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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-30

chose singer for his "choir." !" When
the guests are all divided, hand
them these words and give them ten
minutes TO compose tune for the
verse. They must sing it when COM
pleted.
I wish | wuz little clock
That didn't have chime
Or strike or nothin' all day long,
But just be tellin' time.
I'd run on slow time all my life;
I'd never run on quick,
And If they didn't wind me up
wouldn't even tick.
PASSING TIME-Provide a dou-
BILE set of small tokens symbolic OF
the months of the year. Calendars
for January. hearts for February,
rabbits for March, paper umbrellas
for April, maypoles, roses or pic
lures of bride for June, flags for
July, picnic pictures for August,
schoolhouse pictures for September,
turkeys for November, Santa Claus
for December.
Prepare two large cardboard
sheets on each of which you have
marked in black crayon twelve
squares and above the squares, in
correct order, the names of the
months. Each leader of team IS
given a small tray containing q
year of jumbled month tokens. On
the word "go" the leaders start
their months, one at a time, down
their respective lines. When they
reach the end player he puts them
in their proper places on the cal
endar. The side that finishes first
wins.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-30
BtuftOn Has No
Substitute Teachers

Bluffton is one of eight Ohio ex-
empted village school districts which
have no temporary certified or sub
stitute teachers according to infor-
nation released last week by State
Education Director Clyde Hissong.
In the same report, Hissong point
ed out that Kenton is one of four
cities without substitutes.
The director said recent survey
showed that 593 per cent of the
teachers on temporary certificates
in the state are employed in rural
schools; 34.5 per cent in cities and
6.2 per cent in exempted villages.
News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-30
SPORTSMEN COLUMN

With an .;mated Is to &c
thousand hunt"rs roaming Ohio's
deer counties this year, there were
no accidents reported.
AS no accidents of any sort were
reported it keeps the record, which
has ran for five seasons, perfect and
speaks well for the venison seekers
of northeastern Ohio.
Deer hunters this year killed be-
tween 1900 and 1000 deer according
to scattered reports from the deer
hunting counties. This upheld last
years ratio of l deer to every Is
hunters.
The cold snap of the past week
has kept trappers catches at a
minimum. Local fur buyers report
no immediate price changes in sight.
With "No Hunting" in season al
this time of year, there have been
many comments since bird and bunny
season closed to change the open
season on rabbits.
Hunters suggest the rabbit season
be moved back until around December
l in order that it would not come at
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-30

nNE of the best places to be on
~ New Years Eve Is right at home
provided you have a party. Sue
cessful parties depend upon bit of
prior planning. You must have
theme for the party, and program
to keep your guests amused.
Here are a few good themes for
a New Years Eve party at home:
"a Calendar Social" New Years
Jamboree," Father Time Party"
and Around the Clock" It will be
fun If you tell your guests the theme
of your party when you invite them
so that they will come in fitting cos
tunes. The best costume ought to
win a prize.
There are many games you'll en-
joy playing until midnight, AT mid
night, of course, comes "Auld Lang
Syne," and the first snack Of 1919.
COUNT THE HOURS-Put into a
large paper bag numbers cut from
all the old calendars you can find.
The figures should range from to
II. Have players "count off" and
even numbered players form one
team, odd numbers the other. Each
person draws a number from the
bag. The person who gets twelve
hours first, scores point for his
team-he' lays his numbers aside
and draws again when the bag
comes around. The player must
achieve his "12 hours" by drawing
the number II or by adding the
numbers he has picked. 2, 4, 3, will
make the ''12" Play until one team
scores 10 points.
TIME TO SRG-This can be great
fun. Select two leaders and let each
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-30

the same time pheasant season comes
in.
Such a change in hunting regula-
tions would tend to cut down the
amount of 1awless" killing of the
animals.
Many hunters in search of birds
shoot the rabbits for mere practice
and in many instances leave them
lay rather than to take them. Wheth-
er it is for the sake of shooting
rabbits or merely disgust, it is
wasteful and very unsportsmen1like
to say the least.
Another sound argument in favor
of moving the season to a later date
infers that the weather would as
sist in ridding the animals of ticks
which cause tularemia. The disease
commonly called rabbit fever" gets
its name from Tulare County, Calf
where it was first discovered.
The Sportsmen club will show
movies at the regular meeting on
Wednesday night, Jan IL, in the
Sportsmen club rooms at the town
hall.
The movies, open to the public,
admission free, will be of interest to
sportsmen and friends as we'll as to
the public in general.
The movies include 'Ice Carnival ~
Sport Thriller" "Lion-Tiger Fight
and Hound and Rabbit"
Plan to attend and bring your
friends.
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Woman Hurt by Car;
Man, Is, Is Charged

