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Evening star., 1952-03-07
Good Deed
Harry A. Nagle. jr.

We Of the National Capital Area Coun-
Gil, Boy Scouts Of America, are most
grateful to The Star for its excellent
coverage Of, BOY Scout Week" in con-
nection with the 42d anniversary Of
scouting in this country.
The articles and photographs were
very helpful in interpreting the Boy
Scout movement as an element Of
strength in this and hundreds Of other
communities.
Our Boy Scout council receives about
two-thirds Of its operating budget from
the Community Chest. We appreciate
your mentioning in the articles that we
are Chest supported.
At the present time we have 1906 in
crease In boy membership over one year
ago. I send you the thanks Of our 49,
600 boys, their parents and our 5000
volunteer leaders for your cooperation.
Daniel w. Bell,
President. National Capital Area
Council, Boy Scouts Of America.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
LoophoIe in Merit System

Civil Service Commissioner James Mitchell
has called attention to loophole In the merit
system that IS as much threat to good gov
ernment as the often denounced spoilS system.
The loophole is the emergency authority which
the agencies have been given to appoint per-
sonnet without regard to civil service competitive
procedures. The authority has been widely used
by the defense agencies since the outbreak Of
the Korean war, with the tacit consent Of the
Of the civilian branches which accompanied the
rehabilitation program has tapered on and there
is no longer the urgent need there once was
for dispensing with ared tape" Ia hiring. Yet
the habit seems to be persisting.
Mr.. Mitchell told the Society for Personnel
Administration that about half Of all personnel
taken on by the Government in fiscal 1851 were
chosen without regard to the civil service lists
Of eligible applicants. TO blanket these untested
employees into the civil service system is unfair
to employees who have had to prove their merit
through competitive examinations. It Is also
unfair to the merit system as whole, for it
subjects the system to the liability that some
of its so-caled @civN service" employees may prove
to be poorly qualif1ed for their jobs. This In
turn, subjects the system 10 the threat Of criti-
cism for inefiicient employees who are surrounded
with the cloak Of civil service prestige.
The commission. in justice to itself and the
Government In general, should crack down on
agencies which continue the emergency selec-
tion program after the emergency has subsided.
Under the gradual decentralization Of recruiting,
the departments are being given more authority
than ever In the choice Of personnel. The de-
centralization plan-favored by the Hoover Com
mission-wiN be defeated however II the de-
partments abuse this authority by lowering the
standards OF selection.
Evening star., 1952-03-07

the news Is written for the paper to
know what IS going on or wait for .
news report to know II some gangster
has drained our town Of thousands Of
dollars?
Mr.. Rayburn, why don't you 60 back
100 years to live and enjoy living with
out television or radio?
This Is modern America. Stand be-
hind me. housewives. and let the news
papers and Mr. Rayburn know we are
intelligent enough to want to know what
Congress is doing.
Mrs. e. 4. Boone.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
cTc's Goldfish Bowl Cloudy

President Broadwater Of Capital
Transit Co. said that everything the
company did was pubic and that they
literally lived In goldfish bowl. He
also said he would welcome any invita-
ton to clarity the company'S position.
I would like his explanation to the fol-
lowing:
In October. 1948, Louis T.. Wolfson
and his associates bought q controlling
block Of 1O9.45 shares Of CTC stock
at $40 per share. Shortly thereafter,
In order to cloud the goldfish bowl" !"
they declared 9 four -for-one stock divi-
dend, meaning that each share owner
now owns four times the number Of
shares he previously owned, which In
effect enabled the CTC to declare q
seemingly small dividend when actually
It was four times the published dividend.
Then they changed the policy Of declar-
clared $40 annual dividend on the
new split stock or the equivalent Of q
$3.50 dividend on the old stock, which Is
net gain Of $3.50 share. In the case
Of Mr.. WOlfson and company this
change resulted IN net yearly increase
OF 1894. .048.80. This change In policy,
combined. with the very recent $2.50
"extra surplus" dividend ON the new
split stock. or actually . $40 q share
dividend on the old stock. and this new
proposed 35-cent dividend, which is
really four times that or $40 on the
old stock. has paid OF all but $1.l0 per
share Of Mr.. Wolfson and associates
original investment In the 28 months
that they have owned It.
These extra dividends have been de-
clared at the same time that service and
maintenance have been admittedly cut.
These dividends have also brought about
an increase In the stock-market value
Of CTC shares from $40 per share on
the old stock to SIS per share on the new
stock. or the equivalent Of $50 share
on the old stock, which In the case Of
Mr.. Wolfson and company is net gain
Of "a. 4.378.32O IN the value Of their orig
inal investment and If they were to
sell their share to q Government agency
(letss hope they dob at It's present value
IT would mean net profit of $4.258.-
916.20 which has accrued In the short
period Of little over two years. In my
opinion this is one Of the most lucrative
businesses in the world. at the expense
Of the public.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Educator on Segregation

