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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-12
No Contests I'm
Nov. Election
AT. Mt. Cory

Mt. Cory has no contests for NUM-
cipal offices in next falls election,
it was disclosed last week at Ham
cock county filing deadline, but there
will be contests in both Rawson and
Jenera.
Complete listing of candidates in
the three towns, Orange township
and for the Cory-Rawson board of
education are as follows:
Mt. Cory: Mayor, Herbert Howell;
treasurer, Genevieve Beagle; clerk,
Robert Bowersox; council, Harry
Kanuck, Wilbur Sampson, Carl Mar
tin, John Bowersox, James BARLEY,
Ralph Steininger.
Rawson: Mayor, Glen j. Crew,
Richard Eidt; treasurer, Kenneth
Bame; clerk, Ellen Benner; council,
Orvil Peterson, r. C. Ketzenbarger,
A. w. Lannert, Dow Wilson, John
Shaefele, Jr., Percy Westall, Miller
H. Fink, John G. Tracy, Ernest
Zuercher; board of public affairs,
Virgil Borkoski, Donald Williamson,
Earl Meyer.
Jenera: Mayor, C. E. Marquart,
| Wilbur Redick; treasurer, Waldemar
Spaeth, Clara Rauch; clerk, Alfred
Spaeth; council, Ami E. Traucht,
John H. Heldman, Carl Moe, Harvey
Bame, c. E. Nessler, Sam Reel, Will
liam Schaller, Lauren Rauch.
Cory-Rawson: Board of Education,
Aaron C. Houdeshell, Royce Inbody,
John w. Harris, NJ. Emanuel Bout
well, B. r. Fillhart, II. w. Searfoss,
Howard Benroth, Delmar v. Ernst,
0rville Crates.
Orange township: Trustee, Ray
Marshall, Ray Nonnamaker, Ralph
Carts; constable, Gilbert Montgom-
cry.
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Swiss Day
Celebration Set
Here Next Spring
Committee Prepares Plans
For Gala Program On
Campus May 20

After a years interlude, when it
was held in Berne, Ind, the annual
Swiss Day observance will return this
spring to the Button College camp
us, where the program originated
four years ago. This was decided at
a meeting of the Swiss Day commit
tee last Friday evening in the college
library.
Plans for a bigger and better OBJ
servance than ever were outlined at
the meeting, and the date was tenta-
lively set for Friday, May 90.
The program, which annually at
tracts the defendants of Swiss
colonists from a wide area in Ohio
and Indiana, will include an old
fashioned Swiss picnic dinner featur-
ing typical Swiss dishes. This year
a Swiss cheese auction sale will be
included.
But the highlight of the days
activities will be the afternoon pro-
gram of stories, speeches and songs,
all in the language of the little Alpine
country from where the celebrators'
forefathers came.
Four years ago the Swiss had their
first celebration with great success
Two years ago the college facilities
were far from adequate to handle the
crowds who assembled from Berne,
Ind, Wayne county and other Swiss
settlements. Last year the celebra.
ton was held in Berne in connection
with the towns centennial. This year
the new Founders Hall at the college
will be large enough to handle the
crowds expected.
Hiram Kohl is chairman of the
Swiss Day committee with d. w.
Bixler as treasurer. Other members
of the committee are Silas Diller,
Miss Minerva Hilty, w. A. Amstutz,
Delbert Gratz, Howard Raid, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. N. Soldner, Arthur Shoe
maker and William Althaus.
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was Barber "Iuffy SwankS eye
catching parade of dollars" around
his shop walls. Tuesday night Mr..
Swank hauled down from the walls
529 greenbacks plastered there by
patrons in the interest of the fight
against the dreaded disease. Coins
in two iron lung containers in the
shop pushed the total to an even $500.
Most of Swank's chain of bills were
hung there by customers who came
to the shop, but as items appeared in
the newspapers on the BARRIERS effort,
numerous persons dropped in to. add
to the string. A number of persons
who were not home on porch-light
night made their contributions at the
shop.
Porch-light night raised the March
of Dimes total by $351.95, and
miniature iron lung coin containers in
the stores yielded an additional
$313,30 at the counting Tuesday even
ing. "a
At the Carma theatre, collections
totaled $221.49. School children in
the high school brought dimes totaling
$68.08, and in the grade school the
children raised S129.08. Button col
lege students contributed $26.56 and
a collection at their basketball game
raised another $33.75. +,
Local clubs and organizations ac-
counted for gifts totaling sos. A
collection at the recent G. F. Mis-
ment added $23.57 and containers at
ment added$23.57 and containers at
the Central Light G. Power Go. plant
raised the total by S23.56.
Only one incident marred the
campaign-the theft of one of the iron
lung containers last Saturday night
from Sidney's Drug Store. The store
had been victimized during the pre-
Christmas season by shoplifters, who
at that time stole q valuable camera.
"The Button Lions club is grateful
for this fine response to the polio fund
campaign" Mr.. Basinger said in COM
menting on its success. Members of
the club feel it has been a privilege to
assist when everyone has been so
willing to give"
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roth, promotion; Gilbert Montgom-
cry, club room and equipment; Gerald
Huber, farmer-sportsmen cooperation
and game feeding; William Edwards,
new club house and building; Her
bert Rupright, hunting and fishing
license sales.
In addition to Gilbert, club Off
GERS include Hiram Huser, treasurer;
Denver Augsburger, secretary; Ray
Mumma, vice president, and Carl
Mumma, membership secretary.
At the session Riser reported that
two and one-half tons of trout, wall
eyes and pickerel have been ordered
by the club for stocking in the Buck
eye and waterworks quarries. Addi-
tional fish will be purchased as per-
mitted by the extent of membership
sales. Members are urged to renew
membership Immediately to- help build
up the fishing stocking fund.
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~A ~
GrasHire HuIted
At Barns Nge

