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Evening star., 1957-12-22
Interest

The Dred Scott case was
attracting wide interest a
century ago. On December
II. 1857. The Star reported:
THE Missouri Compromise
Case. This important case
Dred Scott VS.. Sanford-now
being argued before the Su-
preme Court. daily attracts
large crowds Of earnest audi
tors. So far. it has been very
ably presented on both sides
tby Messrs. Blair and Geyer) i.
Mr.. Reverdy johnson is also
to argue it, His efforts will
doubtless be worthy Of his
great fame as an orator and
jurist."
Evening star., 1957-12-22
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
Be Not Afraid
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United states Senate

The shepherds near Beth
lehem we're afraid OF the
most majestic sight and the
most ravishing sounds their
eyes and ears had ever
encountered--the celestial
choir and the angelic cho-
rus. They were on the scene
Of an earth-shaking event
that would break the ages in
two. But what they saw and
what they heard was so ave-
some. so high above the ruts
Of their common tasks. that
they we're sore afraid. But as
they shrunk in terror the as
surance waited to these lone
ly watchers was. There is
nothing in the stupendous
happenings Of this wondrous
night to all you with alarm.
Be not afraid" Even TO the
hearts OF reverent. simple
minded shepherds the ad-
vent brought paralyzing
alarm. Because Of fear they
almost missed the Babe in
whose flesh God was wrap
e ping Himself-the Babe
whose coming was to mean
as nothing else in all the
reaches and ranges Of hui
man experience. Emanuel
God with US.
Is there any part Of the
incarnation account which
in these volcanic days We Of
the free world need more
than a rebroadcast from
the skies. BE not afraid"
A shuddering wave Of fear
seems to have swept over a
large proportion Of the peo-
pie Of our own land. The
bright sputnik ball hung in
the heavens by the hands of
those who threaten. I'VE will
bury you." seems to have
turned the anxious gaze of
multitudes from the shining
balls hung on the evergreen
trees of our glorious faith.
This is perhaps the most
fear-full Christmas Of this
amazing century. Fear
makes towards and the air
Of Advent is poisoned by
suggestions of accommoda-
ton and appeasement to the
arrogant foe who denies and
derides that which is the
very breath Of God-fearing
governments. This very
month a well-known Ameri-
can newspaper publisher was
given a three-hour interview
with the bulky boss who
at present stands on the
apex of the Kremlin dicta-
torial pyramid. The Ameri-
can bluntly asked the Soviet
master how. with his avowed
atheism. he accounted for
the historic fact that 1t had
been nations acknowledging
the sovereignty Of an AL.
mighty God who had been
strong and wrought ex-
ploits. The individual whose
hands are red with the
slaughter Of the innocents
in Hungary answered with
q sneer. To him the very
mention Of God suggested
naught but the vanishing
marks OF a childish super
stition now exploded.
OF course there must be
Evening star., 1957-12-22

.tage. II was a legitimate fear
that led Mary and Joseph to
nee with the infant Jesus to
Egypt to thwart the murder
Gus plottings of a dictator.
Who but a hopeless pacifist
would doubt that that STRAIT
egy Of defense was a part
Of Gods plan? There are
unworthy fears that paralyze.
but there are worthy fears
that galvanize. Do you re-
member in that stirring story
Of "Moby Dick" that the cap
tain said, II will have no man
on my boat who does not fear
a whale?" But as. anew in
this frightened day. we listen
again to the angels Fear
not" We become vividly con-
scious that on this shadowed
globe the casualties of un-
founded fears are legion.
Much Of the cringing fear Of
today as to the final outcome
Of the global conflict now
raging is the harvest of neg
lected spiritual roots. Some
one analyzing our day has
made the declaration that the
so-called Christian countries
have been inoculated with a
mild form of Christianity
which makes them immune
TO the real thing. The trouble
is that with all our temples
and all our creeds in the West
we have fallen down before
the golden calf of success,
interpreted in terms Of cush-
ioned luxury and waterfalls
tic accumulation. Now every
thing built on that concep-
ton is crumbling. Too often
our civilization has reduced
God to "the anomalous posi-
tion OF an omnipotent bell
hop" to make us comfortable
and TO obey our selfish orders.
To be sure the earth is shak-
ing. but not by some wicked
men who are trying to de-
stroy us.
When, in the first days
Of the Christian era, every
thing seemed to be disinte.
grating and decaying, in the
Letter to the Hebrews the
voice Of God is recorded as
laundering. yet once more
I shake the earth that those
things which cannot be shak-
en- may remain" That means
Evening star., 1957-12-22