Your excellent and usually accurate
reporter Of school news. Colt Hendley,
IT,, opined In his article last week that
Doctor Cannon had indicated that he
thinks the time has come to eliminate
segregation In the schools" This re-
mark is the reason for number OF
phone calls and letters which have
received, protesting my alleged posi-
tion on this question. am too busy
to answer these communications per-
sonally, and / am taking this means to
make my position clear.
Congress has indicated its interest
to continue segregation and 1t is the
duty OF the School Board to obey
Congress. Board members would be
presumptuous and out Of order to pub
Hcly criticize mandates Of Congress To
paraphrase the Charge Of the Light Bri-
gade. "Ours Is not to reason why. ours
is but to do and try"
voted for resolution to request the
superintendent to gather facts on the
subject Of segregation and to present
them to the board. Many Of our prob
lens are due to the expensive and diff
ficult-to-ad.iinister dual school system.
A recital o. the advantages and disad-
vantages Of school segregation would be
Informative and interesting to the
board. to the Congress and to the pub
lie. Is It possible TO provide for the
schools a'plan which win insure equal
educational opportunity? Can we avoid
overcrowding,, double shifts. insufficient
supplies. scarce recreational facilities
and an insufficient number Of quali-
fed teachers? All these things exist and
should be corrected The way to 60
about correcting them Is to recognize
their existence and to place response
bility for them. Is the Board Of Educa-
ton ct fault2 Or the Commissioners
who hold the purse strings? Or the
Evening star., 1952-03-07
March Snow

The barren branches ,DoAe In mute sur
prise
To find themselves Gbloon NTH
tDredths of snotD,
Brighter than clouds adrift In morning
skies,
Outshtning epen the pathless phfte
belotc.
So frau. so delicate. these frosty fouers.
Their loneliness iDds but an hours
display;
Quickly they dripped In tridescent
showers
Beneath the early sums too brilliant
ray.
Only iohere sIeltertsg pines and hem
locks stood
Did sno,pfGke blossoms cling, Hn.
changed and bright, ~
Unta the moons cool fingers tSt the scood
Touched them NTH eerie radiance at
night,
DreiD forth subtle beauty of their oscn,
A siiUer mist. to summer foscers un-
lnez BoreIoy Kirby /,
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Not Even a Prayer?

The Supreme Court, on technical ground
has refused to pass on the conStitutionality Of
q New Jersey law which requires that several
verses from the Old Testament be read in the
public schools each day.
The attack on the law was filed by two
New Jerseyites who brought suit as citizens
and taxpayers" On the ground that the COM
plainants had not established a SUFFICIENT finan-
cial interest in the matter, the Supreme Court
refused to hear their appeal from final New
Jersey court ruling upholding the law on its
merits. This, despite dissent by three mem
bers of the high court, seems to have been q
justified refusal. AS general proposition, the
Supreme Court ought not to review any case
in which the jurisdictional basis is not clearly
established The temptation to plunge into q
controversy, especially an emotionally charged
controversy, is strong. But it Is q temptation
that court of last resort should resist.
It will be interesting, however, when the
day comes-and it will come-when the Supreme
Court speaks again on this overworked and
grossly distorted issue of the separation Of
church and state. For there Is at least possi-
bility-though 1t may well be no more than
possibility-that the judges will retreat from
the extreme position they have taken on this
question.
If such case were before them, they might
say that it is at least possible to expose public
school children to a few verses from the Old
Testament without bringing about the downfall
OF the Republic, They might even say that
it is perfectly all right to recite the Lords
Prayer in the public school, although that, too,
has been challenged.
On the other hand Of course, the court
might not do any Of these things. It might
insist that the constitutional ban on establish
ment of religion by the state can be so tor
tured and twisted through Interpretation that
Evening star., 1952-03-07
New Voice for Nearby Virginia

