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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-20

thing. My usefulness is limited to helping you
when you need and want my help. My guess
is you re in neither of those fixes" He stepped
back and waved his putter. Have good
wallow in Beethoven"
June sat immovable Dad" she said reflec
lively after a moment, I'm hussy, and l
am little mixed up" She twisted around in
the seat and brought all the cornf1ower blue
to bear on him. dad, why is it - oh. you
wouldn't know. You couldn't possibly"
TRY me. The charge is just the same"
why is it that girl suddenly feels so diff
ferently? mean about boys. And don't
mean just about Pete hitnan."
liz WATCHED her closely, but Pete's name as
she uttered it meant nothing to her emotion
ally. That's stickler.'
why is it that girl feels suddenly older
than all the boys she has grown up within"
Because she is"
"She isn't any brighter, she doesn't know
any more Pete is still far smarter than am.
but -" June's face was full of the strain of
working it out.
Il guess" Ned said. selling at heaven
sent inspiration, ''she natures emotionally
sooner than boy"
Why" .,..
He swung the putter. ITS all mixed up
with Natures plan, economics. with the job
we're sent here to do"
did you realize it when you were grow
ing up?"
II realized that almost all the girls who
were my age and had played with me happily
since diaper days suddenly found me poison.
Don't be too hard on Pete"
June grinned. Mother. too?"
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appealed to Monica above June's head. Her
eyes were less tender than usual. They said
plainly, Il told you this was serious matter"
I'm afraid we must be going" June said
with an air of sophisticated urgency. THE
curtain is at eight-thirty. Good night, Father.
Good night, Mother"
Mr. Grey bowed. Ned could have sworn he
heard the mans heels click like a Prussian
officers Then the two swung lightly down
the hail.
$50 long, kids" Ned called after them.
Have good time" He turned to Monica,
smiling uncertainty. 'Well?"
Her smile was more certain. Kids
she quoted with some acidity.
liz APPRECIATED the sOundness of her criti-
csm Dispensing with Mr.. Grey and concen-
trating on June alone, one had to admit that
the kids" of today were not children at all
as the term was once understood. They were
far more aware than his generation, which
had grown up in an age of comparative inno-
cence; certainly they were lot more articu-
late And, with it, one had to assume better
adjustment to the unalterable facts of life.
Or did one?
Tad removed his hands from the pockets
of his first long pants. IF you ask me-"
he said, hes just an old roue."
mo one was asking you, my boy" his
father said. Monica, I'd like my dinner -
Tad, where on earth did you get that
expression?" Monica demanded. DO you
know what it means?"
mot exactly" Tad, who had logged
sense of honesty replied. Il read it in book"
Lets hope you haven't used it correctly"
Monica said.
Monica sat beside her husband while he
carefully cut his way through tenderloin
steak. you see what mean?" she said.
Ned shrugged mentally. Eyes if you
mean that June is aware of certain attrac
tons, of experience, of knowledge - of CLAM
our which an older man possesses. He put
down his knife and patted her hand comfort
ingly. YOU'RE stuck with it, sweet, but with
June it IS just phase. It's part of her growing
up. Every girl goes through it."
MONICA looked dl IT'LL Will WOtlOcI. 11OW
wise of you, darling. had no idea you had
studied these matters so thoroughly. Then
y6d must see that the trouble with June is
she regards you as romantic figure.
Ned raised startled glance. "Me?"
"Of course. She idolizes you. Speaking of
phases, it's usual one in the father daughter
relationship. But subconsciously she realizes
you're my romantic figure, 50 she looks for
you elsewhere - all subconsciously, you un-
derstand And she identifies you with some
other older man she thinks has your quail
ties" Monica was as serene and positive as z
judge passing sentence.
ssWlrH this - this Chevalier Grey? I'm
not sure III have any of that. This is getting
a little Deep What am to do - make myself
unasSractive to my own daughter?"
Make yourself little more approach
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Ned's smile joined hers. Fortunately, your
mother was in pigtails at the time.'
You're not arguing in favor of older -"
Directly challenged, he said, I'm not argu-
ing for great disparity in age. That can be
mistake, too. I'm simply paying my respects
to your emotional maturity. It's entitled to
respect, but by the same token it has its own
responsibility, the responsibility of good judg-
ment" He laughed with some embarrassment.
AT the risk Of sounding stuffy, III point out
that life is series of decisions, and you can
never be absolutely sure you've made the
right one. You know you can buy ground
steak three cents cheaper at the butcher ten
blocks away. but is it worth the time and the
gasoline?"
She held his glance for serious moment.
