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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
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Spring Street, TON OF rs
Oppose Prison
Term For Cara

Lake Erie conference of the Re
ligious Society of Friends meeting
at Columbus, Tuesday, expressed it
self as opposing Imprisonment of
Larry Cara, former BIuffton Col
lege instructor convicted of advising
a student to refuse to register for
the peacetime draft.
The conference claimed that Cara
merely supported Charles Rickert,
Bluffton student in his decision not
to register and counseled him to re-
main loyal to his conscience.
Cara was subsequently convicted
in the federal district court at To-
ledo and is now serving an IS
months sentence in the federal pris-
on at Milan, Mich, following the de-
cision of the u. S. Sixth Circuit
Court of Appeals at Cincinnati re-
fusing him bail pending an appeal
hearing.
Rickert, senior ministerial student
was released last month from an
Is months sentence under parole to
the Mennonite Central Committee to
engage in relief work
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
TRUCK UPSETS IN
ATTEMPT TO AVOID
TRAIN AT CROSSING
Driver Swerves from Main
Street into A. c. Y. Yards
to Miss Freight
Big Transport Truck Snaps Off
Signal Standard and Utility
Pole

A large transport truck loaded
with $4,000 pounds of cheese over
turned near the A. C. & Y. railroad
crossing on North Main street at
3 p. m. Saturday, when the driver
swerved from the street to escape
being struck by an approaching
train.
In attempting to turn into the
parking lot beside the A. c. & Y.
station when he saw the train, the
driver of the truck lost control of
the huge vehicle and it snapped off
the railroad signal standard and a
utility pole before overturning.
The truck remained on its side
in the parking lot until the cargo
of cheese was transferred to another
vehicle. Body of the huge trailer
was badly damaged in the crash.
Lyle Ogden, 81, of Clearfeld, Pa,
driver of the truck, said he did not
see the electrically operated flashers
at the crossing, and was unaware
of the approaching westbound freight
train until he was almost on the
tracks. He was driving north on
Main street.
Railroad men who check the cross
ing lights following the mishap
found the signal on the west side
of the street was operating, but the
other on the side Ogden was ap-
preaching had been broken off by
the truck.
Ogden said he was driving only
about 80 miles an hour at the time.
He was unhurt.
The truck was owned by Brown
Brothers, of Clearfeld, Pa, and was
enroute from McComb, H., to Clear
field
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
Weather Moderates Wednesday After
Record Breaking Five-Day Heat Wave
Unusual Indian Summer Temp
eratures Set Two New
Records Over Weekend
Cooler Weather From West
Breaks Heat Wave Which
Set In Last Friday

Indian summer weather with a
record-breaking fve-day heat wave
changed to a cooler variety We'd
nesday, after residents of the area
had revelled in midsummer temper
atures since last Friday.
Cooler air moving in from the
western plains was bringing moder-
alton in temperatures which twice
established new records during the
five-day period in which thermom-
eter readings were at unusual levels
in the eighties"
Last Sunday afternoon, a high
mark of 86 exceeded by one degree
previous October 8 record set in
1920. Mondays high Of 85 also top
ped by one degree the previous rec
ord for that day established in 1913.
Some moderation was experienced
Tuesday, but on Wednesday morning
temperatures dropped to 30 degrees
with overcast skies following a
heavy rain Tuesday night.
However by noon Wednesday, the
weather was clear with rising temp
erature.
Even the nights remained warm
during the fve-day heat assault, a
decided contrast to normal October
conditions, but the warm weather
was a welcome relief following a
September which decidedly was or
the cool side.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
Elevated TANK OF
10000 GALLONS
is RECOMMENDED
Capacity Nearly Twice That of
Present Tank at Waterworks
Plant
Should be Located i'm North or
Northeast Part of Town,
Report Says

