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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
Mainly Personal

POLITICIANS WE HAVE
KNOWN were possessed with an al
most uncan1y ability to associate
names and faces, and we once worked
with lady in newspaper office who
could tell you from memory the tele-
phone number of just about anyone in
town you'd be apt to call. 1t was
easier to ask her the number than
look it up in the book.
But our nomination for Bluff
toms No. | number memory is
that of Harry Shrider, Jr., who
recently confddd he knows the
auto license taS number of half
of the towns motorists. Of
course we asked him if he knew
ours.
Surely he sbid, without stopping
to think, "it's 2p13 YY."
We had to take his word for it, till
we could check Eup. Sure enough, he
was right.
1t all started with Harry as a
youngster :. a sort of memory game.
He associated license numbers and
faces. The garhe just continued, and
! each year about this time when the
new tags come out, Harry has the
job to do over.
OF course, there are those fell
lows who get the same number
every year. They're easy. Take
Postmaster Ed Reichenbach, for
instance, who has been License
No. S88 since 1885 except for the
years that a change of politics
changed registrars and Eds
license number.
We learned about Slbider's memory
for license numbers Recently when he
turned in an auto tag to The Bluff
ton News "lost and found" window.
This belongs" said Harry, "to a
Steiner Can't remeh hber his first
name, but he drives a new Dodge"
Did you see it fall bff ?" we asked
NO" said Harry, II just happen
to remember License numbers"
Then we dragged the story from
him :. how he had bb ben playing the
game since he was a kid
Shrider's Photographic mind also
comes in handy on his Job at the c. F
Niswander e. Son farm implement
store. In the parts department, Har-
ry knows hundreds of parts by num-
ber without ever having to go tc
catalogues.
Such memory fdr license tag
numbers must be d wonderful
thing to develop, but imagine
having to confess to an acquaint-
ance, You're license number is
familiar, but | can't recall the
face"
NOTE THIS WEEK from Bert
Smucker in Vienna, Austria, states
that APO privileges are being with
drawn from use of CARE personnel
and henceforth he will be reached at
his civilian address: Ia Rbersegasse
Vienna /, Austria.
In spite of the fact that Wen
ma is bit off the beaten path,
every now and then Blufftonites
or eX-Blufftonites seem to find
their way here. In the past sew
eral years this has included DR..
J. +. Hartzler, Esther Berky, my
mother-Mrs. Mary Smucker,
and recently Keith Plank (former
B. c. studenD, and just several
days ago Bill Snyder, also a
former b. c. student.
|
WELL, THE MUSHROOM HUNT
is on! Peculiar thing is that tn,
earliest ones seem to have been founC
close to home. Ed Chamberlain il
reported to have picked five larg,
sponge type at the rear of the Bluff
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

Without making any attempt to forecast the future it
be said that the confidence which business leaders and
investors and others expressing in the American economy
has plenty of justification in current events.
The Chamber of Commerce fthe United States recently
listed of the plus factors Steel production is at 80
per cent of capacity against TOPPER cent year Eec
trc power output is running about 0000000000 kowa
hours week against 8,50D000,000 in March, 1854.
Freight oadngs also above year ago Experts and
imports up third greater than in the period of
1854 And spendabe income (Which is income after taxes)
is at its all-tme high.
We're still a growing and expanding nation
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
REAL ESTATE DEALS

The following real estate transac-
tions were repoI Ited this week by the
office of the Al llen County Recorder:
Bluffton = Howard Beery, executor,
to Charles D. Hauenstein, lot 284,
Kibbler's First Addition, tax $3.50.
Amanda Hochstettler to Leland Joel
and Sara Jane Amstptz, lot 3S4, Hub
ers Addition, tax $S.25.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
Continue Study
OF Credit Bureaus

Continuing it's Study of retail credit
bureaus, the Bdffton Business Mems
association was to send committee
to Celina Wednesday evening to in
vestigate the operation of a privately
owned credit inforrh hation system
owned by A. C. BrunnI of that city.
In the group wh3 was to make
the visit are Ed Watermire, commit
tee chairman; DwaiBe Amstutz, presi-
dent of the associf ftion; DIR. Howard
D. Raid, Clayton Bixel and Silas
Diller.
Three out of fdur traffic accidents
involve passenger cars.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
TripLett Announces
NeWeSt Product

