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Evening star., 1952-05-31
Major League Leaders
BY the Associatsd Press
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Brooklyn. 1856; Adcock, Cincinnati
:333; Musial. st. Louis. .33l; Baum.
holtz, Chicago. $3.50.
New York, SO; williams
New YORK: %; Robinson. Brooklyn. anc
Adams. Cincinnati. 81; sauer. Chicago
Runs batted in - sauer. Chicago. 45
Thomson, New York, 80; snider. Brock.
klas.easli KIN wi cenehnsi cineinnas as BROOKLYN ~
einnati. ls; Ennis Philadeiphis, Is;
ILock.man; Io;;., New York. and Musiai. St
poubies-WiIliams, New York, and Musial
st. Louis. IL; Miksis, Chicago, and
Merson, Pittsburgh. IL; sauer, Chi
|Triples-Thomson New York. 8; Adcock
Cincinnati, and Ennis. Philadelphia. Il
eight players tied with three each.
Home .runs-Sauer. Chicago. 10; Pafko
Brooklyn. o; Mathews. Boston. and
Adcock, Cincinnati, q; four players tied
stolen bases-Reese and Robinson, Brook
lyn, 9; yethroe, Boston, and Fondy
Chicago. B; hve players tied with foul
each.
Pitching--Maglie. New York. 80. 1000
Roe. Brooklyn. 40. 1000; Lces, Brook;
lyn, 6-1, .S33; Minner, Chicago. anc
Hearn; Jansen and wilhelm. New York
strikeouts-Maslie. New York, 81: Rush
Chicaeo. 46; Loes Brooklyn, and Rob-
Srts. Philadelphia, AZ; SPAIN. Bos-
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Injured Chick Evans
Cant Recall Match
In British Amateur
By the Assoeioied Press

PRESTWICK. Scotland, May 81.
Chick Evans, veteran American
golfer from Chicago. played his
third round match in the British
Amateur golf championship here
Wednesday. but doesn't even re-
member he was on the course.
Evans. who lost the match to
Alec Slater. 3 and 2. is suffering
from delayed brain conclusion.
He bumped his head on low CELL
ing at his hotel at nearby Troon
Tuesday night and lost his mem
'ory Wednesday morning.
"He still can't remember a
stroke he made" his wife says.
His memory is completely clear
about things up to around 8 o'clock
Wednesday morning. but he is a
complete blank from then until he
woke up while a doctor was at
tending him at q hotel after the
match"
Evans, 50, was told by the doc
tor to take complete rest and he
and Mrs. Evans plan to fly to New
York tonight.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
By the Assoeiuisd Pres.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, May 31.-
Favored Illinois barged into the
finals of the Western Conference
track and field championships to-
day and needed only to fight of
the challenge Of Michigan to grab
all of the conferences four major
titles of the 1872 season.
BY qualifying 16 finalists yester-
day to Michigan's IL, Illinois de-
Tending champions were in good
position to add the track title to
the Big Ten football, basketball
and baseball crowns. Illinois
shared the baseball title with
Michigan.
Michigan's chances to topple
the Illini rested with its distance
duo of Don McEwen and John
Ross; Roland Nilsson, shotputter
and discus thrower, and Jack Car
roll, dash man.
Michigan State and Iowa quail
ified seven each for today's finals.
Behind them came Indiana
with five. Ohio State and Mime
sofa with three each and North
western. Wisconsin and Purdue
with two each.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

INDIANAPOLIS. May S1.-Troy
Ruttman, at % the youngest
driver in the race. won the famec
500 mile Indianapolis Motor
Speedway automobile race yes.
terday as hard luck knocked tht
prize out of Bill Vukovich's grasp
Vukovich. known as "The Mao
Russian" to midget racing fans
apparently had the race wor
on the 1920 lap when his
steering shaft broke and his
Car brushed the northwest outer
wall. That left the 250-pound
Ruttman far ahead and he won
easily in the record time of
hours, 43 minutes and 41.88 Sec
onds for an average of 1892
miles per hour.
Vukovich. who lives in Fresno,
Calf, joins Ralph DePalma and
Louis Meyer as the champion
hard losers of the 500-mile
classic.
Ruttman. of Lynwood. Calf,
and his Car owner. j. C. Agajanian
OF San Pedro, Calf, will pick
up check for about SOS, 900 to-
night at the annual Speedway
victory dinner. The purse will
depend on the undisclosed at
tendance, which looked like the
biggest ever-maybe 100000.
$4,000 in Lap Money.
Vukovich and his car owner,
Howard Keck of Los Angeles, may
get $4,000 and $4,000 of that
will represent Vukovich's earnings
for leading $50 of the 200 laps.
DePalma led in 1912 with less
than two laps to go. His Mercedes
engine failed and Joe Dawson
crossed the finish line while De-
Palma and his riding mechanic
were pushing their car.
Meyer was leading the 1899
race, trying for the fourth victory
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Illinois Enters Track Finals
With Big Ten Sweep in SIGHT

