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The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1954-07-15
Vice President Badges
In Stool

For .orletime we have had in
quiries concerning H. B. A. badges
for the Vice Presidents of the local
ledge. We have not stocked this
particular badge before because we
have not had any calls for them.
This viii inform all concerned that
we have Vice President badges and
if we have any calls fer Fl. p. A.
Treasurer, Chaplain asd Secretary,
We can get these. too.
The price is the same as member
badges
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1954-07-15
Good Lighting A Safety Factor

DARK DANGEROUS DTNGY,
Poor lighting fixtures such as
this 0efO are real hazard near
open stairways in the home. Note
how greatest illumination is near
ceiling and not at floor level
where needed.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1954-07-15

Spring heralds light, gay dresses,
earefree hats -- and a return 10
spen-toed shoes, which means your
Ipcdicure is showing.
5 Now is the time for you to treat
your toes to good groom ng so you
really can put your best fo"t fss
ward.
E Part of the s.eosrre Of pedicurinr
1s in the use Of implements thar
cut easily. file smoothly and trin
neatly.
/ Manicure set-. such as che one
shown above made by JOY in Soliu-
gen, German, are available in all
leading department. stores and vii.
give a lifetime 81 perf9c. service
This set is made OF chromc-r'a'7''
xurgical steel AL is hand-ao!.'
Zoe EVERLASTING ed2.A
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16

tions which inescapably means no.
only military war but possibly COM
plete destruction of civilization as
we know it.
Certainly, economic prosperity
will be the universal end sought by
everyone; but there will be contro-
versy over the means to that end.
Sound government fiscal policy is
an obvious requirement for lasting
national prosperity, but what is
sound can be determined only in
relation to the needs of the ma
ton. Concretely, what should the
fiscal policy of the Federal govern
ment be in face of the positive
needs of our national defense?
Common Objective
Similarly, peace in the world
is a common objective; but the
question before US is just how
best we can contribute toward the
attainment of this goal. Shall We
in America adopt policies which
isolate us from other free nations
or should we seek closer coopera-
ton with them in the face of
those who would destroy our way
of life? ....
Both as citizens and as trade
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16

unorganized. The Machinists head
pointed out that although 16 mil
lion persons are now in unions, an
additional 81 million who are elig-
ible for membership are yet un-
organized.
He also proposed:
"1) An effective plan for full
employment even in times of peace;
"2) A means of further increas-
ing purchasing power by increas-
ing wages without corresponding
increases in prices;
"3) A plan for further improve
ments in working conditions;
az A plan that will result in
better educational opportunitie.
for more Of our people;
"5) A program in the field OF
health which will make the mir.
acles of modern medicine and sur.
gerry available to all of our people
"6) Increases in minimum wage
laws;
"7) Further increases in Socia
Security and railroad retirement
benefits;
"8) Further increases in unem
ployment compensation benefits;
"9) More uniform and further
increases in workmen's compensa
| ton benefits"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16

Wimbish formerly a close lieu
tenant of Dawson, function as part
of the latter's south side political
machine for q number Of years. A
capable lawyer, with an affable
personality, he developed a follow
ing of his own as Ord ward COM
mitteeman. Some of Dawson's
friends thought Sen. Wimbish was
getting ambitious to become Daw-
sons successor.
Systematically checking an d
choking Wimbish's political maneu-
vers, the congressman drove the
last spike Wednesday when he re-
fused endorsement for the state
senator's return to the post where
he has spearheaded for several ses-
sions unsuccessful efforts to Sc
cure passage of an FEPC bill
grown wealthy with good law prac-
tice, Wimbish followers say he
will retire from politics for the
present.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16

