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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-10
Opening lead; King of hearts

The opening lead was the
king of hearts and after q quick
glance at the dummy hand
Miss Brash ducked. She had
a heart to lose in any case and
she wanted Mr.. Dale TO lead
again before he knew too much
about the hand.
He probably had the guard
ed king OF spades for his two
no-trump bid and his final
double and therefore couldn't
lead that suit. II he led a
club she could win with the
ace. cash the ace Of spades. lead
q heart and fineSse the jack.
play the ace of hearts and get
rid Of a diamond.
Her play at the first trick
was good. On a close hand.
where the opponents must de-
fend just right to beat you. let
them guess early in the hand
before they have the advantage
Of seeing revealing signals from
their partners.
OF course Mr.. Dale was
thinking. too. He knew Miss
BraSh had not started with a
singleton heart. else she would
have won the first trick. Also
she couldn't have too many
hearts else she would have
feared that q second heart lead
would be ruffed by Mrs. Keen.
The probabilities were that she
had started with exactly two
hearts.
It seemed clear that she
planned to finesse the Jack Of
hearts as soon as she got In
and discard q loser on the ace.
What did she want to discard?
Probably not q club since
dummy had only one card In
that suit. That left only dia-
monds.
So at trick two Mr.. Dale
laid down the ace Of diamonds
on which his partner played the
ten. He continued with the
five Of diamonds and Mrs. Keen
won with the king. Thus the
defenders won two diamonds.
q heart and Q spade. On any
other lead at trick two Miss
Brash could have made her
contract in the manner out
lined above.
Mr.. Dale hated to lead from
his ace-Queen holding in dia-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-21

second and sentenced to 30 days in
Jail. Fine and sentence in each
case suspended. Costs were paid.
Wayne Hollis Fortney, Morgan
town, failing to obey stop signal,
.S5.
William Arthur George, Oakland,
passing on crest of hill, S25.
Floyd Lee Cooper, Gormania
operating without license, $40; and
having expired temporary plates,
$40.
Robert Thomas Rice, Mt. Lake
Park, operating at speed greater
than reasonable and proper, $40
George Edward Rexrode, Swan
ton, displaying plates issued to an
other vehicle, SIS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-21

the socialist party. You seem to
think as many do, that if the social
list party was elected and you had
a lot Of money as the rich man has,
you would have to take this money
and divide it. No it does not mean
to divide up what you now have
at all. 1t only means that there
should be a more equal division on
the profit from the mans labor
you hire. If you hire a man to work
for you and he makes you prof
it of 500 and you pay him SIS for
his labor, do you think this would
be a fair division? The man labors
and does all the work. He gets a
pitiful IS for his hard toll while
you can sit at home in your big
easy chair with your white shirt
and collar, or maybe go out for a
drive and still take three fourths
of what the man made. Is that a
fair division? Not by a long ways.
If | were to do this | could not
look this man in the face squarely
when pay day came.
"You spoke of whiskers getting
much longer than others which you
could not understand. l believe that
whiskers are as easy for you to
understand as the socialist plat
form. The reason your whiskers
grow uneven is like capital and
labor. AS soon as some gains a
little on the others then the ones
above the others will try to keep
| the little ones under control SO
| they can never get above them
so they can always be the ruling
power.
"The reason lot of people are
socialist is because the capitalist
takes the biggest profit from oul
labor. He gets the social part and
| the laborer takes the "ist.' Does
the rich man get pleasure from
idle money? Will it be left for rel
atives to fight over? When Jesus
calls what good will money be tc
the rich man? Turn to the 10Th
chapter of St. Matthew and see
| Gods opinion of rich man."
Editors Note: There were
several more paragraphs to the
letter which seemed to repeat ovel
and over what had been said be
fore. He concluded by saying, I'll
have made any statement in this
letter that is untrue l ask you to
forgive me for l did not do it or
purpose. I am not ashamed OF
! what | have written.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-21

dren and young people can eX-
plore through books. Among the
titles are: Exploring the Weather;
The Real Book About Prehistoric
Life; The Wonderful World of
the Sea-; Secrets of Life; Rock
cts, Missiles and Moons; "All
About Our Changing Rocks; "All
About Rockets and Jets; THE
Conquest of the North and South
Poles; Rogers Rangers and the
French and Indian War; Balboa:
Swordsman and Conquistador" and
"Hammond's Illustrated Atlas For
Young America"
Books have been given during
the past two weeks in memory of
Margaret Townshend, Mrs. Julius
B. Littman, William Daniel Walker,
Asa Totten Matthews. Mrs. Anna
Pies Nance, Mrs. Katherine Ken
nedy and Mrs. Thomas Hughes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-21
Arrest Nineteen On
Traffic Violations