Hearing Of q case against a
76-year-old motorist, charged by
police with leaving the scene Of an
accident last night In which q pedes-
trian was slightly injured, was post
poned until next Monday in Mu-
nicipal Court today.
Police charges against George ].
Gaskin of 1927 East Capitol street,
said he was driver Of a car which
struck Miss Evelyn Scott, 20, colored,
908 Second street NV, as she was
crossing the first block Of K street
NE. She is in good condition at
Casualty Hospital with hip and knee
injuries.
Police reported an unidentified
motorcyclist stopped Mr. Gaskins q
short distance from the scene of the
accident.
In fair condition at Emergency
Hospital is Thomas c. Doran, 10, Of
304 Longfellow street NV, who
is suffering from possible fractured
pelvis and possible internal injuries
received when he was struck by q
car at Third street and Missouri
avenue NV.
Police said driver of the car
which struck Mr.. Doran was Michael
Steinberg, Al, of 312 Farragut street
NV.
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Novok Drunken Driving Case
To Be Re-opened on March 25

The Bernard Novak drunken
driving case, which has been at is
sue In the lower courts here for
26 months, will be re-opened in a
new Municipal Court jury trial on
March as before Judge John p
Mcmahon.
As the result Of court action yes
terday, an additional charge Of
reckless driving, growing out Of the
same case, is to be tried by q
separate jury on April 8.
Novak, who Is "a and lives in the
$500 block Of Knox terrace Sc,
was arraigned yesterday on the Sec
ond charge before Traffic Court
Judge George D. Nelson, after the
Judge overruled a dismissal motion
argued by Defense Counsel Harry
w. Goldberg. He has pleaded not
guilty to both charges.
The lawyer pointed out the reck-
Evening star., 1948-03-04

which last March reversed the con-
viction and remanded the case for
new trial.
He contended the renewal Of the
reckless driving charge last month,
after the long delay, showed .4ln-
fair prejudice" against Novak.
Evening star., 1948-03-04

less driving charge was filed at
the same time as the drunken
driving count In January, 1916, after
an auto crash involving Novak's
car and that later it was dropped
by the corporation counsel's office.
Mr.. Goldberg said the charge
Of recklessness remained dropped
while the other charge went first
to the Municipal Court of Appeals,
which affirmed a lower court con-
viction Of his client, and then to
the United States Court of Appeals,
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Smith COLLEGE Head to Talk

Herbert j. Davis, president of
Smith College, will speak at a meet
ing Of the Smith College Club of
Washington at 7:45 pm. tomorrow
at the Cosmos Club. A tea will be
held at 4 pm. at the Holton Arms
School, 2125 s street NV, and q
buffet supper at 8 pm. at the home
of Mrs. Frederick B. Lee, $500 Ne
brasKa avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Wherry, FurIey to Speok
At Citizenship Luncheon

Senator Wherry, Republican, Of
Nebraska and James A. Farley, for
mer Postmaster General, will be the
principal speakers at q citizenship
luncheon on April 26, opening the
seth annual meeting Of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce.
Thirty three States will have their
Evening star., 1948-03-04

own individual Chamber Of Com
merce dinner meetings the same
night, and 13 will be grouped into
tow regional dinners. There will be
members Of Congress at all the
dinners.
Evening star., 1948-03-04

There are about two and one
quarter billion people in the world.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Forest Fire Prompts
Girl to Urge Caution
With Dry Leaves
Prise Contribution
By Jeon Scott, l3
Raul Iunior hioh School

One night in July, as my family
was driving to my grandmother's
ranch on the dry inland slope OF the
Cascade Mountains, my sister no
ticed a glare of light across the Co.
lumbia River, along which we were
driving. At first, we thought 1t was
Just q light in some small cabin.
But as it quickly grew larger, one
thought obliterated others in our
minds-fire! IrS Eastern Washing
ton, in the month Of July, it is very
dry, and the Sagebrush and yellow
pines catch fire very easily. A tiny
fame may make roaring inferno.
We were worried about peoples lives
and their property.
The fire rapidly spread. Although
we were by this time at least 5 miles
away, we could see bank of smoke
rising from the fire, Of which the
main part was now behind ridge.
Several days later, when again
going over the mountain pass on
our way home, my sister and looked
for the mountain where we had seen
the fire. It was black and very ugly.
a scar on natures landscaping. 1t
may have been q match, or q Gig
arctic from q passing car that
started the fire. But whatever 1t
was, wish that SUCH things would
never happen to endanger our lives,
our fortunes and the beauties Of
nature.
Now that the dry leaves drift along
the roads, we should all keep in mind
the safety rule to put out every
match, every fire. Smokers must
take special care to save our beauti-
full trees. Campers must pour water
on camphreS.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Bridge Players
By Maraaret l.. Fisher

