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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
BY THOMAS COLLINS

If you saved all your pennies
back in the 1920s, invested them
in suburban real estate, and are
now ready to start retirement
with a few thousand dollars you
don't need-this may be for you:
An old friend returned from a
"trip to the West Indies last week
and reported that a good many
older men and women are find
ing their Golden Years by roam
ing the world on small freighterS.
The freighters. known in the
islands as traders, usually have
Accommodations for IL passen-
gers. These consist of a private
bedroom and bath and the
privilege of having meals with
the ships officers.
The traders move from one
world port to another. picking up
and delivering cargoes and
passengers maybe a Hol-
lander, an Englishman, a school
teacher from Kansas, a Pennsy-
llvania businessman and his wife.
From port to port the passenger
list changes. as voyagers come to
cities they like and decide to
lsightSee until another trader
comes along.
Cost Is $40 A Day
According to my friend. the
cost of this cruise into retire
ment runs around $40 a day for
Everything. That's over 5000 a
month or nearly $4,000 year.
But apparently some of the re-
tired people have either rented
their homes or otherwise elimin-
ated all expenses back ON land.
And they don't cruise forever
maybe a few months or a year.
How to contact the traders?
In any ocean port city in the
United States you probably can
find shipping companies in the
phone book that either operate
the trades or can put you in
touch with them. If you don't
live on the coast. your library
may have out-of-town phone
books, or perhaps a travel agent
can help.
I don't necessarily recommend
a little freighter for retirement.
But a lot of people are spending
more and getting less after IS.
Pensioners HOstels Urged
Louis E. Clarke, who is be-
ginning to think about retire.
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LAW IN THE NEWS
Youngsters Have RIGHT
To Keep Their Names

has a right to change his name
any time he wantse to, so long as
he does not do it for fraudulent
purposes. And he doesn't neces-
sarily have to have court APP
proval.
The question here, however,
was whether a parent acting for
his or her youngster could make
the name change? The answer:
No.
Most States now have statutes
which spell out certain proce-
dures to be followed in making
name changes, and these usually
involve a petition Of some kind
to the court.
May Be Part Of Divorce
OF course the names of many
children are changed when their
parents are divorced OF when
they are adopted by step-par-
ents or foster-parents. In such
cases as these the name change
is actually a part of the divorce
or adoption proceeding itself.
In other words, the sanction Of
the law has already been given.
But where there has been no
specific legal permission to the
parents, they do not have the
power to rename their children.
If the minor wishes to instigate
"a name change for himself, he
must usually have reached the
age of discretion. This age
varies according to Jurisdiction,
but it is generally somewhere in
the mid-teens.
The next article in this series will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

were willing to give him oppor-
tunities If he had the patience
to do some mental, discouraging
task for a time. He is building
up terrible job record and soon
nobody viii be willing to employ
him.
I think there is something
wrong with my son and that he
may need psychiatric treatment.
but he refuses it.
Peter M.-The Opportunities
my fathers friends have been
willing to give me have all been
in businesses I don't care for. I
just seem to have had some bad
luck with jobs and my father is
trying to make a mental case
out of me because of it.
Why stick to a job when you
are not getting anywhere? I can
size up a job pretty well by now,
and I can tell whether it's worth
sticking to. ! don't mind mental
work if can see something at
the end of it.
THE COUNCILS VIEWS
| Peter certainly shows imma-
turity in his approach to the job
problem if he thinks he can size
up job and its opportunities in
the short time he devotes to each
of his enterprises. But his father
lis probably being too hasty about
wanting to hustle him off for
lpSychiatric treatment-if the job
situation is his only reason for
doing so.
/ Peters conduct is fairly typi-
cal of a young man who is floun-
dering career-wise. 1t is possible
he simply wants to experiment
in different fields. If this is the
case he should acknowledge it to
himself and his father. and de-
eide in advance that he will give
a reasonable minimum to each
of his undertakings. That mini
mum must certainly exceed six
weeks.
! If Peter gets into arguments
with people on his jobs, he may
be bored and seeking some diver
sion. Because he lacks incentive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
FAMILY COUNCIL
Job-Shiftinq
Son Worries
His Father
THE PROBLEM

