman. not travelling on
official congressional business
With the exception of a
group Of about 80 granted
permission to visit China.
Americans currently are banned
from travelling on the Chinese
mainland or in Hungary, Al,
bania, North Korea and North
Vietnam. The United States
does not have diplomatic rela-
tions with any of these five
Communist countries.
Mr.. Worthy was refused re-.
newal Of his passport after
travelling extensively in Com
munist China and Hungary in
1856 despite the travel ban.
Evening star., 1959-12-08
Deputy Director
Quitting ICA

The resignation of William
H. @. Fitzgerald as deputy di-
rector for management of the
International Cooperation Ad-
ministration was announced by
the White House today.
Mr.. Fitzgerald wrote Presi-
dent Eisenhower that person
al considerations" force him to
leave Government service. His
resignation is effective Janu-
airy /.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, associated
with the foreign aid program in
various positions since 1949.
has been deputy director Of ICA
since July 10, 1858.
Evening star., 1959-12-08

there was Communist inflltra-
ton into the revolutionary
movement.
Captured in Ambush
He was wounded and cap
tured in a police ambush last
July when his light plane
landed. apparently to meet OF
pick up some anti-Castro peo-
pie.
In contrast to the rapid trials
which sent 555 alleged war
criminals to death before firing
squads in the early months OF
the Cuban revolution, the pres
ent cases have been going at q
Snail'S pace and verdicts have
been delayed repeatedly.
The tribunals were reinstated
recently after a lapse of several
months and several hundred
alleged counter-revolutionaries
are awaiting trial. These in
clude about 200 seized in the
so-called "Trujillo plot" when
the strong man of the Domini-
can Republic was accused OF
having fomented an attempted
invasion in August.
Mai. Hubert Matos, a one
time top commander in Castro's
army who was accused Of trea-
son when he tried to resign
several weeks ago, also is await
ing trial.
There is no exact count of
how many defendants are
awaiting trial. Thousands have
been arrested. but many have
been released after questioning.
Evening star., 1959-12-08
Christmas Music

The Madrigal Singers Of
Washington-Lee High School
directed by Florence L. Booker
will present a program OF
Christmas choral music at 8:lt
pm. tomorrow in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church
1913 New York avenue NV.
Evening star., 1959-12-08

might impair foreign policy
This would specify beyond any
legal doubt the right implied
but not stated directly by the
Supreme Court.
The court declined without
comment to review the cases OF
Evening star., 1959-12-08

passport poncleS IN tnree Sc
parate cases yesterday.
Informed sources said. how
ever. the department still will
press for enactment of law
granting specific authority to
restrict travel by Americans to
countries where their presence
Evening star., 1959-12-08
Porter Says He'll Press
Chino Passport Fight
BY ROBERT z. CLARK
star stan Writer

Representative Porter Democrat Oregon declared today
he will continue fight to force the Department
to let him visit Communist China despite rebuff by the
Supreme Court.
State Department officials highly pleased
WHILE by the high courts apparent Endorsement of their
Evening star., 1959-12-08
Cuba Gives Americans
Long Prison Terms

PINAR DEL RIO. Dec. 8 (AP) /.
A Cuban military tribunal
today sentenced two Americans.
Frank Austin Young. SO, Of
Miami, and Peter John Lamb
ton, "a, of Nassau. to long
prison terms for conspiring
against the regime Of Fidel
Castro. The prosecution had
demanded death for Young.
Young and Cuban Fernando
Pruna Bertot, "a, former CO.
lumbia University student, were
each sentenced to 80 years i'm
pirsonment and Lambton to 20
years. The prosecution had
asked deaf hfor Bertot and a
30-year sentence for Lambton.
Under revolutionary law, both
the defendants and the prose-
cution can appeal to a superior
tribunal. The tribunal can in
crease the sentences if it desires.
The defendants were noti-
fed of the sentences only min
uteS after court attendants had
told newsmen the verdict would
be postponed until Friday.
Court Visits Cells
Members Of the court visited
the cells, within the military
headquarters here, and told
each prisoner of their decision.
The three were among 38 de-
PENDANTS accused of partici-
pating in an armed movement
against the Castro regime. The
others are Cubans. The court
sentenced 16 of the Cubans' to
prison terms ranging from 2 to
20 years. Nineteen were set
free.
Meanwhile, in Havana a Sec
ond military tribunal is sched-
uled to convene at 4 (EST) to-
day to announce a decision in
the case of Rafael Del Pine, SO,
a Cuban-born n naturalize d
American.
A flve-man court represent
Ing the army. navy, air force
and national police has twice
postponed Yerdicts against Del
Pine Of Miami and a former
Batista policeman, Lucio Lii
mares Gastell.
Military prosecutors have
asked the death penalty for
both.
Once Flyer for Raj
Young. an Indianapolis-born
former flyer in the British
Royal Air Force in World War
II, once was held in. Cuba for
five months on charges of
smuggling Prime Minister Cas-
tro's enemies out of the coun-
tries.
Lambton claims he came to
Cuba to photograph counter
revolutionaries, Young said he
came as Lambton's guide.
Both Young and Lambton
were arrested in the Pinar del
Rio hills in a roundup of an
armed anti-Castro band. A
Castro soldier was killed in a
clash with the band. The pros
ecutor charged that Young
signed orders as the colonel"
and leader of the band.
Del Pine worked with Castro
in the early days of the revo-
luton, but broke with the
bearded leader and charged
Evening star., 1959-12-08