Francis Drake, Mrs. j. B. Gregg
Custis-T. ]. Buford and the E. r.
Shepards sharing honors. The
monthly members only" individual
will be held November 8 In the
clubrooms.
Mrs. Howard G. Campbell, presi-
dent of the Women's Auxiliary of
the Washington Bridge League,
has called meeting of the execu-
tive committee for November 10,
11:30 am, at the Stephan Studios,
to discus plans for the annual
Christmas party for benefit of Chill
dren's Hospital. The party is sched-
uled for December in conjunction
with the leagues regular first We'd
nesday master-point game. All par
Elephants will be asked to bring toys
for donation to the hospital.
X X u
Three nationally awarded matches
are available for the coming week
Tuesday night at the Count Club,
1914 Seventeenth street NV; Fri
day night at the Stephan Studios
and Saturday night at the Chess
Club.
J. P. and J. M. Snyder, a father
and son combination, paired to win
the October % Howell contest
which initiated the winter dupli-
cate series sponsored by the National
Press Club. This group meets at
'8 pm. on alternate Thursdays in
the clubrooms and is limited to
members and their guests.
Last Saturdays matinee master
point contest at the Stephan Studio
Howell match, was won by Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard RoSson. Mrs
Dixie T. Wright-Charles Lyon, Mrs
Dora Schwartz-Mrs. Rose Robins
and Lynn Carrier-A E. Lane fin
ished in a three-way tie for second
place.
Monday night at the La Sale
Studios, Mrs. Elizabeth Count and
Mrs. Florence Millspaugh paired to
win the Howell match, Paul Kalav-
ski and P. E. Shafer placing.
X 4 X
Washington was represented last
week in the Pennsylvania State
Championships at Pittsburgh by
George L. Dickerman, David Muir
ray, Miller Roberts and James G.
Stone, the foursome finishing ninth
out of 81 in the team of -four con-
test on Sunday. The preceding day
Murray and Stone ranked ninth ont
of the ordbreaking 108 duos m
the open pair match. a position
high enough to pay off m master
point awards.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Sports Writing Job
Appeals to Girl
Prize Contribution
By SheiIo CorroII, l3
s.. AIoysiUs' School

d. %IoIbos SeHoot
MY ambition is to become a
sports writer. This may seem to be
O strange aspiration for a girl, but
with so many women beginning to
take a keen interest in sports, such
as football and baseball, it is not un-
likely.
Maybe the best way to prepare for
this kind of career would be to get
O position on the school paper and
possibly some kind of summer job
that would help me gain experience
In this fields After high school, I'd
like to study in some college that
has a good course in journalism.
There are quite q number of girls
nowadays who, because they have a
real liking for sports, would like to
write a sports column or read one
written by another woman. Why, IN
one class Of sports writer's held re-
Gently, more than half the pupils
were young women!
If do achieve my ambition, I'd
Hike to put the emphasis on base
ball, since that has always been my
favorite sport. Nowadays, women
are really good baseball fans; quite
few keep o score, know just as much
about the game as the average man,
and If they can't make the afternoon
game, they get 1t via the radio in
stead of tuning in those horrible
daytime soap operas.
Having regular woman sports writ
ers may be somewhat revolutionary,
but just because woman reporters
rarely do anything but feature writ
Ing does not mean it Is impossible
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Brief R6vie1Vs Of Current
Books for Young Readers

A Touchdown for Doc, by Marion
Renick (Scribner: $2.-When Herbie
was told his friend Jack couldn't
play on q certain stuffed shirts"
football team because he was too
dizzy acting" he snapped, Jack
and I will get up team of our
own" This is how the "All Amer
leans" got started as opposing team
to the Wonders" The main diff
Guilty was how to find a coach
that's where Doc of the travelling
carnival came in. He had been many
things, and one of them was foot
ball coach. A lively story with an
introduction to six-man football.
Luke Baldwin's Vow, by Morley
Callaghan CWinston; $25O.-Dan
once a prize show dog, is now blind
in one eye and lame, and not worth
his board and keep-at least in the
opinion of Luke Baldwin's uncle
Young Luke loves the old collie and
vows to keep him, no matter what
the consequences. A tender story OF
O boy and dog.
1nS EVeTyuay StOfy DoOk' Col-
lection, illustrated by Signe Ivarsor
(Rand, McNally; 2).-These big
bright pages, beautifully illustrated
should fascinate any child. Gay
friendly little tales about other
children and everyday happenings.
Country Fireman, by Jerrold Beim
Morrow; $2).-When Ricky passed
the firehouse and saw no flremer
there he couldn't understand 1t
His father explained they were busy
Evening star., 1948-11-07