The preliminaries, staged be.
fore 1000 sun-bathed fans. went
about as expected. Illinois slipped
in the dashes, but did better than
expected in the hurdles.
Michigan made up for some
minor disappointments wher
Ross, i'll a week ago. qualified
easily in a fast 880-yard neat
Illinois Henry Cryer won the heat
lin 1:51.9-believed to be the fast
est Big Ten preliminary time ever
recorded.
Illinois Dick Coleman and Dicl
Calisch, who jumped IA feet
inches earlier, were favored in thu
pole vault. and Ron Mitchell was
the high Jump favorite. although
Ihe expected to get competition
from Michigan's Milt Mead. Tht
two tied at the Southern Relay:
at Birmingham, Ala.
Michigan's Ross and McEwen
were the choice to battle one-twc
in the mile race. Later in the
day McEwen was to need all hi.
energy in the 2-mile duel with
Rich Ferguson, sensational Iows
freshman.
Evening star., 1952-05-31

opener. 80, on q double by Joe
DeMaestri.
The Dodgers really needed
Hodges eight-inning homer in the
first game as they went into that
frame trailing. 81. because of two
homerS by Sid Gordon. The Sec
ond game, however, was q rout,
with Carl Erskine allowing only
one hit-Paul Burris' first major
league homer-in seven innings of
relief pitching.
Russ Meyer finally shook of
his hard luck in holding the Giants
to two hits in the Phils' 80 shut
out. A five-hit explosion in the
seventh, including back-to-back
triples by Willie Jones and Connie
Ryan. did the damage.
But it was the Giants who re-
ceived the pitching in the second
game. Larry Jansen allowed only
five hits in winning his Tooth
major league victory.
Bob Rush turned in q two-hittel
in the Cubs second-game shutout
of the Reds, while Hank Sauer's
run-scoring single in the ninth
provided the margin Of victory in
the days inaugural.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
|Gehrmann Runs Third
Behind Two Britons
By the Assoeiated Press

LONDON, May 31.-Britain's
Bill Nankeville trounced Americas
Don Gehrmann and two leading
Yugoslav distance runners today
Ito win a special international
/ .5OO-meter race in the sparkling
time of 3:49.
A crowd of 5000 at White City
saw Nankeville run the field into
the ground in the last 100 yards
and finish 6 yards ahead of Peter
Robinson of England. Gehrmann
was third, 10 yards behind.
Robinson was clocked in 3:49.8
and Gehrmann 3:50.6. Curtis
stone. former Penn State runner,
was nth in $3.50. The Yugo-
slavs. who set the early pace, fln-
ished last. They were Zoltan
Ceraj and Andrija Otenhajner..
Nankeville's $40 on a track
made soggy by rain is equivalent
Ito a 4:06 mile.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Ruttmon Sets Speedway Mark
After Mad Russian Hits Wall

that no one ever has won, when
he lost a tire on the 197th lap
Wilbur Shaw passed him for the
big prize.
Vukovich, former national
midget racing champ, was only
about 26 seconds ahead of Rutt-
man at the time of his mishap
in the fastest 500-mile race ever
run.
Ruttman's winning speed COM
pared with Lee Wallard's 1851
record of 126.244-and many old
timers around the track had pre-
dicted Wallard's record would
stand for years.
McGrath Starts Fast.
Yesterdays race had the same
combination that produced Wal
lard'S record. The weather was
fine, the field was slowed only
about two minutes by wrecks, and
the competition up front was
fierce.
Jack McGrath of Glendale,
Calf, made certain at the start
that there would be no staid run
ming against time. He passed
Fred Agabashian of Albany, Calf :,
and Andy Linden of Los Angeles
before the first turn.
McGrath. who finished 11th, led
six laps before Vukovich whipped
past him in an unusual car with
the engine canted SO degrees to
the right to run the drive shaft
down the left side of the chassis.
Throwing the weight to the left
was supposed to help on the turns
and apparently it did.
Ruttman led a single lap, the
18th, and then the lead shifted
between him and Vukovich only
when they made two pit stops
apiece for tires and fuel. Vukovich
went ahead the last time on the
148th lap.
Ruttman, best known as a fear
(See SpEEDWAv paoo A1N
Evening star., 1952-05-31
|Maureen Connolly Rallies
To Win Surrey Title
BY the Associated Press