A new volt-9hm-mil-ammeter known
as their MODEL 63O-NA is now being
manufactured by the 1Triplett Elec-
trical Instrument company of this
city, it was announced this week. The
new tester incorporates six new fea-
lures making it outstanding in the
field. The new model sells at deal
er net of $69.50.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

GLADIOLUS may Ibe planted until
July 1. The home Tower garden bull
letin, available from county extension
offices, gives det5ils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Log-RoIIing' at GIoboI Level

States now to ask that all It's
48 States be admitted to the
U. N. It would augment the
number of members consider
ably. After all. each of the
48 States is sovereign" and.
while the Charter uses the
term sovereign equality,
there is no inclination today In
the U. N. to examine the quail
ifications Of members too care
fully. Also it would solve the
controversy here over the
Bricker amendment, for II the
various subsidiary bodies Of
the U. N. are to make treaties
or agreements binding this
country on certain domestic
affairs, at least each of the 48
States would have some sort
Of opportunity to veto such
legislation.
II Outer Mongolia, which
was q part Of Red China Is to
be a member-and Russia now
insists that Outer Mongolia
must be admitted or else Japan
can't be admitted then 1t does
seem that a case can be made
also for British Columbia or
Quebec or Ontario, though the
British government seems to
have Jared pretty well in vot-
ing strength with such SYM
pathetic partners as Australia,
New Zealand. Canada and the
Union Of South Africa already
members of the U. N.
Only the United States
among the major powers has
been left with q single vote.
For in due time Soviet Russia
will want more of her prov
inces admitted, just as were
the Ukraine and Byelorussia.
Some day, If Red China does
come INTO the U. NJ, she viii
demand that Inner Mongolia
pe accepted to balance Outer
Mongolia. And so the game
goes-the great hope of man
kind for a union Of peace
loving organizations with a de-
votion to idealism, instead of to
materialism, has been crushed
under an avalanche OF brazen
deals" and packages" set
loose by Immoral politicians.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Ike suffering slight attack Of Potomac Fever. report.
edly calls Gov. Hartman "he Park Avenue Truman Careful
President Hartman might discover "the Madison Avenue
Coolidge"
Stevenson says he'll enter at least i've presidential
primaries They call them primaries because the fellow who
second always tries to they primarily
ondary.
Republicans may enter Ikes name In the March Is New
Hampshire primary Hell be mighty lonely In New Hamp
shire in March, everybody who afford to be Republican
Is down In Florida.
Sixteen nations admitted to the o. N by Russias
mission Sixteen wonbut do they their soul to the Com
munst store?
Egypt that Israel faces attack Espionage at the
root Of this Intelligence agents brought back word to
both sides that the other didn't have Hbomb either
-.
House probers Reds in during the
1906 The wonder New Deal SO many officials
were carrying cards. there weren't left to shuttle
Soviet Bosses Khrushchev and Bulganin spend day in
Afghanistan It's strange and tte-know country-aordng
an excellent opportunity to pad the account
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16

The blunt statement by Sec
rotary Dulles in Paris that the
cold war is back, and is possibly
more threatening than the one
we were led to believe ended
with the summit meeting at
Geneva, came as no surprise In
Washington.
The antics Of the Bulganin-
Khrushchev team in the Far
East may have appeared RI
diculous to some diplomats Of
the conventional school, but
they impressed the simple
peoples of Southern Asia.
And the announcement that
the USSR has handed over all
controls In East Berlin TO the
Communist puppet govern
ment--with which we may
have to deal In the future
has caused a far greater sensa-
ton In West Germany than In
other countries Of the West.
Mr.. Dulles warning at the
NATO foreign ministers meet
ing was motivated. besides tell
ing unpleasant truths, by q de-
sire to prod the French and
German military preparedness
which recently has been more
than lackadaisical.
Mr.. Dulles statement was
backed by a long factual re-
port from the NATO high COM
mand showing that the Soviet
forces are as strong as ever
and that the USSR and It's
satellites are giving much at
tention to all kinds Of nuclear
weapons.
The French recently have
concentrated much Of their
trained manpower in North
Africa where Arab nationalism
famed by Soviet agents con-
tinues to give trouble to the
French administrators. More
over. in the heat Of the cleo
ton campaign the main con-
tenders, Messrs. FaWe and
Mendes-F rance. are vying with
each other for popular sup-
port, both promising drastic
reduction in military service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Looking Down on Those Old Cars