Handicapped fire protection in two
outlying areas of Bluffton, caused by
low pressure in the water lines to
those districts, was revealed this
week in report made to village
authorities by the Ohio Inspection
Bureau.
Areas in which the water pressure
is low are in the Bluffton college
area and in the residential district
along West Elm street, the inspection
report shows.
To correct the situation, the bureau
recommended a new elevated water
storage tank of at least 10000
gallon capacity in the north or north
east section of the village.
At present the town has an $4,000
gallon tank, adjacent to the water
works building, which the inspection
report shows is a poor location in
view of the expanding city limits of
the village and its Typographical
layout.
Poor Fire Flows
The report said the poor fire
flows" in the college and Elm street
districts are due "to the distance
from the elevated storage, together
with the excessive amount of dead
end pipe"
Among other recommendations by
the inspection bureau, was a sugges-
tion that the water distribution
system be strengthened by the laying
of six-inch tie-ins from the eight
inch main in Main street to lines in
Jackson and Lawn at Kibler; Frank
lin and Elm. An extensive dead-end
on the south side of Riley creek
should be eliminated by tying in with
six-inch lines along College and JEFF
ferson to Main.
The bureau also recommended in
stallation of an electric fire siren, to
be operated from the telephone office;
state training for fremen; fire de-
partment inspection of buildings for
fire hazards; and adoption of a
modern building code modelled on the
National Building Code.
Last previous inspection in Bluff
ton by the state, bureau was in
January, 1885.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
FUNERAL FOR D. C.
BIXEL, 81 YEARS
in BUSINESS HERE
Buttons Oldest Businessman
Succumbs Following Months
Illness
Funeral Services i'm First Men,
MONTE Church Wednesday
Afternoon

Funeral services largely attended
were held Wednesday afternoon in
the First Mennonite church for DIR.
D. G. Bixel, SO, optometrist in
Bluffton for more than half a cen
tury and the villages Oldest active
business man, both in age and the
length of his business career.
His death Monday noon from leu
kemia and complications followed a
serious illness of four weeks during
which he was bedfast.
DR.. Bixel was active in business
here from 1892 until the time of his
last illness. He operated a jewelry
and music store from 1892 until
1896 when he also took up the prac-
tice of optometry, after receiving
his degree from the North Illinois
College of Optometry in that year.
His son, DR.. Gordon Bixel, be-
came associated with him in busi-
ness in 1882.
In addition to his business pur-
suits, DIR. Bixel had served as vii
lage treasurer, and for 90 years he
was chorister of the First Mennonite
church. An amateur artist, he had
completed many oil paintings.
Born in Allen county May 26, 1866,
he was the son of Abraham and
Magdalena (Schumacher) Bixel, His
wife, the former Delilah Baumgart-
ner, preceded him in death May 10,
1949.
Survivors include the son, DR..
Gordon Bixel; three daughters, Miss
Fern and Miss Dora Bixel, both at
home; and Mrs. Millard Oberly, of
Bluffton; five grandchildren; and
two brothers, S. S. Bixel, of Bluff
ton, and Memo Bixel, of Lima.
Rev. J. N. Smucker, pastor of the
First Mennonite church, officiated at
the last rites Wednesday afternoon.
Burial was in the Ebenezer ceme-
terry.
The body was in the Paul Diller
funeral home until time for the
service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
Youth Conference
At Pandora Church

Annual Ohio-Indiana Mennonite
Young Peoples conference will be
held Saturday and Sunday in Grace
Mennonite church, Pandora.
The meeting will open Saturday
afternoon with registration and So
cial hour followed by six o'clock
banquet. A play "The Lost Church"
will be given at in the evening.
DR.. Carl Kreider. dean of Goshen
college, Goshen, Indiana, will speak
Sunday afternoon and evening on
the topic What 1t Means to be a
Christian Today" Music in the
afternoon will be by the Berne
Young Peoples choir and special
number from ST. John church in the
evening.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
SECOND COLLEGE
GYM DRIVE OPENS
HERE next MONTH
Solicitation For Building Funds
Will Be Concentrated;
Nov. Is
Goal Has Been Raised To $780,
900; Seating Capacity of
Building Increased

