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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Student ViOIinists
Selected For Honor

Three of Bluffton high schools
outstanding girl violinists have been
selected to play in the Northwest
region orchestra concert to be given
under auspices of the Ohio Music Ed
ucation association Saturday in Bas-
com, Ohio.
The students, Wilma Jorg, Irlene
German and Anita Klassen, were
chosen for the honor by the chair
man of the regional district to par
ticipate i'm this festival. AL three
of the girls are sophomores.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Political Front All Quiet
AS Filing Deadline Looms
EUen Incumbents Delay Announcing
Intentions In 1858 Municipal Race

who's going to run for Blufton offices in the municipal
election next fall p is a question which so far isn't even stirring
much interest in the community despite the fact that all candidates
must file their nominating petitions before 80 p. m. Wednesday.
Feb. A.
Although the filing deadine now is less than three weeks in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Red Ink Marks Operation
OfTown Water Dept. In 81
Electric Department Pays S3,358
OF weak Sisters" Expenditures

Although Buttons municipal electric plant operation showed
a net gain of S4,095.23 during the first IL months of 1862, the
towns water department operation was in the red $1,475.34 at the
close of the same period, the auditors report to the Board of
Public Affairs indicated this week.
Higher maintenance costs in the water department were
Evening star., 1953-12-13
2596 Cut in VA Jobs
Here in Two Years
Predicted by Official

A Veterans Administration
spokesman said yesterday that
1t would mot be unreasonable"
to assume that a Is per cent cut
will be made eventually in the
VA employment here.
The spokesman said the reduc-
ton in force contemplated under
approved reorganization plans
may take up to two years.
Many to Get Jobs Elsewhere.
These comments were made
after unofficial reports were cir
culated to the effect that Is per
cent Of all VA employees here
would be dropped.
The spokesman emphasized
that many Of those who leave
the Veterans Administration
will be given Government jobs
elsewhere. Only yesterday. for
example, VA announced that So
employees were being laid OF
but IS others were being re-
assigned to previously vacant
Jobs in Washington.
1.-THE purpose of the reorgan-
ization," said the spokesman, "is
to achieve efficiency, speed up
service to veterans and save
money. The big way to save
money is in salaries.
5000 Employees Here.
Another purpose Of the VA
reorganization is to separate the
staff functions here, such as
policy making and supervision,
from operations in the field.
This Office eventually will be-
come one for planning and su-
pervising - the policy making
staff"
The central office here now
employees about 5000 persons.
Reduction-in-force notices were
given in october to 1900 en-
ployes, but discharges totaled
only 1.100. Some obtained other
jobs or resigned while the no
tices were pending.
Evening star., 1953-12-13
Deaths Reported

(By the D. C. Bureau Of vital Statistics)
Amanda Powder, 95. 1859 Columbia I'd.
Joseph Danhakl %, 41e Emerson st. NV.
Marz MTTs n ssSmo MSTst 81 lS5S sos oSsR sssR e. e.
Della Bishop. rs. Hillside. Md.
Saylor Snead, II, 1908 Mass. ave. NV.
Ida Voris. IS. 1928 Orren st. ne.
Barney Kirkland. 6s. United States Sol
Marsuerite sus Reqs; Dorsey, 81 sa1e 9TH st. ne.
JOY Rogers. 62. 1892 Girard st. NV.
Harry McGregor. so, 1901 Brothers pl.
Sc.
MigS Morgan Daniels. S7. egg egg < A St; NV.
john D Farsse. s 4s,, 100 corwin ave-. Sill
RAYMOND Edens. Al. Alexandria, Va.
Laura Thomas Mount Pinson, Ala.
Raleigh Storm, Ss. 200 10th st. ne.
Maggie Height 80. 541S c st. Sc.
ceo4Hs 11f1aRdtsi BatIsi. ya q, $3.50 Ga, s.. ne.
Phillip Jones, II. Upper Marlboro. Md.
Rosetta Robinson. 20. 1131 Girard st.
owen McDade. 70. 1909 sth st. NV.
Walter Hollomand. SO. 1911 26th pl. ne.
William Ssmfs MaHsha Murra9 g. g. 2ss 2Tssld0T t. MS
Aubrey Chase As, i15 seaton pl. NV.
Estelle Downs, 40. 1927 4Sth st. ne.
Francis Penny. 80. 300 K st. sc.
Lawrence Perry. 81. $40 Division ave.
Joseph Durham. s5. 7s3 Kenilworth ter.
Jessie Anthony. 80, Washington. d. c.
Zenobia Smith, /. S11 Otis pl. NV.
Evening star., 1953-12-13
Works of SO Artists
Go on Auction Today

