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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
Mremp Called Nf
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THcEBlazes

Automobile fires resulted in two
calls for Buttons volunteer fire
department during the last week, one
in town and the other in the coun-
try.
In the first alarm Friday, firemen
We're called to the home of Mrs. Boyd
Clapper3 431 Cherry street, when her
car caught fire in the driveway
about midway between the garage
and house. The tsze was ex-
tinguished before there was much
damage.
Another call Monday evening took
the fire department to the Swiss Inn
two miles south on the Dixie high
way where the brakes had caught
fire on a large transport truck. A
passing motorist came into Button
and sounded the alarm, but by the
time firemen arrived at the scene
the blaze had been extinguished.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
|CHICAGOAN NAMED
ASSISTANT To
|BLUFFTON PREXY
William Keeney, As,
Returning To Assume
Public Relations Post

William Keeney, of Chicago, a BIC
graduate in 194S, has accepted a po-
sition as assistant to the president of
Button College, in charge of public
relations, and will assume his new
duties next June.
AS assistant to President L. L.
Ramseyer, Keeney will fill the post
left vacant last fall by the resigna-
ton of Rev. Harry Yoder, now a
Mennonite pastor in Washington, Ill.
Active in campus activities and an
honor student while in school here,
Keeney was elected to Pi Delta hon
orary society when he was gradual
ed.
His wife is the former Willadene
Hartzler, of Bloomington, ILL.,, who
all graduated from Bluffton in 1913.
Tbxg have one child.
Hollowffg sAeir graduation, Mr..
sAd Mrs~~KennAy spent two years in
|faisf work in Hurope under auspices
Ae Mennonite Central Committee.
While overseas, Keeney was in
charge of the Amsterdam, Holland,
office of the NICE.
Upon his return to the States, Kee-
ney entered Mennonite Biblical Sem
mary in Chicago, from where he will
graduate next spring. He now is
serving as assistant pastor of the
Woodlawn Mennonite church, con,
nected with the Seminary.
In his new Button College post a
assistant to the president, Keene.
will be engaged in general public re
~lations work, especially as related Il
the financial program of the college
He also likely will do some teaching
At present there also are plans al
the college to add an assistant to
Keeney, who will be in charge of stu
dent recruitment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16

pitfalls and on the nations fighting
front in Korea, it was announced by
Button Red Cross officials.
Blood contributors should register
Immediately, so that a schedule can
be set up for the collection period.
This second visit of the bloodmo-
bile to Button in a six-months' per-
iod is being made by the Red Cross
at the request of the Allen County
Medical Academy. Under the pro-
gram the Red Cross is the recruit
ment, collection and distribution ag.
ency for whole blood obtained from
volunteers in projects similar to that
planned here next week.
Blood donated through the Red
Cross is available for S at the
Button Community hospital, the two
Lima hospitals and the Lima Tuber-
culosis hospital. No charge is made
to the patient who receives the blood
during his treatment.
Good Citizenship.
"Giving blood is good citizenship"
has been the theme of the county
wide collection campaign.
Registration blanks may be filled
out at the Rice Dry Goods store, or
by telephoning 463-W.
Scheduled appointments are being
made for those willing to be blood
contributors. Local volunteers are
requested to register early so as to
have their choice of appointment
periods.
Any healthy person between the
ages of 81 and so may make blood
contributions. Red Cross officials
stress there is no pain or discomfort
associated with the process, and it
takes only an hour of time for the
volunteer.
Physical Examinations
For the protection of volunteers
everyone will receive a complete ply
steal examination before making the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
Births

The following births were record,
ed during the past week at Button
Community hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Gilbert, Find.
lay, a boy, Lynn Ray, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gale Augsburger,
Findlay, a girl, Candace Jane, born
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Newell, Nc.
Comb, a boy, Dennis Allen, born
last Friday.
MI. and Mrs. Donald Spaliinger,
Lafayette, a girl, Patricia Kay, born
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Morris, Nc
Comb, a boy, Ray Edward, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spitsnaugle
McComb, a girl, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Harris, a boy
Joe Michael, born at Mary Rutar
hospital, Belefontaine, October 6
Mrs. Harris and son will be coming
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hartman
Freeman, S. D., a boy, Steven Wade
born last Wednesday. Mr.. Hartman
is the son of Mrs. Milard Oberly.
Pfc. and Mrs. Donald Steiner, Fl
Monmouth, N. J., a girl, Christine
Elizabeth, born September 80. Pfc
Steiner is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Steiner of Button.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16

