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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-03-22
You and the Law
Court Appointment Of Counsel
For Indigents Accused Of
Capital Crimes


The lawyer who defends per-
son charged with or indicted for
a capital crime under appointment
by the court is merely doing his
duty very definite and un-
avoidable duty - regardless of
how unpleasant it may be.
A capital crime is one for the
conviction of which the law
provides the death penalty. In
Mississippi this includes murder,
rape, kidnapping, armed robbery
and treason. An INDECENT is a
person who the court knows is
financially unable to employ pri-
vate counsel.
The right of counsel in such
cases is guaranteed by our Federal
and State constitutions. The Mis-
sissippi Code of 1912, Section
2505. as amended, specifically pro-
vides for such appointment of
counsel by the Circuit Court or
judge in vacation and allows
very nominal compensation to the
attorney or attorneys appointed.
Numerous court decisions have
upheld and enforced these consti-
tutional and statutory provisions.
Many states even furnish counsel
to INDECENT defendants on lesser
crimes.
AS an officer of the court and
under the canons of professional
ethics of the American and Mis-
sissippi State Bar. the attorney or
attorneys appointed by the court
have no choice but to accept the
appointment, unless a compelling
reason acceptable to the court
prevents them. Likewise, under
the appointment the attorney
must use every proper and legal
means to effectively defend the
prisoner. including appeal Of
conviction, if necessary. Often.
he must use his own money to
pay incidental expenses of the
defense, as for investigation of
facts and Interrogation of wit
nesses. and it is not unusual for
him to lose financially, despite the
fee allowed by law, because of
having to sacrifice his regular.
private practice.
This is part of the democratic
process and was unknown to the
Common Law. It is entirely con-
stitutional and statutory. Without
it life and liberty Of and justice
to the individual would be greatly
endangered. Though in a given
case the crime may be heartless.
horrible or revolving. the right Of
the defendant to and the duty Of
the lawyer under court appoint
ment of counsel remain the same
positive and unavoidable. This
is as it should and must ever be.
And instead of public criticism,
the attorney deserves apprecia-
ton for being the instrument in
this instance by which everyone's
right to life. liberty and justice is
safeguarded and made effective.
Published In the public interest By
the Mississippi State Bar.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-03-22
Indiana State Sen.
Founders Day
Speaker AT Jarvis
Christian College

Hawkins, Texas, Mar. 1.-THE
eminent State Senator Robert Lee
Brockenburr of Indiana will de-
liver the Founders Day message
for Jarvis Christian College on
March %, 1868 at 800 p. m. in the
Mary E. Erwin Chapel.
Senator Brockenburr was elected
to his first term in the Indiana
Senate in 1910 and now enjoys the
distinction of serving his fourth
term.
Significant committees which he
has chaired in his capacity as Sena-
tor are: Committee on Organiza-
ton of Courts and Criminal Code,
Committee on Elections, Commit
tee on Rights and Privileges, and
the Committee on the Affairs of
the City of Indianapolis. Other
committees on which he served are:
the Committee on Public Policy,
and the committee on Constitu-
tional Revision.
Senator Brokenburr is the au-
thor of forty-nine bills which have
been enacted into law. The Sena-
tor is a native of Virginia. He is
graduate of Hampton Institute
and Howard University Law
School. He has practiced law in all
the courts of Indianapolis includ-
ing the Indiana Appellate and Su-
preme Courts since 1910. Among
his wide experiences are Judge pro-
tenn of the Circuit Superior, Crimi-
nal and Municipal Courts of Ma
rion County, Indiana; Deputy
prosecuting Attorney and Counsel
in many cases of public interest.
Among laws enacted by the In
diana State Legislature under the
leadership of Senator Brokenburr
are those, removing duties as reg
istration officers from clerks of
the Circuit Court and setting up
three-member board to admin
lister the registration of voters;
taking the auditor, clerk, recorder,
sheriff and treasurer of Marion
County off the fee basis and put
ting them on a salary basis, there
by saving the tax payer hundreds
of thousands of dollars; concerning
proceedings to establish birth re-
cords; limiting the working hours
of policemen to eight hours for
six days a week except in emer-
gencies; amending Teachers Re-
tirement Fund Act; concerning
funds of minors and persons in
capable of managing their estates,
establishing bank accounts there
for and regulating disposition of
such funds; establishing uniform
procedure to be followed in state
agencies which have the power to
make orders and decisions affect
ing the rights of persons; author
izing guardians of insane persons
to carry out contracts made by
such insane persons while sane;
permitting the creation of joint
city-county building authorities;
concerning tax to support are gal
lery in the city of Indianapolis;
establishing metropolitan planning
commission for Marion County.
Senator Brokenburr was an AL
ternate Delegate to the 10th Cen
eral Assembly of the United Ma
tions in 1855. He is currently
member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fra
ternity, Second Vice President of
the YMCA of the State of Indiana,
a member of the Municipal, County,
State and American Bar Associa-
ton, the A. M. E. Zion Church and
a Thirty-second Degree Mason,
Prince Hall utilization.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-03-22