Dad, you're sweet man." She put the car
in gear IN promise you one thing. What
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VERY TOUGH ON FATHERS
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well, it's chic. and June will enjoy i
They walked into the library. Il wish Nat,
had fashioned women just little differently
Monica said soberly I'VE each seem to hi
about an ounce of romantic emotion too mu
The balance is precarious. She looked a
iously into his face. Were all pushovers
the distinguished glamour men,"
He kissed her in certain way. "Of cou
l can change my style" She faced
brief case of "homework" with sigh. tt
her mood dissolved in a laugh. BET
death than that" she said, and went {
Ned had just turned off the desk
light and had risen from his chair to
go up to bed, when he heard the
front door open and the voices of
June and Mr.. Grey. With COM
plete absence of conscience, he held
his breath.
There was a brief exchange of
words which he did not catch, then
a silence-and he felt suddenly very
cold. Instinctively, he took swift
steps toward the door, stopped at
the sound of June's free laugh.
That's just an old American GUS
tom." she was saying gaily.
Thank you, my dear." The mans
tone was appreciative, though
slightly mystihed. e
"You mustn't take it too seriously,
Chevalier, her voice now came with
a suggestion of sharpness.
You're most unusual girl
NED heard the door shut, heard
June's heels click across the hall.
Swiftly he returned to his desk,
switched on the light, sat down. us
that you, June?" he called. He had no in
ton of making a fool of himself, of pla
the role of an old-fashioned father. June's
was June's life, even now. If the equipn
he and Monica had given her with whic
manage such situations wasn't good emo
it never would be. But he wanted to
one thing.
She stood smiling before his desk, in
sophisticated chic frock, the velvet cloak
ing from her pretty shoulders, and there
just light enough from the desk lamp to {
her glowing in the special way young
seemed to glow after an evening of unfett
adult entertainment. Yet her eyes
bright and honest and still a little chill
That was what he wanted to see.
II kissed him good night" she said
laugh ripping out. She came around
corner Of the desk and planted smack Q
cheek. Like that believe he was sho'
He's really rather darling"
Ned walked with her to the door, S;
lightly, Remember those fellows from
other side of the water have - have S
what different customs from ours"
He could feel her shoulder stiffen min
under his arm, and it was then he de
against any luncheon at the Fleur Wv
June was too smart; she would see
through him. And it would only enbs
them both if he did not actually site
foot in it. Perhaps he would get up co
enough to manage a casual talk on Sund
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to blush and look away.
IF you ask me-" Tad said, removing his
tangled head from drumstick, music is a
narcotic"
Ned arrested the carving knife in mid
air. Where the devil did you get that?"
II read it in book"
Perhaps you're right. But remember, my
boy, half the time no one is asking you. :"
AT EIGHT that evening, Monica came into
the library. Ned did not act surprised nor
ask any superfluous questions. 1t was clear
enough how things stood. He simply got up
and led her to the sofa and sat her down.
Monica smiled wanly. you still think its
phase?"
II still do
They should have been home two hours
ago. They were to be here for supper And"
- she hesitated moment - we're young
enough to remember these things"
Ned reflected that remembering was bur-
den as well as an advantage of young parents.
"You forget that it's Sunday, the roads are
crowded, the concert was jampacked. 1t prob
ably took them an hour just to get away from
the place.
Monica sighed. IF only Pete Whitman had
shown little more enterprise"
why pick on Pete Whitman? If you ask
me. as Tad would say, Pete is drip. He's too
young for June. anyway" 49,.
Monica raised astonished eyes. you don't
mean to say you favor -"
That's the second time today" Ned said
enigmatically. I'm in favor of no one -
except June"
The break came shortly after ten o'clock.
Continued on page 81
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friend. See you at supper"
liz STEPPED off the driveway, raised
a hand as she backed and turned
swiftly. He thought. Whatever
happens. Well, whatever happened,
his heart felt lighter than it had
in several days. June was honest.
Whatever happened. you couldn't
ask better than that. ..
There's no harm in music as
SUCH" observed Monica at Sunday
dinner.
Implying there's harm in it as
what?" Ned asked, using the carv-
ing knife with surgical skill on a
second joint of turkey.
las - as -- we'll. don't you re-
member"
Ned glanced swiftly at Tad and
decided the conversation was over
his head. II remember old songs
and what they did to me. For what
ever harm there was in them, l am
deeply grateful" He offered Monica
a warm smile and she had the GRACE
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24
Will

