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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-30
Mainly Personal

carrier, possibly led astray by the
easy life a pigeon leads in Bluff
ton. The band on its leg read
AV-50-P356O.
IF YOU SHOULD ASK Sid Stet-
tier, What is so rare as a day in
June?", he would answer without
hesitation, "a starlit sky in Decem-
ber." In ian article in Edelweiss
News, publication of the Bluffton
Mems Garden club, Sid describes the
glories of the heavens this time of
year.
"Of the 18 brightest stars, nine
can be seen at this latitude" Sid
writes. Four are white, three are
yellow and two are red :. the plan
cts Mars and Jupiter can be recog-
nized because they do not twinkle.
Mars is conspicuous for its red color
and Jupiter for its four moons easily
seen through a small telescope"
COON HUNTERS Lyle Bad
ertscher and Harold Young of
Rawson now have 35 hides hang
ing on the barn door, and they
still have until January 81 to
hunt with their two redbone
hounds. Hides are worth about
$1.5O on the average, and the
market has been rising right
along.
VI
Mr.. VIM. N. GAIFFE Commonly
known as KaiseD, Grocer, Night
Patrolman and Gentleman Democrat
recently received letter thus ad-
dressed, delivered special delivery
with six cents postage due.
Its contents were six one-half cent
stamps in payment df the loan of a
three-cent stamp recently by another
Gentleman" Democrat, Arden Baker
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to persons familiar with the Rawsor
rural route address.
By 8:45 a. m. Thursday Miss
Sylvia Biederman, Route 2, Bluff
ton, called to give the first identi-
fication. Dr.. Milo Rice, Pandora,
was the second to phone the cor
rect identification, with Mrs. c. L.
Ruprighti Beaverdam, and Dick
Jordan, Bluffton, next in line. All
are eligible to receive prize tick
cts to any show at The Carma
Theatre.
(See Purdy Farm Story - Page 4,
Among the many others who phon
ed in the proper Identification wer,
Clara Niswander, Charles Main, Mrs
John Nonnamaker, Angeline Shulaw
Bob Meyer, Earl Hoch, Dwight Fran
tz, Kay Nonnamaker, Nancy Houtz
Richard Marquart, Stanley Newton
Mrs. Kenneth Stoner, Mrs. Clyde
Warren.
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Mrs. Francis Marquart, Mrs. Lowell
Habegger. Harley Marquart, Amos
Suter, Betty Stratton, Clair Michel,
Mrs. Ray Harris, James Anderson,
Naomi Matter, Charles Hankish Jr.,
James Montgomery, Lois Reel, Yvon-
ne Rupright, Mrs. Sam Culp and
Sandra Edie.
Free theatre tickets are given to
the first person in Bluffton making
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1t all started BECAUSE Kaiser retus-
ed to accept three pennies in payment
for a stamp borrowed by Baker - a
case Of Alphonsq and Castor among
Democrats.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-30
WHAT is YOUR FAvoRITE

WHAT is YOUR FAVORITE
Christmas aroma? We were some
what comforted to read recently that
we are not the only ones who dis
tinguish the Yuletide season with the
proboscis as well as eyes and ears.
Shifting the pungent pine tree recalls
Christmas to some people while to
others the holiday means the savor-
ing of a roasting turkey or the acrid
aroma of al juicy orange. Our favor
ite Christmas smell was lost when we
were about five, and we have never
found it again, sniff though we do
every Christmas. Somehow, we be-
lieve our 'lost odor" had to do with
the sugar icing on certain type of
cookie, but we've never been able to
find one since.
NOW THAT CHRISTMAS is past
and the next big event is the arrival
of the seed catalogues, Fit may interest
you to know that Petunia seeds are
bringing 1880 peri sixty-fourth Of
an ounce According to Kermit Herr
editor of the Edslweiss News, q
pound of seed Tould be worth
$13,824.
4
AND ON THE NSUBJECT OF
Christmas one of the thoughtful
deeds we heard about was the
treat provided by a Bluffton
couple for all the kids at the Al
len County ChildFen's Home.
Hearing that no one had volun-
teered to furnish ice cream for
the homes Christmas dinner, Mr..
and Mrs. C. ii. Cole of Garau
street, promptly ordered the
proper quantity sent for the
party.
PIGEONS have become such
nuisance at the Town Hall that
Richard Core of the street crew
has been assigned the task of ex-
ercising his SHOT gun whenever
spare moment presents itself
from other duties. Included in
host of birds shot down in recent
weeks was one distinguished
member of the pigeon tribe,
which Police Chief Lee Coon and
| Core believe must have been
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"The extra one-cent (stamp for in
terest' was reasonable, said Kaiser,
"but it cost me six CENTS to receive
the envelope. I'm stiR two cents
short"
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Many Identify Purdy Farm From Photo;
How About No. Is Do You Know This One?