Virginia'S General Assembly has placed the
States new congressional district where census
figures, special commission and logic called
for it to go. The claims Of Norfolk for addi-
tional representation were given proper con-
sideration by the Redistricting Commission and
the Legislature, but the overwhelming weight
Of evidence was on the side of Arlington and
Fairfax Counties and the cities Of Alexandria
and Falls Church. So nearby virginia's thickly
populated and Still-growing communities will
have their own Representative in the House TO
speak for them. Voteless Washingtonians are
glad that their neighbors across the Potomac
River will have more direct voice in Congress
than in the past when they shared their Con-
gresham with 13 other counties.
The Fenwick bil just approved by the
Assembly after bitter fight against It by the
Norfolk delegation, carves Virginias 10th district
out of the present 9th district. The change will
not affect Representative Howard w. Smith, for
he still has a home in the revised 9th district,
which has been given number of new counties
to make up for its loss Of the nearby area Mr..
Smith operates a cattle farm in Fauquier County,
which will remain in the 9th district Since
Mr.. Smith long has been a staunch fighter for
legislation to improve conditions in this area,
the redistricting in effect will give nearby Vir-
ginia two voices in the House.
- As the bill went to Governor Battle 1t lacked
an emergency clause needed to place the legis-
lation in operation in time for the April 16
deadline on filing for the congressional pri-
maries. Without the clause the act would not
become effective until late in June. Governor
Battle can help to correct this defect by send
ing the bill back to the Assembly with an urgent
request that it be given emergency status. Such
a request by the Governor would go long way
to discourage the opposition bloc from carrying
out threats of last-ditch fight against the leg
iSlation. It would be too bad If technicality
were to prevent the new district from being
set up before the primary deadline.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Ruyburn ~ yillcin

I'm writing to protest the STUPID ban
Sam Rayburn has put on televising
congressional investigations I'm only 3
housewife but / certainly can voice nv
objections 70 this l7th century oct, on
his part. s IN
After al We are living Iii modern
world with television and we should be-
able to zee news Id the making. Why
should land as progressive Is the
good old q. 8. A." have to wait until
Evening star., 1952-03-07

Grafton and wrote out q document de.
signed to promote the welfare and
strength OF America; second, our climate
and abundance of natural resources.
Excepting China, no other comparable
country Is so fayorably situated as the
United States, midway between the ex-
tremes Of heat and cold Practically all
OF the vast expanse Of Russia lies north
OF the 10th parallel. which is the latitude
OF Southern Pennsylvania. Hence Russia
has no cotton or corn growing areas. and
It's production Of small grains Is greatly
limited by its northern latitude. With
out corn, fat hogs and prime beef cannot
be produced in quantity. Hence the
perennial meat shortage In Europe and
its comparative abundance in the United
States.
Other great advantages Of America
may be cited, such as rainfall. rivers and
inland seas of fresh water here, as
against salt water in Europe and Asia.
ALI Of this leads up to my thesis, which
is that the "Heartland theory Of Mid
die Europe" is all wrong. The United
States Is the real heartland from which
proceeds the leaven Of utopian progress
that will spread over and conquer the
world.
Since diversity Of soil and climate
have contributed so greatly to our
national strength. it follows that the
admission Of Alaska and Hawaii will
make important contributions to that
strength. Hawaii is farther south than
any State vet admitted and Alaska is
entirely north Of the present 48. So we
need these proposed new States in the
family now. -
Harold r. MericIe,
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Luwmoker and the Low

I was glad to read the conspicuous
headline. "Ohicial Business? It's What
ever Congress Says It Is." over The
Stars story about the California Con-
gresham who parks In restricted zone
near Eighteenth street and Ontario
road NV.
You quote the Congressman as saying
that he parks In the restricted area be-
cause there Is no other available parking
space. That may be so part Of the time
and at that It would be q doubtful ex-
cuse for the bad example he. law
maker, is setting-but have witnessed.
on more than one occasion, the Con-
gressman's deliberate parking in his
chosen space" to the exclusion Of avail
able legal parking space in the same
block. On other occasions have no
ticed him parking there without any at
tempt to locate q legal parking space,
even though q half dozen or more were
available If he would so much as drive
around that one block.
Further, the Congressman makes the
weak statement that he once mad 3
garage but had to give it up to the own
er and another was not available. This
is hardly so either. for desirable garages
have been available in that immediate
area from time to tinne-and probably
are right now available II he were to
exert himself even mildly In an effort TO
locate one. OF course restricted area
is considerably cheaper as garage.
It would seem that the Congressman
has Q complete disregard for the prac-
tices Of good citizenship. One would
think that he would pride himself in at
least making an honest effort at all
times to abide by local laws and regula-
tions! Plenty Angry Too.
Evening star., 1952-03-07

