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Evening star., 1955-11-28
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Two dear. sweet old ladies
were talking things over on
the bus.
They spoke of their families.
their sons. and especially of
their daughters-in-law.
They talked about their
homes, heating problems. and
the maids day of. with some
attention to cleaning chores.
Their talk was a bit upStage.
as nefits dear, sweet women
in old ages purple and
white hair.
The conversation was emf
nently dignified and proper.
Just exactly what one would
have expected from them.
A listener in the seat ahead
was only slightly Jared when
one Of the sweet old ladies
said, did you read about that
awful man who killed his own
mother and 43 others in
the plane?"
Yes" nodded the other
sweet old lady, Wasn't that a
he'll Of a thing for him to do?"
Which only goes to prove,
as a very dear old lady of our
acquaintance used to say, that
all people are human, after all.
Despite the talk about the
bus. pro and con, there is no
vehicle in the world quite like
it, unless 1t is a streetcar.
We doubt. offhand, that one
hears as much on the latter.
because streetcar Is roomier,
you are not packed in so
tightly, and it has always
seemed to US that streetcar
passengers are more chary of
talking than bus patrons.
We recall two other old
ladies on a bus.
yes" nodded one, with
enthusiasm, "we1l soon be
celebrating our golden wedding
anniversary"
The other registered happi-
ness. y
Wonderful, she said. You'll
get your pictures in The Star" {"
The wonderful one nodded,
dreamily.
"Someway, it seems to me-"
she added. thoughtfully, II
have been married all my life."
Perhaps you have to be a
woman to understand that one.
= =
There were two other wom-
en- aboard a bus.
One was from Florida and
the other from California.
Evening star., 1955-11-28
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names map be used II
letters carry Urtters correct
names and addresses All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
Evening star., 1955-11-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKlN SERVICE

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Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-06-15
Irrigation
CONTINUED from page y

dry most of the time, the Same eauJuSs-
ment can be made.
Irrigated crops require a uniformly
moist condition but not saturatlon. Il
REQUIRES constant attention on the part
Of the irrigator to keep the moisture
situation within the proper range. IL
can be shown that each needed irrlga-
ton is worth about so or more per
acre if coupled with the other farm
practices which result in high produc-
ton. This IS true for medium ana
heavy soils with good moisture storage
in the root zone. The value for eacn
irrigation on light sandy soil is some
what less. but just as important from
the standpoint of getting yields. When
the return for one irrigation is this
high. we can afford to hire full-time
qualified irrigator to assure high eff
cheney and proper timing of the water
application
Let US assume that an irrigator has
3 second-feet or 30 miners inches of
water to work with Let's also assume
that he needs to apply inches of water
for an irrigation and he is using 6
inches. This means he is about 6675
per cent efficient in his water applica-
ton and is covering one acre in two
hours. IF the irrigator costs 81 per
hour, it is costing 50 per acre for labor
to irrigate.
IF he uses 8 inches of water per irri-
cation, his efficiency is so per cent and
the cost per acre is $2.67. Again, if he
uses 10 inches of water, his efficiency
goes down 70 40 per cent and the cost
goes up to So 80 per acre. AS the eff
cheney goes down, the labor cost
goes up.
Therefore. it pays three ways to keep
the labor efficiency high Ia the first
place yields are increased by irrigat-
ing properly; second, labor cost per
acre is reduced and, third, soil fertility
is conserved and the right kinds of
grasses and legumes are kept in the
pasture and hay mixtures.
Now let's take a look at reason No.
2 for low efficiency. Most land is not
ideally adapted to irrigation in its
original state Leve1ing is one of the
most needed changes. Continually using
one-way pillow leaves dead burrows
that will interfere with irrigation #
not 1eveled out each year bitches in
the wrong place or too widely spaced.
bikes in the wrong direction or too far
apart-a1 contribute to low efficiency.
Heavy land leveIing is expensive but
there are many other items on the land
preparation list that can be done at
low cost to improve the efficiency of
irrigation.
When it comes to the method of irri-
cation, one of the most common mis-
takes is using border bitches or bitches
run at an angle to the slope on fields
that should be in contour bitches. This
isolates many high spots between
bitches and makes them hard to cover.
Contour bitches on slopes over. 2. or
per cent are usually best. Border
bitches or bikes on the flatter lands
usually work well.
IF labor seems to be the big problem
it can sometimes be solved by Ieveling
and installing border dikes. I have
visited many farms where the man.
hours have been cut down tn aho1,t IN
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
RichIand Center

Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Beck and
daughter of Findlay, were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hen
bricks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Amstutz and
Mrs. Mel Zimmerly called Sunday
| afternoon at thel Amos Gerber and
Marion HochstetDer home. Evening
callers were Mt and Mrs. Robert
Gerber and daughters.
Mr.. and MRS Nolan Benroth and
family of Elida, and Mrs. Mabel
Benroth of V3ughnsville, called Sun
day afternoon on Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Follas and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Grant and
sons were Sunday dinner guests of
Mrs. j. /. Iuginbuhl.
Mr.and Mrs. Arthur Miller were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert Basinger and family.
Mr.and Mrs. Warren Moser called
Friday evening on Mr.. and Mrs.
Evan Steiner and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hilty and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Amstutz and family were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Hilty and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Montgomery
and family were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. @. E. Burk-
holder and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Marquart
and daughter were Friday evening
guests of Mr.. Shirl Basinger in hon.
or of Miss Frances Downing's birth
day.
Mrs. Russell Schaublin and chill
dren and Mrs. Emanuel Boutwell,
and daughter Marcia spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Wilford Gratz.
Richard Kohler and Miss Martha
Dackin were married Sunday. Con-
gratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Hochstettler
and daughter spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Hochstettler
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Leiber and
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hen
bricks attended the Shriners' Circus
Saturday in Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Miller and
family were Sunday dinner guests OF
Mr.and Mrs. Donald Steiner and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Marquart
and Mrs. Ella Dillman were Sunday
evening supper guests of Mrs. Amos
and Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Lugin.
buhl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz anc
daughter called Thursday evening or
Ernest Gratz and Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Core and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Marquart
and daughter were Thursday eve
J ming supper guests, at the Ed. anC
Melvin Marquart home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Luginbuh
and family called Friday evening
on Mr.and Mrs. Don Dillman anc
! family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Montgomery
and family called Sunday evening al
j the Walter Montgomery home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton Harkness.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Moser were
Sunday dinneF guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Moser and daughters
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Nonnamaker
and sons were Monday evening sup
per guests of Mr.. and Mrs. GUY
EIkenDary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Eikenbary and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin re-
turned home Sunday evening after
touring Florida.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
PTA Family Night
Planned Monday

Family Night will be observed next
Monday by the Bluffton Parent-Teach
er association when the regular
monthly meeting will open with a
basket dinner in the high school
gymnasiunAat 6:15.
The prograp which viii be Of inter
est to the youngsters as we'll as their
parents will include tumbling ex-
hbition, a review Of girls physical
education and a skit by the speech
department.
The Rev. Alvin Beachy will open
the meeting with devotions, and chill
dren of the elemshtary school under
the direction of Mrs. EIWra Suter, will
present a program of music. The
girls physical education review will
be directed byf Mrs. Kathryn Patter-
son. Pete Schmidt will be in charge
of the tumbIng acts, and Darwin
LuginbuhPs speech students will pre-
sent a skit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
Charles Shumaker
Returning To Far East

Charles Shumaker, missionary,
and his daughter, Penny, son and
grand daughter of Eli Shumaker
of BIuffton, will leave Saturday
for IndOnesia where he will serve
as a Methodist missionary for
four years.
Later, he wi ] be joined by his
wife, Eileen, aRd their other chill
dren, Joyce, Nike and Robert.
The Shumak kers have been liV-
ing in ColumB Bus since their return
from a four year tour of duty in
Malacca apd Malaga. While in
Columbus, fMr. Shumaker contin-
ued his Studies at Ohio State uni
versity, where he holds masters
degree in political science.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10

Mrs. Grace Hlingler was Friday
dinner guest of Mr.and Mrs. Clyde
Klingler and sons.
Mr.and Mrs. Harry Moore, Mr..
and Mrs. Keith Moore and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hart and
family were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.and Mrs. Ottho Stratton and
family.
Mr.and Mrs. c. w. Montgomery
and daughter janice called Wednes-
day on Mr.and Mrs. Royal Downey
and son.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
Arm0rsville

Mr.. and Mrs. wm. j. McCaferty
and daughter We're Sunday supper
guests of Mr.. AID Mrs. Carl McCaf-
ferty.
w. S. w. S. bf the Liberty Chapel
church will meet this Thursday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Edith Swank.
Mr.and Mrs. Keith Moore and
family of WHandotte, Mich, spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Moore.
Mr.and MrsA Victor Moser and
family and Mr.Aand Mrs. Lysle Nc
Carly and son called Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and, Mrs. Erwin Mos
er.
Mr.and Mrs. Ellis Hauenstein and
family called Monday afternoon on
Mr.and Mrs. Levi Hauenstein.
Mrs. C. w. Montgomery and
daughters were Wednesday evening
supper guests of MEand Mrs. Roy
Reams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hover and
family spent Sunday evening with
Mr.and Mrs. Erwin hoser.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-10
BPA To Purchase
New Pickup Truck