Located intersection of busy u Route 25 and the
less than mile out of the village OF Rawson the
farm of the Rev Walter Pury of the most easily den
the Blufton News Mystery Farm series to date
The Purdy house. the chicken house and kennels
the Purdy pony track dead gveaways
Arizona sun., 1954-08-13
Sports Closeup
By
Fritz Pollard
NS( Championship
To Open Here
September II 10 IA

Once again Arizona will host the
NSC World Championship Softball
Tournament (both mems and
Women'S teamS) from all over the
United States, Canada and Mexico.
The tournament will be held at
the Phoenix Softball Park, Sept.
through IA, and is expected to
be the finest National Sohball
Congress tournament ever held.
An elaborate entertainment pro-
gram for participating teams and
NSC representatives is currently
being arranged by high-ranking
city and tournament officials in
cluding banquets. and barbecue,
swimming, golf, free theater tick
cts, and excursions to scenic spots
on the Arizona desert.
The various Arizona state
Clubs are busily engaged plan
ming to turn out in a body at the
games on a night to be designated
their State night. Some of the
clubs, such as the Kansas State
Club, are also arranging for inter-
eSting affairs at which the teams
from their home state are to be
the guests of honor. Among clubs
now making such plans are those
representing California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illi-
nois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Mis-
souri,, New Mexico, Nevada Ohio,
Oklahoma, North Dakota, Texas,
Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Kan
sas, Eastern and Western Canada
and Mexico.
There will also be spectacular
pre-opening and opening day cere-
monies which include, among other
things, the crowning of a Tourna-
ment Queen at the Grand Opening
on Labor Day, and big parade in
downtown Phoenix. Advance ticket
sales indicate a complete sellout
for the entire IL days of tourna-
ment play.
Arizona sun., 1954-08-13

NEW YORK, (GlobaD - Last
Tuesday night was N.A.A.C.P.
night at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn,
and Just before the Dodgers-St.
Louis tilt, in a brief ceremony,
Odell Clark of the New York
Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. pre-
sented a citation to DOdger cap
tain. Pee Wee Recess. The citation
read, in part: 6. For his eX-
emplary craftsmanship on the
baseball field, and for his sports
nnanlike performance in the larger
field of human relations -"
We heartily concur in this cita-
ton, because we remember so
well when Jackie Robinson came
up to the Dodgers in the noble ex-
pertinent that has proved so sue
cessful. Pc Wee was a tower of
strength, because he was the
spark of the team at that point,
and his attitude was important.
In those early days, there were
rumorS that even some of the
members of the Dodger team did
not like having a Negro play with
them, and many fans naturally
watched most carefully the actions
Of those players who hailed from
"south of the border" 1t is un-
derstandable that there should
have been suspicious eyes cast upon
the Southern gentlemen, and in the
case of Dixie Walker, the suspi-
cion was justified.
But Pee Wee Reese, the little
Kentucky Colonel gave us the
best proof we ever need that a
thoroughbred is, a thoroughbred no
matter from whence he comes.
Arizona sun., 1954-08-13

Last year agriculture produced
$40 million dollars in Arizona.
Prosperous agriculture is among
the greatest contributions to the
income of the state We must con-
serve our water and soil resources
to keep agriculture prosperous.
Support your local soil conserva
ton districts. They are doing a vi
tai job. Give them your help. Let's
speed up conservation in Arizona.
Arizona sun., 1954-08-13

Jimmy Martinez. Glendale mid
dleweight. has been named Ari-
xona's Athlete of the Month"
for July by the Keagle Memorial
Sports Award Committee. The
competition is sponsored by the
Al Brewing Company. Phoe-
mix. to promote good sportsman
ship. Martinez. who has been
fighting professionally since
1851. recently scored an impress
sive unanimous win over Bobby
Dykes. one of the nations top
middleweights. The win has put
the Glendale boxer in line for
bouts with top-ranking weller
weight or middleweight fighters.
Martinez selection automatical-
1Y qualities him as one of the IL
contenders for the 1854 Al
athlete of the Year" trophy.
which will be awarded in the
spring.
Arizona sun., 1954-08-13