The works Of more than so
Washington and New York
artists will be auctioned at 3 pm.
today in the Workshop Center
of Arts. 1900 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
The auction, a benefit for the
center, will include paintings by
Willem de Kooning, Robert
Gates, Pietro LaZzari Leonard
Maurer and Jack Perlmutter.
Evening star., 1953-02-27

getting into key policy positions people
the new administrators know and trust.
Mrs. Hobby, for instance. is response
BILE for the entire Social Security Sys-
tenn, the Food and Drug Administra-
ton, the Office Of Education, the Office
Of Vocational Rehabilitation and the
Public Health Service, plus such Incl
dental odds and ends as st. ElizabethS
Hospital, Howard University, the CO.
lumbia Institution for the Deaf and the
American Printing House for the Blind.
AS aids to help her run the big show,
Mrs. Hobby has discretion over the Di-
rector of Education and the Director of
the Children's Bureau, who are presi-
Dental appointees, and the assistant
administrator and three assistants to
the administrator who she may name
personally. The Commissioners of So
cial Security and of the Food and Drug
Administration are in what her lawyers
call twilight zone" with no one sure
whether she can replace them or not.
In Justice, Mr.. Brownell got an early
preview Of what faced him when his
predecessor, Attorney General James
McGranery, gave him list of 100
lawyers he (McGranery) knew to be
incompetent or worse, but who, for
political or other reasons, he could not
fire.
Throughout the big divisions of JUS
Evening star., 1953-02-27
FIoqqinq to Curb Crime

England Is considering bringing back
the whipping post in an effort to cut
down the climbing rate of crime. That
could we'll prove an effective method
not only for England. but eor the United
States. Our crime rate is steadily in
creasing and large percentage of the
crimes seem to be occurring among our
teen-agerS.
Our teen-agerS of today spent their
formative years under war conditions.
The majority Of fathers were in the
armed services and a large portion of
the mothers were engaged in defense
work.
It is not advocated that every person
be flogged. but the ones convicted of
the more violent crimes should be pun
iShed in this way as an example to
others.
The whipping post is an iron scaffold,
with clamps for the ankles and padding
to protect the neck and kidneys.
Our system Of Furnishing criminals
today gives the same class of sentence
to the rapist as it does to pickpocket.
To bring back dogging would un-
doubtly mean turning back the clock
century, but as we go back in time we
can hardly help but notice that crimes
in general, especially among teen-agers,
were fewer than today. If we have to
turn back the clock to prevent crime.
let's do it.
Samuel E. Taylor.
Evening star., 1953-02-27
By Charles E. Trocewen

The robin knows something about
that. While in no sense shy, he will not
intrude himself on you when you are
cutting the grass, as the wood thrush
sometimes does. At times it is difficult
to keep from cutting of the tail feath-
ers Of our town thrush. He should be
called wood thrush no longer; that was
a title he earned when he mostly lived
in woods, when, actually. America was
mostly woods.
Today, the robin is friendly fellow,
but not too friendly. He keeps his dis
tance, wants others to keep theirs.
His nest is placed on nat place, in
fork Of tree or larger shrub.
That Is why We may make him a
shelf
This shelf is nothing elaborate. just
q plain floor with little edge around
it. and with roof over it, but no sides.
It Is best II the roof is supported by
brackets from the back.
Here again. as in all structures put
up for the wild birds, 1t Is best to take
what comes. II some other species
takes over the neat robin shelf, do not
grow red In the face and cry murder.
Realize that all the birds live in
free economy. Here the ablest and the
strongest always wins. The successful
starting always has q bit of the bandit
IN him. And II you don't think the
robins share some Of this, you should
see two Of them fight It out for q cer-
= tain territory.
Evening star., 1953-02-27
This and That