that In this conyulsive day
God and time have caught
up with some things that
omnipotence can tolerate no
longer. God is sitting out the
souls Of men beneath His
judgment seat. But that is no
cause for fear II we are with
Him. But are we-as a Ma
ton are we really under God?
Does the depravity of our
cities, the smut of moral cess
pools displayed on our news
stands. the Sex-drenched
pages Of popular novels and
plays. the appalling sag in
personal integrity. the gang
ster control Of whole sections
Of our social and industrial
life suggest that We are "un-
der God? The one thing
that America positively can
not afford to do now in the
perilous threats she faces
abroad is to lose her nerve.
But she is bound to lose her
nerve and 60 TO pieces as
the cement of materialism
melts II she loses God-unless
she finds the God whose name
is on her coins. That means
that she must actually prac-
tice the standards Of ethical
and spiritual values brought
into the world by the One
whose birth is being cele-
brated as again DER the
earth's dark shadows the an
gels song be not afraid" is
heard.
= Even when a torturing
cross was so close to the
Christ OF Bethlehem that He
could touch it, with unruffied
peace. and poise He offered
His deep JOY to His disciples
as He said. BE not afraid.
Ye believe in God. Believe
also In me-" Other losses
can be faced without fear.
The one fatal loss is the loss
of God. Crosses. tortures.
threats. slave camps. the
crack Of tyrants' whips.
doomsday bombs. are not the
final word. If one can still
lift up his head and say,
The Lord is my light and
my salvation-whom shall I
fear?"
In q time when he assumed
panic and fear would sweep
through the free world. Hit
ler asked the question. How
do they dare to keep UP their
spirit in the face Of my great
successes?" Winston Church
III answered him in one Of
his great war speeches. "Hit-
ler sees with chagrin and
amazement that our defeats
are but stepping-stoneS to
victory. and that his victories
are only the stepping-stones
to ruin" What a word that Is
to ponder in connection with
the lifting exhortation from
the skies. BE not afraid"
On the wings Of that faith
the great war prime minister
adds a sentence which must
now be the order of the day
for all who are determined
to stay free: Let us move
forward together in discharge
Of our duties. fearing God
and nothing else"
Be not afraid.
Evening star., 1957-12-22

ported: AN improvement
Strangers in the future will
have but little difhculty in
finding the streets running
north and south. The num-
bered streets are designated
by the lamps on the corner at
the Avenue, and so painted
that they can be distin.
guished by day or night. The
lamps are placed at the cor
ners from the lst TO the 5th
ward"
Evening star., 1957-12-22
100 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

Political rumors were as
persistent and common 100
years ago as they are today.
On December 20. 1857, The
Star reported: Cabinet Ru-
mors. The Republican press
continues very busily en-
gagged in making a cabinet
for Mr.. Buchanan: or. per-
haps We should more justly
say. in speculating upon the
probability of the selection
Of particular individuals. As
an apt illustration Of the way
in which the thing is done,
We quote the following brief
paragraph from a Washing
ton letter in a Northern
journal: "A hard fight is go
ing on here between the
friends of j. Clancy Jones.
and those of Judge Black. of
Pennsylvania. with reference
to a seat in the cabinet from
that State. Bets are freely
offered against Jones' We
entertain the idea that no
one sees or hears more being
said and done among the
Democrats in Washington
than ourself. Yet. this para
graph is the first we have
seen or heard of this hard
fightl"
Evening star., 1957-12-22
THE GAME or POLITICS
BY FRANK r. KENT
Cry for leadership on ShriU Side

