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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05
Ohio Retail Sales Down Two Per Cent
First Half Year Compared With '53

For the first half of 1854, total
Ohio retail sales were down 2 per
cent, compared to the first half of
1853, according to the July issue of
"Ohio Retail Annalist," published by
the Bureau of Business Research at
Ohio State university.
In June of this year, total retail
sales were i per cent lower than in
June of 1858. Only seven of the 10
lines of business in Ohio were up to
the dollar sales level for the previous
June. These lines and their increases
We're: grocery stores (up 2 per cent?;
combination grocery-meat stores Il
per cent?; general stores Il per
cent?; mems clothing stores Il per
cent?; motor vehicle dealers "a per
cent?; filling stations e per cent?;
and Understanding materials deal
ers fractional increase).
Some of the lines with large sales
declines were: florists (down II per
cent?; jewelry stores (16 per cent?
furniture stores and heating, plumb
ing equipment dealers 10 per cent?; (;
and hardware stores Is per cent?.
Sales gained 2 per cent from May
to June, although l per cent de-
crease usually is experienced between
these two months. Fourteen lines
had increases between May and June.
These. ranged from a So per cent
jump in heating, plumbing equipment
dealers sales to fractional increase
in grocery sales.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05

May-to-June decreases occurred in
the following lines: combination gro
cery-meat stores, whose sales were
down 8 per cent; women's apparel
stores, down l per cent; furniture
stores, down 3 per cent; restaurants,
down l per cent; drug stores, down 1
per cent; and florists, whose sales de-
clined 80 per cent.
The seasonally adjusted index of
Ohio retail sales, compiled by the
Bureau of Business Research, stood
at 129 per cent of the 1947-49 aver
age at the end of June.
Dayton alone among the large Ohio
cities had sales increase for the
first half of this year as compared
with the same six months of 1853.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05
Oil Company Vets
Attend Banquet

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hahn of Bluff
ton were among the guests of honor
at a banquet for veteran employees
of the Ohio Oil and Pipe Line COM
panies last Saturday in the Findlay
Country club. 1t was the,22nd annu-
al reunion of veterans and retired
employees of the company. Mr.. Hahn
was employed by the Oil company SO
years.
c. z. Hardwick, vice president of
the Ohio Oil Company, and a former
resident of Bluffton, was one of the
speakers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05

Nothing beats the Cheeseburge outdoor
whether you actually plan Fourth of July celebration
or whether the fireworks of large numbers of ngbor droppin,
unexpectedly The Cheburger
of the popular dishes madeare or medium or wei
done according the of the mustard
and csup But we BET everyone will like this Tangy Cheese Topping
fowerslced adhes and tender young hd- long
boweather drink of iced easily done with
Spread cooked hamburger pates Tangy Cheese Topping
and bro until cheese bubbles and
toasted enriched yearaid buns Cheuger may also be ged
outdoor by the simple method of
putting the cheese mixture that Drowned side and letting
the second side cooks.
TIE Taneo Cheese Topping pound grated Cheddr
tablespoons
teaspoon lemon Juice and oneha teaspoon celery
ingredients thoroughly
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05
NOTICE Ur8PF0fsSFaEEA
THE STATE OF OHIOl

TIE. STATE OF OHIOl
Ailaa County, IS.
Estate ~ofn Bertha Welty Deceased
Jesse Welty of%437 Cherry Sta Bluffton, Ohio,
has been appointed somd qualified as Admins
traitor of the estafe of Bertha Welty late of
Allen County, OHfo, Deceased.
Dated this 27th daysofa Iuk, 1854.
HARRYaJ. BENNETT
Probate Judge
Aug. 5-i2-l9
Evening star., 1954-06-10

peace and safety. as II nothing
could hurt me.
In the house the lamps were
already lighted and could see
Mama moving about, silhouetted
against the light. Pretty soon
Papa would take the big brown
crooks Of milk to the springhouse
o nd Tom. the hired man,
sprawled at the back door, would
begin to play his harmonica, and
then. firing Of that. string to-
gether in song all that had hap
pened in the day at the haying
or the planting. Papa would be
In that song and old Sadie, the
horse and old Pegleg, the mule.
Then putting an end to q
summer day. MARY Margaret,
Tommy-come, wash your face"
Mama would call, and from the
dark we would emerge, blinking,
to quarrel over who should be
first to take the tin washpan to
the well and fill it with water.
From AP NewsfeatureO
Evening star., 1954-06-10
2 Girls Win
Scholarships