have accomplished. Because we
Lacked means to counter such mis-
representations, we have suffered
greatly The fact is that if there
had not been an organized labor
movement in the United States we
would not today be enjoying the
highest living standards in the
world.
certainly no one can deny" he
went on, chat organized labor is
responsible for present wage rates.
Wages are purchasing power. Pur-
chasing power created demand
for products, materials and serv-
ices. The use of products, mater
ials and services requires that these
things be manufactured and devel-
oped. This makes jobs and ex-
tends purchasing power to more
people. Certainly this is good for
the whole United States.
"Shorter hours, vacations, holi-
days, reduction of overtime, all
these are an accomplishment of or
ganized labor. 1t has raised the
social and cultural standards not
only of organized workers but of
our entire country. Almost every
law on the statute books of our
local, state and Federal govern
ments, which alleviates disadvan-
tages or suffering for plain people
bears the touch of organized labor.
All of these social reforms have
not benefited the organized labor
movement alone, nor have they
alone benefited the workers in our
country. They have benefited ev-
cry segment of our society and
nave been good for the whole
United States.
"Organized labor contributed in
great measure to the fight for a
free public school system in the
4 United States and for better edu-
cational opportunities for more
people. In addition, increased
wages and more leisure time con-
tributed to better education OPP
portunities. This, too, has bene-
fitted the whole United States.
"The pressure of organized la
Dor for higher wages and other
improvements in working and liv-
ing conditions which have cost in
dustry and business money has
stimulated our chronological prog
ress. 1t has compelled otherwise
apathetic employers to find short
cuts, new methods, new machinery
and more efficient devices in order
to maintain desired levels of in
comes and profits. In this way,
as well as other ways, we have
contributed to the great technology
ical progress which our country
has made. This, too, has benefited
the entire country.
Fight Against Reds
II think perhaps the greatest
recognition of the significance of
our accomplishments is demon
strated in our fight against Com
munism the world over. In our for
eign aid and cooperation programs
with other countries of the world,
where the hope for freedom is yet
alive, what did we hold aloft to the
people Of these countries as proof
that a free, democratic form of
government is better than Com
munism. We threw the search
light on all of the things which or
gained labor has helped bring
about. We pointed to the living
conditions and standards of our
plain people. If anything, we
played down the profits of our
industries and the wealth Of the
more fortunate citizens Of our
country"
Offers Program
The program that Hayes pro-
posed included organization Of the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16
NATION TO FACE CRUCIAL
DECISIONS IN The COMING Year

Crucial public policy decisions must be made in 1854
70 offset growing unemployment and the current general
business contraction George Meany AFL president
IN his New Year statement published in the Washington
Post.
Between mid-October and mid November" Meany noted
some 266000 workers became obess This quarter of
million increase in unemployment will undoubtedly be in
creased in the next two three months"
The AFL president remarked another instance of the
situation that by November real weekly earnings factory
workers were $19O less than they in March"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16

activity has been supplemented by
large volume of construction for
defense, including new plants and
defense facilities which were given
special tax and other inducements.
Logically one could expect that con-
struction volume during this re-
cent period would substantially ex-
coed the normal rate of growth.
But it is a fact that the value of
all construction since 195O-meas-
ured in constant dollars-has in
creased by only 6.8 per cent or
almost 2 percent lass than the rate
of population growth.
more pointedly, the lag in resi-
Dental construction has been even
greater. Nonfarm housing starts
have been below the 1850 mark of
100000 units for the past three
years. The 1853 starts are expect
ed to fall slightly short of the
1852 mark of 1,127,OOO units. Sign
ificantly the 1854 goal officially
projected by the Administration is
for but one million units. This is
planning for scarcity. This is not
the way to continuing prosperity.
"The economy as a whole has
been given a powerful forward
thrust for progress by advances in
new technology and new uses of
machinery and electronics. Unless
mass purchasing power keeps in
step with the expanding capacity
to produce, economic dislocation
will be inevitable. While machines
displace labor, wage earners will
have no fear of unemployment as
long as increasing productivity is
matched by expanding purchasing
power. In the contrary, new job
opportunities will be created and
the nations standard of living will
rise. But when ability to produce
is permitted to outrun ability to
consume, unemployment will be the
inescapable result.
'"This cannot be permitted, for
not only are workers the ones con-
cerned. Both the stability of the
domestic economy and the resist
ance Of the free world against
Communism will be in the balance.
Crucial public policy decisions
have been deferred until 1854. Thew
can no longer be delayed. Our fu-
ture depends upon wise actions
taken for a continued peaceful and
prosperous existence.
'The year 1854 must be a year
of decision"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16
Dawson Crushes
III. State Senator

CHICAGO, Jan. II - Congress-
man William L. Dawson, powerful
member of Cook County's Demo-
cratic central committee, took the
last step to crush State Sen.
Christopher c. Wimbish's current
political career Wednesday when
he had the central committee re-
fuse Wimbish endorsement for re-
election from the 3rd district. A
running feud has existed between
the two for the past year or two.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16

CONSTRUCTION Lays
Construction activity, as an ex-
ample in one industry, said Meany,
has failed to keep pace with the
population growth.
"The 1864 goal IF residential
construction) officially projected by
the Administration is for but one
million units" Meany declared.
"This is not the way to continuing
prosperity"
The statement outlined certain
decisions that must be made to pro-
mote genuine and prosperous eco
nomic growth"
The text of the statement is as
follows:
"The year 1854 will be year of
decision.
During that year the people OF
the United States will be faced with
the necessity Of making decisions
which will have far-reaching con-
sequences not only here at home
but also throughout the world-ln
both the free and 'nonfree' areas.
"At home, our decisions may very
we'll spell the difference between
prosperity or depression; abroad,
they may strengthen the forces
which will produce lasting peace
or lead to a deterioration of rela-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16
SOCIAL SECURITY