Yet. well into modern times.
most European statesmen re-
garded knowledge Of Russia as
completely unnecessary! The
undertaking Of Russia has been
long-standing Western men
tai disease.
There is no reason to think
that In the enormous con-
fidence engendered by her sue
cesses In World War II, Russia
will reverse her historic pat
tern. Every outward and Wis
ible sign points to the opposite.
Russia will take from the
West whatever she needs and
can get; she win give nothing;
her leaders neither envy, ad-
mire nor fear the West, but
believe 1t Is decadent.
II they fear anything 1t Is
that eastward another brighter
star may light the sky from
China and contest Russia's
struggle for power in Asia.
where lie the last great un-
tapped resources Of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
DORIS FLEESON

Gov. Frank Lausche Of Ohio
has finally shaken of his pro-
vincial misgivings about the
national scene and moved to
put himself In q position to
cash his political assets.
He aims to take Ohio's So
vote delegation to the Demo-
cratic National Convention as
a solid bloc for bargaining
purposes.
He hopes for the vice presi-
dency. At the very least he
intends to put the Democratic
candidate for President under
such obligation to him that
Lausche will be assured Of a
top job in the Federal Govern
ment If and when he wants it.
A Catholic. he says he knows
the presidency is beyond his
reach. But he has been en-
couraged to believe-perhaps
by recent vice presidential
mention Of Mayor Wagner Of
New York, who Is a Catholic
that there is no objection in
their party to a Catholic in
the second spot.
Lausche's plans are his own
particular form of insurance.
He has spent virtually all his
adult life in public ONCE. He
has been successful and he en-
Joys 1t. For five terms he has
been Governor of Ohio with q
salary of $4,000 and per-
quisites. as car. servants, etc.
He does not want to return
to the private practice of law;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
oNSTANTINE BROWN
Change in Cold War Temperature

German martial spirit. 1t win
take much more. American
observers say. than interna-
tional agreements and legis.
lation to revive it.
CD There is full employ.
ment in Western Germany to.
day. Young men are unwill-
ing to give up well-paid jobs
to join completely de.
glamorized army.
"a German military ex-
perts seem convinced that the
days of conventional wars are
over. The German rearma-
ment is confined to creation
of II ground divisions. a small
defensive air force and a navy
with vessels not larger than
l,500 tons. Under the Paris
agreements the Federal Re-
public is not allowed to have
jet bornbers nor can 1t build
nuclear weapons of any kind.
These students Of modern
wars say that so long as Ger.
many is to have only Q sec.
ondary force and must depend
on the United States alone for
its major offensive defensive
strategy the creation of q con-
ventional army of IL divisions
will mean a waste Of some $2.5
billion yearly of the German
taxpayers money. They MAIN
tain the combined NATO
ground forces, even if bolstered
with the IL proposed German
divisions, could not possibly
match the ITS Soviet divisions
and another so satellite diyi-
sions equipped with the latest
type weapons.
Chancellor Adenauer does
not share these views but he
is becoming more and more
alone in the belief that q de-
fensive ground force can re-
taliate against a Soviet aggres-
sion In Europe.
Apparently Mr.. Dulles real
istic statement concerning So
Wet intentions to step up the
cold war. which can be only o
hairbreadth from a shooting
war. was intended to wake up
the doing peoples in France
and Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Package Deaf Proves U. N. Puts
Political Expediency Above Principle