double-dare-you" acrobat on the
campus clambered up the pole and
retrieved the ends of the rope to
repair the damage.
Miss Lucylee Neiswander, eight
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene G.. Neiswander, of Adrian,
Mich, has been chosen to be listed
in the l949 volume of who's Who
in Baton Twirling." Lucylee was
one of 400 out of 100000 baton
twirlers selected for listing by the
National Baton Twirling Association
officials and the editors of Drum
Major magazine. Lucylee is
member of the Drum Majorettes of
America and the All-American Twirl-
ing Association. She has competed
in numerous regional and state
twirling contests. She is a grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Criblez, of south of Bluffton, and
Mrs. David Neiswander, of west of
Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24
MisA
DeAonoI

The Greeks probably had name
for tive dunno-so for want of q
better name, it might be called rustic
of spring, or something -. anyway
there are plenty of signs this last
week of February with the vanguard
of winter vacationists enroute home
the Elmer Laubys from Florida
and the Amos Suffers on the way
from California visiting relatives en-
route, expected here about the first
of April ]. s. the Steiners, Wills and
Watsons in Lakeland, Florida, back
about the middle of next month ).
and the Ed Lapes sojourning in New
Mexico and Arizona -. and the Leo
Nelson's over in Beaverdam getting
off for a couple of weeks of sunshine
!. all sure signs that winter is on
the wane and farmers getting
spring blowing under way-and their
women folk getting an early start
raising baby chicks-looks like a
banner year for hatchery business
off the record reports are that hatch
cry volume this spring will be nearly
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24

in Bluffton next week from Tuesday
to Friday delivering a series of
lectures at the college in observance
of Christian Life week.
They grow 'em big in Kansas
you can't get any argument on that
point on the Bluffton college campus
nowadays since the arrival of Laurel
A. Dirks, the new mathematics
physics instructor. Dirks, 6 feet
FIVE and one-half inches, tipping the
scales at $50 pounds, grew up on a
farm near Great Bend, Kansas, and
graduated from Bethel college at
Newton. During the war he held a
position as government airborne
radio inspector and later was radio
technician in the air forces serving
in the Hawaiian islands. Dirks still
follows radio as hobby and next
summer he and his wife expect to
take a turn at farming back at
Great Bend.
And speaking of the college cam
pus, perhaps you've noticed that the
flag is flying again from atop the
fiagpole in front of the Science hall
where it used to fly until last fall
when a Halloween prankster hoisted
a bicycle up the pole and broke the
rope. Later Bill Boehr the "I-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24

the airport's own Stinson, used for
general roustabout flying Jobs is also
in Florida, having been flown down
by three students who are getting
cross country experience in the G. /.
training program.
Don Smucker who has flair for
news reporting but forsook journal
ism for the ministry, now on the
faculty of Mennonite Biblical semin-
arv, Chicago, writes that on a recent
western trip he met Ed and Cal
Moser, former Blufftonites living in
Aberdeen, Idaho. They are brothers
of Ezra, north of town. Ed is a
large potato raiser and Cal an oil
man also the following bits of
current news-Harold Thiessen,
Bluffton college graduate ranks No.
/ in the second year class at the
University of Illinois Medical school
and Elvina Neufeld, also of Bluffton
college is No. 7 and Don's
younger brother Bert who was in
Austria for two years in overseas
relief is now in Chicago employed
as a case worker by the Cook County
Welfare and has been appointed to
the displaced persons commission of
the Chicago Church federation. Don,
who is associate professor of Biblical
theology and christian ethics will be
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24