K. My son can't stick to
a job.
PETER M.-Why stick when
you're not getting anywhere?
THE DETAILS
X. M.-My son is % and has
been out of the service more
than two years. In that time he
must have had about 100 Jobs
Some have lasted a half day,
others as long as six weeks. In
the end he always gets into an
argument with someone or starts
coming late SO he'll get fired.
He claims there is no oppor-
tunity for advancement at the
jobs he takes, but he has had
jobs with friends of mine, who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
NV War With the Hob
HoodIums Use Union Power to Force Way
Into Business, Shake Down Contractors
CHAPTER II
BY VICTOR RIESEL

You fight todays manicured better with sharp
accountant than with sharp-shootng police.
The crime cartel inside labor stretches from lush wall to-
wall carpeted Offices in midtown Manhattan to modern
neon-lit executive suites the West Coast
To unpeeI series of Bgs it has Federal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

The Fomily Council consists Of Judge.
q psychiotrist, o newspaper editor. q
women's pose editor and two news
poper writer's. These consult with
clersymen Of oil faiths and denomino-
tons. All letters ore held in complete
confidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

The next article in this series will
appear Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

Editors Note-Lobor writer Victor
RieseI. blinded by oeid which q still
unknown ossoiIont hurled in his foee
otter o broadcast on labor rceketeer-
ing. tells Of his fight against hood
lums in unions. Second in a series Of
six articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
$4,000 or Else

In st. Louis, there were such
specialists in extortion as Larry
Callahan and Paul Hulahan. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

Tomorrow: The eortel Of terror
weapons in the arsenal Of the under
world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

the 20 per cent tax on initial
fees and annual dues" he said,
would be more than Offset by
the benefits derived, not only by
the individual families particle
pating, but the community as a
whole.
ANY reduction in juvenile
delinquency can be measured in
dollars and cents saved in the
courts, police activity as well as
correctional institutions. Even
more basic is the benefit to the
c o m m unity flowing from a
strengthening of the basic family
unit"
Community swimming pools in
nearby counties of Maryland,
Mr.. Rotkin explained, represent
IAN all-too-rare instance where
a group Of citizens, having
recognized a community need,
did not raise a clamor for State
or Federal funds"
Edward Oppenheim, represent
ing the Oakview Recreation AS
Isociation. urged repeal Of this
excise tax retroactive to last
January l., Subcommittee Chair
man Forand, Democrat Of Rhode
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

Party has taken from its begin
ming on the supremacy Of the
Constitution.
Sees Democrats Failing
On other subjects Senator
Bricker told a press conference:
He does not see. much chance
of success for the move liberal
Democrats will make on opening
day to push a new antifilibuster
rule through the Senate.
But he believes the new Con-
gress will pass a civil rights
program.
He is not a candidate for the
vacant Craftsmanship of the Re-
publican conference.
He believes the 1857 session
will pass a Federal aid to educa-
ton bill, and expects a fight over
the amount Of new foreign aid
that should be voted.
Would Welcome Lausche
During his recent campaign
for election to the Senate, Dem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

the levy. subcommittee members,
noting that Federal revenue loss
from repeal Of the tax would be
only a drop in the bucket, re-
marked that the tax seemed I'M
duly burdensome and restrictive.
Calls Tax "Impediment"
Irving j. Rotkin OF Silver
Spring, acting chairman of the
Community Pools Association of
Montgomery County and speak
ing also for one commu' y pool
association in Prince Georges
County, said the tax "impedeS
and hampers a socially desirable
activity of immeasurable benefit
to families Of moderate means. /"
He estimated that repeal of
the tax would save Montgomery
County groups about 5000, 900
they now pay in the 20 per cent
tax for initiating a community
pool project and the same rate
on maintenance charges. He ex-
planned that groups of 200 to 500
families contribute between $50
and $3.50 per family for the con-
sEruction and then pay $40 to
$50 annually for maintenance,
''Any loss in tax revenues re-
Sulting from the elimination of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