Washington vassar Club mem
bers will meet the clubs two new
scholarship girls at q box supper
this evening at Madeira School,
Greenway, Va.
Recipients Of the two awards
given by the club are Tanya Ed
wards, a graduate Of the Great
Mills High School in st. Marys
County, and Sandra Jane Wood,
graduate of the National Ca
thedral School for Girls.
Miss Edwards is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. william r. Ed
wards Of California. Md. Active
in. various school affairs she
served as editor Of her school
paper and photographed local
events for its columns. Her hob
bies also include painting and
playing the piano.
Daughter Of Col. and Mrs.
John RuXton Wood OF Chevy
Chase, Md, Miss Wood was
editor of her schools literary
magazine and active in the stu
dent council. Last year. she was
selected by the American Field
Service to spend the summer in
France, living with a French
family.
Tonight's program will in
clude inauguration Of the clubs
new officers. headed by the
newly elected president. Mrs.
Arthur T. Hadley, jr.
Reports also will be made on
this years book sale which
finances the clubs scholarship
funds.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Modern Morrioge
By Dr. Paul Popenoe

Girls. you have been coming
to me for years with your COM
plants about the conduct Of your
boy friends on dates. Did it ever
occur to you that the boys have
q long list Of gripes about you?
They certainly have.
A group o. girls at q certain
high school have at last sus-
pected this and they have
brought the problem to me in q
letter signed by Q committee OF
three.
They are seniors. they want
to interest the other sex. and
they don't know how. so they
Evening star., 1954-06-10

Some get right out of the
bus and begin to pull leaves off
trees to SMELL" he reports,
"Others nibble berries. One TO
year-old was so excited he ran
about like child. A few Of the
more timid are stunned and 81
lent for an hour or so until they
get acquainted with the out
doors"
Think of being 70 and not
knowing about cows! When I
was five I supposed all little girls
hurried down to the barn-lot on
summer evenings, wearing blue
gingham aprons tied in the back
and carrying cups for their faith
ers to I'LL full of warm. rich milk
straight from cream-colored
cows who turned their heads to
look at you and moo plaintively.
! imagined that every girl in
the whole world had her own
fruit tree, like mine, upon which
!. sat eating sweet red cherries,
the sounds and smells Of the
farm floating up as I perched
there. wrapped in the lazy
warmth Of a summer day; scent
Of roses and honeysuckle; mock
ing birds song: meadow lark's
trill; hen cackling wildly. I would
think lazily. That's old Speckle
and I bet she's telling q story
I bet she hasn't laid an egg at
all" Later. with my hickory
wood basket on my arm, would
gather the eggs, reaching fear
lessly under the pecking hens
wanting to set. Then I'd throw
out corn and chickenfeed for
the pushing. contending hens
and the lordly roosters.
I liked best of all times of the
day the gentle coming-on of a
summers evening, when our
work was nearly done and the
night sounds began: Sleepy
cheeping Of birds, plants of
frogs. whippoorwills and crickets.
Down in the cow lot. drinking
my warm milk, ! felt sense of
Evening star., 1954-06-10

making trite and silly remarks.
showing shallow interests or ex-
cessive frivolity.
8. Being too cold emotionally.
lacking warmth, or not being
lovahle.
4. Lacking "life" and energy,
always complaining Of being
tired.
5. Being spendthrifts. wanting
always to do expensive things,
or expecting expensive favors.
8. Being prudish regarding
matters Of sex and morals. Il
should add that this did not
imply any attraction for girls
with "loose" morals: it was
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Defects Of Women Dotes as Young Men See Them

tell me. Their own mothers
might give them some practical
ideas-but maybe they haven't
any mothers. Anyway. it won't
do them any harm to consider
the findings Of modern sciencel
Gociologist Harold T. Christensen
questioned several hundred
young men about the objection
able dating practices Of the other
sex. Here, In order Of impor-
tance. are the defects Of women
dates as these young fellows saw
them:
/. Being artificial in dress and
manners. putting on airs. trying
to be Q fashion plate.
2. Asking stupid questions or
Evening star., 1954-06-10

simply o dislike for childish ex-
hibitions Of ignorance and preju-
dice.)
4. Being childish or poor
sport, lacking q sense Of humor,
being touchy and taking offense
too easily.
8. Showing too much depend
ence on others, with no mind Of
their own: spineless
o. Being indefinite and indie
cisive in dating. showing an in
difference about planning or
carrying out . date or showing
a willingness TO break q date
for no apparent reason.
10. Being late for a date, keep
ing others waiting.
Evening star., 1954-06-10

mas, tells me
that some of
the 65-year-
olds have
never before
been outside
New. ork.
Many actual
ly know cows
only from pic
lures and, ac-
cording t o
Anten. 60 a
little mad with
JOY when they
first hit the
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Mary Morgoret Mcbride soys-
Some People Have Never
Seen q Live Cow, Period