With construction of Bluffton
colleges new gymnasium-auditorium
we'll under way, second Bluffton
area drive to raise funds for the
project will be held from November
/ thru November s, college authori-
ties announced this week.
In connection with announcement
of the financial campaign, school Of
ficials also disclosed that the original
goal Of S250,000 has been found in
adequate and the overall drive is now
set at reaching a mark of S2S0,00O,
Of this S1S8,0G0 already has been
subscribed by donors.
Changes also have been made in
design of the structure, to increase
seating capacity of the structure
from 1,500 to 1000. The increase
in seating facilities largely was
responsible for raising the goal to
$280,000, it was pointed out.
One-Week Drive
The one-week canvass of Bluffton
for additional contributions to the
building fund viii be one of the most
concentrated ever conducted here,
and plans are being mapped for a
well-organized drive to complete the
solicitation in record time.
ample solicitors will be working
in teams to cover the territory quick
ly," it was announced by Harry
Yoder, assistant to President L. L.
Ramseyer. He said the college feels
week of concentrated effort will be
easier for all concerned than to con-
tinue the campaign over a longer
period.
Response to the original campaign
here was gratifying, Yoder said, and
he felt that with actual construction
of the building under way the re-
action at this time would be even
better.
Work Under Way
Work on the new structure was
started early last summer by Robert
Miller, Columbus Grove contractor,
and construction of exterior walls
was started in August. Steel beams
for the building are expected to be
in place by the last of this month.
When the original solicitation was
made in the Bluffton area in >Febru-
ary, 1947, it was planned to cover
the territory twice. Since that time,
workers have been busy completing
the first round of solicitation among
the college constituency, principally
through the Middle West and Penn
sylvania.
The local campaign will mark the
beginning of the second round OF
canvassing through the entire district
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
Case is Progressing Satisfact-
orily" Statement Issued
This Week
Both Sides Await Date for
Hearing in County Common
Pleas Court

"The case is progressing salts
factorily," was the statement issued
by Superintendent of Schools A. b.
Murray the first of the week in ref
erence to the suit filed in Allen
county common pleas court by Mrs.
Mabel Lantz of Campus Drive
against the Bluffton Board of Edu-
cation. Mrs. Lantz, a former teach
er is seeking reinstatement and back
salary.
Although the superintendent de-
clined to amplify his statement it
was understood that he referred to
preparations being made by the
board as defendant in the suit.
Murray, as head of the school
system here was named in conjunc-
ton with the board of education as
defendant in the suit and has been
working with County Prosecutor
Anthony ]. Bowers who will repre-
sent the school authorities.
MURRAY OPTIMISTIC
The superintendent appeared opti-
mistic on developments of the case
but gave no indication on the
grounds for his position other than
to intimate that he is satisfied with
the situation.
In the suit filed two months ago,
Mrs. Lantz, a former art teacher
in the schools here seeks S4,884 rep
resenting two years salary, together
with reinstatement as an instructor
under the teacher tenure act. Her
case is being handled by Atty. Clar-
ence Fischer.
Answer for the defendants was
filed last month by Prosecutor Bow
ers. No date has been set for the
hearing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
Supt. Murray Optimistic In Suit OF
Former Teacher Against School Board
Neighbors Shock
> Corn Monday For
Bedfast Farmer

BECAUSE the good neighbor
policy worked, Fred Boutwell,,
Orange township farmer, has all
his corn in shock. Boutwell,,
former township trustee has been
bedfast at his home for several
weeks and unable to harvest his
corn.
However things happened fast
Monday when his son Emanuel
Boutwell, cut the stand of corn
and shortly after twelve men of
Riley Creek Baptist church
shocked it i'm a hurry.
Among the workers were the
minister, Rev. ID. f. Pummel to-
gether with Carl Gallant, James
A. Gallant, Ralph Stager, o. w.
Nonnamaker, w. NJ. Baker, c. V.
Jones, Bill Warren, Raymond
Tuttle, Virgil Criblez, Russell
Ream and Frederick Criblez.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
IL SPECIAL LEvIES
Are UP FOR VOTER
APPROVAL IN AREA
Eight School Issues In District
Point Up Need For School
Facilities
Bluifton, Columbus Grove, Pan
dora, Mt. Cory-Rawson
Among Areas To Vote