with other work and only came
when there was fire. The boy
wanted to see the firemen and most
of all to climb up on the big red
engine. When he later became q
hero Ricky had a triumphant ride
on the red engine in the Fourth of
July parade.
Nautical Ned. by Clare Randolph
(Hollow Tree House; $D.-The ad-
ventures of Nautical Ned, Jane and
Ted aboard the jolly Dolphin will
delight children of the picture book
age. Sailing the deep blue sea, the
three little sailors discover a Coral
Isle, free the captive Mermaid Queen
and win a pirate treasure. Cleverly
illustrated.
Regular Cowboy, by Margaret
Phelps (Macrae-Smith; $250.-The
sudden death Of Marks mother left
him stranded in a small western
town. The kindly sheriff got him q
home on a great cattle ranch where
he lived in the bunkhouse with 1e
hard-riding cowboys. Many ad.
ventures awaited him, such as learn
ing to ride, going on a roundup
sleeping on the range, branding
calves-and ruStlers.
Wolf Dogs of the North, by Jack
Hines (Greenberg; $2.75D.-Anothel
exciting book by great teller Of
dog stories. Mr.. Hines tells of the
thrilling canine dramas he witnessed
or heard when he lived through
hectic years among men gone mac
with the lust for gold. M. 8. 3.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Cash Prizes offered
For Work of Young
Writers and 4 rtiStS

Cash prizes Of 81 are awarded for
original stories, articles, poems and
cartoons published In The Junior
Star. Contributors of material which
the editor considers of sufficient
merit also are issued reporters
cards.
The contest is open to boys and
girls of high school age and under.
Write on one side of paper double
space II you type, and put. your
name, age, address and telephone
number in the upper left-hand cor
ner. Draw with black India ink on
white paper, and do not roll or fold.
Contributions cannot be returned.
The editor reserves the right to
publish any contribution in what
ever form he thinks best, regardless
of whether it is awarded a prize.
He also may withhold prizes when
contributions are found not to be
original.
Checks for prizes are mailed dur
ing the week following publication
Address: The Junior Star, 727 Star
Building, Washington 4, D. C.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Girl, 5, Is Experienced Radio
and Telepision Performer
By Mary MeGowon Slope,

If you're q television fan, you've
undoubtedly seen and heard Gloria
Kelly. Although she is only S, she
has appeared on A television and
radio programs, reciting, singing and
dancing. At present, she appears
on WMAL-TV's "Telestars of To-
morrow"
When Gloria was 3 she persuaded
her mother, Mrs. Kamilla Kelly,
6212 Georgia avenue, to take her to
a radio broadcast. Almost before
she knew it, she was on Uncle Bud
Wards "Children's Frolic" program,
reciting The Owl and the Pussy
Cat" Uncle Bud, who also runs
the 'Telestars" show. has learned
that he can count on her not only
to memorize her lines and catch
her cues, but even to ad lib, if neces-
sary.
She has more natural ability
for her age than any other child
I've ever auditioned," says Uncle
Bud. Her aptness for catching
on and following through with an
idea is uncanny."
Gloria's television costumes, as
well as her everyday clothes, are
designed and made by her mother,
who is q widow. She has been,
among other things. fairy, pixie,
O goblin and a sailor girl. Once,
she made up her own recitation
q story entitled Little Bears Bogy
Man"
Although Gloria has not yet
started attending school, she knows
the alphabet and can write her
name, add and subtract combina-
tions up to about 20 and count to
100 by 1s, Is and los.
She likes to go to dancing class,
where she Is learning ballet and
tap; she loves balloons and likes
TO play Let's Pretend" and she's
eager to learn to cook. Already
&he can prepare a Hungarian
cheese dish. (Her ancestry is part
Hungarian, part Irish)
The '"Telestars" program Is pre-
Evening star., 1948-11-07
The Mighty Insect

Insects are usually near-sighted
and depend on their sense Of smell
for protection.
Ants are said to have the most
powerful jaw grip, proportionately,
among insects or animals.
The luminous fly, playura fultoni,
spins a web in the larva stage to
catch spiders.
Cockroaches have survived since
the age of the dinosaurs. They
will eat practically anything, in
Guiding paint, and like 1t.
The drone bee should be able to
see everything that goes on. His
eyes have from 5000 to 1000 lenses.
1t is estimated that bees collecting
nectar for one pound of honey will
travel q distance equivalent to al
most three times around the earth
Evening star., 1948-11-07
lust Between
Ourselves
BY Philip n. Love.