Wet Russia did finally conde-
scend to let is members come
into the organization. The
cry is for universally" at any
cost, as If numbers rather than
the qualifications of the menu
bers to carry out the obiiga-
tons of the U. N. Charter were
the real criterion Of effective
ness.
It was Sir Percy Spender of
Australia, who, with start
ling frankness. said the other
day: ut is not principle
with which we are concerned
here but expediency-the ex-
pediency Of memorable polit-
ical circumstances"
This then Is the new doctrine
of the U. N. which in all the
schools and colleges Of Amer.
lea has heretofore been praised
as the paragon of interna-
tional virtue and as the last
great hope Of civilization to
settle its disputes.
Having failed to command
universal support for armed
Intervention to repel the ag-
gressor in Korea. the United
Nations has since been COM
PEELED TO rely primarily on
moral force. But even this
moral force now has dete-
riorated. For there can be no
respect throughout the world
for an organization that vio-
lates its own principles Of law
and order. The Court Of Inter-
national Justice, for example.
in an advisory opinion sought
by the U. N. itself. ruled in l948
that package deals" are Illegal
and that admission must be
on individual merits of the
member rather than depend
ent or conditioned on the ac-
. ceptance of other members.
AL this now has been
brushed aside and the new
slogan seems to be numbers
for numbers sake"
Under such circumstances
1t Is logical for the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Ohioon, Aiming for Vice Presidency,
Has Outside Chance for More

even If he liked 1t, he would
need important success to
duplicate his present status and
standard Of living. Nor does he
want to end up in a minor
Federal post.
He still may decide to run
for the Senate against the in
cumbent Republican G eorg e
Bender. Most observers think
he would win. But he is uncer-
tain about whether he would
like the Senate; former Cover
nors do often find it boring
after executive power.
The caution with which
Lausche approaches national
politics reflects q iittle-known
episode In his life when he was
a lame duck. He had been Gov
ernor two years when he was
defeated for reelection in l947.
Private life had no appeal and
he came to Washington to see
what President Truman and
the national committee had TO
offer.
But Truman had his own
troubles. He bad got a Re-
publican Congress--his '.80th
worst" the same election
and he was learning the hard
way that his Bourbon-and-
branch-water cronies weren't
much help In running the gov
eminent. The party in Ohio
was disorganized and Lausche
had the reputation OF being a
lone wolf.
Nothing materialized that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Dulles Warming Was to Rouse
German and French MiIitury

and creation of q professional
army. incidentally. the French
service term is already shorter
than our own.
The cost Of a professional
army of the size required by
Frances commitments to the
NATO Is far beyond the ca
pacity of the French taxpay-
ers, particularly In days Of
high prosperity when the pay
of enlisted men must equal
that of workers In industry.
Germany. despite the gen.
uine efforts of Chancellor
Adenauer to implement the
Paris agreements. has still
made no move to bring men
to the colors. There are hum
dreds of. blueprints but no
army except some 800 officers
called to the service. The
Bundestag refused to pass the
necessary legislation to get the
first 5000 men in uniform.
There are a number Of rea-
sons why the West German
Parliament is thinking things
over:
ca The failure Of the for
eign ministers conference last
month at Geneva to make any
progress whatsoever on the
matter Of unification Of the
two Germanys. The German
Socialists and even some Of
Mr.. Adenauer's political sup
porters hope that by dilly-
dallying on the Paris pacts,
while remaining in the NATO.
they may induce the Russians
to take a second look at the
unity problem.
90 The military spirit is
dead in Western Germany.
The two losing wars that coun-
try has fought In one genera
ton, together with the Nuren-
berg trials, when the highest
ranking officers were sent to
the gallows like ordinary
criminals because they obeyed
orders from their superiors,
have greatly contributed to
the killing of the once-feared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
DAVID LAWRENCE