In less than two weeks
after this piece appears in
print the second session Of
the Democratic controlled
Congress elected with Presi-
dent Eisenhower in 1856 will
reconvene In Washington.
Not dn much more than q
generation has any Congress
been called upon to deal with
problems as serious and COM
plex as this Congress will
have.
Covering both the foreign
and domestic fields, it seems
impossible to exaggerate
their gravity: From the
richest TO the poorest citi-
zen, all of US will be affected
by the manner in which they
are dealt. No one can wholly
escape their consequences.
Peace loving as we are. our
very existence is threatened
by a formidable enemy (not
long since our ally) but
whose power, position and
hostility are such that 1t
could completely destroy civ
ilization as we know it.
Equally. we are deeply dis
turbed by internal questions.
such as the frightening size
of the public debt, almost in
tolerable taxation. an infia-
tion that easily could become
devastating and a grievous
racial struggle TO which there
seems no end.
Cry Is Widespread
Under such conditions, 1t is
understandable that a de-
mand for leadership" should
have arisen in the country.
From all quarters and from
many variegated men this
cry comes. There are several
things to be said about it.
First. Of course. it is gen.
Grated by the Presidents
most recent illness. which
makes it easy to accept the
false assumption that he is
unable properly to perform
his presidential duties and
the country. therefore. is
dangerously drifting" Mel
ther Of these things happens
to be true. but they provide
tempting material for those
who want to believe them
OF whom there are a great
many.
A second thing to be said is
that largely this demand for
leadership. leadership"
comes from the journalistic
and political supporters OF
Adlal Stevenson. who himself
has encouraged them through
his intimate. the Democratic
Chairman Paul Butler, and
his egg-headed advisers
counselorS and friends. In
cidentally. Mr.. Stevenson. :.
most recent public utterancf
was made in Chicago. while
the President was in Paris.
1t is difficult to see how his
Evening star., 1957-12-22

fear in the sense that Amer
ica and her allies are sum-
moned In this dread day to
arm % the full extent Of
their might. as they defend
the dignity and freedom
which is their priceless heri-
Evening star., 1957-12-22
Providentiul?

A minister's stage fright"
was responsible for saving his
home 100 years ago. The Star
reported on December 26.
1857, The story said. AT
saltwater. MINI. Rev. A. @.
Nelson. Methodist minister,
broke down in his Sunday
morning sermon. and was
so confused by the unac-
countable and awkward di-
lemma that he summarily
dismissed his congregation
and ran home. He got there
just in time to save his house
from destruction by FIRE,
which was well under way.
He considered the event
providential. and preached as
easily as usual in the after
noon."
Evening star., 1957-12-22
Unbruqe

Gentlemen of a century ago
were inclined to express
themselves violently in pro-
test Of insults. real or imag-
ined. The Star. on December
26. 1887. reported: Some
thing Of an excitement
was created yesterday on
the Avenue. near the Kirk
wood House. by q collision
occurring between q gentle
man connected with the
Coast Survey and the captain
Of one of our crack military
companies. Capt. r. accused
the other Of writing GER
tain articles in q German
paper published in Balti-
more, to which he (the cap
tain) took exception. and for
which he proposed to get
satisfaction by the use Of q
formidable looking whip
which he proceeded to draw
from his pocket. The party
accused denied the author
ship of the articles referred
to, and there the affair ter
minated, to the apparent dis
satisfaction of some Of the
'fancys' who had congre-
gated. :"
Evening star., 1957-12-22
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry priters' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star., 1957-12-22
SufeN

Police Of . century ago
kept . keen eye on certain
Christmas celehrants. On De-
cember ~. 1887. The Star
said: Pistols. The auxiliary
guards. by order Of the Mayor.
paid their particular respects
to those persons who were
termed unsafe with firearms
in their possession on Christ
mas Day, and quite q number
were disarmed and the weap-
ons left In charge Of the
captain. This may account
for the few accidents this
Christmas. A number OF
pistols still remain with the
captain"
Evening star., 1957-12-22
Progress

Washington residents Of
100 years ago we're finding 1t
easier TO get around as q re-
suit Of city action. The Star.
on December rs. 1857. n
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-03
MennCnites Move
Church Services
To Founders Hall

Because the building and remodel
ing program at the First Mennonite
church has come to q point where the
structure will not be tenable for q
time, Sunday morning worship serv-
ices will be held in Founders hall on
the college campus and Sunday
School classes will be divided between
the Elementary school building and
Founders hall.
The nursery will continue at the
church parsonage, 2-year-olds viii go
to the women's locker room at Found
ers hall, while to 5-year-olds will
go to the stage at Founders hall.
Grades / through 6 will continue at
the Elementary school building. The
junior high group will meet in the
northeast corner of Founders hall,
the senior high at the east end of the
lounge.
College freshmen and sophomores
will meet in Lincoln hall lounge,
juniors and seniors at the west end
of the Founders hall lounge.
All other adult classes will meet in
the bleachers at Founders hall. Time
for Sunday school has been set for
9:30 with worship services at 1O:30.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-03
Bone Twisting Ashland Eyes Upset OF
Beavers In BIC Home Opener Saturday

