Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 22 August 1947 — Page 4

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POST-PEMQCRAT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1947.

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Scholarship Is Given Local Boy Clear Lake, la., Aug. 22.—Jay Buell, 14, Muncie, Ind., is winner of the fourth prize award of $200 and a one-year college scholarship in the North Central Jurisdictional public speaking contest for Methodist youth, held at the Methodist Assembly Ground. Young Buell, who is a sophomore in high school, entitled his speech

“World Service of The .Methoist Church and Its Board of Evangelism. He spoke before an audience of 125. The North Central Jurisdictional contest is one of six being held across the country this month under the sponsorship of Methodist world service agencies as a means of stimulating interest in he world service program of the Methodist Church, especially among young people. There were 5,000 entries in the national contest for which nearly $25,000 in

prizes will be awarded. Participants in the Clear Lake finals came through as winners of district conference and area contests. The North Central Jurisdiction is comprised of nine states, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Jay represents the Indianapolis Area which is administered by Bishop Titus Lowe. Judging the contest were Dr. Marcus Birrell, president of Wesley College, Grand Forks, N. D.;

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Bloomington, and Rev. Robert &. Hgipill,’pastor of drace Methodist Church, BuHingtbn, Iowa. Dr. El E. Voigt, president of Simpson College, Indianbli, la., presided in the absence of Bishop Charles W. Brashares of Des Moines, la. o Conscience Money To Highway Dept. T Indianapolis, Ind. — The Indiana State Highway Department was $3 richer today,'thanks to, the conscience of a Hoosier. Maintenance Supt. Charles T. Miser said the money was enclosed in a letter which said: “I have a confession to make to you. A few yegrs ago when I was younger and the right age for meanness, some of my buddies and I took a lantern from the highway. I am a little older now, and I see the wrong I did. Enclosed is $3 for the lantern. I hope you will forgive me of the wrong I have done and trusting you will see that this money goes to the right place. Thank you. (Signed) A Friend.” Miser said that all. was forgiv-

Teen-Agers Plan Political Figure korwalk, Conn. — Like their parents, the youngsters of Norwalk are civic minded. The grown-ups have just been cited by Freedom House for the city’s petition plan to arouse interest in strengthening the United Nations, But Norwalk’s teen-agers are not so world-minded, yet. They ar£ more concerned with what makes democracy tick at home. They intend to find out all about it before they reach voting age. Nancy Reynolds, 15, conceived the “Peppy Reps” — short for Peppy Representatives — about a month ago. She rounded up seven charter members. Now there are more than 70, and Nancy hopes the idea will spread across the country. None of the group is over 18; most of them are 15. They are eligble for membership when they enter their sophomore year of high school and can remain in the group until they reach voting age. By that time, they are supposed to know their way around in local, state and national politics. • “Peppy Reps” are non-partisan but they selected as club advisors one from the Women’s Republican Association and the other from Young Republicans. “There is no such thing as an independent voter,” says Bob Levers, the club’s vice-president. “Most people just wait until party caucuses select the candidates and then pick the candidate they like best on the list. Few people ever take enough interest in their local government to help select the candidates. “We don’t think that just voting for the man you think be^t is being an independent voter. We think that voters should actually help select the best candidate and then back him through the caucus and at the polls.” The “Peppy Reps” haven’t any voice in party caucuses now. But they intend to go as observers to those held in Norwalk—Republican, Democratic and Socialist —so that when they can vote, they’ll be familiar enough with procedure and other political matters to be effective. The youngsters’ civic mindedness doesn’t end with observation. Currently they are cleaning up Norwalk’s historical past. They scrubbed the moss from the marker where a British general stood and watched his troops burn Norwalk during the Revolution. They trimmed the grass around an old rock in which is embedded a British cannonball. Some of the group also want to pick up the broken beer bottles from around the statue near the DAR Hall. Those who are working during the summer months contribute part of their lunch hours to the clean-up campaign. The group meets informally almost every day and holds occasional meetings at night for invited speakers. Last week, Irving Freeze, head of the Socialist party in Norwalk and a candidate for mayor, talked to them. a One of the “Peppy Reps” parental advisors said Freeze was a “wonderful man and a fine citizen” but she wouldn’t let the “Peppy Reps” pose for a picture with him for fear that “Norwalk’s citizens would misunderstand and label the club Socialist.” Despite such interference, the “Peppy Reps” are working hard to maintain their non-partisan attitude. There is no racial discrimination and recently seven teenage negroes joined the group. “We don’t belong to any party,” a member said. “We’re just learning.”

HQMELY HOMILIES By J. C. Roberts, B. D. “ANOTHER KINP OF LUXURY ,, Is it a luxury to do good? Certainly most of us feel that we are under no compulsion to put ourselves out for another. We are inclined to pat ourselves on the back every time we help our neighbor, and to speak about it—modestly, of course—to others. Paul refers to his desire that the Colossians (1:10) be “fruitful in every good work” as though that should be the normal standard of daily living. If it should, most of us are missing the mark, for we live as though we consider an occasional deed a luxury rather than a necessity. In the recipe for success given in the wonderful novel, ‘Magnificent Obsession’, we find doing good one of the main ingredients. Some years ago we knew of a case where a wealthy society matron, who had been attended by a physician for years, was finally told by him: “I can cure you if you will follow my recipe, no questions asked.” Curious, she agreed. And tl\en was angfy to find he had outlined a daily task—a series of kindly services in the poorest section of the city. But having promised, she kept her word. And the recipe worked. Not only cured, she became a happy woman with an aim in life. Vash Young, prosperous insurance man, tells in two or three books of ‘the kingdom within.’ Determined to conquer all his fears: fear of opinion of others, fear of economic failure: he determined to stand guard at the^door of his soul, and admit only helpful thoughts. Then,,if things threatened to go ‘sour’, he went forth to the adventure of helping someone else—perhaps entertaining the little wards of a children’s hospital. In helping others, life has repaid in kind. With Vash Young, and with thousands of others, doing good became a necessity. Doing good is not a luxury; it is a necessity. It is a law of life that will work for you, if you try it.