mat and Nobel Peace Prize winner 1t is pleasure to
welcome DR. Bunche to the service of New York City to
which we know he will make fine contributions
second appointment by the Mayor brings another
educator, and lawyer to the board in Prof Edward D.
Re OF ST. Johns University Law School, These men,
bers join the board at time when, to the continuing
problems of City, Hunter Queens, Brooklyn and the
community colleges, added the current problems of
choosing wisely first chancellor for the college system
and the necessity for expansion which confronts all our
Institutions of higher learning.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-03-22
A Fine Appointment
From: The New York Times

New York and its municipal colleges fortunate
indeed in the appointment of Dr. Ralph j. Bunche Under
Secretary of the United Nations to the Board of High
Education. Mayor Wakner has strengthened board
ing with the choice of this distinguished educator dpo
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-03-22

Two factors. however, could change
this: Severe recession or . polita-
cal split in Venezuela.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-03-22

WEEKLY QUOTATION: "The
attempt to guard adult man by
law IS bad education for the bat
tic of life" w. E. H. Lackey.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
Annexation OF Two
Parcels Completed

Final steps in the long pending an
nexation of two parcels of property
was taken Tuesday evening when
Bluffton council passed resolution
accepting for the corporation the
property of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yo-
der on Grove street and the David
R. Tripplehorn property in which the
Carl Grismores reside.
The two parcels had previously been
released by the county after public
hearings and considerable legal work.
Council also gave first reading to an
ordinance which provides for vacat-
ing paper" street - Rollo avenue
and a 300-foot alley which exist on
the village plats but have never been
developed. If they were developed
they would extend through the mid
die of the Bluffton college practice
football field.
Vacation of the plated street and
alley had been requested by the col
lege and abutting property owners.
An ordinance authorizing employ
ment of Malcolm Basinger as village
solicitor was also adopted.
Clerk A. j. B. Longsdorf was au-
thorized to advertise for renewal OF
liability insurance which the village
carries.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
RluMOn Flyer Accepts
CAA Port Post In Alaska

A Bluffton flyer and World War II
Air Force pilot is preparing to leave
for Alaska the latter part of Febru-
ary to accept new position with the
Civil Areonautics Authority as an
Airway Operation Specialist at one
of the air bases of the far north.
David Carr, Route 2, Bluffton, has
recently disposed of the hardware
store ne operated for a time in Gil
boa, and is making arrangements to
leave for Anchorage next month. His
family plans to follow him to his new
post at the end of school this spring.
Mr.. Carr has retained his interest
in flying since being discharged from
the service at the end of World War
ii. He owns his own Piper plane and
flies it from an air strip on the farm
of his mother, Mrs. Win Carr.
Recently he. passed civil service
examination required for the Alaska
assignment. He has received orders
to report TO Anchorage before March
16. There he will attend a seven-week
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
Garnette FOltz
Named To National
Legion Board

