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Evening star., 1953-08-26
Polio Victim Poses Challenge
For Others to Match His Pace

Two useless legs, a withered
left arm and paralyzed back
muscles haven't slowed the tre-
mendous personal drive of 27-
year-old Jerry Chaplin.
His mechanical ingenuity and
his desire to help persons af-
flicted like himself leave no time
for self-pity for the ex-Navy
man and polio victim.
Now senior at the University
of Miami. where he majors in
speech. drama, radio, TV and
puppetry, Jerry's unbreakable
will, not just to live but to sue
ceed, is a challenge to his
friends.
Shortly after discharge from
the Navy in 1946, Jerry was
stricken with bulbar polio. The
6-foot, 6-inch youth spent two
and half months in an iron
lung, six months more fiat on
his back in another hospital and
eight months recuperating at
his home and at Warm Springs,
Ga.
Like most handicapped per-
sons, Jerry has had to use his
wit and his imagination to get
along.
Leading Student Puppeteer.
AS one of the leading student
puppeteers in the Nation, Jerry's
time is crammed with new prof.
ects and the creation of new
puppet characters for his droll
menage.
A 10-minute interview with a
Florida exterminator last year
wound up in a Today contract
that netted Jerry $700. Jerry
sold the executive on a puppet
show that for a cast had bugs,
rodents and other pests, all made
by Jerry. He put on eight shows
a day that vowed a convention
audience and set him up for
other commercial contracts.
Evening star., 1953-08-26
Phones
Continued From First Page

clerical workers left the Cum
berland Office.
A general strike by the $500
members of Mrs. Weiss union
was averted late last night when
the telephone company raised
its wage offer from a fiat $3.50 a
week across the board to a pro-
posal for increases ranging from
$3.50 to SO a week.
Vote on Proposal.
Mrs. Weiss said the strike,
scheduled to begin at midnight,
was postponed pending a vote
on the new proposal by the
union members.
Meanwhile an official of
operators Local No. 1900, CWA-
CIO, announced that off duty
operators and plant and main
tenance personnel would pass
out handbills and carry protest
signs at five Washington offices
of the c. g. P. today.
Mrs. Josephine Piccolo, presi-
dent of Local 2300, said the signs
and handbills will protest "the
company's attitude" in negotia-
tions involving 1000 Washing
ton area telephone workers.
Evening star., 1953-08-26

It takes Mr.. Chaplin one to
two weeks to make a puppet
head. The results are unbe-
lievably comic and alive. How
he manages to do it with little
more than one hand has fellow
students baff1ed.
In addition to his puppets,
Jerry has designed and patented
a shower stall for wheel chair
patients and is working on a
walking crutch" and other
items.
Built Own Auto.
After Miami police frowned on
his means of off campus locomo-
tion-an eight-foot sail rugged
on his wheel chair-Jerry put
together novel motor car.
The sight of Mr.. Chaplin scoot-
ing down the highways in Miami
on his new vehicle again has the
police scratching their heads in
wonder.
The buggy" as Jerry calls it,
is made of a small gas engine,
steel tubing and parts of a mo-
torcycle and a scooter. Jerry
boards it in his wheel chair
which locks in place. An array
of levers and buttons control
the oddity which he says can do
40 miles per hour.
He is visiting his folks, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard r. Bennett,
who live at 5235 Massachusetts
avenue, Westmoreland Hills, Md.
Jerry drove his car here from
Miami, covering about $50 miles
a day. The vehicle gave up the
ghost just as he was triumph
antly turning into his driveway.
Evening star., 1953-08-26
Head Of Japanese Mission
Stricken in Mexico City
BY the Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 26.-
Jinnojo Hayashi, head Of a
japanese industrial mission tour
ing Latin America, was reported
in a grave condition today after
suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.
The 74-year-old Mr.. Hayashi
became i'll yesterday. As a re-
suit the mission broke up and
three other members of the
group left for New York en- route
home.
Yosaku Tanaka, Mr.. Hayashi's
secretary, remained here. Mr..
Hayashi is head of Nippon Koka.
an important steel and con-
struction firm in Japan.
The mission has been seeking
to build up trade with Latin
America. One project in Mexico
was the planned development of
the Pacific port of Manzanillo
as an inlet for Japanese exports.
Evening star., 1953-08-26