Then we went downtown, and soon
the black clouds began to gather in the
north and west
And down came the rain!
So old man robin scored again.
He is that sort Of feathered wiseacre.
When he sings rain, rain Is very likely
in the offlng, even if the Weather Bu-
reau doesn't know anything about it.
You see robins and other birds live
weather They smell it, breathe it,
bring up their young in 1t.
There is nothing ipimical to robins
and others in rain. or snow, or cold.
The rest Of us might emulate them In
this. as In many other matters. UIike
going to bed early. for one thing.) AS
a matter Of fact. the teen-agers (there
goes that word again) long ago joined
the robin camp. They refuse to be
worried about such things as rains and
SHOWS and cold days. They 60 bare
headed, and who can blame them? It
Is much the most natural thing to do.
no matter what the hat manufacturers
say.
The robin is wonderful bird. Per-
haps there is nothing very important
in saying that, except to the bird and
its friends.
Being wonderful. in ones own way.
is not being wonderful in an ad-
vertising or q propaganda way. It Is
being ones SELF as nature intended,
and yet with bit Of reticence.
Evening star., 1953-02-27

tice-criminal, antitrust, civil, lands,
etc.-the President names division chiefs
on Mr.. BroWnell's recommendation
Each of them has one exempted en-
ploye, usually an assistant or secretary.
All the rest are Civil Service and many
of them are lawyers in key spots where,
as it has been put, "they can throw
curves so fast no boss can catch them
ALL"
Mr.. Brownell has moved in on some
of his problems. His first action was to
survey 81 Justice employees who were
put in Office after last January / as
one of the final acts of Mr.. Truman's
retiring patronage dispenser, Donald
Dawson.
Several of those appointees were so
undesirable that Mr.. Brownell has al
ready got rid of them. One, for in
stance, had a record of more than 80
convictions for traffic violations, fact
which the new Attorney General ap-
parently regarded as prirna facie evil
dence of unsuitability for job as a
top Government lawyer.
Mr.. Brownell still has the rest and
will probably keep them unless, with
the Democrats angrily shrieking ripper
act" the new President gets congress
sional action to loosen the hands of
his appointees.
North American Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1953-02-27

That "first robin" of spring was in
our yard at 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning.
It was a red-letter day, as such
things go.
Actually, every day is red-letter day
that brings redbird, or bluebird, or
a Jay, or titmouse, or a.
Or common sparrow, or starting,
or squirrel, or skunk
What, skunk
Sure skunk.
What's the matter with skunk?
+
The robin perched in a maple tree.
The Short-sentence class will now
come to order. Henry James. when
young man, used short sentences in
expert fashion. It wasn't until he was
old and grabbed that he turned to long
ones. See "The Golden Bowl" etc.
Then the robin did very foolish
thing.
At least, so it seemed at the time.
He elevated his head, pulled out his
chest. and sang his rain song.
X
Since there was not a cloud in the
sky, and the Weather Bureau had pre-
dicted fair Chats what the man on
the radio said) we withheld commenda-
ton. 81.
This robin was as crazy as q June
bug.
Perhaps he was not to blame. on such
fine morning.
Evening star., 1953-02-27
AIIottinq Gommu GIobuIin

The disclosure that the Office Of De-
fense Mobilization will coordinate the
distribution Of gamma globulin for the
temporary prevention Of poliomyelitis
points up q formidable task. Every
parent is going to want it for their chill
dren. It has occurred to me that here
is an opportunity to reward those par
ents who have given blood to the Red
Cross since World War II by letting
their children be among those to receive
gamma globulin in 1858. Every blood
donor has card with record of each
donation signed by Red Cross official
When a child received gamma globulin
with a card as an authorization that
also could be recorded on it. Such a
program might prevent suffering and
agony for some Of those who have dem
onstrated their interest and concern
over the suffering and sorrow of others.
w. J. B.
Evening star., 1953-02-27
Graceful Exit