Garnette Foltz, former commander
of the Bluffton post of the American
Legion, has received an appointment
as a member of the National Rehabil-
itation Advisory board of the Ameri-
can Legion, it was announced this
week.
The appointment was made by
John S. Gleason, Jr., National Com
mander of the American Legion. The
appointment was made upon the rec
ommendation of the department Off
GERS of Ohio and was approved by the
national executive committee.
Mr.. Foltz is presently serving his
third year on the Department of Ohio
Rehabilitation committee. Besides
serving as commander of the Bluffton
post, he has also served as vice-com-
mander and commander of the
Second District of Ohio.
The national committee works on
matters of policy involving veterans.
their widows and children. Rehabili-
tation work and pensions are super
vised by the group.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
.PTA Curriculum
Study Will Be Held
On February 10

Subjects being taught in the elemen-
tary and high schools will be review
ed at the next meeting of the Bluffton
PTA, February 10.
At the next PTA meeting 80 min
utes will be devoted to the elemen-
tary school and 80 minutes to the high
school to briefly give interested par
ents an idea of the curriculum and
the study which is in progress.
Paul W. Stauffer, president of the
board of education, has announced
the board will welcome suggestions
of parents irf the current study being
made by the board of education and
administrators of the school. Persons
with suggestions are being asked to
contact Mr.. Stauffer.
The high school curriculum study
committee is composed of superin-
tendent of schools A. B. Murray, high
school principal Frank Mayer, DR.. B.
w. Travis from the board Of educa-
ton, and Miss Mildred Keel and
Miss Theresa Slusser from the high
school faculty.
Miss Meredith Stepleton, principal
of the elementary school, is serving
as chairman of that curriculum com
mittee with all the grade school
teachers working on the committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
Edgar Hauenstein
HonOred At Dinner

Edgar Hauenstein, Bluffton drug
gist, who recently resigned from the
Bluffton-Richland Library board OF
trustees, was honored by his coli
leagues on the board at dinner Mon
day evening in the Edelweiss restau-
rant. .t 3
Members of the board paid tribute
to Mr.. Hauenstein's % years of SER
vice in short remarks at the dinner
table. In addition to members of the
board the dinner was attended by
Miss Ocie Anderson, librarian, and
Superintendent of Schools A. B. Muir
ray and Mrs. Murray.
Following the dinner, the group hold
its annual meeting for reorganization
at the school. Mrs. Ralph Stearns was
elected president, succeeding Mrs.
Clair Felt. Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz
was elected vice president and A. ].
B. Longsdorf, secretary. Miss Ander-
son was appointed clerk-reasurer.
Other members of the board are
Mrs. Paul Stauffer, James West and
Mrs. Fett. Mr.. Hauenstein, Mrs. Am
stuE. Mrs. Stearns and Mrs. Fet'
have all been members of the board
since it was first organized.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
Publicity On Be
'Expulsions Stirs
Campus Tempest

A Bluffton college campus tempest
was stirred last Friday when a Lima
daily newspaper made front page
news of the dismissal Of three Bluff
ton college students at the close of
the first semester.
The fact that all three of the ex-
pelled students were members of the
Beavers Mid Ohio championship foot
ball team gave the story Importance
to The Lima News sports editor, who
played it up giving prominence to the
viewpoint of one of the disgruntled
students.
College officials, at first reticent
concerning the announcement, felt
compelled to issue lengthy state
ment after the appearance of the first
story. Lima News reporting was
branded irresponsible Journalism"
by President Lloyd L. Ramseyer who
pointed out that the college has never
publicized expulsions in difference to
the individuals concerned.
"The publicity in the Lima News
concerning the dropping of three
football players was not made at the
colleges choice. A reporter called and
threatened to contact one of the in
dividuals concerned to get the story
if we did not give it. Even when we
had given the facts, he still contacted
one of the individuals and published
the story without any further check.
This seems to us to be irresponsible
journalism and without the regard to
the institutions which help to make
up community" President Ramsey
er said in his statement.
He declared that one of the values
of the Independent school is that it is
entirely free to choose its students,
and thus make up the kind of college
community which will be conducive
to the achievement of desired goals
in education.
The statements continued explaining
that all three boys Lee Kreici, Avon
Lake; Don Baechtel, Girard, and
Harold Garverick, Gallon, were on
probation, and were benefiting from
a policy of second chance"
They had violated pledges made
when the probationary conditions
were established. These involved class
cuts, cribbing and campus conduct.
The decision to ask the boys to
leave the college was made DIR. Ram
seyer's statement said, by a demo-
cratically constitntsd Citizenship
Committee composed of three stu
dents and three faculty members
plus a faculty member as chairman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
81 Register For Adult Education Class
Which Opened Wednesday Evening