blood donation. N
Contributors are urged to- give
special attention to diet in order to
assure "fat-free" blood.
Those who wish to contribute a
pint of blood should not eat fats
(such as cream or butter), meats,
fried foods and eggs at least four
hours before appointments. Light
refreshments, however, are permits
sable and desirable during the four
hour period.
Such foods as fruits, fruit juices
bread, crackers, dry toast, raw vege-
tables, vegetables boiled in plain wa
ter, jam, jelly, honey, SKINNED milk,
black coffee or tea with sugar may
be eaten.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
Senior Class Play At
BeaUerdam WedneSdaV

miss Jimmy" a three-act COM
edy, will be presented at s p. m. next
Wednesday in the Beaverdam High
school auditorium as the annual dra-
matte offering of the senior class.
Heading the cast of characters
are Barbara Reichenbach and Bill
Hughes. Other principal roles will
be played by Connie Anderson, Mary
Ellen Van Meter, Sandra Triple
horn, Frances Downing, Marcile Mos
er, Gene Robnolte and Ned Truck.
10 Ann Follas viii serve as alter
nate and prompter, and the produc-
ton will be directed by Mrs. Carrie
Stratton, the senior class advisor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
Junior Pirates Meet
Ada In Final Game

Buttons junior high school grid
ders under Coach Joe Harris will
bring their four-game season to a
close Monday night at Ada
The Junior Pirates hope to add a
mark on the win side of the ledger
in order to break ahead of their
present record of one win, one loss
and one tie.
The weekend conference viii also
include numbers by q young peoples
choir made up Of the youth Of the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
DIGGING BEGINS
AT SITE OF new
DISPOSAL PLANT
Work Also Scheduled To
Open On InterceptOrs Later
In The Week

Excavation for Buttons new
sewage treatment plant was started
Monday, and digging ~interceptine
sewers along Riley street is schedul.
ed for later in the week as both
phases of the work get under way
on the towns sewage disposal
system.
Contractors will push work during
the next month, to complete as much
of the project as possible before the
advent of winter, it was pointed out
Tuesday.
Digging the plant excavation is
being done by equipment and work
crews of Buesching Brothers, of F,.
Wayne, who have the contract for
construction of sewage treatmen,
facilities. Excavation is under way
on the plant site, a triangular plot
of land at the northwest end of the
Buckeye quarry.
Work On intercepting sewers also
is scheduled to start this week, &C
cording to notification from Frank
Pfaff, of Bryan, who has the con-
tract. His excavation program will
be started on Riley street at the in
te~rsection with Spring, and move
east to Main street.
With work getting under way on
both phases of the sewage disposal
system, ]. E. Niggemyer will estab-
lish his headquarters here as resi-
dent engineer, representing the con-
sulting engineers, Finkbeiner, Pettis
and Strout, of Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16

In a test Of the use of live versus
commercial fertilizer in the field, the
beans receiving 100 pounds of 3-12-
IL fertilizer in the row yielded 1888
bushels per acre. Soybeans receiving
100 pounds of hydrated lime only in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
Losses Small For Local
Mutual Aid SOciety

Because losses from fire, lightning
and storm have been exceptionally
light thus far this year, the Mennon-
lite Mutual Aid society of Button
reports that no assessment will be
made this year if present conditions
continue.
The society, which insures its
members against losses from fire,
lightning and storm, finds that the
balance on hand should be sufficient
until spring or summer of 1853.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
VO-Ag Glass Receives
NeU Study Tables

Five new vocational agriculture
class tables ordered several months
ago by the Bluffton board of educa-
ton arrived at the school this week,
Superintendent A. B. Murray re-
ported this week.
The old tables formerly used by
the class are to be reconditioned and
cut down in size for use by the
kindergarten children.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16

farm which they expect to harvest
soon. Money from the projects will
be used to defray expenses of repre-
s~entatives to the National F. F. A.
convention in Kansas City, and for
some of the expenses of a trip to be
made by the chapter to the Chicago
international Livestock Exposition.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
Youth For Christ Missionaries To
Present Wicked Conference PrOarann'

Bluffton-P Pandora community and di-
rected by Allan Tschiegg, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Eldon Tschiegg of Bluff
ton. Alan is now a student at Grace
Theological Seminary, Winona Lake,
Indiana.
The public is invited to attend
these services.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
TWO MORE HOMES
RISING IN FALL
Building WAVE
H0sttz Home Underway In
Garfnatter Subdivision;
Parsonage Other Project