Time to stop and think about
conservation. Our civilization is a
three-legged stool-water and soil
and plants are the three legs. If
any of the supports fail, our civili-
zation will topple just as surely as
by a hydrogen bomb. People live
on soil, and people, through their
local soil conservation districts,
must conserve the water and soil.
Let's speed up conservation in Ari-
Evening star., 1954-10-11
$4,000 Teachers Expected
Al Maryland Convention

Fourteen thousand Maryland
teachers are expected to attend
the 87th annual convention of
the Maryland State Teachers
Association in Baltimore on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Exchange of ideas for improve
ment of teaching will be en-
phasized. There will be 240 edu-
cational exhibits in the 5th Regi-
ment Armory. including displays
of latest textbooks and instruc-
tional materials.
There will be 80 department
meetings. Joseph A. Hunter,
president of the Maryland Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers,
will speak on What Do Parents
Expect of Teachers?"
Other speakers will include DR..
Houston Peterson, professor of
philosophy at Rutgers Univer-
sity; George r. Seidel, a research
supervisor in private industry:
James A. Fowler, director of edu-
cation for the Academy of Nat
ural Science of Philadelphia:
Author John Gunther, Erwin
Canham, editor of the Christian
Science Monitor: Walter Reuth-
er, president of the CIO, and AL
Capp, cartooniSt.
Evening star., 1954-10-11
Ryan Crushes Finger
Closing Door Of Car

Edward j. Ryan, Democratic
candidate for Maryland's 9Th
Congressional District seat, yes
terday suffered a crushed finger
when he slammed a car door on
it after attending a memorial
service for deceased members
of the Kensington Volunteer
Fire Department.
The mishap occurred at a res
taurant in Wheaton, where Mr..
Ryan had gone to attend a fire.
department luncheon, that fol-
lowed memorial services at st.
Paul's Methodist Church.
A spokesman for Democratic
headquarters said Mr.. Ryan was
treated at Washington Sani-
tarium and doctors had saved
the finger.
Mr.. Ryan was unable to speak
at the luncheon and was repre-
sented by his wife at an after
noon rally at the home of Earl
j. Lombard, at Etchison, Md.
Last night, however. Mr.. Ryan
attended a reception for Demo-
cratic candidates at the home
Of Edwin Bright, $500 East West
highway. Chevy Chase.
Representative Hyde. Repub-
ican 9Th District incumbent,
yesterday praised the spirit of
the volunteer firemen at the
Wheaton luncheon.
Evening star., 1954-10-11
No Political Group Backs Him
And Mrs. Kramer, Smith Saws

Lathrop E. Smith, candidate
for the Montgomery County
School Board, today issued a
statement denying that he and
his running mate, Mrs. Rose
Kramer. have been Endorsed by
any political group.
Mr.. Smith attacked state
mentS he said had been made
that a political group has in
dorsed the pair and that the
management Of their campaign
has been taken over by the
political group.
The denial came in answer to
statements repeatedly made by
Mr.. Smiths opponent, incumbent
William F. Bulls, that the
Smith-Kramer teams Campaign
Committee included persons who
were active in the county Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action group
and had been Endorsed by the
American Association of Uni
versity Women.
Denies Being "Taken Over"
81 want to deny categorically
that we are seeking Endorsement
by any particular political group
or organization, nor will we &C
cept such Endorsement if Of
fered.
Furthermore, no individual
and no political group has taken
Evening star., 1954-10-11
Court Backs Pennsy
InBayFerryStoppage In
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Oct. 1.-THE
Pennsylvania Railroad today
won its fight legally to abandon
its ferry service across Chesa-
peake Bay as the Virginia Su-
preme Court reversed a lower
court ruling against the railroad.
The high court also threw out
a $250,000 contempt fine levied
against the Pennsylvania by the
Northampton Circuit Court.
In two separate opinions, the
seven-man tribunal found that
the lower court had exceeded its
jurisdiction in ruling on the
legality of Pennsylvania's sudden
stoppage Of ferry service across
the bay in February, 1858.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission previously ruled the rail-
road had the authority to dis
continue its service by the ferry,
the Elish Lee, which linked Cape
Charles, Old Point Comfort and
Norfolk.
Evening star., 1954-10-11
CheverIy Garden Club
Prize Winners Named