Always rugged, tough and blood
thirsty the Ashland college Eagles
invade Bluffton Saturday evening to
renew the running feud the two
schools have conducted over the
years.
|. Hardest, scrappiest team in the
league whether they win or lose,
Ashland will be facing Beaver team
already stiff and sore from Jumps
received over the past two weeks.
If the Eagles hold true to form the
Beavers should have some new
Jumps and pulled muscles next Sun
day morning as they face the three
toughest teams in the league, Wilm-
ington, Ohio Northern and Findlay on
consecutive weekends
Although trounced $40 by Wooster
in their league opener the Eagles
bounced back last week, tying Find
lay, in a big reversal of the pre-
season dope bucket.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-03
Be Sophomore
Queen OF Ohio
SUiss Festival

A pretty blne-eyed Biuffton col.
lege sophomore reigned last
week as queen of the Ohio Swiss
Festival at Sugarcreek. She is
Patricia Gross, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Gross of Route 2,
Sugarcreek.
pat was chosen for the
throne Friday evening in COM
petition with nine other Swiss
misses, all attired in appropriate
costumes.
The new queen was crowned by
Miss Elise Schwab, the 1856
queen. She was presented with a
large trophy from the Ohio o-Swiss
Cheese association in addition to
$50, a crown and scepter.
Patricia is majoring In home
economics and minoring i'm
speech at Bluffton college and
plans to be a teacher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-03
Voter Registration
In Richland Twp.
1854 Out OF 2,059

First registration for precincts in
Richland township closed September
25th with a total of ], 1,634 persons out
of a possible 2,059 who voted in the
general election last year, eligible
for the November balloting.
Percentage wise, the registration
figures 1913. Beaverdam, with total
of 203 compared to a vote of 223 last
year, ranked highest, and it tied with
Lafayette for second place among the
Is precincts registered for the first
time this year. Cairo was highest
with percentage of Sc, attributed by
county election officials to the local
option issue in that village.
From the close of registration In
the precincts, voters were able to
register at the election office in Lima.
AS result, gains were made as
follows: Richland North %, new
total 224, voted last November 339;
South Is, 23S, 3OS; Bluffton A Is,
26o, 3O6; B IS, 271, 323; C q, 21S,
2S1; D 6, 22O, 279; Beaverdam 6,
2O3, 223. R&N
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-03
johnson Will Move
Barber Shop To Old
|Dillman Location
Deal Is One Of Seven Local
Real Estate Transfers
Filed During Last Week

Ray johnson, who recently pur-
chased the North Main street business
building owned by the Charles Dill
man estate, announced this week
that he plans to remodel the building
and move his barber shop to the
business district location.
Johnson said he did not have a
definite date for moving into the new
location He plans to do the major
share of the repair work himself. He
has not yet decided what disposition
he will make of the building now
housing his shop on North Main street.
A total of seven local real estate
transfers were filed in the office of
Allen county recorder Morgan N.
Davis during the week ending Sep
tenber 28.
Dora Dillman, etal, to Alvin r.
Johnson, part lot SO, tax S385; Lena
Dillman to Alvin r. Johnson part
lot SO, tax S1.65; ROLAND and Mildred
Koontz to Albert and Betty Finn,
lots 588 and $780,. Eaton's Heirs addi-
ton, no tax; ROLAND and Mildred
Koontz to Luther and Martha Filing
lot 587 and part lot 5S6, Eaton's addi-
ton, no tax. Alma Bixel Mellinger to
the Triplett Electrical Instrument
company, lot 365 j. H. Eaton's 18th
addition, tax S13.20; James and Isa.
belle West to Ella West, lot 165
Godfrey's addition, no tax.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-03

Eagle quarterback Ralph Lepre
scored their touchdown against the
Oilers with one-yard sneak, coming
on the end of 41-yard second period
drive.
Last year the Beavers wrapped up
the league championship on a pair
Of extra points by Jim Berry,
squeaking by the Eagles 2O-19, but
the Eagles at the same time wrapped
up the Beaver season, banging up
the Beavers so badly they could
barely wobble the next week as
Centre college handed Be its only
defeat of the season.
If Willie Taylor, Tom Reichenbach,
Dave Conrad and countless others
have recovered, from their injuries
and incure no new ones during the
week the Beavers should be in shape
to defeat the Eagles and take a big
step towards setting up their second
consecutive league championship.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-03
Blufton College Students Hail
From 10 Foreign Countries, Is States