there was Communist infiltra-
ton into the revolutionary
movement.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Sales Tax Reports
Due By January 81

Field examiners will be at the
Lima district office until Jan
uary 81 to assist vendors in the
filing of their sales tax reports
for the last six months of 1858.
These reports must be filed
with the state treasurer by jan
uary 81 to avoid a penalty. Ven
doris are required to file a report
even if no sales were made dur
ing the period July l - Decem-
Der 81, 1858.
The district office is at room
203, 11412 N. West Street, Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Romance That Began in Germany
eliminates in Lima Wedding

well wishers. A three-tiered we'd
ding cake and flowers and tall
candles centered the reception
table. Miss Sue Owens and Mary
Mahoney assisted in serving.
The Muller-Oates romance be-
gan two years ago while Don was
stationed in Germany with the
Army Intelligence Corps. He fin
ished his Army service in May,
and since then has been employ.
ed by the government in Lima,
Rosemarie arrived in New
York City January 3 and came
to Lima for her wedding. She
attended school in Obersurel, and
was employed in Bad Hamburg,
Germany.
Don was graduated from Bluff
ton high school and attended
Bluffton college.
They are at home on Bluffton,
route 1.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Hobby Becomes
Business For
Local Gardener

Flower and vegetable garden
ing which started as an absorb
ing hobby more than a decade
ago for Kermit Herr has BIOS
somed into a full-fledged busi-
ness.
The erection of a professional
greenhouse this winter at the
rear of his home at 123 South
Lawn avenue has removed Mr..
Herr from the amateur ranks.
The building program also in
cluded an enlarged storeroom
for sale of plants, seeds and gen
eral garden supplies.
After working at Lima Loco
motive for eight years, Mr.. Herr
was forced by i'll health to be
idle for a period of time, and
took up gardening for his health.
Later in 1852 he started to work
at the Bluffton News and operat-
ed his seed and plant store dur
ing the summer time.
His new greenhouse, which will
make his business a year round
operation, Is Is feet by 50 feet.
The salesroom adjoins the glass
building and a two-story barn at
the rear of his home.
Active in organization of "a
Mems Garden club in Bluffton
and other surrounding communi-
ties, Herr is well known among
hobby gardeners. He has held
regional and national offices in
the garden club association and
is now national chairman of
training and accrediting judges
committee.
In addition to gardening seeds,
plants, supplies and equipment,
Herr win handle potted flowers
and cut flowers in March. The
store viii be open daily starting
February 2 from s a. m. until
s p. m. An open house" is
planned in March.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Deadline Tuesday
For Jaycee Honor
Nominations