Construction of tfo NOR homes
was started in Blufton dubing the
last week in a Continuation l4E
late-fall upsurge in RESIDENTIAL Md
ing. M
Further expansion of the Garmat-
ter addition is marked in one of the
building programs, with a new six
room frame structure being built
for Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Houtz,
next to the Dell McGinnis property.
In the other construction project,
the new parsonage for the First
Mennonite church is being erected
on North Spring street between the
properties of Ed Steiner and Sam
Bixel.
Albert Garmatter is the contractor
| for the Houtz home, which will be
| the sixth residence erected in the
rapidly expanding Garmatter addi-
ton off College road.
The present Houtz residence, also
in the addition, has been sold to
Melvin Nussbaum, and possession
will be given on November /.
With the two new projects, four
homes have been started in the
Button community within the last
two months. Now under way in
town is a five~room house being
built by Maynard Badertscher on
Cherry street. On the Bentley road,
two miles from BlufftonpN Walter
BadertscheEvis building aRraneh-type
home. az
Other resid Initial const hctieh pro-
grams launch during u sumrAa'
are chose ef Ehris Graf who
knildS9g onsgme west of %axa<Sdss
YfsRJ dtsse5, All Wayne Badertsch-
Yer, who is putting up a new home a
short distance off the Allen-H Hancock
county line road, at the second inter-
section south of town
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
FEDERATION MEETS OCT. %

The Northwest District meeting Of
The Ohio Federation of Clubs will be
held in Bowling Green on Thursday,
October %. Mrs. Morris Triplett is
United Nations Chairman and Mrs.
Wilhelm Amstutz is chairman of
Literature, Poetry, Drama and
Pageantry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
ATTEND FREMONT MEETING

Mrs. Wilmer Badertscher, Mrs
Henry Green, Mrs. Adeline GRADER
and Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz attended
the annual conference of the State
Federation Of Farm Women's clubs
at Fremont, Ohio, Wednesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
AT IT MEETING

Dean C. Niswander, Button
president of the Allen County Farm
Equipment Dealers association, is at.
tending the national Farm Equip.
ment Dealers convention in Detroit
this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16

the row yielded 24.16 bushels per
acre.
The FLA boys used Hawkeye
beans and planted at the rate of
one bushel per acre in 40-inch rows.
The beans were sown on May 80.
The Bluffton F. F. A. boys also
have 20 acres of corn on the Kohler
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
Boosters To Launch
Membership Drive

Approximately 20 members of the
recently organized Pirate Booster
club enjoyed films of the Bluffton
High-C elina game and the College
Homecoming game at their meeting
Tuesday evening at the school.
DHring the business session Don
Pat& rson was chosen chairman of
A4he SDmmittse to launch a member
saip fxsf Hswxst1E be assisted by
t6livd Zimmerman aid Charles Stein
err. Membership duH was set at 81
per year under the bylaws adopted
Tuesday.
The Boosters will hold their next
meeting October %. '
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
REAL ESTATE DEAL

Filed last week with the Allen
county recorders office was the sale
of Lot 221 and part 224 in James H.
Eaton's third addition by Edward
Hardwick to Charles and Betty L.
Main.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
Athletic Board Investigating
Pirates Acceptance To B League
School Officials Act On Petition
Seeking Withdrawal From big Time"

Is there a place in the Class B Northwest high school league
open to Buttons Pirate athletic teams if the local school pulls
out of the Western Buckeye Class A loop?
An answer to this question is being sought this week by the
Bluffton high school athletic committee following a discussion
of the controversial subject at a noon luncheon meeting Monday
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
TAKES PHYSICAL x A

Robert Eugene Dingledine, Raw
son Route /, Is one of Is Hancock
county men who went to Toledo
Tuesday for pre-induction physical
examinations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
Blood Donors Urged To Register Now
For Bloodmobile Visit Here Next Tuesday

Additional registrations were urged this week on the part
of Button persons planning to make blood donations peededyQext
Tuesday when the Allen County Red Gross bloodmoNle wAbe
here for the second time this year.
Blood collected here from II a. m. until 5 p. m. in the ba$-
ment of the First Methodist church is urgently needed in hoN
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16

The Bluffton cNb will also present
the recently organized Mt. Cory
group with a road sign designating
the clubs meeting place and time.
Other features of the joint meet
ing include a tour of the new Cory
Rawson school building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16
Bluffton-Mt Cory
Lions To Hold
Joint Ladies Night