Iocratic Gov. Lausche Of Ohio
intimated he might vote with
the Republicans to organize the
Senate.
Asked If he would favor
having the Republicans take
control If they had to do it with
one Democratic vote. Senator
.Bricker answered in the af1irma-
tive and said he would always
welcome any Democrat to the
Republican side. But he adj
Ivanced the theory that if
Senator-elect Lausche took that
step, he would have to move all
the way across the political aisle
and take his committee assign
ments as a Republican.
The possibility of such q switch
has become a moot question,
however, since Mr.. Lausche said
recently he would remain as
Governor of Ohio until January
IA. by which time the Democrats
will have organized the Senate,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05
|bricker 10 Push
Amendment Of
Treaty Powers
By J. A. OLEARY

The controversial Bricker con-
stitutional amendment to limit
the treaty-making power of the
President will be back on the
doorstep Of the new Congress
when it meets January g.
Senator Bricker. Republican Of
Ohio. announced yesterday he
will introduce a new version of
the proposal, which is designed
chiefly to prevent the use Of
treaties or international agree
ments as means of establishing
domestic law in the United
States.
Revised Version Defeated
A modified version Of the
amendment was beaten in the
Senate two years ago. by the
margin of a single vote. The
score was so for and 81 against
the proposal, which meant that
a switch by one Senator would
have given it the two-thirds re-
quired to pass a constitutional
amendment.
In 1855, Senator Bricker re-
wrote and shortened the amend
ment in an effort to overcome
some of the opposition. but he
never succeeded in reaching a
complete agreement with the
Eisenhower administration.
Although he did not unveil
the exact text of the resolution
he will introduce next month,
the Senator said it will repre-
sent a further revision Of last
years proposal. He said he may
seek a conference with the
President before January 3 to
go over the question again.
Provisions Of New Draft
The new draft, the Ohioan ex-
plained. will have these three
objectives:
/. To make 1t clear that the
Constitution is paramount over
treaties as it is over acts Of
Congress"
2. To provide against legislat-
ing internally (for the United
States) by treaties or executive
agreements.
3. To make sure that the new
amendment does not endanger
the Presidents control over the
direction of foreign policy.
Asked by a reporter if he
thought the administration
would look on the Bricker
amendment as consistent with
the Presidents concept of mod
ern Republicanism, the Senator
said he has never seen modern
Republicanism" defined. But he
added that his treaty amend
ment certainly is consistent"
with the position the Republican
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Island, said q retroactive provi-
sion would be difficult to admin
lister in the case Of excise taxes.
But he assured the witnesses
that the subcommittee was inn
pressed by the general case they
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05
Swimming Pool Groups
Ask End Of Excise Tax
By ROBERT K. WALSH

Community swimming pools such the than is built
and operated by Montgomery County citizen groups report
keeping their heads above water financially because Of
cent Federal excise
House Ways and Means subcommittee of the plight
Of such nonproht pools late Yesterday pleas for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Leland Diller
Moves Into New
Insurance Office

After more than 35 years in the
same second-foor location over the
Horseshoe Grill, the Leland Diller in
surance agency moved last Saturday
into new office on the ground floor
of the Chamberlain building at los
South Main street.
New furniture was acquired by Mr..
Diller considerably enhancing the
modern appearance of his new estab-
lishment, more convenient to his Gus
toners.
The insurance agency, first known
as the D. S. Flick agency moved into
the second-foor rooms shortly after
the building was erected by Henry
Zehrbach and Gid Locher. When w.
F. Iutzi acquired the business in 1923,
he continued in the same quarters, as
did his son-in-law, Mr.. Diller, in 1914
when he took over after Mr.. Iutzi's
death.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Bonnie 10 Cook
Is Lucky Queen At
Burning Of Green