It win stand g prohibition against even .
mention Of religion In the schools II Il wants
to do these things 1t has the power and the
authority. But 1t can do 20 only by flying In the
face Of this Arm conviction Of the vast majority
Of parents: That the country win not suffer and
that their children win benefit from appropriate
exposure In the schools to the basic principles of
the faiths BY which most Of us profess to live.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

Q. What is the origin of birthday
candles?-H. c. Y.
A. The use of candles is Of great an
tiquity. Torches or candles were burned
before the shrines Of saints and carried
in professions Of the Virgin in honor Of
ner. and Of the saints Therefore, the
use Of candles on birthday cakes was
first supposed to signify honor to the
person whose birthday was being cele-
nrated. Light is associated with an ex-
preston Of JOY.
@. What Is done with all the feathers
Of the millions Of chickens that are
dressed for market each year?-A. N. b.
A. About 100 million pounds Of
chicken feathers are available each year
from the commercial preparation Of
chickens. Some are used In the textile
and plastics industries, others to make
Stuffing. Feathers are mixed with cotton
or wool for weaving into light. warm
fabrics.
@. What Is the area Of all territory
annexed by the Soviet Union since
World War II? o. M. g.
A. Since 1899, 264.000 square miles
have been annexed.
Evening star., 1952-03-07

Pen-sGnges may be used u letters cds7y
DTtterS correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer %
any, any question @ Of fact by either ,yyitirs The
NV, Washington, b. c. and inclosinS 3 cent?
return postage or BY teiephoning ST 736S.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Junior Pirate
Cagers Get Off
To Flying Start

With one win and one loss behind
them, Buttons seventh and eighth
grade cagers will attempt to break
back into the win column Thursday
when they meet the grade school
team at Kenton in the afternoon.
Last Thursday the local boys
dropped a heated $3.50 point contest
to the seventh and eighth grade quin-
tet of Glenwood school, and earlier
in the week on Tuesday, they opened
their season with a victory at the
Bluffton College gym.
The junior ball hawks played a
preliminary to the big college game,
defeating Ada in easy 31-14 manner.
Joe Urich with 10 points to his
credit was h%igh-point scorer.
The Bluffton Junior High squad,
many of whom are on the Pirate
reserve team, now has two victories
to it's credit. Last Wednesday the
youngsters turned back Donnell Jun
Tor High of Findlay, Al to 20. The
score was tied, II all at the intermis-
sion, and the Junior Pirates piled up
20 points in the second half of the
game while holding their opponents
to 8. Jim Matter set the pace for
the victors accounting for a total of
16 points.
Thursday, paced by Skip Mahoney
and Jack Fields, the Junior High
cagers defeated Glenwood Juniors,
$3.50. Fields and Mahoney each
scored Is points while Rodney Shat
er, with 10 points was high score
mar for the losers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

will play during vacation week in a
holiday tournament scheduled on the
Button college court.
Ada will be a severe test for the
Pirates, for the only setback suffered
so far by the Hardin county team was
an So to Ga beating the team absorbed
last weekend at Van Vert. This
years Cougar team, however, is rated
as one of the all-time best in Van
Vert history and a reverse at the
hands of that outfit is not rated
disastrous to any teams record.
Bluffton also suffered its first set
back last week, in losing a Western
Buckeye league contest to Shawnee
by a score of ~ to SO, last Friday
night in the Bluffton gymnasium.
Outcome of the contest left Bluffton
with a one-and-one record in WBL
play, the Pirates having earlier beat
en- Wapakoneta.
Altho the Pirates kept pace with
Shawnee in the first-quarter of last
Fridays tilt, they lost Roadway in the
second period and were trailing by Is
points at the third-quarter mark.
Bluffton was setting the pace at the
close of the initial s~tanza, IS to II,
but at halftime the visitors were out
in front, 40 to 80. The third quarter
score was SO to IA.
Bill Ramseyer paced the Bluffton
attack with Is points on six field
goals and six free throws, but scoring
honors for the evening went to
Adams, of Shawnee, who Melted a
total of % points.
Gerber and Molder each bagged II
points for Button, and Tom Bucher
had 10.
Bluffton won the reserve game, At
80.
The box score:
Shawnee ~
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Truckers Cautioned
On Thee ShipDing LaU