Charles Antell who helps to
run q new kind of summer camp
for entire families of city people,
including grandpas and grand
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Charles County Probe
OF Election Is DELAYED
By a s.or Staff .ponden,

LA PLATA, Md, Nov. 25.-
Charles County grand jurors in
vestigating allegations of money
passing involving State Senator
James B. Monroe in the Novem-
Der 2 election recessed yesterday
until 10 am. December 8.
The Jurors gave no reason for
the postponement. but States
Attorney Robert T. Barbour said
1t probably was because Judge j.
Dudley Digges will preside next
week at a special session of the
st. Marys County Circuit Court.
J.. Rolfe Castleman, editor Of
the Times Crescent, local
weekly newspaper. was a witness
yesterday. third day of the in
vestigation.
Also called was John II, Nc
Williams. president of the Coun-
ty Election Board.
Meanwhile. United States At
torney George Cochran Doub of
Baltimore announced the names
of about a dozen additional wit
nesses have been turned over by
the FBI to MIR. Barbour. He said
the information was requested
by the grand jury.
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Mutual Funds

NEW YORK. Noy. q sR.-Natienai
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Memorial Rites Held
For Attorney Welsh

Montgomery County colleagues
yesterday attended memorial
services for the late F. Bernard
Welsh, prominent Rockville at
torney.
The ceremonies, held in the
Circuit Court at Rockville, lasted
for more than an hour, during
which time all court cases were
held in allegiance.
Some so members of the Mont
gomery County Bar Association
turned out to pay their re-
spects to Mr.. Welsh, who died
last June 27 at the age of 73
Mr.. Welsh was one of the lead
ing figures in the county's change
from the commission form OF
government. He had been an
unyielding foe of the charter
form of government and had
carried the battle to the courts
but lost the case on a techni-
cality.
Chief Judge Stedman Prescott
and Judge Charles w. Woodward
were on the bench as highlights
and anecdotes in Mr.. Welch's life
were read to the gathering. The
nine-page document was pre-
pared by Mr.. Welsh's son, Bar
nard T. Welsh, also an attorney
Mr.. Welsh was cited for his
Interest in helping younger men,
bers of the bar, his unusual
ability as a trial lawyer" and his
general interest in the commu-
nifty as civic leader.
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Southern Maryland
tobacco Quota Set
AT 80 Million Pounds
BY james BirchfieId

4
The Agriculture Department
has announced a marketing
/ quota of 80 million pounds for
Maryland Type 80 tobacco pro-
duced in 1855, and has called a
referendum for December II
when the growers will vote for
or against the quota.
The department said the quota
was proclaimed in accordance
with the Agricultural ADJUST
ment Act as amended, which re-
quires the proclamation of a
quota for any kind of tobacco
for which a quota was set for
the Immediately preceding mar
keting year.
While quotas were set for the
1854 crop last year, growers
voted against them in a referen-
dunn on October 20, 1858. In
that referendum only CAL per
cent of the growers favored the
marketing quotas, less than the
two-thirds necessary.
Supports Go With Quotas.
The department pointed out
that price supports are not avail
able on any crop of tobacco for
which growers disapprove mar
keting quotas.
The announced quota Of SO
million. pounds, the department
said, will result in allotments OF
about 47,O00 acres for the 1855
crop. BY comparison, the de-
partment said, the quota an
nounced last year and disap-
proved was for 40,700,000 pounds
and the allotment under that
quota amounted to 51,700 acres
Thus, fewer acres will be al
lowed in tobacco under the 1855
quota than was allowed under
the quota disapproved by the
growers last year.
The department said this
years quota is in line with rec
concentrations to the depart
and other segments of the Mary
ment by grower representatives
land tobacco industry.
Notices to Be Mailed.
A notice of the acreage allot-
ment for each individual farm
will be mailed to the operator
in advance of the referendum,
the department said. Notices
will go to every farm where to-
bacco has been grown one or
more years during the last five
years, and will enable the farmer
to know how quotas will affect
his operation before he votes in
the referendum. 81
AS in the past, the department
said, a small reserve will be held
from the $4,000 acres for al
lotments to eligible new tobacco
farms and for adjustments Of
old farm allotments that are
lower than allotments of similar
farms on the basis of land,
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Prayers, Football
And Turkey Dinners
Are Featured Today
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Continued From First Page.)
celebrated the most important
religious event of its kind in the
Americas.
Nicaraguan Ambassador Sa-
villa -Sacasa. dean of the. Latin
American diplomatic corps. head
ed the list of diplomats. Chief
Justice Warren and many others
high in Government circles at
tended.
The mass invoked Gods con-
tinued blessings on the govern-
ments of North, Central and
South America. The sermon was
preached by the Most Rev. Henry
T. Klonowski, Auxiliary Bishop
of Scranton, Pa.
His theme was developed from
the words of Mary: "All gener-
ations shall call me blessed"
Bishop Klonowski said it was
unfortunate that modern man,
not having the same trust as
Mary, had placed his confidence
primarily in military might, po-
litical acumen and diplomatic
finesse.
mot inconsiderable then are
the arCfuous problems that con-
front all people today" he said.
"Our Holy Father holds up Mary
as the inspiring, refreshing and
encouraging example for all, es-
pecially those who have the re-
sponSibility of ensuring the right
and proper conduct of public
affairs. Let us have recourse
always to her, whose exquisite
loveliness radiated from her soul
on earth and shines now so
much more gloriously in heaven. +"
Broyhill Is Speaker.
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, of Virginia. addressing
a breakfast meeting Of the Alex
andria Sportsmen's Club. said
that christianity is the antidote
of communism"
"Where Christianity predomi-
mates, communism perishes, F"
Mr.. Broyhill said. Truth will
Evening star., 1954-11-25
To 4 Billion Predicted

