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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-03-25
Richland Center

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Marquart, Mr..
and Mrs. Francis MarQuart and
daughter, Barhsfa and Mr. and Mrs.
Byron Herring spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Faye
Isham of Lima.
Miss Kaye Matter of O.S.U. is
spending her spring vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Matter and brother, Jim.
Mrs. Wilford Gratz and daughter.
Sharon spent Thursday evening with
Mrs. Carl Marshall and children,
Bobby and Marsha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cook, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade f0berly and Karen and
Connie Anderson were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Matter.
Evening callers were Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Reynolds of Albuquerque, New
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin
and family spent Friday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin.
Sunday evening callers were Mr.. and
Mrs. Emanuel Boutwell, and daughter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hilty.
Mrs. Cora Balmer spent Friday
in Findlay with her daughter Mrs.
Fred Criblez.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newt Krouse, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Herman and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Moser of
Columbus Grove were Sunday eve
ming supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Moser.
Mr.. and Mrs. HIRAM Neuensch-
wander, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Dillman
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Marquart called on Mrs. Amos and
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Luginbuhl
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donivan Montgomery
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. DON
aid Balmer and family were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Quinten Burkholder and son.
Mr and Mrs. Otto Amstutz spent
Saturday Afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Yoakam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Schaublin, Miss Mary Gratz, Earl
Carrier and Ernest Gratz were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. L. Gratz.
Robert Luginbuhl of Cleveland and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Courtenay and
family of Lima were Sunday dinner
guests of Mrs. j. l.. Luginbuhl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Matter and
daughter, Kaye spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Leiher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Marquart
spent Friday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Leatherman of Ottawa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Henricks
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul M. Thompson and daughter of
Mr.. ahd Mrs. Kenneth Chidester
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nonnamaker and sons We're Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Eckenbafy.
Mrs. Cora Balmer and Mrs. Walter
Schaublin spent Thursday AFTERNOON
with Mrs. Wilford Gratz. Mrs.
Emanuel Boutwell, and daughter,
Marcia were Friday callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iver Watkins of
Conner and Mrs. Don Dillman called
on Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnhart
Sunday evening.
Roy Reichenbaeh of Columbus is
spending several days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Reich
enbach and family.
Mr.. and MRS. Arthur Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Miller and
daughters were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mfs. David Steiner of
Lima.
Mrs. Mary Sims and sons and
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Alt and family
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
William AmstutZA
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Moser and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Moser called on Mrs. Amos and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-03-25

Mr.. and Mrs. fWeldon Luginbuhl
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and MRS Russell Leiber and
son, Dwaine spent Sunday in Bowl
ing Green with Mr.. and Mrs. J. l..
Dorman. Mr. Dorman is an uncle
of Mrs. LeibeI and is in the hospital.
Mrs. Charles Strahm and c. D..
Stryker of Lima, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hilty.l Mrs. Mabel Hilty and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin
spent Monday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs, Carey Niswander in honor of
Mrs. Niswander's birthday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-03-25
Max Miller's Brother
Dies In Van Vert

Funeral services were held Sunday
in Van Vert, Ohio for Herman
Miller, GA, who died at his home
in that city or, Friday after being
i'll since the first of the year. He
was a brother of Max Miller of
North Main street, Button.
Other survivors include his wife,
Frances, four daughters and a son,
and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Ross
of Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-03-25

Mrs. Levi Hauenstein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Klingler and
sons were Sunday dinner guests of
Evening star., 1954-12-10
An Umpire With Friends