Members of the Bluffton and Mt.
Cory Lions club will hold a joint
Ladies Night meeting Tuesday even
ing at the new Cory-Rawson school
with the Bluffton club providing BE
evenings program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16

calendar is financed by advertising
of local business firms.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-10-16

Yer, who is putting up a new home a
short distance off the Allen-Hancocs
county line road, at the second inter
section south of town .
Evening star., 1952-09-26
Girl, 3, Seriously Hurt
BY Street Football PLAYER

An 8-year-old girl was injured,
seriously yesterday when knocked
down by a street football player
near her home. 311 Twelfth
street Sc.
The child. Patricia Newton, is
in Casualty Hospital with head
and back injuries. Offlcials at the
hospital today described her con-
dition as serious.
Her mother, Mrs. Pauline New.
ton, said the child was playing
in the street with some girl friends
yesterday as . bunch Of boys
tossed q football around in the
same area.
Police said Cbrpl. Leroy Turpin,
20, colored, Of 207 South Glebe
road. Arlington. bowled over the
child as he came across the street
after pass. The child, uncon-
scious, was taken to the home Of
the corporal's uncle where her
mother was notified. She was then
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1952-09-26
British and French Leaders
To Delay Arrival al j. n.
BY HE Assoeiufsd Press

LONDON. Sept. 26.-It appeared
today that the top men In the
British and French United Ma
tions delegations will postpone
their arrival in New York for U,
N. General Assembly sessions until
after the American presidential
elections November 4.
. British and French diplomats
want a postponement Of debate on
Korea and other matters of gen.
eral policy until after the ballot
ing. The General Assembly viii
open on October IA. and general
debate usually follows immediate
" after election of officers and
other routine opening matters.
Diplomatic sources In Paris said
French Foreign Minister Robert
Schuman probably won't come to
the United States until after the
elections. He will let his deputy,
Maurice Schumann, take care Of
the earlier phases Of Assembly
business.
British sources said Foreign Sec
Evening star., 1952-09-26
Eisenhower 10 Circle
U. 5. in 26-5tate Trip
Starting Wednesday
By the Assoeiofed Press

A new 26-State plane and train
trip by Gen. Eisenhower. starting
next Wednesday and circling the
Nation, was announced last night.
It viii involve at least 81 stops
and Is night appearances.
Gen. Eisenhower win leave his
campaign train several times to
make side trips by auto or plane.
The itinerary:
October bay City, Lapeer.
Flint. Lansing and Grand Rapids,
Mich.
October 2-Champaign. De-
catur. Springfield, Bloomington.
Pekin and Peoria. III.
October 3-Green Bay, Apple
ton. Neenah- -Menasha. Fond du
Lac and Milwaukee. Wis.
October 4-Ironwood. Mich. !;
Ashland. Wis; Duluth and st.
Cloud. MINI.
October 5-Bismarch and Man
dan, N. OAK: Glendive and Bill
lings. Mont.
October 6-spokane. Wenatchee
and Seattle. Wash.
October 7-Centralia and Van
couver. WASH; Portland. Salem.
Albany and Eugene. Greg.
October S-Sacramento, Susan
Fairfield, Vallejo, Richmond,
Berkeley, Oakland and San Fran
cisco. Calf.
October 0LFresno. Calif.: Las
Vegas, New: San Diego and Los
Angeles, Calf.
October 10-Phoenix and Tue
son. Ariz.: Albuquerque. N. Mex;
Salt Lake City, Utah.
October IL and 12-Rest.
october 1S-Casper and Chey-
enne, Wyo.; Tulsa and Oklahoma
City. Okla: New Orleans. La.
October 14-Houston. Waco,
Lubbock and San Antonio, Tex.
October 15-Longview, Tex;
Shreveport, La: Memphis and
Knoxville, Tenn, and Charleston,
w. Va.
October -Johnstown. Al
toona. Harrisburg. Lancaster,
Reading and Allentown, Pa, and
New York City Cal Smith me-
mortal dinner).
October 17-Wilmington, Del;
Camden, Trenton. New Bruns-
wick, Newark and Jersey City,
N. J.
October 1S and 19-Rest.
October 20-Connecticut, Rhode
Island and Massachusetts, (de-
tailed schedule to be announced
later.
October 21-Massachusetts (de-
tailed schedule to be announced
later).
October 22-Hartford, Conn:
Springfield and Pittsfleld, Mass:
Albany, N. Y.
October 23-Schenectady, Utica,
Rome. Syracuse. Rochester. Ba-
tavia and Buffalo, N. Y.
October 24-Youngstown, War
rem, Akron, Mansfield, Marion and
Toledo, Ohio. and Detroit, Mich.
Evening star., 1952-09-26
Modge Meredith
Says Prison Helped
Her as Actress
BY The Asseeiatsd Press