If you think you're going to be
happy and prosperous by sitting
back and letting the government
take care of you and your family
just look at the American Indian.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16
High Standards
Of Living Due
Labor

Cambridge, Mass.-Al j. Hayes,
president of the International AS
ISOLATION of Machinists, told the
graduating class of Harvard Uni
versity here that many persons
give credit to business and industry
alone for the progress and high
standards of living in this country,
and do not realize the primary
contributions made by organized
labor.
Hayes also set forward pro-
gram for the future, which he said
would benefit all the people of the
nation.
Many Persons Misled
Too many persons, the Machin-
lists head said, are misled into
thinking that organized labor sis
nothing but a self-serving pressure
group" This opposition has Eek
plotted our mistakes, faults, and
weaknesses, without weighing
them against the great good we
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16

Gordons jewelers. have with watch made for
fans. It's Austin either baseball football
baseball watch
7jewel Swssmade designed after
with Swiss The
watch waterrepeent shock and Gordon
presented of the watches Percy editor the
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receiving the gift from W. A. Ellis of Godons Quality
in Jackson
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-01-16

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01
Booster Banquet
To Finance Paving
Work At College

Members of the Bluffton college
Booster committee met Tuesday night
to complete arrangements for the
Booster Banquet to be held April 8
at Founders Hall on the college
campus.
1t is hoped that the ticket sale
drive will be concluded by April 6.
Seventy persons are handling
tickets and they may report to either
drug store in Bluffton, the college
office, and in Pandora to the Diller
Insurance agency or the Star Lunch.
Tickets for the banquet may be
purchased at the locations listed
above.
Donations for the banquet will be
S. per plate and will go toward
improvements of the grounds around
Founders Hall.
Initial plans include an estimated
$500 blacktop sidewalk to run from
College avenue to Founders Hall
between the presidents house and
Science Hall. All donations above
the initial goal will be used to
blacktop the drive around Founders
Hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01
Student Builds UnicycLe;;
What Is More, Rides 1t!

Given an old bicycle wheel and a
worn seat, few three-quarter inch
pipe fittings, and most anyone could
make a unicycle. Luckily, most people
wouldn't.
So, it wasn't exactly a miracle when
Gary Springer, a junior at Bluffton
college took the above mentioned
materials.and fashioned them into a
one-wheel vehicle. 1t came closer to
miracle when he learned to ride
the contraption in three weeks time,
up and down the roadway near Ropp
Hall.
Now, Springer is becoming fam
liar sight on his unicycle on Bluffton
streets, but more often on country
roads near the college.
If it looks easy to ride a unicycle
when you see Gary leisurely wheeling
his way down Main street, think
again. Remember, you must balance
yourself frontward and backward as
we'll as to the sides as on a bicycle.
A unicyclist may look like he's sitting
on his seat, but actually he's almost
standing on the pedals. The vehicle
is controlled entirely by the legs.
Springer will tell you that pedaling
a unicycle is about the equivalent to
duck-walking in firing leg muscles.
Although his homemade machine is
generally parked in the basement of
Ropp Hall, dormitory friends seldom
ask to borrow it. Only Don Corfman,
another junior, comes anywhere close
to duplicating Sprunger's feats of
staying aboard. 1t just so happens
that both of the boys are built about
the same.
A unicycle must be tailor-made to
your size-particularly to your leg
length. This was a matter of long
experimentation for the Bluffton
rider, before he had adjusted pipe
lengths exactly right. N
Contrary to what you miaht think,
the rider did not break bones in hfS
early attempts to ride. He haE seme
nasty falls, though, and guessss Vie
was just lucky. ~
Springer decided to build his uni
cycle at home last summer after see
ing them used on television. Ever
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01
$40 NeU Volumes Added
To Library Collection

A total of 670 new books repre-
senting an outlay of more than
$1,000 have been added to the collec-
ton of the Bluffton- Richland Public
Library, and several memorial gifts
have been received during the first
quarter of the year, Miss Ocie Ander-
son, librarian, has reported.
Miss Anderson said that her budg-
ct for new volumes was spread over
all classifications including books for
pleasure reading and for references
for both children and adults. She
has been busy cataloguing the new
acquisitions and getting them ready
for circulation.
A group of IA books have been pro-
vided as a gift to the library in mem
DRY of Michele Luginbuhl, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Luginbuhl,
who met death last fall in a traffic
accident on Main street.
A memorial fund for the books was
contributed by Michele's first-grade
classmates, the elementary teachers,
the Alpha Gamma club, and Mrs.
Ralph Stearns' Sunday School class
at the st. John Evangelical and Re-
formed church. The books, mostly
anthologies of children's verse and
stories, were selected for reading by
parents to their children. All of the
books are. marked with a special
memorial book plate.
At the same time Miss Anderson
said group of six reproductions of
Feodor Roiankovsky's paintings of
Mother Goose scenes are being
framed and will be hung in the IL
brary to the memory of the commu-
nity's first child to lose her life on the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01