WALLET. mans brown leather, sec. type.
Between GAO Bldg. and Mall on 3rd
or 4th st. Owner interested in ret. Of
esyS. papers. Reward. Ii. 7-S405. I"
Evening star., 1953-08-26
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Continued From First Page)

the Soviet proposal, with voting
likely to start tomorrow.
Mr.. Vishinsky introduced the
new Soviet resolution with a IL
minute lecture.
AS Mr.. Vishinsky spoke, dele
gates and alternates squirmed
anxiously, waiting for Soviet
bombShell. but he offered little
except his usual round of propa-
ganda. He said South Korea
and the United States are plan
ming to wreck the political con-
ference. He said plans are be-
ing made to crush North Korea.
He complained about the "old
fable" that North Korea invaded
South Korea.
ViShinSky Almost Grins.
Even Mr.. VishinSky didn't
seem to regard his charges as
threatening. He almost grinned
when he struck a peaceful note
and said, II am well-known for
making concessions.
The Soviet attitude toward the
makeup OF the political confer
ence, he said, would avoid "ex-
treme positions. The new Rus
sian resolution repeated the
names of 10 countries included
in the old proposal-the United
States, Great Britain, France,
Russia, India, Red China, North
and South Korea, Burma and
Poland. Mr.. Vishinsky elimi-
mated Sweden, which has de-
clined a seat at the conference
table, and added Czechoslovakia,
Indonesia. Syria, Egypt and
Mexico.
Despite the obvious appeal to
Latin America and the Arab
world, the resolution was sure to
lose. Delegates seemed agreed
to offer invitations to Russia and
the -16 U. N. nations that fought
for South Korea. Red Chinese
and North Koreans also would
attend. "A .
India Still Big Question.
Only the question Of India left
Western delegates worried. In
dia'S V. K. Krishna Menon
showed that he would be neither
bullied nor soft-soaped out of the
contest.
With South Korea threatening
to boycott the conference if
India attends, and with other
states pleading for India to drop
out, Mr.. Menon took the floor
with subdued anger.
I'VE shall not join any set-up,
said Mr.. Menon icily, where we
think we will be working against
the cause of peace"
He stumbled over his words
and caused embarrassing delays
while he Shuff1ed papers. But
when he spoke, his thoughts were
clear.
1T is not proper for the U. N
to pass on to us the RESPONSE
bility of declining a seat" he
said. eve are subjects of q. N.
potential draftees.
1--WE are not seeking a seat,
but neither are we evading re-
sponsibilities.
when the General Assembly
has passed a resolution and we
see the reactions of the other
(North Korean Communist
China) then will be the time to
state our position.
Mr.. Menon looked across to
another table at the broad back
Of Mr.. Lodge.
There is no issue between In
dia and the United States" said
Mr.. Menon.
When Mr.. Menon finished, Mr..
Lodge explained anew that the
United States wanted only a
conference that would succeed.
He added: I'm view of the known
attitude of South Korea, we be-
lieve that the participation of
India would jeopardize the sue
cess of the conference.
Evening star., 1953-08-26

COCKER SPANIEL. red, young. VIC Of
Bethesda, Md, on Monday. JU. 5-5lS3,
before pm.
DOG. cocker, vicinity of North Forest
vile. Nd. Call 10. S-9S65.
DOG, German short haired, found in
Alex. Va. XII. 9-3959.
KITTEN, maltese, grey, male, vicinity
OF Seminary ro.; appears to be q pet.
OV. 3-6252.
KITTENS, grey and white. XII. 9-3959.
PARAKEET, vic. 10th and r SITS. NV.
Owner please identify. CO. 5-152S: or
LU. 4-1259.
SPRINGER SPANIEL, black and white,
vic. of Bethesda Country Club. JU.
5-51S3 before 5 pm.
good home. XII 9-3959.
FOR LOST or UNWANTKD ANTdAL8,
call WASH. ANIMAL RESCUE EEAGUE
II o St nv. NO. 1880.
Evening star., 1953-08-26
Flies Fight Borers

BLUE EARTH, MINI. P.-To
combat an infestation Of corn
borers, which attack and destroy
the corn crop. farmers here have
imported parasite flies from New
Jersey. The flies are natural
enemies of the borers, but do not
harm human beings nor animals.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Plan ROdeo Again
For July Fourth

Bluffton will have a Fourth OF
July rodeo again this summer it ap-
peared this week as two of the three
usual sponsoring organizations al
ready have agreed to cooperate on the
project, and the third is expected to
decide on the matter affirmatlveiy
this week.
Decision to cooperate in the holi-
day rodeo has been made by the
Bluffton Saddle Horse club and the
Bluffton Community Sportsmen's club.
Whether the Bluffton Business
Mems association will participate IN
the rodeo viii be decided at a meet
ing of the group Wednesday night
of this week.
Buttons Fourth of July rodeo has
become holiday fixture in this area
and annually, attracts thousands OF
persons to the town for. the event.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
WLOK-TV to Transmit
NRC Films At Start