Quick work y Ms. Paul Basinger
in beating out a grass fire which had
crawled within a foot of the barn,
prevented what might have been a
serious loss last Saturday at noon
time on the Basinger farm, three
miles southwest of Bluffton.
When the Button fire department
arrived on the scene (A-188 on the
fire map) Mrs. Basinger had the fire
under control. Her husband was
not at home. The department ex-
tinguished the fire where it had
spread into the orchard.
The fire started from a trash pile
which was being burned. The Ba-
singer children noted that it had
spread into the grass and called
their mother.
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BLuftOn Nurses
Pass State Exam

Mrs. John Althaus, the former Imo-
gene Wenger, and Miss Helen Burk-
holder, both of Bluffton, recently
passed their state board examina-
lions in nursing, it was announced
this week. Both were graduates OF
Lima Memorial hospital in Septem-
Der.
At present Mrs. Althaus is work
ing in Bataan Methodist hospital,
Albuquerque, N. NJ, where her hus-
band is stationed in the armed serv-
ice, and Miss Burkholder is working
in surgery at Lima Memorial hos
pital.
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Granted
Fishing Rights At
Waterworks Quarry
Sportsmen To Increase
Stocking Program, Help
With Weed Control

Exclusive fishing rights in the wa
terworks quarry have been granted
to the Bluffton Community Sports
mems club, which will control the
body of water during the coming
spring and summer season on the
same basis as in effect at the Buck
eye quarry for the last decade,
In return for the lease on fishing
privileges the club will increase its
stocking program at the quarry, con-
tinue to assist the town in the con-
Ssrof or weeds and generally improve
fishing fa0 lities at the site, it was
announcedH Tuesday night by John
Gilbert, stSrtsmen president.
Restriction of fishing rights to
members of the club was asked by
officials of the organization due to
the fact that for a number of years
the Sportsmen have purchased large
quantities of fish for release in the
waterworks quarry, as well as at the
Buckeye.
These stocking expenditures have
cost the club thousands of dollars,
and since the state will no longer
provide free transportation for fish
purchased by the club for the quarry
the organization felt fishing privileg-
es should be reserved exclusively for
club membership.
In leasing fishing privileges to the
Sportsmen's organization, the boarc
of public affairs specified that rights
will be granted only on a year-to-
year basis.
Other restrictions as a condition to
the board action specified that certain
areas must be barred to fishermen,
including places where power lines
carrying 2,400 volts pass over the
grounds, at the intakes, etc.
No boats will be permitted on the
quarry, and fishermen must agree
not to dispose of cans and other rub
bish in the quarry or on the banks.
Trash barrels will be placed at the
site by the club to help control this
phase of the program.
| The club also is pledged to continue
their assistance in weed control at
the quarry, an activity which in past
years has been of much help to the
town. This was cited by water
works dScials as one of the principal
rsa&oaszf or granting the lease.
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Births

The following births were recorded
during the past week at Bluffton
Community hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Blackburn, Jene-
ra, a girl, Evelyn Marie, born last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wagner, Ada,
a boy, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Nesler, Ar
lington, a girl, Rebecca Lynn, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Lee Burnison,
Lafayette, a boy, born Monday.
MI. and Mrs. Earl McClelland,
lRawson, a girl, born Monday.
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MS native SocWr, anu ne nopcS W lily
out for the team next fall.
Interested In Sports
Meanwhile this spring Isaac hopes
to be able to train for cross-country
or distance runs in track. He has
had some experience on the cinder
path at Hashemite high school from
where he was graduated in Jordan.
The young Arab explains that he
and his family had lived in Ramallah
only five years, having been among
those displaced when Israel vas es-
tablished by the Jewish people. His
family, he explains, lost everything
in the %upheaval.
Two brothers are also studying in
America. Joseph is a student at In
diana State Teachers College, Terra
Haute; and David has been attending
Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, for
the past year and a half.
Arrangements were made for their
coming to America by Prof. Rolla
Continued on Page So
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afternoon combined session of mems
and women's organizations will be
given by Luse.
Morning sessions will open at 1920
a. M; the afternoon meeting at 2 p.
m. and the evening session at s p. m.
Institute officers include Wayne
Westall, president; Elwood James,
vice-president; Mrs. C. M. Hause, sec
rotary; Mrs. Merritt Reiehley, treas
urer; and Mrs. Marion Inbody, host
ess.
Resolution committee members are
Merle Folk, chairman; Elmer Meyer
and Franklin Deeds. On the nomi-
mating committee are Clyde Warren,
chairman; Marshall Creighton and
Leland Frantz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-12
Hduenstein Estate
Valued At SI8,2I6