double that of a year ago which en-
livens prospects materially for fried
spring chicken s. +. and maple syrup
season here-most of the run locally
will be for private consumption
unless you're lucky enough to know
the right people -. and sharp-eyed
bargain hunters scanning advertise
ments in this issue of the Bluffton
News for the biggest dollar day
bargains in decade-that's what
you ought to be doing right now in
stead of wasting time reading this
chatter and basketball dead as a
dodo since Saturday nights tourney
play at Celina when Ada took the
Pirates for the third time this sea-
son---the fans didn't seem to be too
much upset over the whole affair,
figuring that Lady Luck,
tickle dame, this time was smiling on
the other crowd.
It's only matter OF hours now to
hop down to Florida via plane-and
fact is, there are a couple of Bluff
ton airplanes in Florida this week.
There's Harold Carey of the local
airport who is enjoying deep sea
fshing-he made the trip as pilot
of a new Stinson flying station
wagon in company with a Lima man
who bought a plane here and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24
BluftOn Gets SI73
In Inheritance Tax

Buttons share of inheritance tax
for the six months per-
iod ending Feb. amounted to
$173.95, it was announced last Sat-
urday by Allen County Auditor Rus
sell L. Hire.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-24

For more than twenty-five years
the name FRIGIDAIRE has
meant, Americas Favorite
Refrigerator. Today it means
much more :. it means a full,
complete line of Frigidaire ap-
pliances for your kitchen and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-07
M0mNMiunn
hg HOWARD REpE GER
SEgEcuTiYF SECRETARY e Klu.e.

IS election day November sh the citizens will get
whether not they want change in our
ballots The ballot has been used for SO
To make the change ballot system will con-
fusion to thousands of voters
The wanting change ballot system is not unique
should farther and identify the persons and
organizations wanting the change When does that they
really have something
any voting the ballot change in
signatures had to be gotten petitions for
referendum To get the petitions some persons
had petitions Many of these solicitors paid
the rate of 10c to Csc signature.
spending of the money get the signatures
that the CIO The part that neresed most who
put up the campaign And this information was
almost wholly ignored by the daily newspapers
interesting note The Cleveland Chamber of Com
donated the ballot change compaign Then
when you chasing whole thing you find that well
individuals Ohio footing the bill for Senator
Tas attempt to meddle with the states election ma
cnery Why does Taft want to change the law? One OF MS
chief teuenans Congressman George Bender answered
this question by publicly stating the ballot change will an
additional 100000 votes for Taft In 1880 And hat o Oh
votes
Another contributor the to change
ballot system The Mahonng Valley Industrial Council
an organization indurss who donated $4,000 This
who fighting pensions for steel workers but
doing they reelect Taft to the Senate We could
with the list of donors but won't nevertheless you should
that the have spent about 1000 up to dae on
the ballot change
This should indicate all of have job to do
November ah 1t is up to all of US to vote against ballot
None of should sit back and witness the THEFT
Of 100000 votes,
The senator himself has quite calmly endorsed this pro-
posed change knowing full well that if succeeds will save
political embarrassment of running the congressional
his the record he largely wrote and for which
he should be willing accept the full responsibility
Just able to subly push the HARTLEY
law unsuspecng citizens by assuring them it for their
protection events coming to pass that the same uoue
PANT off something needed by Ohio citizens
the tune of 100000 sneak votes
mo" on the ballot change November 9Th.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-07