SURBITON, England. May
31.-Maureen Connolly, 17-year-
old American tennis champion
from San Diego, Calf, came from
behind today to defeat Mrs. Pat
Todd of La Jolla. Calf, 3---6,
6-3, Ga. in the final of the
Surrey grass courts champion
ship.
Little Mo" trailed "a in the
deciding set but rallied to take
four straight games from Mrs.
Todd, who before today held two
victories over the young cham
pion.
Maureen, overhit most of her
shots and was well beaten In the
first set. She regained her poise
in the second set. however, and
twice broke Mrs. Todd's service to
win.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Batting-DiMaeEio. Boston. $3.50; Rosen
Cleveland. .33S; Robinson. Chicago
.327; Goodman, Boston, .321; Lenhardt
Boston, and Mantle. New York. .316.
Runs-vaila. Cleveland. 2S; Simpson and
Rosen. Cleveland, 20; DiMaggio. Bos-
ton. "a: Rodrisuez, Chicago, 20.
Runs batted in--Rosen, Cleveland. 80
Dropo. Boston. 26; Dolby. Cleveland
"a; MeDougald New York. "a; Vernon
washington, ~.
Hfts-Simpson, Cleveland. "a; Fox, Chi
cago, 80; Robinson, Chicago, 81; Avtla
and Rosen, Cleveland. 80.
Doubles-Priddy, Detroit, ID; Marion. 1t
Louis ~ v!snn E1DlnsoWR .sSinaton ,SasS, ano jan
Triples Simpson. Cleveland. and Delsine
St. Louis A. Minoso, Chicago, Avila
and Rosen. Cleveland, Mullin. Detroit
and Wilson. Washington. 3.
Home runs-Rosen, Cleveland. 10; WeItz
Detroit, g.. Easter, Cleveland, z; 0se
players with six each
Stolen bases-Rtzzuto. New York. 3;
Ayila, cleyslsnd, 9; % ThronsbeEry' 1.a pb,ss SSs-
Seiphia, Rivera. St. Louis. and Jensen
Pitchins-shea. Washington. SO. 1000;
ehantx. rhiIadelphia, 81, $50; Henry,
Boston, k-1, .ea3; Paige, 81. Louis. and
Marrero, Washington. fl. 500.
Strikeoyts - shants. PhiladeIphia. 4s;
McDt t3mott, Boston. and Pierce. Chi
cagos AZ; Reynolds New York. AZ
Garcia. Cleveland Il.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Mount Vernon Champion
After BIunkinq WI

Mount Vernon High holds the
Northern Virginia scholastic base
ball championship as a result OF
its 100 shutout of Washington
Lee yesterday at Mount Vernon.
Jack Miller. top pitcher of the
Mounts staff. yielded only three
hits and set back 13 Generals with
strikeouts. The winners got to
Lefty DcSimon and Jack Daley
for nine hits.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Assoeiaied Press StoH Writer

DALLAS, May, 31.-Ben Hogan
shoots against America and
Canada today.
The National Open champion
is playing Is holes at the North
wood Club course here starting at
l pm. washington time) and all
over the two countries golfers will
be shooting Ito beat Ben Hogan.
Each golfer playing today-and
about 800, 900 are due to be in the
field-will pay 81 and the proceed:
will go to the USO and the Ma
tional Golf Fund.
Hogan anticipates that he will
be beaten plenty. pointing Out
that the golfers will be using 9
handicap system and playing or
their home courses, whereas hi
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Driver of Outboord Wins Race
Then Rescues Copsized Rival