A pickup truck used for the past
Is years by TIE Bluffton municipal
water departBent will be replaced
soon with new vehicle, it was decid-
ed at a meeting Of the board Of public
affairs Friday evening Of last week.
Advertisement for bids for the pur-
chase of IA new one and sale Of the
old truck was authorized. Bids will
be received by the board until p. m.
March Z.
Evening star., 1955-11-05
West Holds Upper Hand
As Geneva Talks Recess

scheme based on q divided Ger
many. It would leave NATO in
tact, but for that very reason Mr..
Molotov said Germany could not
be united.
Defends Security
Mr.. Dulles said the simiiarities
between the two programs proved
that the Western plan afforded
Russia adequate security against
la reunited Germany and there
was therefore no reason for
Russia to continue opposing
uniflcation.
Mr.. Molotov. meanwhile, began
Iplacing more emphasis on saving
what he called the social and
economic gains in East Germany.
BY the time the seventh ses-
sion ended last night the West
had pretty well maneuvered Mr..
Molotov into a position Of de-
Tending himself against the
charge that he was not living up
to Marshal Bulganin's July
pledge and that he really was
afraid Of free elections in Ger
many.
The conference itself had be-
come more of a propaganda
battle than negotiation. The
West was winning that battle
but it remained to be seen
whether such success will force
Russia into altering. its Ger
man policy.
Evening star., 1955-11-05
t-Stote Studies
For Negroes Cost
Virginia $l85,O0O

RICHMOND. Nov. S (R.--yir-
ginia spent s1s5.oOo last year to
send $50 Negro students to OUT
of-State colleges for studies not
available at Virginia State Col
lege at Petersburg.
DR.. Robert P. Daniel. Virginia
State president. released a report
which showed Columbia Univer-
sity. with 1893 Virginia students
and New York University with
131. were the most popular
schools among those receiving
graduate aid payments.
Howard University was chosen
by 56 students. Meharry Medical
College by "a, Boston University
by 16 and Cornell University
by l3.
Virginia spent $4,000 for
those attending Meharry to study
medicine, $500 for those study
ing dentistry there and $4,000
for those studying veterinary
medicine at Tuskegee Institute.
Altogether, Negro students
pursuing graduate studies OUT
side the State under the gradu-
ate aid program attended SO
colleges and universities across
the country.
Evening star., 1955-11-05
|ltoly Decorotes
|Rodium Scientist

TURIN, Italy. Nov. 5 R9
Italy yesterday presented it:
highest award the Gold MEDIA
Ifor Civil Meritto DR.. Mario
Ponzio, a scientist who has un-
Idergone 10 operations for radium
burns while searching how I'd
protect Others from them.
A citation signed BY President
Giovanni Gronchi said the
cheerful. 70-year scientist car
|ried on his work in q spirit Of
Ialtruism and denial Of sell, =
despite progressive loss Of his
limbs and painful surgery.
DR.. Ponzio, professor Of RADIO
Ilogy al Turin University for 20
years. has only oae finger left
after 10 operations for radiuTn
burns. The last operation. Oc-
tomber "A. left only one finger
|of his right hand. Three months
earlier his left arm and collar
bone were arnputated.
The Italian scientist attended
yesterdays ceremony despite par
tial paralysis resulting from the
latest surgery.
Evening star., 1955-11-05
|Antibiotics Seen Hurmful
For Colds, Polio and Measles

the third annual conference or
Iantibiotics sponsored by FDA.
The doctor cited reports from
medical literature alluding Il
seemingly delayed recovery from
certain virus ailments following
Inse Of antibiotics. and told of d
personal observation with regarc
to a polio case.
Asked by a reporter whai
mechanism she believed was in.
|volVed. the scientist offered these
theories:
/. In polio and mumps. the use
of antibiotics may interfere with
the normal defense mechanism
against those ailments-tIat is
the formation of antibodies.
2. In the common cold, tht
|antibioticS may interfere with
the normal bacterial flora that
lis, killing off certain harmless
bacteria which tend to inhibii
the growth Of yiruseS.
Evening star., 1955-11-05
By the Associated Press