Nominations for the annual
Junior Chamber of Commerce
community service awards will
be received until next Tuesday
evening, committee chairmen
have announced.
Anyone may submit names of
their choices for the Distinguish
ed Community Service and Out
standing Young Farmer awards.
Registration blanks may be OBJ
tanned at Koontz Sinclair or
Smiths Barber shop. After be-
ing filled in they must be re-
turned to the Jaycees before jan
uary q.
The young farmer award is
based on outstanding accomplish
ments in agriculture and COM
munity service during the past
year. Winners of the award in
the first two years have been
Walter Badertscher and John
Warren.
The candidates for the distin-
guished service award will be,
judged on evidence of leadership,
personal and business progress
and contributions to community
welfare through church, civic and
fraternal organizations. Paul
Basinger and Joe Harris have
been the award winners during
the first two years.
Candidates for both awards
must be between II and 35 and
must be residents of this area.
Jack Koontz is chairman of
the Outstanding Young Farmer
award and DR.. Wayne Lutz is
chairman of the committee in
charge of the DCS award.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Future Teachers
Practice Art of
Story Telling

Several Bluffton college stu
dents are obtaining storytelling
experience in the Bluffton ele-
mentary school this week.
This is a course requirement
in the Speech for Teachers and
Children's Literature classes at
the college, providing students
with actual experience in telling
stories to children. Either Miss
Ada Lapp, who teaches the class
in children's literature, or Prof.
Dale Dickey, speech instructor,
Is present to evaluate the stu
dents method of presenting the
story.
Following is a list of the stu
dents, together with the name of
the teacher in whose class the
stories are told: Bernadine
Sheets Mr.. Hooker; Arlene
Balmer Miss Stepleton; Martha
Keeney Mrs. Murray; Lois Wal
ton Miss Hamilton; Marilyn
Spayth Mrs. Remick; Mary
Alice Darbyshire Miss Hilty;
Joyce Detweiler Mr.. Stratton;
Jan Wagner Mrs. Steiner;
Kathleen Kindle Mrs. Murray;
Joyce Kramer Miss Hamilton;
Karen Yoder Mrs. Steiner.
Sara Kratz Miss Stepleton;
Ernest Hacker Mr.. Cremean;
Dorothy Diller Mrs. Remick;
John Campbell Mr.. Ewing
Ralph Molder Mrs. Steiner;
Donna Rivers Mrs. Klay; Nan
cy Yoder Miss Hamilton; Ruth
Ann Bixler Mrs. Remick; Mary
Anthony Mr.. Ewing; Cal Pat
terson Mr.. Hooker; Miriam
Price Mrs. Klay; Martha Mig
gle Mrs. Oyer; Mary Beery :
Miss Hilty.
Lorraine Kaufman Miss Ste
pleton; JEANNE Hughes Mrs.
Oyer; Allen Newhart Mr.. Gre
mean; Judy Oyer Miss Gro
man; Mrs. Neuenschwander :
Mrs. Oyer; Emogene Schlechter
Mr.. Ewing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
SOCIETY AND CLUBS

pres, Mrs. Lenora Jordan, 1st
vice pres, Mrs. Gladys Criblez,
End vice pres, Mrs. Mary Flick,
sec'y., Mrs. Eva Kohl, treas,
Mrs. Elva Zimmerly, chaplain,
Mrs. Clara Burkholder, hospital
chairman, Mrs. GoIdie Weiss,
ways and means, flowers and
cards, Mrs, ,Elva ZimmerlY, his
torian, and Mrs. Eva Kohl, pub
licity and canteen chairman.
Richland Township Home Dem.
onstration
The Richland Township Home
Demonstration club viii hold
their regular meeting Wednesday,
January % at the home of Mrs.
Fay Riegle. s4~ssss,sa
The topic win be: civil De-
fense = the First Fourteen Days
Survival. BE Prepared To Deal
with Enemy Attacks, Tornadoes,
Fires and Other Disasters. F."
anyone IS welcome to dltelu
the meeting. N
F&AM
Work in the Fellow Craft de-
gree will be given at the stated
communication of Bluffton lodge
432 F&AM Monday at 7:3O p. m.
The lodge is preparing for its
annual inspection, which will be
held February 2 in the Fellow
Craft degree.
Annual meeting of the Bluffton
Masonic Temple association will
be held Immediately following
the meeting of the lodge.
Troop 81
Troop 81 met on Wednesday,
January IA. We elected new pa
troll leaders. They are Cheryl In
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22