A fresh northerly wind raised
q nasty chop and accounted fol
at least eight other spills.
Summaries:
Klawans, Annapolis, 500 points; 2-Clif
ford Gersbach, Washington. 525; 3
Pabst, Il. M. Burrus, Richmond. Va, 800
Lexington Park, Nd, b69; Nuisance
Bill Flaherty. washington. 525; 3-WhC
Me. Ray Jerns, Hanover, Md, 400.
Karl ofrenbacher. Hyattsviile. Md, 46a
3-Butch, Cliff Bernstein, Richmond, 400
Fort Belyoir. 500; 2-Pepy. Richard
Leonard. Washington, 300: no third
Fres-for-All: I-E. g.: Ford, jr., Ches-
Fort Belvoir, 400: no third.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Total of $7o Million
Bet at Is Tracks for
Memorial Day Mark
By the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, May 3l.-A total
of 357,528 fans watched horse
racing at 13 tracks yesterday. es-
tablishing a new Memorial Day
betting record.
The total wagered was $l9,052,- :
849, far above the previous Me-
mortal Day high of $l5.534,087, set
in 1916. The attendance, how
ever, failed to match the 1945
record of 382 ,335
The figures do not include the
numerous trotting tracks In op-
GRAFTON. If they were added, the
betting mark would be well oyer
$40 million, for $1.217.678 was
wagered at Roosevelt Raceway
alone last night and $4l4.981 was
bet at Rosecroft. near Washing
ton.
TYar.a = ~ kIaa An11rac,
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Joyce Tops QuaIifiers
For $50; Manhattan
Likely IC4A Winner
speeiaI pispateb to The s,or


NEW YORK, May 81. Car
Joyce of Georgetown has hi.
sights set on the 88O-yard title ir
the IC4A championships and, of
his showing yesterday. he is a like,
lily winner.
Joyce and Teammate Tom Voor.
hees both qualified for the even
as the meet opened with tria
heats on a soft. windswept Tri'
borough Stadium track. Joyc,
was clocked in 1882. the best time
Of the eight qualifiers. Frank
Turner of Seton Hall was a tenth
of a second slower and Voorhee:
turned in the third-best time.
The Washington area has one
other competitor in today's finals
in Morty Cohen, Maryland broad
jump star, who surprised by get
ting into the 120-yard high hur-
dies final. Cohen placed second
to Meredith Gourdine Of Cornell
who also qualified in the low hur-
dies and the broad jump.
Manhattan Qualities Is.
Gourdine kept Cornell defend
ing champion still in the run
ming for the team title. although
Manhattan practically has il
wrapped up.
Manhattan, which never before
won the IC4A outdoor title. has
13 qualifiers in the finals, seven
of them in the dashes. Cornell
and Army advanced six.
Sam Adams of California also
was a triple qualifier. He placed
second to Navy's Bob Allison in
the javelin and survived the dis
Gus and shot put tests.
Manhattan'S sprinters, though
stole the show. Four of them
Lindy Remigino, Jack O'Connell
Bob Carty and Joe Schatzle-got
into the 100-yard dash and all
except O'Connell also made the
220.
Allison Wins Discus Throw.
Manhattan also has Steven Dill
lon in the hammer throw. Lou
Jones and Vern Dixon in the 40
yard run, Dom Piteo in the shot
put, Charley Pratt in the low
hurdles and Bill Schertzer in the
high hurdles.
Navy put two men in the finals.
Bob Allison, who was expected to
break the meet record in the jave-
lin. failed to do it, but still won
with throw of 219 feet 9N inches,
more than three feet short Of the
mark. Navy's other survivor is
Bill Branson. who was second to
Dixon of Manhattan in the 44O
Branson's time was 48.4, two
tenths Of a second slower than
Dixon.
Morris Curotta of Seton Hall,
already chosen for the Australian
Olympic team. pulled a leg muscle
in the 40 and had to drop out
The injury also kept him out OF
the 220.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
It's Hogan VS.. II. S. and Canada
On His Day in Charity Golf

will be shooting at par over one
of the toughest courses in the
country.
It is at Northwood that Hogan
will defend his National Open title
June 1914. He has played North
wood twice this week, doing 7;
and 72. The course has a par 35-
$50.
There was every indication
that District area clubs would
respond 100 per cent to Ben Hogan
Day. in which every golfer whose
score minus his handicap beats
the score turned in by Hogan al
Dallas receives an II Beat Ber
Hogan" medal.
The result of Hogan's rounC
will be broadcast over WTOP to.
day between S and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
New Edgemoor Champions