A Government scientist re-
ports there is evidence suggest
ing that the use of antibiotie
drugs may actually delay re-
coyery" in cases Of the common
cold, influenza. polio, measles
and mumps.
The scientist, DR.. Barbara
Moulton of the Food and Drug
Administration, said the same
applies to herpangina. a virus
ailment somewhat resembling a
'strep" sore throat.
But she said the use Of anti
biotics in three other virus dis
eases-snlallpox, chickenpox and
shingles--lnay be helpful be
cause of their effects upon sec
ondary bacterial infection" !"
She made the statements at
the closing session yesterday OF
Evening star., 1955-11-05
YOUTHS ENTERING
AIR FORCE SCHOOL
CALLED ,SOFTIEs'

PUEBLO, Colo. (R).-The
average young man entering
the United States Air Force
Academy Is soft physically.
its commandment said yester-
day.
Brig. Gen, Robert M.
Stillman told a high school
assembly that I'VE are getting
young men at the Air Acad-
emy who cannot even do
one chin-up, who cannot do
four or five sit-ups."
He appealed for his teen-
age listeners to spend less
time in front Of q television
set and more time in outdoor
games.
THE physical conditions
OF the European boys" he
said. lis three times as strong
as that Of American boys.
The American people are be-
coming exceedingly soft"
Evening star., 1955-11-05

An aspiring young cowhand
with his heart set on his work
lis apparently headed dowr
|Texas-way. but he has left .
very distraught mother at home
police reported today.
william Walter Moffett. l3. Of
1886 Newton street NV. left
home between $3.50 and 10 o.
clock Thursday night. leaving
ia note advising his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. John Moffett. not tc
worry.
He also left an encyclopedia
on his bed. open TO pages de-
|scribing Texas and Its ranches
and cattle.
The note:
Dear Nom and Dad-I am
very sorry / took the money
t$70 of his own savings and $1S
from the household fund.-. but
Evening star., 1955-11-05
Britain Honors
46 Americans

Forty-six Americans. ranging
from els to generals. were hon
ored by the British yesterday
for hefoism or distinguished
command Of United Nations
forces in Korean fighting.
Two generals were given hon.
orary knighthoods In the Most
Excellent Order of the British
Empire. These went to Gen.
Maxwell d. Taylor. now Army
Chief Of Staif, who commanded
the multi-nation Eighth Army
lin Korea, and to Gen. Earle e.
Partridge, commander Of the Air
Defense Command at Colorado
Springs. Colo. who was Fifth
Air Force commander early in
the Korean fighting.
Three lieutenant generals who
followed Gen. Partridge as Fifth
Air Force commanders were
named honorary companions of
the Most Honourable Order of
the Bath.
They are Samuel E. Ander-
son, now assigned TO the Office
of the Secretary Of Defense:
Frank #. Everest, deputy chief
of staff for Air Force operations.
and Glenn o. Barcus, now COM
Imander- -in-chief Of the United
States Northeast command at
PepperelI Air Force Base. New
foundland.
1t. Gen. Emmett o'Donnell.
now Air Force deputy chief of
staff for personnel. also was
made an honorary companion in
the Order Of the Bath for or
ganizing the bomber command.
which he headed, in Korea.
Distinguished Flying Crosses
went to two American aces. Mai.
James j. Jabara and Col. Robert
p. Baldwin, both OF the 5740th
Air Defense Squadron, Yuma.
Ariz.
Among those who were hon-
ored for individual acts Of brav-
cry were Airman &c Thomas C.
McFadsen, now Of the 9th Bonn
bardment Wing. Mountain Home
Air Force Base, Idaho, and Navy
1t. Comdr. James Fletcher
Chace, retired, of New York City.
Mr.. McFadsen spent SO min
utes dangling from a telicopter
while he successfully guided q
rope ladder into the grasp OF
q United Nations pilot shot down
20 miles at seat near the mouth
of the Yalu River.
Mr.. Chace was In charge of
demolitions for the 4ist inde-
pendent command, Royal Ma
rines. in raids that cleared Ko-
rean beaches Of obstacles ahead
of amphibious operations.
IL %
Evening star., 1955-11-05