A stock piece Of advice given by veteran
baseball umpires to the new men joining
their ranks is, Remember, when you start
wearing the blue suit you stop having
friends" While 1t may be an exaggerated
warning, there is a core of truth to it. The
umpire is traditionally favorite target for
the fans, and his eyesight is suspect to
most Of the ball players Before and after
the games, the umpire must not fraternize
with the players for fear of charges of
favorItigm and he must be careful of his
outside associations for fear of charges that
gamblers or other unwholesome characters
are tmuscling In" on the sport. But Bill
MCGOWAN, dead at 58 after so years Of big
league umpiring, did have many friend
among players and fans alike. For Bills
competence had won him respect on the
fieId and in the stands. Clark Griffith
described Bill MCGOWAN as the finest umpire
the. american League ever had and there
are .feW, II any, who viii disagree with Mr.
Grimth's judgment. Umpire Bills friends
wiIIsniss him at the bali park.
Evening star., 1954-12-10
DisiIIusioned in Us

I would not be the least surprised II
Santa Claus passed up each and every
member of The Stars staff this year.
This is based on the assumption that
the policies of your newspaper are re-
fected in the writings of your reporters.
On December l, one of your reporters,
with apparently the basest of motives,
substituted for a real live Santa Claus
at downtown department store. Then,
not content with the deception of the
all-believing children who had confided
their innermost desires to him, he had
the Machiavellian gall to write about
his treachery in your newspaper. To
add insult to injury. he went on to
sympathize with Santa Claus for hav-
ing to wear a foam rubber. front and
a yak-hair beard. For your informa-
ton, sir, Santa has that tummy from
eating so well at so many Christmases,
and he needs that natural-hair beard
for protection at his home at the North
Pole.
FIe on your reporter and all his ilk
for trying to destroy the beliefs of our
youngest generation. They are finding
it difficult enough to find things to
believe in today without such attempts
to destroy one of our finest traditions.
You will regret your action come
Christmas. for Santa remembers only
those who believe in him.
Robert A. Campbell, Jr.
Evening star., 1954-12-10
This and That

What would be ones reaction to con-
tinued, dismal. cloudy weather?
This Is question asked by cor
respondent who seems to be worried.
as many person has been in the
past and will be in the future.
The weather is discussed, but only
in recent years has any one done any
thing about it. We refer to seeding
the clouds for rain. There are, of
course, many other things being done
to weather nowadays.
Most persons, however, still treat
weather as very personal matter, one
which impinges upon them and their
desires and acts.
No doubt this is as it should be. Only
a person here and there is immune to
weather happenings. few refuse to
discuss it. as If. somehow, it had bad
odor about it.
Actually, we believe, the weather Is
one of the most natural and interest
ing~of topics.
We live in weather, almost eat and
drink weather.
Our little lives are bound around
with winds, tides. rains and SHOWS.
bright days and foul days.
Our weather" comes to us from afar,
often as far as the Midwest. and some
times the Pacific Coast.
Ohio and Indiana and Michigan play
important parts in our lives, often
sending us rain and cold, which have
seeped down from Canada or even
farther north.
Evening star., 1954-12-10
BY Charles E. Trocewen

So we cannot get away from weather
and might as well find its vagaries in
teresting as not.
If the average person, can, in a literal
sense, do nothing about it, at least he
can command his own reactions to it.
The physical effects of dull period
Of days are plain.
Even doctors admit that patients
have hard time getting well when
week or month of cloudy days impinges
upon their lives. These are the physical
effects, and medical men commonly pay
little attention to anything else.
Every mans mental reaction to
weather is under his own control.
This is the happy thing.
X
Ones reaction to dismal. cloudy
day. or series Of days, should be
optimistic.
This is q good time for every one
to test himself in regard to a little
thing, but which at times may be a
large matter.
II one is pessimistic as to weather,
bemoans it, and refuses to go out, then
he may. at critical moment, have no
resources of happiness in him to help
him over the real humps.
A good way to build up his treasures
of happiness is to test them out on
the weather and see to it that even the
gloomiest day receives. from him, bit
OF mental sunshine.
How does one go about creating his
own brand Of mental sunshine?
One does not speak Of the false
Evening star., 1954-12-10
Virginia Trutfic Suggestion