THE NATIONS FIRST COM
pletely factory-assembled coal
fired steam plant was put into
operation at Columbus, Ohio in
October, 1867. It is used to keep
20 greenhouses at uniform tenn
peratures for the largest whole
sale flower grower in central
Ohio, (Walter J.Engel, Inc, 2O30
N. Cassidy Ave.).
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22

gals. Connie Drummelsmith and
Connie Sommer. We decided to
start soap carving next week.
Progressive Mothers Club
The Progressive Mothers club
will meet January q at the home
of Helen Anderson with a pot
luck supper at $50. Devotions
will be led by Carol Shelly; pro-
gram by Evelyn Reichenbach.
Please bring own table service.
Mothers Study Club
Mothers Study club will meet
at the home of Carolyn Auker-
man on Tuesday, January u.
Program - TBA.
Brownie Troop #8
New officers were elected as
follows, at our meeting last
week: pres, Priscilla Friesen;
vice pres, Sandra Fisher; Sec
retary, Phyllis Winkler; treas
urer, Emile Hamman. We are
working on our Tenderfoot re-
quirementS. One patrol taught
the slogan and motto and why
we are called Tenderfoot. The
other patrol was responsible for
teaching the sign and handshake
and the meaning of the promise.
We are to do our sketch maps at
home. Mrs. Thomas Anderson,
one of our troop committee
mothers, assisted Mrs. Swank at
this meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Mothers Mite out Club

Mothers Mite Out Club
Mrs. Betty Amstutz of Lima
win be our hostess Tuesday eve
ming. Pat Smith win have devo-
tons. Our program win consist of
cake decorating by Mrs. Velma
Herr of Lima. Roll call viii be
answered by Special Cakes That
/ Have Decorated.
Kings Guards Meeting
Group singing was enjoyed and
a story "A Secret for Lupe'
tabout the problems of a young
Mexican girl when she became
a Christianl was read.
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Richland Grange
Richland Grange will meet
Tuesday evening at 500 D. m.
Refreshment committee includes
MIR. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz, Mr..
and Mrs. Emanuel Boutwell,,
Charles Lora, Florence Schaublin
and Mr.. and Mrs. Kent Amstutz.
Mrs. Wilford Gratz and Mrs.
Emanuel Boutwell, will have the
Surprise Feature. !"
American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion auxiliary
will hold its regular meeting
Tuesday, January II. Mrs. Rhea
Geiger, Legislative chairman,
will give her report. Refreshment
and Entertainment committee as
follows: Joyce Hauenstein, Mary
Jane Moser, Rita Kloeppel,
Colleen AmstutZ, Joan Dillman
and Betty Young.
Blue Star Mothers
Newly elected officers for the
Blue Star Mothers for the com
ing year are Mrs. Rhea Amstutz,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22

The marriage of Miss Rose
marie Muller and William Don
Oates was quietly performed
Saturday, January 10, by Judge
Carl M. Blank of Municipal court
in Lima.
The bride is the daughter OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Muller of Ober-
sureI, Germany and the bride
groom is the son of Mrs. Sarah
M. Oates of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale H. Owens,
uncle and aunt of Mr.. Oates,
were the attendants.
The bride was attierd in love
ly gown of Dior blue and wore a
corsage of red roses.
After the ceremony they were
honored at a reception in the
home of the Dale Owens in Lima.
Waiting at the Owens home for
the reception was a group OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-17
8O-Inch Rocket Fired
Mile in Air by 3 Boys

would travel that high. 1t was
Just wonderful to see and it's
wonderful knowing we launched
lit successfully"
The firing was viewed by a
crowd of some $50 people,
young Jake said. Most of the
faculty of the Neoga High
School, where the boys are stu
dents, attended.
The preliminary firingS of the
smaller rockets were started last
night. The sky was cloudless
and lit by a bright moon.
The boys had said they had
"a light interest in rocketry and
several months ago met DR..
Wernher Won Braun, the rocket
expert, at a University of I'LL
noiS lecture. They told him of
their interest and later ex-
changed letters with the scien-
fist.
They said they would write
him of their successful launch
ing.
Originally. a white mouse
was to have been sent aloft
in a nose cone. but the boys
dropped the plan after a COM
plant from the Humane So
ciety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-17