Donald c. Cook chairman Of the Securities
and Exchange Commission, and Democrat
has submitted his resignation to the President
but will stay on until replacement is chosen
Quite understandably, this was not a develop
ment which could compete for headlines in this
time of trouble and turmoil It would be a
pity, however if the good spirit in which Mr.
Cook bowed out were to 60 unnoticed. He wrote
the President:
My decision to resign does not reflect any
Judgment that continued service with the
commission under your administration would
be incompatible with my views on Federal
regulatory policies in the utilities and securt-
ties field. Instead, believe that could serve
with great pride and satisfaction In your
administration.
Indeed, this is only reflection OF belief
that all of us must be good citizens first and
party members only thereafter. But have
been in the public service for over Is Of the
last II years Therefore, believe that am
now entitled to pass on the burdens OF public
life to others and return to private life to full
fill my obligations to my family. Together
with all other Americans whose first concern
is with the public welfare, hope that your
administration will be truly great one.
This is an expression which speaks well fol
Mr.. Cook. It must also be gratifying to mar
who may be wondering by this time why ht
ever wanted to be President.
Evening star., 1953-02-27
Prefers One Auto Toq

Something like heartburn aSSallS this
correspondent every time he confronts
the institution of the double license
plate for motor vehicles Zone fore and
one aft). He has waited in vain to see
the District. Maryland. and even Vir-
ginia do away with the front plate as
the excrescence it is.
Arguments for retention Of the front
license plate are either false or trivial
as. for example, that policeman may
want to stop car as it approaches
I'm SO cases out of 100 he is overtaking
the car and in the remaining one he
can't read the approaching tag anyhow
until it's too late.)
Arguments against the front plate are
as obvious as they are numerous:
l. No American car is designed for
suitable mounting Of front plate. with
the result that most Of them are bent
Evening star., 1953-02-27
New Broom Can't Bulge Civil Servants
By Mortin S. Hoyden

II HE ENTHUSED businessmen who
l. came into Office with President
Eisenhower are finding that Civil Serv-
ice and some peryerSionS Of that inSti-
tuition are obstacles to the new brooms
with which they were going to sweep
things clean.
After month the situation is so bad
in the eyes Of some Of the new ap-
pointees that they are ready to urge the
President to brave the combined cries
of merit-SyStem enthusiasts and Demo-
Gratis seeking an issue and ask Congress
for lifting Of the Civil Service lid.
At the beginning it looked pretty
good when the new appointees heard
that Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas.
as chairman of the Civil Service Com
mittee, was getting list Of $4,000
non-Civil Service jobs. It turns out
now, however that those are primarily
outside of Washington - agriculture
county agents, postmasters and the
like. They are not the ones who run
the show in the Capital.
Here are some examples of what
they complain about:
AS Federal Security Administrator
Mrs Oveta Culp Hobby has some 1880
employees working under her; Of this
number, six are subject to appoint
ment by Mrs. Hobby or the President;
the other 37.494 or SO were inherited
from her New Deal predecessors.
In the Justice Department, not
counting United States attorneys in the
field who present a different problem,
Attorney General Herbert Brownell can
name about a dozen top men and, if
he wants to. fire some 300 of the young
est lawyers who missed the Civil Serv-
ice boat; the rest of the 8,345 Justice
workers in Washington, including 1,10O
lawyers, are his whether he likes them
or not.
AS he took over the vast Defense
Department, with it's $46,300, 900 900
budget. Secretary Charles E. Wilson
found he could have 27 men who,
either by his own or presidential ap-
pointment, would be "his" men. The
rest are Civil Service
Again, in the Post Office and not
counting postmasters. Postmaster Gen.
eral Arthur E. Summerfleld found that
out of $4,000 jobs, only seven are ex-
empted from the merit system.
The new administrators raise two
objections First, the degree to which
the system blocks economy.
There isn't any question" one top
appointee said, that you could ma
terially reduce the size of the Federal
payroll-if you had a free hand as to
which employe should be let go. The
trouble is that some of the most ambi-
tiouS and energetic employees are among
the newer ones who lack either Civil
Service seniority or substantial veteran
preference benefits. They are the ones
who must go first in any sweeping re-
duction of force"
More troublesome is the problem of
Evening star., 1953-02-27
Dispuroging PoyroII Cutting?