Betty Lasswell and Mrs. Cecilia
Hill are the new doubles cham
Ipions in Edgemoor Club tennis
after their 6-3. 6-3 victory yes
terday over John Mccullough and
Barbara Leef.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
BY ihs Assoeioted Press

The storm flags were flying to.
day as the Brooklyn Dodgers head.
ed West and the Chicago White
Sox moved East with two Of theil
1851 hitting stars once agar
welding big bats.
Two games do not make a sea-
son. it is true, but Gil Hodges
Dodgers first baseman, and Min.
ME Minoso. the White Sox out.
fielder great of 1851, pounded the
bali yesteray in a manner thai
brought JOY to followers of the tive
teams.
Hodges, who not so long age
was considered one of the leading
candidates to break Babe Ruth:
home run record, broke out of his
dismal 1893 batting slump to drive
home eight runs as the Dodgers
whipped the Boston Braves 5-4
and 11-2. He won the first with 9
three-run homer in the eighth anC
nailed down the second with an
other three-run blast in the fifth
At the end of the Memorial Day
double-head Gil was sporting q
more respectable .227 average and
Brooklyn trailed the league-lead-
ing New York Giants by only a
half game.
Three Homers for Minoso.
Minoso, idle since May 18 with
torn ligaments in his right foot
played an important role in tight
ening the American League pen
nant race. He had only a .237
average going into the twin bill
but it was his three home runs
that led the White Sox to double
victory over the pace-settine
Cleveland Indians, To and 81.
MinoSo hit a three-run homer iT
the seventh Of the opener to break
a % deadlock and belted round
trippers in the fifth and seventh
innings of the nightcap to provide
Joe Dobson with the margin oi
victory.
While Gil and Minnie were thor
oughly enjoying themselves, here's
what happened elsewhere:
The Giants lost ground by divid-
ing a double-header with Phila-
delphia. dropping the opener. 30
and winning the second, AZ. The
Chicago Cubs whipped the Cincin-
natl Reds, 7-6 and Ito, and Joe
Garagiola pounded out three
run ninth inning homer to give
the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates 4-a
win over st. Louis after the Cards
had won the first game. 81.
And in the American League,
the Boston Red Sox moved within
a game of the Indians by captur-
ing the nightcap, SIS. after Wash
ington won the first game, So.
The split left the Mats two games
off the pace and the White Sox
three.
Yanks Have Bad Day.
Meanwhile, the Yankees found
troublesome foes in little Bobby
Shantz and Bob Hooper as the
Philadelphia Athletics took two
from the world champions, 2-1 in
IA innings. and A. The Yanks
trail by 32 games.
The Detroit Tigers and st. Louis
Browns broke even in the other
dny11a1a haoAar Tl,A rpi~~~~ .,@,
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Lost Niqht

" mo Assoeloted PFes3
NEW YORK K.--Roland La starsa. 1851
New York, outpointed Dan Bucceroni
l6IM, Philadelphia, 10.
NEW oRlkKANS.--Chico yarona, i47k
Havana stopped walter fiaines, 146N
New Orleans, Q.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Probable Pitchers
BY The Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit at Washington (night)-stuart
u-23 vs. Sleater f2-01.
Cleveland at New york-Lemon 4-A vs.
Lopat {1-3D.
Scarborough u-O.
st. Louis at Philadelphia (nightl---
Madison 0-0) or Hafrist f0-N vs.. Byrt
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
philadelphia at Pittsburgh - Posseh
(O-0l or Ridsik ta-0) vs.. Muir I'D.
CincinnatiAat Chicago-Hiller (4-3) vs.
Minner {4-11
(only games scheduled.l
Evening star., 1952-05-31
AMERICAN.

AeoWtss 1essSSoese
Wash. SIS: Bos., e5
Chi, 73: Cleve., FL
Phila.. "a; N. Y. L.
(1st game, IA inns.1
st. L., 3-5: Det., 2-s
cd game, IL inns.l.
Games To-day.
Det. at WASH. $50.
Cleve. at New York.
Chicago ut Boston.
st. L. at Phila. tno
Games Temorrow.
Det. at Wash. t2). 1870
Cleve. at New York,
Chicago at Boston.
St.. L. at Phila.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.