Rejecting the pyramiding needs of
additional school facilities, voters of
seven school districts in the Bluffton
area will vote on eight school levy
issues in next months general
election.
In addition to a new three-miil
levy up for voter approval in Bluff
ton, other school issues will be
presented in Lafayette-Ja ackson, Mt.
Cory -Rawson, Orange Twp.-Ada, OF
tawa, Columbus Grove and Pandora
school districts.
All told there are nine separate
school levies in the eight districts;
and in addition there will be votes
on special municipal issues in Beaver
dam, Ottawa and Gilboa; and a
special issue vote in Riley township.
Complete listing of the special is
sues is as follows:
Button School District
Three-mill school levy New for
five years.
Beayerdam Village
Three-mill levy for village operat-
ing expenses New for five years.
Lafayette Jackson School
Three-mill school levy New and
ReneWaD five years.
Mt. Cory -Rawson School
S514,000 Bond issue for new build
ing-2O years at 4.59 mills. Four
Mill School levy (New) for five
years.
Orange Twp. (Ada)
Three-mill school levy New for
| five years.
Pandora School District
$4,000 bond issue for addition to
school building-40 years to retire.
CONTINUED on page 10l
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
EcLipse OF Moon
Seen Thru Clouds

Although clouds interfered with
unobstructed vision of total eclipse
of the moon early last Thursday
night, it was possible to get an 'on-
again, off-again' view of the lunar
show occasioned when the earth's
shadow moved across the face of
the moon.
During the early stages, the moon
shown brightly but as the eclipse
neared totality the moon played hide
and seek behind the scattered clouds.
The eclipse, second for the moon
this year, started at s:05 p. IN. and
ended about midnight. nas
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
Donations Sought For
Community Sale NOU. 5

Cards are being distributed this
week soliciting donations of items to
be offered in a community white ele-
phant sale to be held on Saturday,
November 5.
The sale is sponsored by the Bluff
ton Lions club and the Bluffton High
school senior class, with proceeds
to be. shared by the two groups.
Funds raised thru the sale will be
used by the Lions club to purchase
new equipment for the Community
hospital, and by the seniors to help
finance their spring trip to the ma
tion's capital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Grune-
wald, Columbus Grove, a boy, David
Lawrence, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nile Warren, Ben
ton Ridge, boy, Kenneth Nile,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merl McCluer, La
fayette, boy, Sunday. i.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Sehaublin,
Columbus Grove, boy, Robert
Eugene, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Steiner, Pan
dora, a girl, Nancy Lee, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kinsinger
Bluffton, a boy, Kent Arden, Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Root, Bluff
ton, girl, Sharon Lee, Wednesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vroman
Toledo, a girl born at Flower hos.
pital, Toledo, Monday. Mrs. Vro.
man is the former Bettye Jeanne
Lewis of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Nusbaum
Great Lakes, ILL.,, girl Judith Kay
born Monday. Mr.. Nusbaum i.
formerly of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
Many Attend Bethel
Homecoming Sunday

Homecoming at Bethel Church of
Christ was largely attended with
many parishioners and ministers
present for the days services.
Visitors We're present from Mich
igan, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
From Ohio were visitors from Cleve-
land, Toledo, Alliance, Lima, Mid
dletown, Bellefontaine, Rushsylvania,
McGuffey, Kenton, Findlay, Dun
kirk, Dola and Arlington.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
BluftOn Schools
To Close Oct. 20