Winners of the Cheverly Gar
den Club flower show top prizes
yesterday were Mrs. Howard
Leedy, $500 Fifty-seventh ave-
nue., and Mrs. Robert Irby, 380a
Fifty-eighth avenue, both OF
Cheverly.
Mrs. Leedy was awarded the
sweepstakes in the horticultural
section and Mrs. Irby won the
award in the artistic arrange
ment section.
Division winners were Mrs
Leedy, garden flowers; Leo Hof-
man, roses; Miss Claudia Wells
dahlias; Mrs. Ted Huffman
novelties, and Mrs. M. w. Cogar
artistic arrangements.
There were more than 60C
entries in the show.
Evening star., 1954-10-11
Five Are Arrested
In Illegal Liquor Sale,
In Prince Georges

Prince Georges County police
arrested five persons over the
week end in a series of raids on
places allegedly selling beer and
whisky Illegally.
One of the places raided by
Detectives George Clements and
Robert Sabril was.a hall in Col
lington, Md. where they said,
the proprietor was operating on
a temporary, three-day beer
license. Police and license-issu-
ing authorities combined last
month to crack down on such
places.
Detective Clements said Joseph
w. Marshall, colored. 36, of Col
lington, was charged with per-
mitting the sale and consump-
zion of beer after midnight Satur-
day. The detective said Marshall
had a three-day license issued
to the jolly Fellows Club. Mar
shall arrested at 2 am, posted
81 900 bond for hearing October
20 in Upper Marlboro Police
Court.
His bartended, Peter l.. Mar
shall, "a, colored, also was
charged with selling beer after
closing hours.
The raiders said they arrested
Charles S. Howard. 35, colored,
the 2190 block of Tenth street
NV. on the grounds of the
Sportsmen's Land and Sea Club
in Vista, Md, on Sunday, and
charged him with possession of
whisky on which the Maryland
tax had not beer paid. Detective
Clements said Il> ward had Is
half-pintS of whisky n his car.
Police also charged Fred D.
Cheeks. So. colored, and his wife,
Almeda, So, of the 5000 block
of Fifth street NV, with selling
beer to minors. The couple have
a beer. wine and whisky license,
police said. The arrest followed
the sale of beer by Mrs. Cheeks
to a 17-year-old boy. Detective
Clements said.
Evening star., 1954-10-11
Reprint Of 5, 500 Ballots
Ordered in Loudoun Error

Davis, "but the law does not con-
template an invitation for such
votes"
When voters do write in names
on ballots. they also must place
an *" beside the write-ins OF
the vote is invalid, Mr.. Davis
said. He said voters were free
to draw their own boxes around
KS placed beside write-in names,
but the Electoral Board isn't free
to do it for them.
The Loudoun board has been
placing blank lines and boxes
for write-i1 candidates on ballots
for about 10 years.
County officials said this is the
first time any objection has been
raised.
Evening star., 1954-10-11
Agents Seize Still
In Prince Georqes,
Arrest -Four Men

An illegal whisky making
operation just over the District
line in Prince Georges County
was halted yesterday when Fed
erel agents arrested four persons.
The raid occurred about 1890
pm. in a woods off Marlboro
pike, a half-mile from the Dis
trict,
Conf1scated was a 100-gallon
corn whisky still and other
equipment, some 500 gallons of
mash. and eight gallons of moon
shine already produced.
Participating in the raid were
four Treasury Department men,
led by Agent Raymond F. Acker,
and Detective Sergt. Ralph Bond
of Prince Georges County police.
Produces 80 Gallons Daily.
Mr.. Acker described the still
as average size" and said it
was capable of producing about
80 gallons of whisky a day. Such
bootleg whisky. he said, retails
for about SO a gallon in WASH
ington.
The Treasury agent said the
still had been operating for
about three weeks, but wasn't
spotted until Thursday night.
The operations included a 100-
gallon cooker" a filter and
some 80 feet of copper tubing
running through a nearby
stream.
Three of the four persons ar
rested were on the scene when
the raiders surprised them. Mr..
Acker said They were Roma A.
Henson, 46. of the 900 block Fifth
street Sc; Harold Perry, "a, of
the 800 block L street Sc. and
Samuel L. Allen, "a, of the 600
block K street Sc. All are COL
ored.
Fourth Man Seized.
The fourth man, Leon Lagana
of Oakland, Md, said to be
owner Of the property. was ar
rested at his nearby home, Mr..
Acker said.
All were held on five. counts
Of violating Federal Internal
Revenue laws involving an un-
registered distillery. Each was
held under $1,000 bond pending
a preliminary hearing today be-
fore United States Commissioner
Samuel S. H. Meloy in Upper
Marlboro.
Evening star., 1954-10-11
Montgomery Council
Hit on School Funds