A0uitS xeSbeFo1ys
Phila.,. So; N. T.,
o..
IBkyn., 5-11; Bos., f..
| Chi, til: Cinci., 81
st. L. 3-3; Pitts, r..
| Games To-day.
Phila. at Pittsburgh.
Cinci. at Chicago.
Others not scheduled.
| Games Tomorrow.
In. Y. at st. L. (2).
Bklyn. nt Chicago.
Phila. Pitts. (2l.
| Boston, at Cinci. t2).
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Major League Standings

(See MATS. Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1952-05-31

(See SPEEDWAY, Page A-7)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-25
Mah~;tyN Theme
Dominates Cards

Modern Christmas cards feature
literally hundreds of interpreted
tons of the popular Nativity theme
Many of these are reproductions
from the old masters, while many
others have been created especial
ly for the Christmas card industry.
The Nativity theme, which nat
urally lends itself to an almost
endless variety of interpretations
and a wealth of detail, long has
been a favorite subject of Christian
artists. Many of the details, based
upon certain Bible texts, have
fostered various legends-such as
those concerning the Magi-which
grew until the Wise Men were
identified and given kingdoms.
The Annunciation is among the
earliest subjects represented in
Christian art, antedating the Ma
donna and Child theme by several
centuries, and it is interesting to
note that the fathers of the Church
determined how the Madonna
should be portrayed: her dress
and mantle are usually blue and
red.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-25

OF dollars are spent annually by
hundreds of thousands of people
who think collegiate football on
New Years Day is a good idea.
The fabulous Rose Bowl game
started out as a supplement to the
Tournament of Roses when the first
east-west game was played on Jan.
uary |, 1902. OF course, it might
have been a better idea-from the
California point of view-if the
transforming University of Mich.
igan had not transformed to a 40
to 0 victory over Stanford.
This might have had sometime
to do with substituting chariot races
for the football game in 1903.
Originally run with amateur dirty
ers, the chariot races became pro-
fessional affairs after the first few
years, and the public lost interest.
The year 1915 brought a return to
collegiate fcathalLvia~a-co--nst in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-25
State Forestry Division Offers Trees
At Nominal Cost To Allen County Farmers

Trees at nominal cost are available
for Allen county farmers through
the Ohio Division of Forestry, which
maintains two nurseries for the pro-
duction of tree seedlings and trans
plants.
Only cost to farmers for the trees
is a nominal charge to cover the cost
of production and shipping, the state
announces.
Seedlings made available through
the state program are recommended
for land which is best suited for
forestry purposes, woodlot improve
ment, erosion control and woodlot es-
Enlistment programs, it vas pointed
out.
Species still available for distribu-
ton during the coming year include
catalpa, black locust, red maple,
chestnut, black, red, swamp white
and white oak, sycamore, tuliptree,
black walnut, red pine, jack pine
and white pine.
Generally speaking, the hardwoods
are best suited to areas having a
clay-type soil in which the natural
drainage may not be as good as de-
sired. On the other hand, the pines
viii do lbest on areas which have
better than average natural drainage
and a sandy loan SOIL
Farmers and land owners may OBJ
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-25
Letters to 'Suntu Claus
Come From World Over

Postoffice officials in Santa Claus,
Ind, are accustomed to overload
ed sacks of mail during the pre-
Christmas rush. Senders want their
cards and gifts stamped with the
famous Santa Claus postmark,
plus thousands of wistful letters
Santa Claus, Santa Claus, Ind"
And then there is the annual
crop of Santa Claus" letters writ
ten by youngsters in far = away
places who haven't heard about
Santa's permanent address in In
diana, U.S.A., At least a dozen
versions of the time honored note
~in-the-bottle story find their way
into metropolitan newspapers every
year.
The notes, sealed in small bot
ties and securely tied to Christmas
trees, are discovered by Christmas
tree dealers, housewives; and even
enlisted men at naval centers and
military barracks: they come from
places like Renous, a village in
New Brunswick, Canada, boasting
a total population of IS inhabi-
tants.
The notes range from the wistful
to the desperate, requesting such
things as a mamma doll, a sled, a
sweater, or a pair of overshoes.