U. S. Students Study Aboard Washington, D. C. — President Truman appointed a 10-man Board of Foreign Scholarships today to select American students for study abroad under the Fulbright Act. The Act authorizes eligible nations to pay part of their surplus property debts to the U. S. through scholarships for Amer-

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An estimated $137,550,000 is available in 22 countries for educational exchanges during the next iJO years. Annual expenditure under the program will be about $7,000,000. The State Department, which will administer the law, said the first students will start abroad in the fall of 1948. So far 12,900 American students have applied, 5,000 of them veterans who get preference. Appointed to the board by Mr. Truman were Gen. Omar N. Bradley, Veterans Administrator; U. S. Education Commissioner John W. Studebaker; Francis Spaulding, New York Commissioner of Education; Ellen C. White, professor of English, University of Wisconsin; Lawrence Duggan, director of the Institute of International Education; Ernest O. Lawrence, professor of physics, University of California; Sarah Blanding, president, Vassar College; Walter Johnson, professor of history, University of Chicago; Charles S. Johnson, president, Fisk University, and Martin P. McGuire, dean of the graduate school, ^Catholic University pf Americai.

Land To Be Open Alaskan Settlers

Washington, D. C. —Land along a 600-mile stretch of the Alaskan highway will be opened to settlers within a week and the Interior Department hopes some of the newcomers will start tourist camps. The department has been flooded with complaints from tourists about the poor accommodations beyond the Canadian-Alaskan boundary. In some areas, restaurants, hotels and gasoline stations are 100 miles or more apart. But once settlers move into the five-mile strip bordering the highway, interior department experts are confident that tourist accommodations will improve. The highway and the land adjacent to* it have been held by the U. S. Army for military purposes.

Hideous Neckties Brings Honors Washington, D. C. — A zeal for collecting hideous neckties won honors today for Percy DeGrange, an elevator operator in the House of Representatives for the past 20 years. Rep. Raymond H. Burke, R., Ohio, presented to DeGrange a plaque making him a member of the “Order of the Flaming Cravat.” The plaque was contributed by thfe Oakwood, O., Kiwanis Club, which established the order for members who favor loud neckwear. Years ago a Congressman gave DeGrange an unsightly necktie given him by an aunt. Percy wore it. Ever since Congressmen has unloaded spectacular neckwear on the operator. Now he owns — and wears — more than 100 sartorial horrors.

One-Third State Bridges Are Unsafe Indianapolis, Ind. — J. R. Cooper, State bridge engineer, said today that more than onethird of Indiana’s highway bridges were “unsafe.” He said that about 1,200 of the 3,162 State highway bridges contained a right-of-way of less than 19 feet and that nearly half of the 1.200 were unable to handle the 20-ton capacity load necessary to carry modern traffic. Modern highways usually have at least a 24-foot right-of-way. Most of these “definitely hazardous” bridges must be scrapped and replaced with new ones, the bridge expert said, although he believed a few might be remodeled. “It would take $100,000,000 and at least 10 years to put Indiana’s network of highway bridges in tip-top shape” Cooper estimated. The Commission, he said, has gone ahead with its bridge replacement program, but the project “has been snagged by shortages of steel and manpower, the high cost of materials and a lack of funds.” Indiana now has 60 bridges under construction and seven new spans have been completed since Jan. 1, Cooper said.

Hair Stylist Gets Rid of a Cowlick Chicago, 111. — I’ve been having trouble with the cowlick .having trouble with the cowlick on top of my dome for years. But I’ve got the wayward “lick” licked now. A man by the name of Anton Olivo, a hair stylist, fixed it up. He is research director for an organization called the Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of America, Inc. He took a quick look at my cowlick, hauled out his “tapering” shears, a good sharp razor and a comb and went to work. “You’ve never had a decent haircut in your life, I can see that,” he said. That to a man whose Dad used to be a barber. “You’ve spent a lifetime living on crock trims, or as we call them ‘club cuts,’ ” Olivo said, clicking his scissors. “There’s a lot of difference between that and a real

haircut.”

He dug into my scalp and the hair piled up on his office floor. An assistant provided me with a mirror and dragged out some charts to show what awful things happen to a little hair when you cut it the wrong wjgiy. A hair magnified a thousand times is bad enough when cut right. But when sliced wrong it looks like a stalk of celery which had a poor upbringing. As he sawed through the wool, “thinning and tapering,” he

rambled on.

^A good barber doesn’t talk about politics, the UN, baseToall or his Aunt Minnie — he cuts your hair,” he said, cutting my

hair.

The cowlick began to look a little less like it was about to start another uprising as he told what he was going to “teach those barbers” who attend the first annual educational forum of scissors wielders when they meet here next week. With a final snip, the job was

done.

The cowlick was gone. In it’s place was a lovely wave. o PATRONIZE ADVERTISERS

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