The Democratic candidate for
State Senator from Montgomery
County charged yesterday that
"disorderly assessment policies
of the Republican regime have
deprived the county of vital
school funds"
Edward s. Northrop made the
statement at two political meet
ings yesterday, one before a
group of Chevy Chase citizens at
the Lynnbrook Recreation Cen
ter and the other at the home OF
Earl j. Lombard at Etchison. It
was Mr.. Lombard whom Mr..
Northrop defeated in the Demo-
cratic primary last June.
Mr.. Northrop said the Repub-
lican controlled County Council
has failed until just recently
to attempt to procure any uni
forniity of assessments" He
added, "And now it's too late"
In a campaign talk Saturday
Mr.. Northrop urged that the
Upper Montgomery County Plan
ming Commission be abolished
and cited the tremendous op-
position of rural residents" He
told a meeting at the North Be-
thesda Recreation Center that
the upcounty agency should be
merged with the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
He also lashed out at the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission and said Montgom-
cry County residents have
watched it grow like an octo-
pus."
Evening star., 1954-10-11
Man Thrown From Auto
In Crash Is on Critical LisI

A Washington man was in
critical condition at Casualty
Hospital today as a result of in
juries received when he was
thrown from q automobile near
Brandywine, Md.
William Butler, "a, colored, of
1856 F street N. E., suffered a
skull fracture after the car in
which he was riding went out of
control and overturned twice on
Brandywine road about Sis pm.
yesterday.
The driver Of the car, Joseph
Redder, Is. colored, of 1857
Mount Olivet street N. E., also
was thrown from the car but
escaped with minor injuries. He
was released after treatment at
Casualty.
Evening star., 1954-10-11
Printer Hurt in Fairfax
AS Motorcycle 0verturns

A 27-year-old printer was
knocked unconscious today when
his motorcycle overturned at Lee
highway and Shreve road in
Fairfax County.
County police said the printer,
John Henry Chop of So Mclean
avenue. Fairfax, an employe of
the American Printing Co. of
Washington, was driving to work
when his motorcycle skidded and
overturned. He was admitted to
Arlington Hospital with unde-
termined head injuries.
Police said Mr.. Chop was
thrown from his machine, a
three-wheeled motorcycle. when
he apparently swerved to avoid
a turning automobile.
Evening star., 1954-10-11
Arlington Club Plans
Teu for Mrs. BuchhoIz

The Arlington Woman's DEM
ocratic Club today announced
Mrs. Leone Buchholz, who has
been named woman of the
year" by the club, will be hon.
ored at a tea Sunday in the
Lyon Village Community House,
1920 North Highland street. Ar
lington.
Mrs. Buchholz, cited by the
club for her efforts to extend
recreational programs for chill
dren, is chairman Of the Airing
ton County Board. She is run
ming for reelection against three
opponents.
Evening star., 1954-10-11
Woman Bookie Slain,
Police Accuse Husband

A woman who was convicted
last week on a bookmaking
charge was shot and killed by
her husband yesterday, Alex
andria police reported.
Police said Helen Burt Stew
ard, 48. colored. was killed by
her husband, Melkiah Steward
81, colored. The shooting took
place at the victims home in
the 100 block of Queen street
during an argument, witnesses
told police. Steward was ar
rested a short time later.
Police said the woman was
given a six-month jail sentence
in Alexandria Police Court last
week, but was free pending a
new trial. Steward was charged
with murder.
Evening star., 1954-10-11
err the management Of our

, over the management of our
campaign" Mr.. Smith said.
He added that Mrs. Kramer
and he are wholly responsible
for the management of the
campaign with the assistance of
a committee of individuals of
divergent political views, who
represent no political party or
action group in the State"
Mr.. Bulls today said that
school board candidates in a
non-partisan election should run
as individuals without the spon-
sorship of organizations. He
added that whenever a group
organizes and collect dues to
assist the campaign of a team
of candidates 1T is a political
party"
Early Interest Lack Charged.
Mr.. Bulls said Mr.. Smith had
expressed no interest in the
school board race until after he
had learned he had not been
renominated for the County
Council.
"His interest quite obviously is
political" Mr.. Bulls charged.
He added that when a candi-
date receives the support of an
organization in a non-partisan
election he loves allegiance to
the group"