MECCA, ILL.,, Oct, II (AP).-
Three high school boys, in
spired by the success of trained
missile scientists, successfully
launched an 80-inch rocket Of
their own today.
The rocket was the brainchild
of Rick Jake, Paul Braden and
Leo Carruthers, all II.
Young Jake, spokesman for
the team, said the rocket at
tanned a height of lover one
mile" before its fuel was spent
and it plummeted to the ground.
He said lit probably attained a
top speed of over 400 m.p.h."
before it arched to the ground
about three-eighths of a mile
away from its launching pad.
Before the "man-sized" rock
ct, as they called it, was
launched, the boys fired seven
rockets of about 10 inches in
length. These, too, were sue
cessful firings, the Jake youth
said.
The budding scientists had
this to say on their success:
We're speechless. To us, this
was tremendous thing. We
didn't think the 80-inch rocket
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-17

1t was noted that the unions
new offer, pairing down prior
money demands about a third,
would do nothing toward meet
ing the management demand
for more freedom in changing
work practices to gain econ
omies. The industry probably
will want some concessions
here, even a token one.
Anti-Inflationary Deal
The union proposal of around
10 cents per hour in each of
two years was designed to have
an anti-inflationary appeal by
concentrating the money ex-
clusively in insurance, pension
and other benefits for the first
year. The second years INSTALL
ment would be in a wage in
crease.
Previously Mr.. Mcdonald had
been holding out for Is cents
per hour for each year of a
new contract.
Both sides operated under a
48-hour deadline. They are
scheduled to report back to-
morrow morning at an open
hearing before the White House
inquiry panel headed by DR.
George w. Taylor.
DR.. Tayor's three-man group
See STEEL, Page Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-17
Steel Weighs Offer
Of Union, Hopes Rise

NEW YORK, Oct. II (AP).-
Steel industry leaders meet to-
day to weigh a compromise
union offer to end the 95-day
steel strike.
The place of the meeting was
kept secret.
They were supposed to gather
in a Waldorf Astoria Hotel suite
to consider a scaled-down union
proposal reported to call for
about Il cents an hour in wage
benefit gains over a two-year
period.
However, the leaders switched
plans and never arrived at the
Waldorf.
Secretary of Labor Mitchell
said in Washington he was OPP
timistic that a settlement could
be reached to avoid a Taft
Hartley law injunction.
Such a court order, unwanted
by either the industry or the
striking United Steelworkers
Union, likely will be sought by
the Government next week bar
ring a weekend peace pact.
Now Closer Together
''The parties are closer to-
gether than they have been
since the negotiations started"
Mr.. Mitchell said last night.
The steel labor dispute has been
going on for six months.
There were indications that
the Government, although still
wanting to avoid a labor pact
that would force an inflation-
airy boost in steel prices, now
considers that ending the strike
is an equal if not overriding
consideration.
The induStry's negotiators
were to return to Washington
this afternoon to give Union
President David ]. Mcdonald
their answer on his latest offer.
The reply could take the
form of a counter-proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-17
Three Saved
ByCompIete
Blood Switch

A complete change of blood
was necessary to save the lives
of three youngsters admitted
to Children'S Hospital this
week suffering from aspirin
poisoning, the Red Cross said
today.
They were the most severe
among six such cases the hos
pital handled this week.
The Red Cross Washington
Regional Blood Center sup
piled 20 pints of blood for the
three transfusions, the only
possible way to save the lives
of the children, who were
nearing the coma stage of the
illness.
The exact amount of aspirin
consumed could not be deter
mined, but one doctor esti-
mated one of the youngsters
must have eaten at least so
tablets.
The sudden rash of aspirin
poisoning cases prompted DR..
Sanford L. Leikin, chief hemo-
tologist at Children's, to renew
a warning to parents that aspi-
rim is is a highly dangerous
drug and should be kept out
of reach of children.
A total of 1876 children suf-
fering from aspirin poisoning
have been admitted to Chill
dren's during the past two
years, which amounts to 2 per
cent of total admissions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-17

Aberdeen but her parents
moved to. the United States in
1880 when she was 3.
She made her operate debut
in Paris 20 years later in the
lead role of Charpentier's
Louise" at the Opera Comique.
After appearances in London
and Brussels, she took New
York by storm in her American
debut in "Thais" under the
management of Oscar Ham,
merStein.
She began a long career in
Chicago in 1910 when she sang
soprano with the Chicago
Grand Opera Company. She
appeared with the company
every season thereafter until
she became general manager
in 1921. She retired in 1881
and returned to Aberdeen just
before the outbreak of World
War II.