While the growing pains of Fairfax
and Arlington Counties in Virginia
are acute, they are in the process of
being eased. 7 agree with your editorial
Of November 27, which stated that the
adoption of master plan for Fairfax
County highway and land development
comes none too soon" and that these
plans must progress into reality.
Concerning the traffic problem, it
seems to me that traffic could be eased
considerably along throughfares such
as Wilson boulevard (from Clarendon
to Seven Corners) and Washington
boulevard Qrom Westover to Clarendon
Circle) If the Highway Commission
would line these roads to make them
three-lane. There is long section of
road which Is wide enough for three
lanes. However, since there is no lane
demarcation, traffic creeps along at
slow pace. This is true especially through
the shopping areas. because many cars
prefer the middle of the road and do
not allow any one to pass.
This traffic bottleneck could be re-
lieved If, while in the process of ap-
proving master plan. we would make
better use of our existing facilities.
L. 6
Evening star., 1954-12-10
Another Threat From Chou

1t may be suspected that the latest
threat from Chinese Communist Premier
Chou En-lai has received more prominent
treatment than it really deserves.
On this occasion, Chou accuses the
United States of "a grave warlike provoca-
tion" because we have signed mutual
security treaty with the Chinese National
lists on Formosa. He again announced the
Chinese Communist determination to Glib
crate" Formosa. And he added that unless
the United States withdraws its forces from
the Formosa area. and if 1t persists in
interfering in China's internal affairs 1t
(the United Statesl must take upon itself
all the grave consequences"
There is nothing new about any of
this. The Chinese Communists have been
threatening to "1iberate" Formosa since
1949. And only four months ago, after the
Geneva conference, Chou denounced United
States aggressive circles" and said this: IF
any foreign aggresSors dare to prevent the
Chinese people from nberating TaiWan
(Formosa) -. they must take upon them
selves all the grave consequences Of such
acts of aggression"
This suggests that the latest threat
belongs in the more-of- the-sa category
It may be- of course, that the Communists
will attack Formosa, which we regard as
an essential Pacific defense baStion. But
the Communists are on notice, as result Of
the mutual security treaty, that such an
attack will mean war. Meanwhile, we
Evening star., 1954-12-10
@. What makes waltzing mice run
Fuirer Than the Lilies

Among the garden lilies on her knees
CdreSstng their soft cheeks, Aunt
Mary proys::
Lord, though I'm not nrrayed like one
of these,
Perhaps wlten you behold, Their
loneliness
You t0on't much mind about TINS
h0nlespun dress
] tGedr to garden In on Uorking days.
Stained Utth the earth from WhtciI
the lilies gretD.
Nor think it disrespectful, Lord. to
you."
Then all the lilies In the garden stirred
As fragrant air trent gently drifting
on.
And tn the ensuing hush Aunt Mary
heard
stH small uoice: Fair az yoaT
lilies are,
In Heavens eyes that soul Is tarer
Jar
Which strfpes bit of earth to gIoTUv
For the Masters pleasure. Wherefore
He tDiH bless
The earthly stains upon your
hontespnp dress"
Lauro ?. Adoms
Evening star., 1954-12-10

optimism which says, as plainly as 1t
can, Nov watch me play at making
good cheer"
No, that is of kind Of fraud, so
plain that even little children catch
it, and sometimes mock it.
The real cheerfulness comes from
being naturally happy at some con-
genial task.
Suppose one is a born reader of
books. Then get out book and read it.
1t is as easy as that No display, no
calling attention of others, no shouting
from the housetopS. Just doing what
comes naturally, and the result will be
an increase of ones own precious
natural optimism, because that is one
Of the good effects of a good book.
In addition, the very sight of you. SO
happily engaged, will cheer up all except
the most critical, and they are beyond
hope. anyway.
Reading is Just one natural occupa-
ton, there are many, many others, and
each one has its own increments of
love and devotion, its radiation of
happiness and good cheer, its treasures
of optimism. These are qualities which
help one go through the world. They
make the average person immune to
dull days, the sensitive person almost
immune. Every one is helped and the
world is better. Continued spells Of
dismal, cloudy weather cannot harm
him who uses his mind to create his
0u,n stInnv cIiuaafa
Evening star., 1954-12-10
Frances G. Ready,
Interpreting Hatch Act