First session of a series of Mid
Winter Adult Education classes was
to be held Wednesday evening of this
week in the Bluffton High school caf-
eteria.
Topic of the initial class in series
of seven weekly meetings was Per
son-to-Person Communication. Clas-
ses are held each Wednesday night.
A sound movie was shown, the ac-
ton of which involved typical situa-
tons and problems faced by men,
bers of management, businesses, or
anyone who has the responsibility of
communicating with others.
After showing of the film, specific
phases of the problems presented
were discussed by small discussion
panels, with summaries then given to
the entire group.
Assisting in sponsoring the weekly
classes are the Bluffton Board of Ed
ucation, the Ohio State Department
of Vocational Education, the Triplett
Electrical Instrument company and
the National Management association.
Among those registered for the
course are: Raymond Spangler,
Harry Weaver, Ada Miller, Carter
Shisler, Jessie Rodabaugh, Harold
Beals, Marjorie Basinger, Dale
South, Herman Schmidt, Willis Cum
minis, George w. Linden, Glenn Noe,
Mabel Minck, Rosaline Reichenbach,
Robert Gerber, Floyd Hardwick, Jes-
Sc Manages, Oscar ]. Wenger, Marcele
Lora, Mildred Wolford, Marcella
Helmlinger, M. M. Triplett, Edgar
Cook, Robert Sawyer, Lenna Kuntz,
Inez Petes, Louise Schumacher,
Evelyn Benroth, Velma Herr, Paul
Eikenbary, Sam Brauneller, Audrey
Hofer, John Gilbert, Kenneth Moser,
George Carmack, Darl Ault, Ben
Schiffke, Norman Edinger, Lorin
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
Name Candidates
For Distinguished
Service Award

Candidates for the annual Junior
Chamber of Commerce Distinguished
Service award were announced this
week by Richard Smith, chairman of
the Jaycee committee conducting the
event.
Nominated for the award were: E.
James Szabo. Bluffton yard manager
of Steinman Bros. Lumber company;
Earl Lehman. assistant professor of
music education at BIuffton college;
James L. Steiner, Bluffton livestock
dealer: Fanneth Mast, Bluffton
college coach and owner of the Bluff
ton Golf Course; Joe Harris, high
school basketball coach; James Helm
niger, pastor of the First Methodist
church; and Jackson Koontz, operator
of the Koontz Sinclair station.
All of the men have been active in
civic and church affairs of the COM
n1unity as well as being outstanding
in their chosen fields of business or
professions.
This award and the annual Out
standing Young Farmer award will be
presented at a date to be announced
later.
Judges for this years presentation
are Clarence D. Diller, Frank Lugin-
buhl and Robert Crow.
Any young man in the Bluffton
area between the ages Of II and 35
is eligible to receive the award,
Smith said. The award is based on
the evidence of community service.
personal and business progress pre-
sented to the judging committee.
The twin awards were presented for
the first time last year. Paul Basing-
er was winner of the Distinguished
Service award, and Walter Badert-
scher was named winner of the Out
standing Young Farmer designation.
Mr.. Smith said that nominations
are still open and that any interested
person may submit their nominations
on a form which may be obtained
from him. Nominations must be filed
with Smith by S p. m. Saturday eve
ming.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
Orange Township Woman Named Hancock
County Polio "MOther OF The Year"

Mrs. Gail Traucht, Orange town
ship, has been named Polio Mother
of the Year. for Hancock county, it
was announced last week by Mrs. w.
r. Hyma, chairman of the Hancock
County Polio Chapter.
Mrs. Traucht gave birth to her
third child, and eight-pound daughter
on January 20 at Bluffton community
hospital. Mr.. and Mrs. Traucht also
have two sons, Steve, 8. and Doug. A..
A polio patient since she was strick-
en- ON her twenty third birthday, July
13, 1854, Mrs. Traucht has been con-
fined to wheel-chair since that time.
Her little daughter, Jody Karen, is
the second child she has had since
she was stricken.
The Trauchts will move to Findlay
next spring, into home which i'm
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
SiLberstein Trio On Be
Concert Series Tuesduy