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 49,
Madge Meredith says going to
prison helped her as an actress
because: 81 learned about women" !"
MY mother and three sisters
were about the only women
really knew before" the brunette
beauty told newsmen yesterday.
Through this opportunity (priS-
on)-and I liked to consider it
that rather than . tragedy am
able to understand women more.
"It was quite wonderful, but
don't get me wrong. I wouldn't
want to do it over"
Miss Meredith met reporters at
the studio where she has COM
pleted three '.Fireside Theater''
television films due for coast to
coast airing over NBC this winter.
The actress left the State
Women's Prison q year ago last
July after serving 26 months there
and IL months in the Los An
geles County Jail. She was con-
victed Of conSpiring to kidnap and
beat up her former manager.
Nicholas Gianaclis. and his body
guard. Verne Davis.
Gov. Earl Warren commuted
her 10-year sentence after the
State Adult Authority and q State
Assembly subcommittee reported
that she never would have been
convicted II she had had q fair
trial
Miss Meredith. 81. said it was "a
technicality that my full pardon
and exoneration haven't come
through"
Evening star., 1952-09-26
T 'Americanizaiion Of Trade
Hf by Schachf In Egypt
oy Tho Assoeiassd Press

CAIRO, Egypt. Sept. 26.-Dr
Hjalmar Schacht, Hitler's old
financial wizard, yesterday criti-
cized what he called American
ization Of trade markets"
Schacht Is here TO help Mai
Gen. Mohammed Naguib, Egypt's
strongman premier, carry oui
sweeping reforms.
Addressing the Egyptian Cham
Der Of Commerce, Schacht said
he does not ''hate Americans OF
Britons" but that he does '.hate
Americanization Of trade mar
kets."
The newspaper AL Ahram said
the Government is preparing to
bring former Premier Mustapha
Nahas to trial on chrages Of abus-
ing power when he held Office un-
der ex-King Farouk.
Quoting responsible sources, the
paper said officials in Premier
Naguib's Government practically
decided Nahas win face trial" tc
test whether he shall remain head
OF the Wafdists. Egypt's most
powerful party which he has led
since 1927.
Evening star., 1952-09-26
Greece Defeats Motion
10 LET Servicemen Vote
by The Assoeiatsd Press


ATHENS. Greece, Sept. 26.-
Premier Nicholas Plastiras' gov
ernment defeated in Parliament
last night an opposition motion
to let members of the armed forces
vote.
The vote was 127 against the
motion to 106 for it.
Field Marshal Alexander Para
gos, leader Of the Greek Rally,
chief opposition party, said that
excluding those In military serv-
ice from the ballot would be un-
democratic. Premier Plastiras re-
torted that ut would be criminal
to grant the armed forces the
right to vote as this would deal
. deadly blow to discipline"
Evening star., 1952-09-26
Two TrainInen Killed
lin Grand Trunk Wreck
BY the Associated Press

OWOSSO. Mich, Sept. 26.-Two
crew members were killed and a
third injured early today in the
collision Of two Grand Trunk
Western mixed passenger-freight
trains at a siding five miles west
Of here.
No passengers were injured.
State police identified the vic
Tins as:
Joseph Warren Beer, 56, Of De-
troit, engineer Of q West-bound
Detroit-to-M -Muskegon train carry
ing one passenger.
Robert Morrison, ~, Of Detroit,
firemen on the West-bound train.
An injured fireman, George
Walakey, 80, also Of Detroit, suf-
fered broken leg when he jumped
from the cab on an East-bound
Muskegon-to-Detroit train.
Sixteen passengers on the East
bound train were hardly shaken
up"
Evening star., 1952-09-26
Long Bridge Carries
Supplies to Troops
BY the Associated Press

HANOI, Indo-C -China.-One of
the longest bridges in the Far East
the 50-year-old Pont Doumer
over the Red River-daily is sup
porting q heavy burden Of sup
plies for the French Union forces
fighting against the Communist
led Vietminh.
Over the / 1A-mile-lo iron and
steel span passes nearly 5000
lly-laden big trucks, jeeps, pri-
vate cars and other vehicles each
day. The big bridge links Hanoi
with the vital highway leading
to the port Of Haiphong.