On at least two occasions recently
have noticed on the front page of The
Star what seems to be an attempt to
disparage the administrations effort
to cut loose the dead wood on the
Government payroll. You made big
play on the telephone operator. which
has by this time assigned to her the
role of martyr in the minds Of many
superficial readers of the news.
Now you report that 1000 workers
have been ''fired" from Mutual Sc
curity in Harold Stassen's tough
approach"
Have you been softened up, too. by
these 20 years Of pork -barrelling for
every Tom, Dick and Harry who could
wangle his way onto the Government
payroll?
Fred E. Rick.
Evening star., 1953-02-27
HuIf-Stuff on Good Friday

The response / have had from states
men and television and radio commen-
tators regarding my proposal to fly our
flag at half-staf on Good Friday be-
tween IL to in the afternoon in COM
memoration of One who gave His life
for us that we might be saved has been
most gratifying.
Our boys on the battlefield, as well as
those civilians interested in making this
world q better place. would gladly bow
their heads in honor Of this gesture,
regardless Of creed or color.
General Eisenhower offered beauti-
full prayer to Almighty God just before
his inaugural address, imploring His
guidance through this administration
and so it would be in perfect keeping
that our Nation should honor the One
who gave His life that we should live
and prosper in this God-loving country
of ours.
Mrs. Julia d. Carmack.
Evening star., 1953-02-27
Fishermen's Shortsiqhtedness

The commercial fishermen Of Chesapeake
Bay and its tributaries should be supporting,
instead of opposing, the bills under considera-
ton at Annapolis to restrict the netting of fish,
especially during the spawning season. Reck-
less disregard of elementary conservation
principles by many haul-seiners and other net
fishermen already has seriously depleted the
plentiful supply of rockfish, croakerS, shad
and other fish on which the Chesapeake fishing
industry depends for living. Wasteful prac-
tices are running an important industry and
spelling fishing for sportsmen as well.
'Chief advocate of the proposed legislation is
the Izaak Walton League, which is concerned
over the steadily declining catches OF stripers
and hardheads by anglers in recent years. The
commercial fishing interests too, are known to
be worried about last years poor catches, but
they are reluctant to admit that netting opera
tions in past years have had anything to do
with the scarcity. The conservationists, how
ever, assert otherwise. They are exhibiting IN
support of their cause photographs published
by The Star in February, 1948, showing from
12O to 200 tons of rockf1sh dumped on the shore
by haul-seiners during a spawning run in the
lower Potomac.
The several bills under study by the Mary
land Legislature would prevent such shocking
destruction of fish. They would prohibit tide
water fishing during January and February,
when the fish are spawning, and would limit
seining operations at other times and in certain
areas. Appropriate penalties would be provided
for vioators Compulsory conservation of this
kind seems to be the only hope OF those who
have been waging a losing battle against
threatened determination of the bays majo
fish resources
Evening star., 1953-02-27
Or Broken Spindle

Near riDer toiOns are quite unlike this
one.
Though they mag boast OF courthouse
clocks that run
Smooth as four decades back. hitch
posts stiu tDhere
: Ancestors placed them round the public
square,
Yet none OF them can boast of hautn0
him
And his small shop. Here skiltully his
slim
And patient hands upon the lathe and
SGtD
Restore the beautiful ,Oitltout haU.
These villaOe attics do not hide such
dear
But long forgotten things for they
appear
In honey rooms and tauorite places
Dhere
The sunlight glor,fes comb back
chair.
A sptnet desk. -. Time has no chance
to ssutndle
Because OF lost cGrDed-knob Of broken
spindle.
Rose Myro Phillips
Evening star., 1953-02-27

and defaced within a week Of install
lation.
2. A front plate is invisible at night.
3. Those progressive States which
now use only rear plate save nearly
half the annual cost of producing
plates.
4. If only a rear plate is used it can
be made more or less permanent. for
it is always the front one that wears out
first and compels replacement Of both.
S. Each motorist would be saved time
and trouble If he had only one plate to
install
It should not be necessary to recite
such obvious facts. But apparently
those public servants responsible for
vehicle codes operate on the principle
that there is no point in change until
complaints compel it.
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