Rluffton public schools will be
closed on Friday, October %, to per-
nit local teachers to attend the 77th
annual meeting of the Northwestern
Ohio Education association in To-
ledo.
In the district meeting, A. Dwight
Spayth, Bluffton High School indus
trial arts teacher, will be confer
|ence chairman of the industrial arts
section.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
Troy Motor Sales
MOUes To Findldy

H. NJ. Troy, operating a South
Main street garage and Hudson auto
sales agency under the name of
Troy Motor Sales, is moving his es-
tablishment to Findlay this week.
He and his family, residing on
Cherry street, will continue to make
their home here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
Parent-Tedcher Group
Endorses School LeUy

Bluffton Parent-T Teacher associa-
tion has endorsed the proposed
three-mill school levy for five years
to be voted upon at the November
election here. Action of the asso-
citation was taken at its first meet
ing of the school year held at the
high school Monday night, follow
ing a talk Taxation for Education,
by Supt. of Schools A. B. Murray.
About $50 were present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
ErnI0rer Viii GiUe
Lecture Series Here

Dr. Harry Rimmer, explorer, sci
enlist and archaeologist will give a
weeks series of talks at Ebenezer
Mennonite church October 81 thru
November 6. He is president of Re
search Science Bureau and has led
five archaeological expeditions, re-
Gently returning from Africa bring
ing with him moving pictures from
that country.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
State Inspection Bureau Urges Larger
Water Tank for Fire Protection Here
Pass The ShOrtcake
With Lots OF Berries

ALTHO it's October by the
calendar, berries are fiourishing
i'm the present mild fall weather.
L. p. Steiner, fruit farm operator
east of town is enjoying plenty
of fresh strawberries and rasp-
berries.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13
To Collect Clothing
For Relief, Oct. %

Clothing for European relief will
be collected in Bluffton, Saturday,
October %. The project is spon-
sored by the Women's Missionary
society of the First Mennonite church
assisted by College Relief committee
and Boy Scouts.
Clothing should be clean and
mended. Special call has been made
for low heel shoes for elderly peo-
pie.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13

'aint or spray roosts, roost sup
8 and wall back Of roosts with
sote oil to control mites.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13

Three states in the Union have
four-letter names-Ohio, Iowa and
Utah.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-13

tested to bring a pie and sand
iches.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-11

New York City; Mrs. Georgia L,
Wallace, Orlando, Fla, and Mrs.
l.. E. Reed, Meriden Miss. Guest
speakers were Mrs. Irene DeCou-
resy, Miss G. j. Wheeler, Rand
olph Edmonds, and DR.. James
Hudson other highligts of the cl-
inic were a hair style review, ed
vocational review, and demonstr-
atoms of tecniques.
MARSHALL, TEX. Aug II IAN
P)-Dr. Maynard P. Turner, de-
an of the Western Baptist Semi
nary in Kanas City, Mo-, will
deliver the Midsummer Comm
encement convocation address at
Bishop college here Aug IL, Pres
dent Joseph J. Rhoads announc-
ed last week.
DR.. Turner will speak to one of
the largest summer graduating cl-
asses in the history Of Bishop Col
lege, DR.. Rhoads said. One humid
red and one candidates have app
lied for graduation.
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Thomas was elected to his off
ice last month at the annual meet
ing of the county group, thus
becoming the first member of
his race to hold such a high pos
ition in this organization.
He is a member of the Jesse
Clipper post in Buffalo, and
works at the local post office.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-11
Negro Ranks High
In Sectional
American Legion

BUFFALO, N. Y. Aug. 11(ANP)
Probably one of the highest ra-
mixing Negro American Legionai-
rres in the nation is Edward H.
Thomas, Vice commander of the
Erie county American Legion.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-11
Patients Hear
Roy Brown

TUSKEGEE, ALA. Aug. II GA
NP)--The 1900 patients at Tusk-
egee VA hospital had a real treat
here recently when Roy Brown
and his Mighty Men Paul Will
Jams orchestra appeared at the
hospital to do a guest show.
Some 500 vetrans crowded the
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-11
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