The next attraction on the Bluffton
college Music-Lecture Series will be
the Silberstein Concert Trio of Chica-
CO. and as an added feature. they
are bringing with them for their APP
pearance in Ramseyer Chapel, Tues
day evening, Diane Kosatka, solo ac-
cordionist.
The concert win begin at p. m.
The Silberstein Trio has been an
established music ensemble since 10
80. For a number of years it had the
name of Fine Arts trio, but since
1948 1t has taken the name of its
founder. Herbert Silberstein, to dis
tinguish it from other string groups.
MIR. Silberstein, founder of the trio,
received his early violin instruction
from Ernst Otto of Leipsic Conserva-
tory in Germany. He has made solo
appearances under the batpns of lead
ing conductors including Eugene Goo
sens, Fausto Cleva, Bruno Walter and
Henry Weber. Since 1914 he has been
associated with the Ralph Ginsburgh
Palmer House Ensemble as violinist
and assistant conductor.
William Carver Williams, violin
cellist, is a former member of the
Chicago Symphony and Chicago OPP
era orchestras.
William Kroger, pianist, is a grad
uate of Chicago Musical college where
he studied under Rudolph CAM AT
present he is on the piano faculty of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
Contributions
May Eliminate
PTA Carnival

Hoping to dispense with the custom
ary carnival as means of raising
funds for the PTA, the Ways and
Means Committee has sent home a
notice with each child asking all fam
lies to make a contribution of 81 or
more to the organization to be used
for purchasing school equipment
If the solicitation is successful, it
will eliminate the expenditure of
great amounts of time, energy and
contributions of food, etc. required of
the carnival.
All families are urged to cooperate
in the present solicitation and have
their donation in to the PTA through
their children by Friday, January 81.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
Lafayette Voters
Asked To Approve
School Bond Issue

Voters of the Lafayette-Jackson
school district will be asked to ap-
prove S403, 900 bond issue at the
May primary election for construc-
ton of new elementary school
building, Harvey Badertscher, super
intendent of schools, has announced.
The proposed new building would
provide cafeteria and multi-purpose
dining room facilities as well as adj
equate classroom facilities for the ex-
panding school population.
To house grades one through six
at the present time requires 10 class
rooms, only six of which are provided
by the elementary building. This
means that four high school class
rooms are now being used for ele-
mentary purposes. By 1883 il will be
necessary to use two more, MIR. Bad.
ertscher estimates.
With the exception of facilities pro
vided for specialized instruction, this
willleave only two general claSsrooms
in which to schedule English, Elath-
ematics, history and all other nom
specialized classes in grades 7-12. Ey-
en- with the present enrolment in
these grades it would not be possible
to schedule all of their required
classes in SO few rooms. The situa-
ton will be further aggravated when
the larger number of students pres
emily in the elementary grades reach
high school,
IF the high school is to continue
to provide program which meets
the requirements for a grade A school
then the high school classrooms must
be made available for high school
classes the superintendent said
The architectural firm of Strong,
Strong and Strong of Lima has been
retained to prepare preliminary
sketches and plans. Legal and finan-
cial details are being handled by
Sanders and Dempsey of Cleveland
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-30
Pirates Overpower
Col. Grove, 86-49

Bluffton high schools league cham
pion Pirates had little difficulty Tues
day 'evening overpowering Columbus
Grove high school, 8649, and coach
Joe Harris used 10 men during the
game.
The local machine took an early
lead and were never threatened. The
score at halftime stood Al to 81 and
the Pirates scored heavily in the
second half to amass the overwhelm-
ing margin.
Ramon Lewis with 13 field goals
and three foul shots headed the list
with % points. Diller with IS, Reich
enbach with Ia and Logan with II
accounted for most of the Pirates
points. In addition to first-stringer
Jerry Kohl, others who saw action in
the game were Bury, Smucker,
Burkholder, Mumma and Little
Hofferbert, with II points, was the
top scorer for the losers with Ever
sole accounting for eight points.