Nineteen persons were arrested
in recent days for traffic violations
according to the records in the Of
flee of Earl c. Friend, trial magis-
trate.
The list included the following:
James German Thayer, Oakland,
operating without a license, $40.
French Aston Teter, Terra Alta,
exceeding so miles per hour, So.
Robert Alexander Duncan Pitts
burgh, failing to obey stop sign. S.
Carl Edward Savage, McHenry
truck over $500 pounds exceeding
40 miles per hour, $40
Wayne Robert Mosser, Accident
exceeding 50 miles per hour, SIS
James Anthony Cesnick, Kitz-
miller, passing near curve, IS.
Frank Lawrence Margolis, Du-
bois, Pa, passing near brow of hill
IS.
Glare Alice Snyder, Deer Park
failing to grant right of way, IS.
Robert Martin Biggs, Luke, ex-
ceeding so miles per hour, SIS.
Gilbert Howard Bowman, Swan
ton, reckless driving, $25.
Eugene Marion Fike, Deer Park
operating on a revoked license and
displaying operators license not
ones own, fined $500 and costs on
first charge and sentenced to six
months in House of Correction on
second; fined 500 and costs or
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-21

Donors of new memorial books in
clude Mr.. and Mrs. OlonZO d. Nay
lor, MIR. and Mrs. c. W. Highlander,
Mrs. Homer L. Bennett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hanst, Mrs. Ernest Liller,
Mrs. Sophia c. Crouch and the
Oakland Civic Club.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-21
Answer To Socialism?

The foregoing article was re-
ceived this week from William A
Tasker, of Kitzmiller, in reply tc
an article published last week that
was written by George Peck il,
which he showed that the practice
of socialism cuts all people dowr
to the same level-that is-nothing
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-21

at all.
Mr.. Tasker says:
"In answer to last weeks article
on socialism, | used to belong to
the socialist party and voted that
way until | saw there would be
none elected. Then quit voting the
socialist ticket. l notice you are
like many l have talked to. You
don't have the understanding of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-21

James Alvey McCroskey, Deer
Park displaying plates issued to
another vehicle, SIS.
Robert Wade Lewis, Deer Park,
operating without license, S..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-21

D'Alesandro dashed out at Lane
and Tydings because of their en-
dorsement of Tawes for Governor.
D'Alesandro probably plans to
run for that office too.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-21
N e w S
FROM THE
Ruth En1ow Library
BY EDITH BROCK

Explore with Books" is the slo-
gan which has been chosen to
highlight the 39th annual National
Childrens Book Week starting No
vember II, and extending through
November %. The purpose of Book
Week is to focus attention on the
Importance of good books for chill
dren.
The new books on exhibit this
week at the Ruth Enlow Library
show some of the many exciting
worlds of knowledge which chill
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11

D0rcas Circle
The Dorcas circle of the Methodist
church will meet Wednesday even
ing, April II at s o'clock at the
home of Miss Mildred Keel, 213
South Main street. Please note the
change of date.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11
BLUFFTON LOCALS
CONTINUED from page u


Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi, and
other points of interest in the south,
following a medical meeting in st.
Louis two weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Fett arrived
home from Florida last Thursday
just in time to sample the unusual
Spring" weather
Diller ambulance removals-Mrs
Russell Gossman from Lima Route
No. 5 to Memorial hospital Mrs.
Lamar Basinger from North Jackson
street to the Bluffton hospital; G..
Rolla Watt from Beaverdam to Lima
Memorial hospital; Lester Binkley
from Railroad street to Bluffton hos
pital; Scott Eddinger from Ada Nur-
sing home to Kohlmier Convalescent
home, Findlay; Mrs. Zoia Luginbuhl
from Beaverdam to Bluffton hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kohl and
children, Bobbie and Debbie were en-
tertained Sunday by his mother and
brothers. 1t was birthday celebra-
ton.
Mrs. Harold Kohl and children and
Eva Kohl and son Dale called on the
formers sister, Mr. and Mrs. Lenord
Ludwig and family at Dola Sunday
afternoon.
H. B. Kohl and brother Robert
made a business trip to Oak Harbor
Monday and also visited with their
brother Ralph.
Basinger ambulance remova s:
Mrs. Mary Conrad from her home or
South Jackson to the Bluffton hos.
pital; Mr.. George w. Combs from the
Bluffton hospital to the Lima hos
pital.
Miss Catherine Gratz, missionary
from West Africa, who is visiting
here, has the following speaking en-
gagements for this week: ST. Johns
Mennonite, Sunday; Tuesday eve
ming, Missionary Church at Pandora
Wednesday afternoon, M. E. church
at Harrod; Thursday afternoon, Mis-.
sionary Alliance church in Orrville
Mrs. Fl. G. Schumacher of Candy
Oregon is expected here for a visit
with her mother, Mrs. Peter Gratz
and her sister, Miss Catherine Gratz,
this week. She is driving through
with friends.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11

TOPS Club
The regular meeting of the Bluff
ton TOPS (taking pounds off sem
sibly) club, scheduled for Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. NADIA
lene Deppler, was postponed because
of the snow storm until next Mon
day evening.
Kings Guard Meeting
Fifty-two children and leaders at
tended the Kings Guards meeting
last Sunday morning, April z, in the
Methodist church basement. Mrs. j.
Paul Clark, the speaker, used as her
theme "How God Makes Everything
Beautiful, and gave very educa-
tional and interesting chalk talk.
There will be no other Kings Guards
meeting during the month of April.
Children are asked to attend the
regular church services during this
period. Next meeting will be held
May s.
Past Presidents Parley
Past Presidents Farley will meet
at the home of Mary Burkholder
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11
Society and Clubs

Friday evening, April IL at s
o'clock. Program by Gaynell Rockey.
Telesis
Club members are to meet next
Monday evening, April IS, at 500
p. m. at the Beach Radio Shop.
Orange Champs
The Orange Champs 4-H club held
GBps9nL 'u ID 0c:L le 5uas9m g
evening at the home of Stephen
Baumgartner. One new member was
present and the programs were COM
pleted. Roll call was answered by
naming birds; projects were dis
cussed and Richard Johnson, Mark
Crates and Stephen Baumgartner
were named to plan the program for
the year. Tom Webb, Bobby Kurt
and Michael Freed were named to a
committee to plan a community
service project. Next meeting will be
held in the home of David Ernest
on April 16.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11
James Springer
Dies I'm Accident
At Indiana i.

Word was received here Tuesday
from Bloomington, Ind, of the tragic
death in that city of James Springer.
2S, former Bluffton college student
whose home was in Berne, Ind
Springer, a journalism student at
Indiana University, Bloomington, was
found dead at $3.50 a. m. Tuesday. He
had fallen from his bicycle enroute
to class and had fractured his skull.
The Berne youth is well known in
Bluffton, having attended Bluffton
college from 1947 to 1949, and again
from 1850 to 1852. His studies at the
college here were interrupted by the
death of his father, C. H. Springer,
one of the owners of The Berne Wit
ness.
While young Springer was a fresh
man at BC he had operated linotype
machine at The Bluffton News for a
period.
Following a hitch in the armed
forces, Jim returned to Bluffton col
lege and was graduated in 1855. He
later decided to continue his studies
in journalism at Indiana university.
He had recently been appointed
editor of the student newspaper at
the university.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Naomi Springer, and one sister,
Barbara, also a student at Indiana
university.
Funeral services are to be held
Friday afternoon from the First Men
MONTE church at Berne.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11
BluftOn Native
Dies In Weston