Ohio truckers were cautioned this
week regarding the law currently in
effect regarding the transporting of
Christmas trees and boughs.
The law requires transporters to
carry bills of sale for cut trees and
boughs when hauling five or more
cut trees or one hundred pounds or
more of boughs. The transporters
shall have on his person, while en-
gagged in such hauling, a bill of sale
signed by the lawful owner or Gus
todian of land or lands from which
such trees or boughs were cut and
removed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

IN THE COURT OF AoMMoN PLEAS OF
allen COUNTY: emo
W Rr Hieb E sssset - as D01 os,o M: pi EgaHs; l7 vs
Lauren Beach, ~ al, Defendants.
Beach. real ME unknown. whose places of
residence are tAknown, and the heirs at law,
devisees, legaafs, trustees, assignees. re-
ceivers. benefeh ries. the surviving spouse,
the surviving dfsRrced spouse. children, de-
pendants. creditors,A Naccessors in interest, ex-
~ecutors, administratofsAand legal representa-
tives of Lauren Beach. Sill take notice that
on the 10th day of December. 1852, Ramon
Evans and Donna M. EvaH& filed their Petit
ton in the Common Pleas Court of Allen
County, Ohio. in case numb8r 1922, against
them and others, praying fog a decree quiet
ing title or in the alternaA for an order
marshalling liens as againsM said Defendant
Lauren Beach and -WBeach, wife of
Lauren Beach real name u Town to or on
the following real estate. Mescribed in said
Petition, to-wit:
Fifty 500 feet off of&1he entire North
end of Inlots Seven Thbqsand Nine Hun
bred and Forty-three MF943) and Seven
Thousand Nine Hund&h and Forty-four
C7944) in Oakland - Addition to the
City of Lima, Alle9f9ounty, Ohio"
The prayer of SAID Petition is for a de-
cree q~uieting PLANTING title against all De-
PENDANTS or in the alternative, marshalling
of liens, sale of Rpperty and equitable re-
lief.
Said Defendant&& required to answer
said Petition on - before the 7th day of
February. 1853. MI Judgment and decree will
be taken againS@. them in accordance with
RAMON EVAAS AND DONNA M. EVANS
by John H. Eodney. their attorney
sol National 43nnk Building, Lima, Ohio
Dec. 1925. jana, s, Is, %
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

LEGAL NOTICE
In the Common Pleas Court of Allen County,
Case No. 4le16.
Pauline Miller. Plaintiff gSs. Fredrick Miller,
Defendant.
The defendant. FrsdTick Miller, a private
in the army Of the Erpfted States Of America,
Kentucky, with sailing address as Private
Friedrich Miller. UNITED States Army. Army
Serial Number AS20S1910. Box A. Fort Knox,
Kentucky willSSake notice that Pauline Mil
Ter has filed said court an action against
him for divorces on the grounds of gross neg
lect of duty an extreme cruelty, restoration
of former MANI and other equitable relief.
Said cause will for hearing on and after
ton of this notice. sto-wit: on and after the
20 day of December. HQ52.
PAULINE MTNAER,
By I. B. Steele NGene CARING.
Her Attorneys. N-37
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
The State of Ohio, Allen C6Rnty, IS:
Estate of Lena Schnegg DECEASED.
Harvey Which of North MainsSt., Button,
Ohio. has been appointed am qualified as
Executor of the estate of LED Schnegg late
of Allen County, Ohio, decea&ed.
Dated this 25th day of NqS@mber. 1852.
JOSEPH BSsSUATMAN,
Dec. 4-11-1s 81 Probate Judge
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Missionary ChOirs
To Present Cdntdtd

The choirs of the three area
Missionary churches will join in the
presentation of a Christmas cantata,
"The King Cometh" Wednesday
evening, December IS, at the Bluff
ton Missionary church. The pro-
gram will begin at 1880.
The choirs included in the group
are those of the Button, Pandora
and Ottawa churches.
Farm prices in 1852 averaged
about 8 per cent Lower than in 1851.