Music will be in the air here next
Saturday.
Bluffton college and high school
suditoriums will echo to the music
OF some 46 high school bands, three
orchestras and the voices of so
chorus groups involving more than
1000 students when the Ohio District
III Band, Orchestra and Chorus
additions are held here.
Under the local chairman Rus
sell A. Lantz, professor of the Bluff
ton college school of music, the coli
lege viii be host of the annual event
which had previously been held at
Ohio Northern university for several
years.
Classes A l, Az, B /, B2, CT and
CO will be represented by competi-
tion in boys chorus, girls chorus,
mixed chorus and band and orchestra.
Students will hail from schools
throughout Allen, Auglaize, Hancock,
Mercer, Paulding, Putnam and Van
Vert counties.
Mr.. Lantz announces that Bluff
ton residents are invited to attend
the additions and there will be no
admission charge. Glasses A and
B in choral and instrumental will
be held in the high school building
and class c competition will be held
on the college campus.
Judges have been announced as
follows: Glass B and B choral music
Cecil w. Munk, Baldwin-Wallace
conservatory; Dale V. Gilliland,
OSU; and Thelbert Evans, Lake
wood schools. Class C choral music
Joseph A. Leeder, OSU; Ellis E.
Snyder, Capital university; and Roy
V. Hilty, Bowling Green school.
Judges for Class B and B instru-
mental are-Louis E. Pete, Ashland
schools; Roy D. Metcalf, Kent State
university; Eugene Weigel, OSU.
Glass c instrument-Richard j.
Stocker, Springfield schools; Harry
F. Clarke, Lakewood schools; and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01
State To Build
New Bridge Over
Riley On Rt. LOB
Plan Calls For Widening
And Repaving Approaches
On Both Sides

Construction of a new jefferson
street bridge over Big Riley creek
and widening Of the street approach
es to the structure are in the making
as an upcoming project of the state
highway department, it was revealed
at last weeks meeting of municipal
council.
State Route 103 follows Jefferson
street inside the town corporation
limits from the county line to Main
street.
In asking municipal council ap-
proval of the new, wider bridge, the
highway department disclosed plans
to replace the present structure and
to widen the paved approaches to a
20-foot street.
Total length of the street improve
ment project, including the new
bridge, was estimated by highway
department engineers as approx
mately 800 feet.
The widened pavement will extend
800 feet west of the Big Riley, anC
200 feet east of the stream, it was
indicated. In the improvement pro,
jeet the pavement will be widened tt
a 20foot broadway.
As a further traffic improvement
factor on Route 103 inside the corpor
alton linnits4 the highway department
also specified that the town shoulc
prohibit parking on the paved are;
of the Street between Main street anc
the east corporation limits of tn,
Village" ~
4 There has been some conjectur
that the new, widened bridge will b.
required after the new Route 25 by
pass is constructed around Blufftor
inasmuch as the principal entranc
and exit route to the town from tn
new highway willtshe by means o
Route 1O3 over Jefferson street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01

average of 1856 years for all of the
IA exempted village schools.
"Bluffton, being college town un-
doubtedly contributes to our high
rating in the amount of teacher
training" Superintendent of Schools
A. B. Murray said in commenting on
the state report. "We are fortunate
in being thus located and in having a
staff of teachers who have availed
themselves of their opportunities for
continued training"
In addition to taking summer work
here at Bluffton college, many of the
faculty have worked steadily during
the summers to advance their studies
at other colleges and universities in
Ohio and elsewhere in the country,
he said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01

have an average of 4.69 years of
training, as compared with the state
wide average of 3.96 years.
Even among the large city school
systems the amount of training for
the average teacher was not much
greater. Cleveland Heights teachers
averaged 4.89 years; Shaker Heights,
4.8 years; Athens, ATT years; Camp
bell, ACT years; Bexley, 4.76 years;
and Bowling Green All years. These
were the only systems in the state
which rated higher than Bluffton.
At the same time the local school
systems teachers ranked in the up
per third in years of experience"
classification. The average Bluffton
teacher has been teaching school for
1926 years, as compared with an
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01
Red Cross DriUe
$500 Short Of Goal

Buttons 1854 Red Cross
campaign has fallen some $500
short of the goal of $1,25O it has
been announced by Ed Rice,
chairman of the local chapter, as
the fund enters into its last week.
Although the 1854 campaign
officially concluded Wednesday,
Rice pointed out that local con-
tributions will be received
throughout the entire week i'm an
effort to attain the $1,25O goal.
Rice requested any persons
wishing to contribute further to
the fund or who were missed dur
ing the solicitation campaign
leave their contributions at Rice's
Tot Shop.