The United Nations has re-
vealed itself as Just another
''log-rolling" organization, with
less regard for principle and
morality than for political ex-
pediency. It's a blow from
which the organization may
never recover. For, once respect
is lost. it Is rarely regained.
The controversy over adj
hitting new members was on
the same plane that one would
find in Tammany Hall in New
York City or in the smoke
filled rooms" of political con-
ventions where deals" and
packages" are manipulated
with all the artful barter and
selfishness of the market place.
Nationalist China alone. by
her veto of Outer Mongolia.
stood out as the courageous
champion of morality. Yet it
is a sign of the decadence of
the times that newspaper dis
patches are telling already Of
the intention of some govern
ments to punish the NATIONAL
ist government next year and
give her seat in the United
Nations to Immoral Red China
just because the Nationalist
delegate didn't bow to expedi-
ency.
The day that Red China goes
in the q. NJ, the demand for
America to step out will be re-
sumed. For 1t was Red China's
murderous commanders who in
Korea helped to bring about
the death of $4,000 American
boys and the wounding of
10000 others. The same U. N.
which declared Red China an
aggressor now is reported to
be ready to take that regime
unto its bosom.
But the amazing thing is
the way that supposed cham
pions of virtue-those who ex-
toll the U. N. as the last word
in International moralityare
themselves surrendering prin-
ciple and rejoicing that So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Red Revolution Hasn't Change
Russio's Historic Pattern

peared for the first time In the
middle Of Germany, attacked
Ingermanland, Esthonia, Le-
vonia and parts of Karelia
and Finland. And, of course,
Peter built st. Petersburg, the
Paris Of the north.
One wonders here whether
so-called revolutions" ever do
more than furnish new ener-
gies for stagnating national
urges. During the World War
1t was popular to depict Rus
sian communism as an ad-
vanced form Of social democ-
racy and Russia as hostile
to aggressive expansionism. Z"
But as a force bearing upon
Europe, Russia today appears
to be what she has always
been, reactionary to the core,
the enemy Of every political
independence but her own, and
a state with an unassuaged
will to power.
Since the date of the Ameri-
can Revolution. and before
World War II. Russia's acquisi-
tons OF territory had more
than equaled the whole en-
pire she previously had in
Europe; she had over the
generations made acquisitions
from Poland nearly as large
as the old Austrian Empire;
from Turkey in Europe and
Asia territory equal in extent
to all Germany, and from Per-
sia territory as large as Eng
land.
The British historian, Sir
Edward Greasy. noted in 1851
that in the past GA years
Russia had advanced her from
tiers $50 miles toward Vienna,
Berlin, Dresden, Munich and
Paris; $50 miles nearer to Con-
stantinople; possessed herself
then Of the capital OF Poland,
and advanced 1000 miles to-
ward India and the capital
Of Persia.
Greasy noted her methods.
'by weakening and disuniting
all her European neighbors";;
by possessing "a vast popula-
ton responsive TO a single
strong WILL" and commanding
"a host Of diplomatic agents
planted in every court and
among every tribe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
DORI9 FLEE9ON
Political Insurance for Luusche

was worth Lausche's while and
he returned home feeling very
small potatoes His GOODNESS
since toward Washington. its
natives and its works. not to
mention toward Truman, has
been marked.
In 1852. the Ohio delegation
TO the Democratic convention
was widely split. On the first
ballot 1t gave Kefauver 2ois.
Barley IA. Hartman I. Kerr
/, Russell z and Stevenson IS.
AS q result it had no effect on
the choices Of the convention.
Kefauver had gone into the
Ohio primary. He is being
urged to do so again but Is
restrained by commendable
caution about tangiing with
favorite sons.
Perhaps Lausche is not sim
cere in waving on the presi-
dency. That bug bites deeply.
He Is certainly being practical
as he has an outside chance
at best. Labor Is dead against
him, for one thing. and he Is
not wen known over the
country.
Yet he is. paradoxically, Of
all candidates In the field more
like President Eisenhower than
any. He Is famously honest
and q middle -roader. He Ii
an athlete and shoots a near
professional 71-72 ut golf. He
has the same outgoing. easy
way Of getting along with peo-
pie; men and women both md
him attractive and manly. He
reads little and is not refiec-
tive: he Is wary Of the intel
lectual and admires business
success.