in birth rate. improved medical
care. wars. faminess and pesti-
lence can bring drastic shifts in
population trends. ~
Mr.. Durand estimated she
United States viii have q popu.
lation Of about 200 million In
1880. he spoke at the University
OF Chicago In the first Of four
public lectures Of the 30th In
stitute Of the Norman Wait
Harris Foundation in interna-
tional relations.
Evening star., 1954-11-25
labor and equipment available
for tobacco production.
Allotments May Be Increase,

Allotments May Be Increased.
A relatively small acreage, in
addition to the $4,000 acres to
be allotted under the quota,
will be used to increase small
allotments as required by the
act, the department said.
The department said farmers
who are not satisfied with their
quotas may request a review
from the county Agricultural
Sterilization and Conservation
Committee, which is authorized
to correct any errors that are
found.
Growers having any questions
should present them to the ASC
county committee promptly, the
department said, even though
corrections and adjustments may
not be complete until after the
referendum.
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Over 100000 10 See
Silver Spring Parade
Of Toys tomorrow

The fantasies of q child's
dreams during the night before
Christmas will dance before
thousands of wide-eyed young
sters and their parents at 10:30
am. tomorrow during Silver
Springs annual Giant Toy Bal
loon parade.
The parade will start at the
District Line and Georgia ave-
nue., move north on Georgia
avenue to Colesville road, turn
right on Colesville road to Fen
ton street, and right down Fem
ton street to Wayne avenue
where it win disband.
Forecasters have predicted
good weather for the event
which will be one-third again
as large as last year. An esti-
mated 100000 persons saw the
parade last year. and the Sill
YER Spring Board Of Trade.
sponsors Of the show, believe
even greater numbers will turn
out tomorrow.
Includes 65 Units.
The parade will include 65
units, the most spectacular being
the brightly colored balloons de-
picting many of the characters
of storybook land.
There will be a giant Christ
mas tree and an 85-foot Santa
Claus float. Many of the bal
looms are Is feet high and others
are go feet long.
Officials expect the parade to
require one hour and Is minutes
to pass.
There will be music by the
Army Band and those of Mont
gon1ery Blair, Sherwood, Gath
ersburg, Bethesda Chevy Chase
and Richard Montgomery High
Schools. Boy and Girl Scouts
will march as well as the Silver
Spring Ere Department and sew
eral drill teams.
Inflated Tonight.
Spectators will find many ra-
dio and te1evision personalities
In the line of march.
Charles H. Kopeland, executive
secretary Of the Board of Trade
and co-ordinator of the parade,
has asked the public to keep be-
hind the police ropes at the
Jesup Blair Park where the bal
looms will be inflated tonight.
An assembly crew will start work
IA hours before the parade begins
In order to initiate the so balloons.
The Silver Spring Boys Club
will help handle the figures.
Transportation companies will
add buses to their routes into the
Silver Spring area.
Motorists have been asked not
to park their cars on Georgia
avenue. Parking lots in Silver
Spring provide space for 5000
cars.
The parade will move on the
east side of Georgia avenue. The
west side Of the avenue will be
used for traffic in both directions.
Evening star., 1954-11-25
World Population Gain
By The Assoeiassd Press