Two boys about 10 years old rang
my doorbell about $50 pm. the
other day, and one Of them an
nounced, We're lost"
It turned out, however, that they
knew where they were and where
they lived. and even how to get
from the one place to the other, so
they weren't really lost. The trouble
was, it was getting darker every
minute, and they were afraid to walk
home
They were invited in, of course,
and one telephoned his home.
We're lost" he told his mother,
Can you come get us?"
Mothers being what they are, inaa
few minutes the boys were in an
automobile, heading for home.
A car stopped at Utah and Ne
braska avenues, and the woman
driver got out to mail a letter. She
hesitated as a mother police dog and
a tiny puppy appeared. The big
dog went on, but the little fellow
darted under the mailbox and sat
down.
The woman waited until the
mother dog was out of sight before
approaching the mailbox. Then she
opened and closed the chute a few
times to make sure her letter had
gone through. The clatter must
have frightened the puppy, for he
ran out from beneath the box and
went under the woman's auto.
When the woman tried to coax
him out, he acted as If he preferred
to take a nap. When she reached
under the car and coaxed some more,
he retreated a safe distance and
barked q determined "No!"
The woman picked up pebble
and tossed 1t upon the sidewalk.
Get it," she called. The puppy
obeyed-but before she could clam
ber into her auto and drive of, he
was back under 1t, playing with the
stone.
Once again, she tried to coax him
out, but this time he growled and
went right on playing with the
pebble.
He was lying beneath the center
of the car, and it occurred to her
that perhaps she could back it so
slowly and quietly that he would not
become frightened and run under
one of the wheels. She backed a
foot or so, then got out and peered
under the auto. The puppy was still
there.
When she finally backed clear Of
him, he apparently did not realize
what had happened. He was still
lying in the street, playing with the
stone.
When she drove forward to pass
him, however, he jumped up and
scurried under the mailbox. The
last she saw of him, he was sitting
under the box, barking very indig-
nantly.
After her first visit to the Zoo,
Gloria Kelly (see story and picture
in adjoining columns was asked
what she liked best of all the things
she had seen. Her answer was, The
people"
~ Ts- n
Evening star., 1948-11-07
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Nov. LP.-cotton fu-
lures moved lower In slow dealings today.
pressed prices more than so cents q bale
before the market recovered partially on
light mill buying.
Liquidation in nearby December was en-
courased by the fact that spot cotton
continued to sell rather freely in the
cotton belt. despite heavy entries OF cotton
into the Government loan. Most traders
were hesitant pending the Government
November l crop forecast next Monday.
Futures closed unchanged to 30 cents q
bale lower than the previous close
Evening star., 1948-11-07

snow, ana puy u scarf anu uIcSs.
I may have to stay after school.
Pats teacher calls it detention hall.
Pat, though, just calls it "clink."
Pat posts a letter to me, while I
mail a letter to her.
Her class has post box for
Christmas cards and gifts. We have
O Christmas tree. On Christmas
eve, Pat still puts her pillowcase at
the foot of her bed. 1 still hang
up my stocking over the fireplace.
Pat is keen on hockey, while I
like the sport. She has a jolly time
siedging. 1 have fun coasting.
She asks, II say. how about listen
ing to the wireless with me and
then 20 to the cinema?" which is a
friendly invitation to listen to the
radio and then 60 to the movies.
Pat, when excited about some
thing, says Goo" I say Gee"
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Safety Circus Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
of The Stars school safety program
and former chief of the Metropoli-
tan Police Departments Detective
Bureau, is giving series of chalk
talks on safety to pupils of District,
Maryland and Virginia schools.
The Safety Circus" cartoon talks
are sponsored by The Star, in CO.
operation with the District Board
of Education and school authorities
in nearby Maryland and Virginia. =.
Talks are scheduled this week at
the following Prince Georges Coun-
ty schools:
Monday, II am, Mitchellvlle. Tues
day. $50 and IL am, Camp Springs.
Wednesday, IL am. Berwyn. Friday, IL
am, T. B.