Now, however. after ten years Olds place
on the Federal Power Commission is seriously
threatened. President Truman sent up his
nomination for another term four months ago.
A hostile Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee has pigeonholed the nomination-until
Sept 26, only matter of weeks before Con-
gress is expected to go home.
Chairman of the subcommittee holding what
threaten to be long -drawn-out public hearings
is Sen. Lyndon Johnson ID. Tex It is from
his state that much of the vocal opposition to
OldS remaining on the FPC comes
Why? Leland Olds was courageous enough
and far-sighted enough, to press for federal
regulation of the booming natural gas industry,
which centers in Texas and Oklahoma.
FPC actions have brought about reductions
In natural gas rates, have caused an expansion
of the area in which industries and homes
can have access 70 natural gas pipe lines, at
the same time protecting this expandable
natural resource from wssteful distribution
For this crime In the public interest, the
oil and gas lobbyists are packing the Olds
hearing room every day, issuing statements
charging Olds with fostering naturalization of
their industry, and trying to use every trick in
the book to delay and thus block confirmation.
It's just as clear-cut as that You may read
lot in the daily press and you may hear from
Fulto Lewis Jr. about Olds' dangerous radi-
calisn" and the fact that in the 20s he made
the mistake of writing for the labor press Qn-
cdentally, he told the Senators that his work
was for Federated Press, which was in the
'20s what Labor Press Association is today
the cooperative news gathering agency for the
bona-fide labor unions of the country.)
But watch what happens to this nonlina-
ton. It's not one mans job that is at stake,
but the whole principle of using our demo-
cratic government to serve the interests of
the many, instead of allowing predatory pri-
vste profit interests to do as they please with
our natural resources.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-07
Regional
Views
BY Richard Gosser, Vice President
international UAW-CIO

EOR GOOD many years the fremen policemen rairoaders
and government employees have been working with the
knowledge that when they reached certain life they
would be able retire pension think swell that they
have this security in life and think every working and
in this great country should be entitled to the
security after working number years for corporate
interests.
Not too long had young chap ask why they al
lowed such old to work plant while the fellows
walked the street He at the where he could under
why these old fellows did money retire
and thought they quite selfish for continuing work and
jobs away from himself explain him
that the majority of these chance
accumulate fortune the salaries they made and due to the
fact that the majority of them of their money raising
and educating their children hard make this chap
understand what getting at and he still wondered how he
could get married and raise family when couldn't find
could quite agree with this boy old should
be literally showed off their jobs with of livelihood
could that he too should be chance to live
like any decent American citizen live and God
tended they should live He is just many thousands of
kids who feel the and just of the who have
approached the subject They should realize
than else how important it that should
receive pension at certain in life
of the opinion that putting this money into pension
plan fund will have better bearing
situation than 10c hour increase All
tends to jack the prices of coodi
that working for living has nothing Increased
prices makes almost impossible for people social ecuy
unemployment enough
let alone the other necessities in life Always remember,
solidarity will bring the desired results and
candidates in the coming election will further
gains
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-07
Foe Of Utility
ProfiteerS Faces
Battle for Post
BY Bradford V. Carter

SOMEHOW, in American politics we seem to
~ be falling into psttern-and very dan
serous one-of making courageous men in
public life the whipping boys for the public
policies which they're chosen to carry out
Leland Olols, since 1899 a member of the
Federal Power Commission. is now going thru
the same sort of crucifixion before commit
tee of Congress that David Lilienthal of the
Atomic Energy Commission. Gordon Clspp of
the Tennessee Valley Authority, and John Car
son, sworn in this week as member of the
Federal Trade Commission have experienced.
Leland 0lds, the man, might easily be
symbol of integrity and the kind of fighting
lberilsm rooted deep in American traditions.
He spent the COS working as an economist for
AFL railroad unions. and writing for the strug-
Cling labor publications of that period search
ing analyses of how cuthroa capitalism was
building its own doom in the great depression.
Since he was called TO New York by Gov
ernor Franklin D, Roosevelt to serve on an
investigation Of the private utilities In that
state, Olds had devoted his life to vigorous
defense of the public interest in regulating the
power development and conservation activities
of the nations utilities
Household electric and gas bills are lower
great industries have access TO reasonably
priced power and whole areas have achieved
prosperity as result of the New Deal power
program And in the process Olds has helped
to cut the tcp-heavy swollen utility holding
companies down to size by eliminating billions
OF dollars In paper investments on which they
we're collecting from the public unjustly