CHICAGO. Nov. rs. - The
worlds population. now some
what in excess Of az billion per-
sons. might reach four billion by
1880, says John D. Durand, act
ing director Of the population di-
vision Of the United Nations.
However, Mr.. Durand last
night spoke of the difficulties Of
making world poplation esti-
mates, and said the 1880 total
might be as small as 3.3 billion
persons. He said sudden changes
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Touch Furmhund EnLists

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. P).-Ma-
rine recruiters who signed up a
17-year-old farm lad are con-
tVinced he's the toughest recruit
in the corps. They had to soak
his callused hands in warm water
for 80 minutes before they could
obtain readable finger prints. The
new Marine, Donnie Hugh Jack,
formerly worked on a dairy farm.
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Star STAFF Photo

always destroy untruth. Dark
ness will give way to light"
Mr.. Broyhill said this is the
time to, resolve to go forward
with the Back to God" move
ment started by the American
Legion.
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Sweet Lood Sets Record

HONOLULU R.The 1854
tons of molasses which the tank
er Fort Moultrie. bound for Hous-
ton, Tex. and New Orleans, car
ried out Of Hawaii recently was
q record load. company officials
say.
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Uses Loot to Last

A 16-year-old youth drove to
court for trial in Aarhus. Dem
mark. on the motorcycle he had
stolen-and went to jail after
the machine had been confis-
Gated.
Evening star., 1954-11-01
Reporter at 100

SOUTH PARIS, Me-, (R.--
Mrs. Julia Chadbourne, who still
works as. country news corTe-
spondent, today began her Sec
ond century Of life.
She celebrated her Tooth birth
day yesterday with two parties,
one at the home of her niece.
Mrs. June Penfold, with whom
she is spending the winter, and
the other In nearby North Bridg-
ton, her home town.
Mrs. Chadbourne received 100
roses and many cards including
one from President Eisenower.,
Bright-eyed and alert she still
turns out copy for the Bridgton
News, for which she was a reg
ular correspondent for about 40
years.
Evening star., 1954-11-01
Construction Supervisor
OF Penfagon Reiires

John G. Swanston Of 10 East
Chapman street, Alexandria, has
retired from Federal service
after a 15-year Government
career which included part
supervision of construction oil
the Pentagon.
The 70-year-old construction
engineer retired effective today.
from the Nays Bureau OF
Aeronautics, where he has been
assistant chief Of the structures
section, Southeast division.
A native OF New York. Mr..
Swanston served with the War
Department Ordnance Division
and the Office of Engineers and
the Federal Housing Agency be-
fore hisaservice with the Bureau
Of AeronauticSit
Mr.. Swanston and his wife are
building a. country home in Blue
Ridge Acres, Harpers Ferry. w.
Va, where they plan to spend
their vacations. He intends to
maintain an interest in the con-
struction business as a consult
ant.
Evening star., 1954-11-01
Life in the US.
Sick and Broke,
He Gives $84
Find to Church
BY The Assoeiuisd Press

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. Ia
54-year-old man ill, jobless and
So away from being broke
found $84 on q street yesterday
and spent several hours search
ing for. its owner before return
ing II to Q church organization
The man identified himself as
Bryan Diggs a bank watchman
before failing health put him out
of work.
Mrs. Angelo Calabresi said she
had collected the money for q
repair fund at st. Mary's church.
Mr.. Diggs refused a reward,
telling Mrs. Calabresi he had So
and that's enough for me-"
Evening star., 1954-11-01
Trunk-or-Treut

LOS ANGELES R.-Five-
year-old Sheba took advantage
of a traffic snarl-up to garner
a half-hour's peanut munch-
ing, trunk -or-treat style.
1t was easy for Sheba, an
elephant. Her trailer over
turned on Firestone boulevard
Saturday night. She was un-
hurt. While she was waiting
for the blocked lanes to be
cleared she put on a show for
youngsters making their Hal
loween rounds.
"She spent all her time beg
ging peanuts from the kids"
highway patrolmen said.
Evening star., 1954-11-01
Tried Too Hard

FALL RIVER, Mass. (R.-
The apprehension of three
boys who stole % sticks of
dynamite and a quantity of
gunpowder and then tried for
days to set off an explosion.
was divulged by police today.
Police said the boys kept the
explosives when they weren't
trying to set off a blast-in
the basement of a Fall River
housing project.
The three juveniles were
quoted by police as saying they
Evening star., 1954-11-01

used as many as 10 sticks of
dynamite and a generous
sprinkling of gunpowder in a
vain attempt to set off an ex-
plosion in a dump.
The explosives were reported
stolen from a water depart
ment shed.