Mary Cook Hackmans statement in
connection with Non-PartiSan pot
luck" supper held December in Arling-
ton to defray Non-Partisan campaign
expenses was contrary to my UNDER
standing of the Hatch Act, if she was
correctly quoted in our local press.
Mrs. Hackman, whose husband was
chairman of Citizens for Broyhill, stated
that Federal employees under the Hatch
Act could not participate in a Republic
can or Democratic Party selection of a
County Board candidate.
That is news to me. have never
heard of Federal employees right to
vote in a Democratic or Republican
Party primary. convention or mass
meeting for nominating candidates at
local, State or national level being
challenged under the Hatch Act
The Hatch Act expressly permits Fed
eral employees to vote in the party pri-
mary, convention or mass meeting Of
their choice. The Hatch Act only pro-
hibits Federal employees from taking
part in actual party management. as
for example. serving on the rules or
credentials committee, soliciting funds,
or actively campaigning for a party
candidate, in connection with Federal
job.
Many Federal employees regard the
Hatch Act as a protection of, rather
than limitation on, their freedom.
1t was certainly never intended to dis
franchise the Federal employe It
simply restraints the Federal employe
from certain political activities which,
If freely indulged, would result, in my
opinion, in wholesale return to the
"spoils system"
The Hatch Act does not apply to
wives or dependents of Federal en-
ployes.
Virginia's election laws are also
generous in regard to wives or de-
pendents of Federal employees. Some
State election laws prohibit depend
ents" of Federal employees from serv-
ing as party election officials Under
Virginia law no such prohibition oc-
ours, so that dependents of Federal
employees, for example spouseS, may
be appointed to serve as party election
judges or clerks.
Unlike some Arlington voters, con-
slider the Hatch Act good law, so long
as it is observed in spirit as well as
the letter.
In my opinion. the Hatch Act is not
being observed in spirit, when Federal
employees are encouraged to nominate
and campaign freely for candidates
of the AIM Party and also for the Nom
Partisan Party, but are warned against
casting vote to nominate Demo-
cratic or Republican candidate for a
local contest. Eleanor w. Zimmerman.
Evening star., 1954-12-10
Money and ItoIy's Reds

In keeping with pledge made some
months ago by Premier Mario Scelba, the
Italian government has now launched a sys-
tematic campaign to reduce the power of
the country's Communists by cutting them
off from their illicit sources of income. It
is a campaign that all the Atlantic allies
have reason to welcome and cheer. For 1t
can do much, if it succeeds, to strengthen
Ita1ys internal security against the for
n1idable threat of Kremlin- directed sub
version.
The Italians are cursed with what Is
probably the strongest Communist Party in
free Europe, and one of the chief reasons
for that is that the party has great deal
of cash in its Golfers Indeed, it's funds seem
to be almost inexhaustible, and it invests far
more in political propaganda of every type
lin urban and rural areaS-than all of
Italy's other parties combined. Thus, &C
cording to the most conservative estimates,
its expenditures in non-election years (when
the figures are considerably higher) amount
to at least $40 million annually.
How is it that the Italian Communists
manage to be so rich? The answer based
ment, is that approximately half of their
fCAy AdASC dllu SICduy 1I1COulC 1S p1ChCu up
Illegally That is to say, they make fraudu-
lent use Of public funds in number of
towns that they govern; misappropriate
cash from the treasures of labor unions
under their control; profit from undercover
deals in circles that trade with countries be-
hind the Iron Curtain; and otherwise, by
hook and by crook, keep themselves exceed
ingly well heeled.
Accordingly, to the extent that money
talks and makes the mare CO. Italy-if it
can dry up these unlawful income channels
should be able to put serious crinp in
the Communist drive to subvert 1t for the
greater honor and glory of the Kremlin.
Such Red setback would be gain of first
Importance, and Mr.. Scelba and his col
leagues therefore have the best wishes Of
the West as a whole as they undertake to
do this job that has long needed to be done.
Evening star., 1954-12-10
Keeping Shop on Sunday