advised Of robbery at the
Bryant street address. Mr.
Morris identified the two men
and said they took his billfold
after the three of them had been
drinking together in a tavern.
Police charged Warren s
Clark. 81. of the 200 block Of
Twelfth street Sc, and Milburr
Greely, Is, of the 500 block OF
@ street NE, with robbery.
United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence held the pair
today for action OF the grand
Jury under 5000 bond each.
Other Victims
Other victims last night:
Floyd w. Kesecker, So, of 404
East Capitol street, who was
knocked down and robbed OF
i@ais wallet and 50 by three men
lat 1918 pm. as he walked in
the 100 block Of Fourth street
NE.
Annie Washington of 1928
M street NE, thrown to the
ground and robbed of $50 BY
two men at Maryland avenue
and Twenty-second street NE,
about $50 pm.
Mrs. Eunice McIlwain, ~, coll
Iored. of 817 Eighteenth street
NE. robbed Of $4 and her purse
lin the foyer of her apartment
house at 6:40 pm.
Police also had a belated re-
port Of a 500 purse-snatching
Thursday night at $3.50. The
victim was Mrs. Elizabeth s.
Bonner, of 1916 Webster street
NV, who reported she was
pushed to the ground by a COLI
Iored man who grabbed her
shoulder bag and fied. Il
Evening star., 1955-11-05
|Newsprint Makers
IWurned on Prices

QUEBEC, Nov. 5 tRl.-Q Quebec's
Premier Maurice Duplessis said
last night in a warning to price,
boosting newsprint manufac-
tlIrers that state controls are
detestable but necessary under
certain circumstances.
It was the strongest statement
made so far by MIR. Duplessis In
the controversy over neWsprint
prices. It started two weeks ago
when the st. Lawrence Corp.
announced q $5-a-ton increase
and increases Of So and 81 were
subsequently announced by five
other companies.
Protests have been heard from
newspaper publishers in the
United States and Canada.
In q long, sometimes acidly
worded statement. Mr.. Duplessis
reminded newsprint manufac-
|turers they are only lessees Of
publicly owned forests and cam
not use public-owned property to
bring pressure against Quebec
newspapers.
Evening star., 1955-11-05
ROB
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lsnatcher first grabbed at Mrs
Preston's fur stole. but she jerked
lit from his grasp. The man then
pulled Mrs. Harrison's bag from
her hand and fled. It contained
E$9.
Mr.. Hand. the cab driver,
started to follow the man then
answered his hail. His passenger
lat first wanted to go to the $500
block of Hayes street NE, but
later asked to be let out at
Eighteenth and Vernon streets
NV.
The driver let him out and
Immediately notified police, who
searched the area and found d
man who answered the descrip-
tion given by Mr.. Hand and the
two women.
Police charged Milton Peyton,
l23. .colored. of the $500 block
|of Hayes street NE. with rob-
berry. They recovered the purse
and money on the street. they
said.
Skepticism Pays OF
Detectives Miller A. Dixon and
Hammond IA. Payne, unwilling
to believe that two colored men
were running to catch streetcar
several blocks away. investigated
further and finally booked them
ION robbery charges.
The two detectives were in
their cruiser at Wiltburger and 7
streets NV. about 3:45 am,
when they saw the pair running
down T street. On a hunch, they
stopped them and saw one toss
an object aside. It was a wallet
containing $35 and papers listing
the owner as Albert G. Morris, 43,
colored, Of l40 Bryant street NV.
AS they booked the two men
at the 18th Precinct. d radio call
Evening star., 1955-11-05
Mrs. Smith Goes Free;
|Hondymon Ponders Fate

urging and because he was In
love with her. He said she asked
him to commit the Staying so
they could share Mr.. Smiths
$4,000 estate and live together
in Alaska.
Wolf, utilizing the provisions
OF an old Oregon criminal law,
has admitted the Staying in open
court and has asked the court
to determine the degree of his
guilt. A date for this hearing
is expected to be set soon.
Handyman Perplexed
The 45-year-old handyman,
who did odd jobs for the Smiths
before the Staying. said, II just
wish they'd make her take a lie
detector test. I said right
from the first was willing to
take a lie-detector test, but when
they asked her she refused.
don't know / just don't
understand"
Mrs. Smiths attorneys said al
the trial that Wolf apparently
dreamed she wanted her husband
done away with and that his love
for her turned to hate after he
was caught.
Asked If he still loved the
woman that he said he had COM
mitted murder for. Wolf replied:
II don't feel anything about her.
Nothing. She's got all that mon
eyand I don't know what's
going to happen now
The verdict for acquittal was
10 to 2, with F. c. Lukes, a re-
tired McMinnville barber, SWITCH
ing his vote after 15i2 hours
Ideliberation. That broke the
deadlock-which started at 7 to
5 for acquittal-- and freed Mrs.
Smith.