Ten foreign countries and 13 differ
ent states are represented among the
BIZ men and women who make up the
student body at Bluffton college, it
was announced this week by Admis-
sions Counselor Robert Hamman The
official student count is now 293 full
time students and a total registration
of 312 plus eight extension students.
While the 312 total registration is
below former 318 record, the num-
Der of full-time students this year
sets an all-time record, according to
MIR. Hamman
Foreign countries represented at
the college are Holland, Ethiopia,
Japan Formosa, Taiwan, Germany,
Puerto Rico, India, Hawaii and Can
ada
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-03
Pirates Face Challenge From PIG Team
Primed For Most Important Game Of Year
BY Charles Hilty


Old-time Bluffton football fans are
crossing their fingers this week as a
situation they have seen too many
times in the past comes up once
again.
Biuffton high school has a good
football team, Pandora-Gilboa has an
average or even poor squad, the
Pirates go into the game unworried
Who wins? Pandora.
sss Some folks say it could happen
again this year. Emil Knorr, Pan
dora's new coach, is making this his
big game of the season, aiming his
Rockets at the Pirate ship as surely
as hunter aims gun.
Last week the Rockets who have
shown better play each week, unveil-
ed a passing attack spanked by
quarterback Bob Anderson as they
defeated Leipsic, 1910 their first win
of the season
knorr has stuck almost strictly to
basic football, saving his surprises for
the Pirates homecoming event, as he
follows the age-old rule for new Pan
dora-Gilboa coaches-beat Bluffton
and you've had your big season.
The Rockets will be meeting a
Bluffton team still smarting from a
1914 defeat in game they could
have, and should have, won. For the
second time in the last two appear
ances the Pirates have made on the
Elida field the Bulldogs needed a
sucker pass play late in the first half
to score the touchdown that ultimate
ly made the difference.
The Pirates may present a slightly
different alignment when they face
their Homecoming crowd tomorrow
evening. Coach Frank Osborne is
looking for new faces to run into the
defensive lineup. As the season enters
its fifth week the Pirates are still
faced with weak defensive line and
soft middle and the coach is looking
for boys who have a winning tenn
permanent.
No major injuries came from the
Elida game although linebacker Jerry
Kohl was removed from the game
after being knocked out early in the
third quarter and quarterback Tim
Diller operated the last part of the
game with janned thumb.
From here on out an the games
are must games for the Pirates as
they can only hope that while they
win someone will upset Elida, the
team which presently appears set to
relieve them of their hardwon league
championship.
From the Bluffton standpoint a loss
to Pandora would be not only en-
barrassing but disastrous, while to the
Putnam county partisans a win to-
morrow night would be the making
of the season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-03
Insect Control Is Million Dollar
Business For Former BluftOnite

How the son of a former we'll
known Bluffton couple started an
unusual insect control business on
a S12 900 capital and has develop
ed it into a nationwide operation
crossing millions annually is told
i'm a recent issue of the Witten-
berg Alumnus.
The college alumni publication
reports the unusual success story
of Eugene S. Heckathorn, who
was graduated from there i'm 1871.
Bluffton people will remember
him as the son of Earl and
Pauline Garau Heckathorn, who
lived here when Gene was
youngster. They are now resi-
dents of Hightstown, New Jersey.
Young Heckathorn started his
business in I948 i'm California on
$4,000. Now known as United
Heckathorn at 600 s. Fourth
street, Richmond 4, California,
the company has been spectacu-
larly successful in dealing with
several major insect infestations
by aerial application.
Heckathorn directed workers
and equipment have moved
against the beet leaf hopper in
California, the spruce bud worm
in New Mexico and Montana,
grasshoppers in the plain states
and fruit fly in Florida.
The company's flying division
known as Sky Spray operates 25
planes. Chemical applications can
be made to as many as $4,000
acres a day.
But the planes must be supplied
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-03

with chemicals, so Heckathorn's
firm has several plants manufac-
turing his insecticides and oper-
ates a fleet of tank trucks to
transport it to the various jobs.
Heckathorn makes chemicals in
his plants or he can make them
on the job where conditions make
that necessary. Drums of his
DDT have been shipped to India.
Gene began as chemist in
insecticide processing with r. j.
Prentiss and Co., New York.
A member of the Lutheran
church, he has been active as a
member of the executive commit
tees of the Northern Conference
of the Pacific Southwest Synod
and of the Lutheran Laymen's
Movement.
He has three children, John. 10;
Peter, 4; and Sandy, A.