Bonnie Jo Cook, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Cook of N. Spring
street, was crowned queen of the
annual Twelfth Night ceremony of
the Bluffton Girl Scout association
last Friday evening.
AS the great pyre of Christmas
greens burned in a fire that lighted
the sky for several miles, carols were
sung by the Girl Scouts and their
leaders. After cakes were passed out
to the celebrators, Bonnie 10 was
selected to reign as queen by virtue
of finding the lucky bean in her
cake, and a large circle was formed
around the fire.
With the singing of "We Three
Kings, lights on the large Christ
mas tree on the nearby lawn of DR..
and Mrs. B. w. Travis were turned
off signifying the close of the signi-
ficant twelfth day of Christmas. This
is when the magi arrived to visit
the Christ child.
Mrs. Robert Barnett, neighborhood
commissioner, was in charge of the
colorful Girl Scout ceremony. Cup
cakes were furnished by the commit
tee members of Troop 122 including
Mrs. Wilson Mas, Mrs. Robert
Ewing and Mrs. Clair Bucher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
BlufftOn Prexy
Names Financial
Advisors To Donors

Two from Allen county were in
cluded in list of 33 persons who
have been appointed as "Bluffton
associates" by DR.. L. L. Ramseyer,
president of Bluffton college.
The group, mostly men familiar
with finance, viii serve as advisors
to persons wishing to make bequests
and annuity gifts to the college.
They serve on voluntary basis.
The local advisors named by Pres
ident Ramseyer are G. T. Soldner,
West Elm street, Bluffton, and Ray
mond Schryer, Cook Tower, Lima.
Names Of six Ohioans, six from In
diana, four from Illinois, Is Penn
sylvanians and one from Iowa are
included on the list.
while there are many who might
desire to make gifts of annunities or
by will, it is sometimes difficult to
know how to do so, or the best man.
ner in which to make it," DIR. Ram
seyer said. The Bluffton associates
are in a position to help.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Narcotics, Alcohol No Teen Problem Here,
But Group Tyranny Is BIufton Bogey
lower and vegetable gardeners.

Narcotics, drinking and smoking
are not the problems of Button teen
ayers, but lack of eourtsey and re-
spect for authority is their greatest
fault.
A pronounced "group tyranny
under which youngsters would rather
be mediocre students than face denun-
citation as teachers pets and "brown
nosers" is also a serious problem in
the local coke set, it was agreed Mon
day evening in panel discussion of
Teen-age problems at the Parent
Teacher association meeting.
Parents, teachers and students par
ticipating in the discussion let down
their hair in serious consideration of
the local teener's problem, and how
parents can better understand them.
Teacher Wilford Geiger said that
he felt the problem of group tyranny
is improving in Bluffton high school,
but is still bad. Many students who
could do much better work prefer to
drag their heels scholastically to
curry favor with their contempora-
ries.
Principal Robert Schumann empha-
sized lack of courtesy in attitude as
well as action. mo teacher can hope
to teach if the attitude of the student
is not receptive" he pointed out.
On another tack, parents came in
for much of the blame for improper
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Stedming Gypsum Roof Construction
Attracts Curious At NelU School BLdq.

a thickness of approximately two
inches. 1t is put on over the fiber
board that is placed on top of the
steel and T-bars joists of the building.
According to Mr.. Howie, general
superintendent of the Knowlton Con-
struction Co., general contractors, the
gypsum is good insulator. After ap-
plication it remains at approximately
10 degree temperature which permits
it to dry faster. 1t can be walked up
on within about 20 minutes after it
has been applied.
The gypsum is being put on by the
Gypsum Construction, Inc, of Gar
den City, Mich. The application was
to be finished Tuesday but the bad
weather allowed workers to remain
on the job only part of the morning,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Gilbert Names
SpOrtsmen'S Club
Department Heads
Treasurer's Report Shows
Balance OF More Than
$4,000 In Club Funds.