During the initial stages of broad
casts by Television Station WLOK-
TV in Lima, NBC network programs
will be sent over the air from films
sent to the station, it was an
nounced last week.
Altho the television station ex-
poets to begin broadcasts in March,
connections to the nationwide video
coaxial cable transmission system
will not be completed until about fall,
it was announced.
An order has been placed with the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Co. to make the coaxial cable con-
nection, station officials said.
Due to the intricate operations re-
ouired for connecting a station with
the cable, the work is not expected
to be completed until about time to
see the 1868 World Series baseball
games.
The coaxial cable from which con-
nections will be made for the Lima
TV station passes just west of Bluff
ton enroute from Toledo to Dayton.
A control building for the. cable sets
just across from the Harvey Gratz
woods on the Grove street road.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

Bluffton College cagers closed out
their season last Friday night by
teaming with Findlay College to put
on one of the best point-splurging
exhibitions of the year in this area,
but unfortunately it was the Oilers
who came up, with the victory, 103. to
S3, in a game played on the Findlay
court. - II BEsE
Although Bluffton almost matched
the blistering pace of the Findlay
team in the first. quarter, and actual
| ly did outscore the victors in the
fourth stanza, wide margin OF
Findlay superiority in the other two
Eperiods gave Findlay the 20-point
victory. =
With their win last Friday, Findlay
clinehed first-place honors in this
years Mid-Ohio league championship
race. 1t is the third successive
league title for the Oilers. Findlay
has a league record of eight wins and
one setback, with one game remain
ing.
Bluffton, finishing in fourth place
in the league, behind Findlay, Ohio
Northern and Defiance in that order,
has MOL record of four victories
and six losses. During the entire
season Bluffton cagers won seven
games while losing IL.
Despite the walloping at the hands
of Findlay last Friday, Bluffton's last
month of play was in the high spot
of an otherwise lacklustre season.
After winning over Giffin in their
third game last December 8, the Bea-
vers then went winless through De-
cember and most of January until
they exploded to become one of the
hottest outfits in the state.
Defeating in order Heidelberg,
Ohio Northern, Cedarville and Hunt
ington, the Beavers were upset by
Defiance; then came back to beat
Ashland and Cedarville again in a
brilliant reversal of form.
In last Fridays tilt, Big Herk
Wolfe turned in another big night of
point-getting, a favorite habit of his
when Bluffton is the opponent. All
told Wolfe netted 48 points during
the evening, close to his total of 81
scored against Bluffton last year and
which established a new record for
Findlay.
Second honors for the evening went
to Bill Burcky, Bluffton guard, who
continued the point getting ways
which have characterized his play
since mid-season.. Burcky tailed 25
points on nine field goals and seven
free throws. He was pushed for
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

Beaverdam and Lafayette, nearby
neighbors of Bluffton on the south
and east, will carry Allen county
colors into the Sectional Glass B
tournament at Celina this week, as
a result of winning honors in the
county Class B meet played on the
Bluffton college court during the last
two weeks. - - s.s',. y .ss =. I = +
Also representing the county in
the sectional will be Delphos st.
John, Celina protest tournament
champions; and Delphos Jefferson,
which along with coldwater quail
fed to advance to the next round of
play in the long. road which leads to
the state title, 49,
Another Bluffton neighbor, Colum-
bus Grove, over in Putnam county
won that tournament and will com.
pete in the Toledo sectional.
In the Celina tournament Beaver
dam will play Forest, Hardin county
champion, at $3.50 p. m. this We'd
nesday; and Lafayette will be match
ed with Ft. Recovery, runnerup in
Mercer county, at 1880 p. m. Thurs
day. -
Delphos st. Johns plays New
Knoxville at 8 p: m. Thursday, and
Delphos Jefferson will tangle with
winner of the Beaverdam-F Forest
game at 9 p. m. Friday. y If Lafay-
cite wins it's first assignment, The
team will play Alger at 7:30 p. m
Saturday.
Columbus Grove, playing in the
Toledo Anthony Wayne tournament
will tangle with Edgerton at 9:3C
p. m. Friday.
Lafayette won the Allen county
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Class A Tourney
Under Way Here
At College Gym
Big Schools Fight 1t Out
To Represent Section
At Toledo Games