The article in The Star of December
1, headed Appliance Dealers Back Sun
day Ban" is very amusing to me. Why
go about closing such establishments
on Sunday the hard way? would ven-
ture to say that 80 per cent of the
people who patronize these sales are
people whose churches hold services
on Sunday. If Senator Monroney
would make drive to ask people
not to patronize them, he would soon
find the quick way of not OPEN
ing them on Sundays. For me. I see
no reason why people whose Sab
bath is Saturday should not kick about
us keeping our stores open on their
Sabbath. This world needs little more
give and take. 1t would be far better
20 start drive on Go to Church on
Sundays" and then see what happens.
Take the auto sales companies. They
nave closed Sundays, and one such
store located in Silver Spring has a
Evening star., 1954-12-10
'ilI-Founded Opposition

This is in reply to your December 8
editorial. "nl-Founded Opposition"
I am one Of the opponents OF the
Piscataway district, and my opposition
was not based. as you state. on a mis-
understanding. My opposition Is based
on the belief that zoning and building
codes are unconstitutional! This belief
does not extend to the cases where
public health or morals are concerned,
because that is a police function and
provisions have been made for those
cases.
Surely the writer Of this editorial
must have had tongue in cheek when
he wrote about protection from shoddy
building practices" If the editorial
writer thinks that codes. ordinances
and zoning prevent shoddy building. he
paper business.
can show him houses that were
constructed under building codes and
examined by the inspectors of two and
three agencies, that have leaky base
ments, condensation dripping of the
ceilings and floors buckling. The poor
guys who bought those houses thought
they were safe because the houses were
passed by inspectors. The code that
your editorial advocates definitely
states that the inspectors cannot be
held responsible.
You city people shout about plan
ming. Just who are the so-called
planners? For the most part. they are
people with political pull. II the plan
ners in the District of Columbia are
SO gifted that they can see so years
into the future, why did they plan
a bridge for two lanes of traffic and
then channel six lanes into it? If you
doubt it, go to the South Capitol street
bridge, which is the latest completed
bridge into the District. No doubt the
planners have an alibi-theyll blame it
on Truman of the Korean situation!
In condoning the act of the Prince
Georges County Commissioners, The
Star is houting the basic rule, that
"the majority rules" The truth is that,
at former meeting, strong opposition
developed and the decision was post
poned "to give the people time to be-
come familiar with the CODE" The
real reason was to try and whip up
enthusiasm for the code. Then, at the
meeting your editorial indorsed, even
stronger opposition developed and the
commissioners overrode 3-to-1 vote
of over 300 people. That in democ-
racy! Why didn't they go one step
further and veto the November 2 elec-
ton? Would The Star have condoned
that? @
I'd like to know why The Star feels
a code is necessary for Piscataway?
Does your editorial writer live here?
Why don't you straighten out the mess
you have under your own codes before
you start trying to ram them down
others throats?
Leo NJ. Conner.
Brandywine, Md.
Evening star., 1954-12-10
In Business

sarily indicate appeasement, but rather
that they represent the essence of di-
plomacy and civilization. Unfortunately
this group is relatively inarticulate.
They do not have well-publicized organ
izations indicating the extent to which
they support the administration in its
courageous stand for peace
The President must be made aware
that the Nation is with him: that the
American people do not want war. The
decision between peaceful co-existence"
versus military action will be the de-
cision that may affect our very sur
vival and that of our children. If ever