Seven new department heads of the
Button Community Sportsmen's
Club were appointed by President
John Gilbert at an organizational
meeting last week in the Town Hall.
The following members were named
to posts by Gilbert: Silas Diller,
Trout Derby & Fish Management;
Don Geiger, Game Management; Gil
bert Montgomery, Water & Park;
Charles Steiner, Program; Ross Irwin,
Club Room & Equipment; Raymond;
Cummins, Farmer-Sportsmen Coop
Grafton; and Lester Niswander, Hunt
ing & Fishing License Sales. Mis-
wanders News Stand also has been
named as headquarters for the Trout
Derby. The Promotion department
will be headed by Gene Benroth.
Other elected officers are Aldine
Weiss, vice president; Hiram Huser,
treasurer; Roy Klingler, secretary;
and Carl Mumma, membership secre-
tary.
Aldine Weiss was named Sports
mems Park Custodian at Buckeye
Lake.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Bank Directors,
Officers Are
All Reelected

All directors and officers of the
Citizens National bank were re-elect-
ed at the 36th annual meeting of
stockholders and the reorganization
which followed Tuesday evening at
the bank.
Elected to serve another year on
the directorate were E. c. Romey, H.
P. Huber, Fred Gettles, C. A. Biery,
L. w. Dukes, C. F. Niswander and
James F. West.
President Romey read the annual
report showing assets totaling $4,-
605,896, gain of more than $4,000
during the past year. A feature of
the program was the showing of
colored motion pictures of late events
in Bluffton filmed and narrated by
Mr. Huber.
Following the annual meeting of
stockholders, the directors met and re-
elected Mr.. Romey as president; Mr..
Huber, vice-president; Mr.. West
cashier; E. NJ. Hostetler and Nelson
c. Herr, assistant cashiers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Frank Steiner
Opens Repair Shop

Bluffton's newest business is Frank
Steiner's General Repair Service, a
farm implement repair shop, which
opened its doors last week at the cor
ner of Jefferson and Vance streets in
one of the former Jorg Hatchery
buildings.
Steiner, well-known farm imple-
ment mechanic with more than 10
years experience in the business, will
do welding and mechanical work of
all types.
He lives at 219 North Spring street
with his wife and two daughters, Bar
bara Ann, 8, and Jane, z. A veteran of
World War II, he also did mechani-
cal work at that time serving in an
infantry motor pool.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12

Steaming gypsum, an application
used mostly on factories and COM
mercial buildings for roofing pur-
poses, had passersby at the new ele-
mentary school building stopping and
staring with interest this week.
The onlookers could not imagine
what workers on the new building
were applying to the roof that would
give rise to so much steam. The ap-
plicators were using three-inch hose
to apply the steaming gypsum which
is used as an insulator under the final
roofing material. The light weight of
the material will also tend to keep
the building at moderate tempera-
lures in hot weather.
The gypsum comes in bags and is
then mixed with water and applied at
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
TV Personality
Returning To Be
AS Booster Speaker
Hugh Downs Accepts
Invitation To Address Annual
Banquet April 6

Hugh Downs, "the man around the
house" on NBC-TV'S new show, has
accepted an invitation to speak at the
Bluffton College Booster Banquet on
April 6, college officials reported this
week. A former Bluffton student him
self, Hugh was born in Akron, Ohio,
and attended high school in Lima.
While still attending high school in
Lima, he auditioned for and got his
first job as a part-time radio an
nouncer for station WLOK. Remain
ing there for year and half, he
eventually became program director
as well as top announcer.
After attending Bluffton college,
Hugh continued his studies at Wayne
university in Detroit where he did
part time work announcing at Station
WWJ.
Following army service, the an
nouncer went to Chicago where he
was employed by NBC. In addition to
announcing many major programs
originating from Chicago, he acted on
number of daily dramatic serials
and conducted several of his own pro-
grams.
In 1916 the former Bluffton student
did his first TV work. Since then he
has been announcer for such Chicago
originated TV programs as "Stand-
ard Oil Short Story Playhouse,
"Kukla, Fran and Ollie, Hawkins
Falls" and many others.
Until recently, he lived in Chica-
go suburb with his wife Ruth, for
mer radio director at NBC, and their
two children Hugh Raymond, 8, and
Deirdre, 4. He is now based in New
York City.