Tournament play will continue at
the Bluffton College gymnasium this
week, with Class A teams putting on
the show in competition to determine
the sectional championship.
After opening on Tuesday night,
games will be played on Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday. The winner
will advance to the six-team district
at Toledo on March 6 and Z.
Competing in the Glass A tourney
are Lima South, Lima Central, st.
Marys, Celina, Wapakoneta, Kenton
and Shawnee. With the exception of
the two Lima schools, all the tourna-
ment competitors are members with
Bluffton in the Western Buckeye
league, another factor contributing to
local interest in the meet.
Opening tournament games Tues
day night pitted Lima Central
against Celina and Shawnee against
Wapakoneta. On Wednesday night,
Lima South will tangle with st.
Marys.
Play Friday night will match win
ner of the Central Celina contest
against victor of the Wapakoneta-
Shawnee tilt. Winner of the South
st. Marys contest will meet Kenton,
which drew a frst-round bye.
Championship of the sectional meet
will be determined in Saturday
nights final round, a single game.
A limited number of tickets for
Bluffton fans will be on sale for each
tournament session at Sidney's Drug
store here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Garden Club Will See
Color MOUies Wed.

A technicofor sound movie, "How
Does Your Garden Grow, narrated
by Lowell Thomas, win be shown at
meeting of the Bluffton Mems Gar
den club at 7:30 P. M, Wednesday,
night of next week in the G. I. Sold.
ner residence, West Elm street.
Features of the movie include prize
winning gardens in color, the devel-
opment of garden from planting to
maturity, how experts make new
lawn and remake an old one, how
golf course green keepers care for
turf, how to grow home garden vege-
tables rich in minerals. Il
Other items of business for the
Wednesday meeting will include the
selection of delegates from the local
club to the national convention, to be
held in Memphis, Tenn.
Reports will be made at the ses-
sion on flower show progress, on the
North Central section conference and
the report from the project commit
tees.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
BeaUerdam And Lafayette Advance
To Sectional Class "B" Cage Tourney

tournament played in the Bluffton
college gymnasium, with Beaverdam
capturing runnerup honors by beat
ing Elida in the consolation round of
a double-eliminatio schedule, last
Saturday night. On the previous
night the Beavers had fallen before
Lafayette in the championship game.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Society and clubs

Of Maxine Draper with Roll Call
Your Experience When Unexpected
Company Comes. The program will
be given by Hazel Marshall and Ber-
tha Gorham on Emergency Meals and
Quickie Pressure Cooker Recipes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

Fort Harmar was built at the
mouth of the Muskingum River in
1885 by Major John Doughty, sub
ordinate of General Josiah Harmar
for whom it was named. The site lis
now occupied by a school building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
NeO Auto Tags On
Sale Here March 2

Ohio's 1858 auto license plates will
go on sale at the Reichenbach Ga
rage, West Elm street, Monday.
Automobiles operated after March
81 must display the new tags, giving
motorists one month to make their
purchase.
Only one tag will be issued for
each vehicle, and it is to be mounted
on the rear of the car. The new
tags will be green with yellow num-
erals and other markings.
New auto tags will be sold only to
the person designated as the owner
in the certificate of title. Before the
plates can be obtained the certificate
of title must be presented to the reg
istration.
If the certificate of title has been
lost, duplicate can be obtained by
the owner in the county where it was
issued by making application at the
office of the clerk of courts.
Other towns in this area where au-
to tags will be sold include the fol-
lowing: Lafayette, Edward Stump;
Columbus Grove, John w. McCrate /;
Pandora, Elmer BURY; Arlington, l..
H. Snyder; and Ada, Ernestine Lantz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Beavers End Season In Fourth Place,
Losing To Mid-Ohio Champs, 1888

honors, however, by Buttons Paul
Jackson who netted % points and Cot
Marquette, of Findlay, who tailed
the same total.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

SOLDIERS ADDRESS
A/2c James w. Harmon, AT 15456S62
Hq. So. 3505th Pit. Ting. Wg.
. (BSC SE) -
Greenville AFB, Miss. !,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Reayerdam PTA

Beaverdam PTA
'Beaverdam p. T. A. will meet We'd
nesday evening, March a, at the
school. Miss Easter Straker will be
the speaker.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

Brownie Troop 128 sms.-.-
Brownie Troop 12s met Friday
afternoon after school. We learned
how to set table, and good manners
at table. We also played some games
at the end of this meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

COPIED GENERAL ASSEMB-
LY will take an eight-day vacation
starting this week. Reason: Officially
to allow for printing of 5,600,000
word act revising Ohio's entire legal
code. Passage of the code revision
bill was completed last Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