Funeral services will be held today,
Thursday, in Deshler for Clarence
Conkey, retired farmer of that COM
munity, who died Wednesday in the
Shipman Rest Home at Weston after
a two-year illness.
Mr.. Conkey was a native of this
area, having been born September "a,
1874 near Bluffton to William and
Emiline Petersom Conkey.
He was married to Hattie Ferrell,
who died in 1886. There are four
sons and three daughters.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11
Ministers Attend
Buffalo Conference

The Rev. and Mrs. Waldo Flick
niger and the Rev. and Mrs. c. A.
Classen returned last Friday night
from Buffalo, N. Y. where they had
been attending a convention of the
National Association of Evangelicals.
The local ministers and their wives
attended one service at which DR..
Billy Graham spoke, and also enjoyed
one afternoon at the famous Niagra
Falls.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11
Delta Kappa Gamma

Delta Kappa Gamma
The Alpha Delta Alpha Tau chap
ter of the Delta Kappa Gamma will
hold an evening meeting $500 p. n.y.
on April 15 at the Y. w. C. A, 649
West Market street, Lima. The pro-
gram "Holy Week" will be given by
Anna Bright. Committee in charge
includes Turah Mosel, Evelyn Koffel,
Ruth Mosher, Georgia Fackler, Ruth
Holman, and Lenore Roberts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11
Profit & Pleasure Club

FRONT IL Pleasure CluD
Mrs. Homer Miller will entertain
the Profit and Pleasure club at her
home on April II. Members will
answer roll call with "My Newest
Kitchen Gadget." The topics Are
We Starving Our Teenagers?" will
be given by Mrs. John Marshall, and
Lets Explore New Cooking Uten-
sils and Appliances" by Mrs. VIII
liam Althaus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11
Mothers Study Club

Mothers Study Club
Mothers Study club will meet at
the home of Ferne Ramseyer Mon
day, April Is. Helen Hauenstein and
Gail Patterson will be in charge of
the program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11
Birthday Party Held

b1TtHudy dTty IItIu
A birthday party was held for
Mrs. Josephine Benroth at the home
of her son, Gene Benroth, last We'd
nesday night. Children and grand
children present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Benroth, David and Tom;
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Basinger,
Jeanne Lynn; Mr.. and Mrs. Alvan
Augsburger and Ann of Oak Har-
Dor; Mr.. and Mrs. George Black
wood, Ricky and Judy of Detroit;
Mr.. James Benroth and Jan; Mr..
and Mrs. Gene Benroth, Beverly,
Janette and Patty, and Mrs. Lena
Dillman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11
Altar & Rosary Society

Altar & Rosary Society
The Altar and Rosary society OF
st. Mary's Catholic church will hold
its monthly meeting in the church
basement Thursday evening at 8
o'clock. Hostesses are Mrs. Flo
Hermann and Mrs. Irene Shaffer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-11
Farm Women's Improvement Club

Farm Women's Improvement Club
April Is meeting will be held at
1:30 D. m. at the home of Gertrude
Long With Elizabeth Deeds and Eff
fie Pfeiffer assistant hostesses. Topic
for the month will be Conservation"
with Cal Leimbach, county agent,
presiding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-17
by PHIL YEAGER and
JOHN STARK

The findings Of the late DR..
Alfred Kinsey To the effect that
q sizeable percentage of Ameri-
cas- young adults have expert
enced premartial sexual rela-
tons seem recognized in United
States law today.
For few jurisdictions now
sanction annulment on grounds
that husband or wife concealed
the fact that he or she had had
sexaul experience prior TO mar
rage.
This issue was recently
fought out in the municipal
court Of the District OF Column
bia when a 22-year-oId WASH
ington bride endeavored to
have her marriage annulled
because her husband had not
told her that he was the father
of an illegitimate child.
In denying the annulment.
Chief Judge Leo A. Rover
ruled that THE fraud necessary
TO obtain an annulment must
be OF such character as TO 20
% the very foundation Of the
marriage. We do not think
that concealment OF nonchast-
ity by a wife was. either.
II a partner to a marriage
contract doesn't let his or her
spouse know about such things
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-17
Law IN the NEWS
Past Unchostity Fails
TO Justify AnnuIment

prior TO the wedding, and II this
concealment is not grounds for
annulment-what is?
Actually. in most places there
are not many. The situations
which are automatic grounds
can be counted on the fingers
Of one hand. They usually in
clude: Marriage when one of
the parties Is under the legal
age, when either husband or
wife is insane at the time, or,
in some places, when one of
the parties is Caucasian and
the other belongs TO q race
which is non Caucasian.
In addition. there are q
number Of other circumstances
In which annulment may be
granted at the discretion Of the
court. Probably the most i'm
portant is the ground which
Judge Rover cited in the case
mentioned: Fraud which goes
to the heart Of the marriage
contract.
AS to what constitutes fraud,
this is UP to the courts to de-
eide according TO the circum-
stances. In some cases annul-
ment has been granted when
one Of the marriage partners,
usually the husband, found out
afterwards that the other was
unchaste. But this reasoning
seems on the wane. However, il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-17
Effects Of Drinking

Dear DR.. SteincrOhn: III q
man has been 10 = party and
had too many drinks.
wouldn't . few walks around
the block and some strong.
hot coffee be enough 10 fix
him up 30 he would be sober
enough 10 drive? Mr.. z. Z.
He would still be q menace
TO himself and 10 other driv-
ers. Alcoholic content Of the
blood falls very slowly. no mat
ter what you do to hasten 1t.
Doctors r. A. Mcfarland and
r. c. Moore have conducted
experiments at the Harvard
School Of Public Health. They
gave one subject the equivalent
OF eight highballs over q period
|of four hours. His blood alcohol
reached OILS per cent in about
two hours: and IA hours after
his last drink the blood alcohol
was still 0.00 per cent.
Because OF this. and similar
data. commercial airlines re-
quire that their pilots abstain
for at least IS hours before
fight time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-17

Bill My wife and ! have
been married more than 10
years and have four children.
During the whole period of our
marriage I have been working
for my brother as an employe
in his business.
Conditions were not very
satisfactory for me. but / stuck
to 1t because the pay was good
and with four youngsters ]
wasn't going to chance it else
where. But all the time my
wife kept Fostering me TO look
elsewhere because. she said.
could get better pay.
Well. I finally did take a Job
offer at a better salary, but the
way 1t looks to me this business
is very shaky and isn't going to
last. My wife says she realizes
now that 1t was a foolish move
and she wants 10 talk to my
brother. explaining that it was
her fault that I left. / think
that would make me look silly
Norma M.-Bill's brother 1:
a very goodhearted guy. but he
is very sensitive and always
thinks people are against him
II they don't show him 100 pei
cent loyalty. He was all broken
up about Bills leaving him and
/ know he'll never forgive him
unless / do something about
the situation.
I don't see why 1t would make
Bill look silly for me to explain
things to his brother. After
all. my brother-in-law realizes
that a man owes his first
loyalty to his wife and Il
I pressed him to change jobs
he couldn't very well refuse.
Bill has been so worried since
he started this job that I fee
very guilty about having urged
him TO change. Other people
tell him that the Arm he work:
for Is sound. but he has nc
sense Of security in 1t. It's al
been a mistake.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
II seems to us that Bill should
be less concerned with look.
ing silly" than being silly. Here
he is. In a new job. working al
q better salary In a firm other:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-17
FAMOUS FABLES

PERSUASION: Former Vice
President John N. Garner has
long been a skilled poker player.
When he was serving In the
House Of Representatives he
spent many an evening playing
stud with his colleagues-to
their regret.
At one time 1t was decided
to add an amendment to a GER
tain bill. However, permission
from the Speaker was neces-
sary. Garner volunteered TO
call on the Speaker at the lat
ter's home. He and a friend
drove up in a cab.
"Wait here for me-" said
Garner. stepping out.
you'll never get his o. H."
shouted the other. as Garner
mounted the steps.
For two hours Gamers com.
panion waited In the cab. Then
Garner emerged from the
house, a smile on his face.
well, / got his o. H." he
said.
How did you manage IT."
Nothing TO IT," replied Gar
ner. There was q poker game
going on. The Speaker would
have signed anything to get rid
Of ne"