Alice Freeman Club
Mrs. Cal Steiner will be hostess
to the next meeting of the Alice
Freeman club Wednesday evening,
March 4, at o'clock. Mrs. Elma
Niswander will be the, assisting
haStaSc
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
TO RESUME DANCES

Wednesday evening dances under
the sponsorship of the American
Legion will again be resumed
February 25. Rupright's orchestra
will play for the dances.
Ohio State University's fall quart
er enrolment was seventh largest
in the United States.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

ssIne 43rd anniversary. OF the Glf
Scouts viii be observed at a Juliet
Low tea Sunday, March 1, at .2:S0 in
the high, school auditorium. Every
Girl Scout and Brownie will bring {
penny for each year of her age fol
the World Friendship Fund.
-
Missionary Society
The Women's Missionary society
of the First Mennonite church will
hold an aH-day sewing meeting in the
church basement Thursday, March 5
Speaker of the day viii be DIR. Ella
Bauman, recently returned mission,
ary from India. I ~ J.
Order of Eastern Star
The regular meeting of Blufftor
Chapter No. $50, Order of The East
ern Star, will be held at Masonic Hall
on Tuesday evening at 1880. A
feature of the program will be q
history of Ohio with its forthcoming
sesquicentenial celebration.
AMIGO Club
AMIGO Club will meet Thursday
evening at the home of Edith Motter
at 500 o'clock.
Century Circle
Husbands will be guests at cover
ed dish luncheon of the Century club
Wednesday evening, March A at $50
at Founders Hall at Bluffton College.
Program arranged by Mrs. Cleon
Triplett, Mrs. B. L. Swank and Mrs.
Noah Basinger. Hostesses will be
Mrs. Dan Triplehorn, Mrs. A. E.
Lichtenwalter and Mrs. A. C. Burcky.
-
Travel Class
Travel class will meet March 4 at
the home of Mrs. V. c. Oppermann.
The theme of the meeting will be The
Bible-Ancient and Modern; program
--Translations by Esther H. McIntire
and Hymns by Marie B. Brand.
Alpha Gamma
The Alpha Gamma Club meeting
scheduled for February 27 has been
postponed until March 6.
Poinsettia Club
The March A meeting of the Poin-
settia Club will be held at the home
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

Jitsu Tau
The JitsuTau Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Geneva Badertscher
Wednesday. evening, February 25, at
1900 P. NJ. a s= n
.EhE II ~ -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Ladies' Aid Society |

Ladies Aid Society
Olive Branch Ladies Aid Societ!
win meet with Mrs. Golda Norma
maker Wednesday afternoon, Marcf
la se.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

Girl Scout Troop 126
Girl Scout Troop 126 met Tuesday,
February "a. The girls sang songs
and discussed their badge work.
, 1953-04-23
May First Will be
Teachers Day in
The Virgin Islunds

In accordance with an act
passed by the Legislative As
sembly in 1852, Governor de
Castro has declared Friday,
May first, as the first Teach
ers' Day" in the Virgin Is
lands. Committees have been
organized for the celebration
Of this day.
In St. Croix the Committee
is comprised Of Mrs. Pearl
Byrd Larsen, Atty R. H. AM
phlett Leader, Father Superior
Joseph Hart, Gideon PEBBLES,
Dr. Aubrey Anduze, Mrs. R.H.
Moore, Mrs. Ruth Gregory &
Mrs. Ina Christensen. Mrs.
Larsen is chairman and Atty.
Leader vice-chairman.
In st. Thomas, the members
are Frederick Dixon, Superin-
tendent of Education; Leon A.
Mawson, Hon. Earl B. Ottley,
James A. O'Bryan, Mrs. Nellie
Greer, Rev. Father Knoll,
Atty. Edith Bornn and Atty.
George H. 7. Dudley. Mr..
Dixon is chairman, MI. Nav
son is vice chairman.
, 1953-04-23
Times Herald"
Features Trip Of
Flyers to ST. Croix

The aOlean, N. Y. Times
Herald carried a feature
story Of the recent trip Of.
three flyers, Robert Ewing,
Gustaf Palmquist and De Witt
Merithew, to st. Croix in their.
tiny Piper TriPacer plane Of
125 horsepower.
Under three banner head
lines extending over three
columns, the entire article
used nearly 100 column inches
including a photograph Of the
three businessmen and their
plane.
The story pointed out that
st. Croix was their destination
5000 miles away, as the re-
suit Of invitations sent to them
by many persons here. The
welcome given them were de-
scribed in detail and mention
was made that "The st. Croix
Avis, local newspaper of the
island, carried a complete
story Of the trip"