Appraisal and inventory reports
were filed in Probate court last week
in the estate of William A. Hauen-
stein, late of Button. The estate
was valued at $18,216 of which
$1,005 is in stocks and $17,159 in
accounts receivable. Mr.. Hauenstein,
formerly of Detroit was being cared
for by a niece, Mrs. Garnette Foltz
of Cherry street, during the illness
which preceded his death.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-12
Classmates Go Supperless
To Aid Flood Sufferers

Button college classmates of
Baker Arkema are rallying to
the relief of his stricken homeland
in a unique "supper-less" pro-
gram one night a week. Students
passing up the evening meal at
the college dining hall one night
a week for three weeks will
donate the money saved through
the program to Holland food re-
lief. 1t is anticipated that ap-
proximately $500 will be raised
i'm this fashion.
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Farmers To Attend

All farmers of the area n in
vited to another special meeting of
the Adult Farmers class at Bluffton
high school Monday evening, Feb
ruary 16, when a specialist from
Cleveland will discuss some of the
problems farmers have in insulation
and ventilation of their homes and
farm buildings. Various insulation
materials will be demonstrated.
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through which the flood waters had
poured into the lowlands. Because of
the urgency of the work, he has not
yet been able to return to the family
home in Wageningen.
All able-bodied men, including stu
dents who are dismissed from school,
are helping repair the bikes. A COM
plication in the program is the fact
that repair crews can work for only
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when the disaster struck, but the
other members of the family were at
their home in Wageningen, about 60
miles from the ocean and in a district
which was unaffected by the flood.
Although his father was able to
escape from the Antwerp area in his
automobile, the Bluffton college stu
dent, who knew his parent was there,
had a long vigil of anxiety before a
letter received Monday from the ED
er Baker Arkema brougheS assuf nee
of his safety. MA
Transports RefugeesA
In leaving Antwerp, the AplegA
students father filled his carr With
refugees, and later worked for Ame
time in evacuating families from fAod
areas, transporting the injured and
ill to hospitals, etc.
Following his work in the evacua-
ton program, the elder Baker
Ankema then pitched in with others
in helping to repair the broken bikes,
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Saddle CLUB To Hold
Dinner, Square Dance

The Bluffton Saddle club will n
joy a tureen supper followed by an
evening of square dancing at the
next meeting Tuesday evening in the
American Legion hall. Persons in
terested in joining the organization
are welcome to attend.
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HoodeU areas because tney p~reIerreu
to stay at their homes.
After waters receded it was neces-
sary to dispose of dead live stock,
Baker Arkema's father wrote. In
this program, to prevent the spread
of disease, dead animals were placed
in holes, soaked with gasoline and
then burned. 1t was estimated that
more than $4,000 cattle were destroy
ed in this fashion in the flood district.
Baker Arkema came to the United
States last fall to enroll as a freshman
at Button college.
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six hours at a time, for the tide GIBBS
and flows at six-hour intervals. As
long as there are breaks in the bikes,
no work can be done on them while
the ocean is at flood stage.
Home Town Escapes Flood
Wageningen, where the family
lives, escaped flood damage. Located
about go miles from the ocean,, the
6fty was about 20 M es from the
srest approach of the &ood, the stu
de- said he learned frof his mother.
FaRod refugees have kheen takea.
Tito he holhes. of 1ssArly eSsfyone in
the civ, hoS end4n addition to
The mohesr, esSs6ns and two daugh-
tiers the Baker Arkema residence
also is sheltering an evacuated family
which has five children.
A farm owned by the Baker
Arkema family only one mile from
the ocean also escaped flood damage
because it is located on higher ground
and the dikes in that vicinity held
throughout the storm. The family at
one time lived on the farm.
Baker Arkema said that his father
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-12
b ufffffOn Student Relieved To Learn
Family Is Safe From Flood In Holland

More than a week of anxiety over the fate of his family in
aood-wracked Holland was aIeviated for a Button college fresh
Fred Baker Arkema, when he learned Monday of this week
rat his father, mother, brothers and sisters were safe in their
se.
Baker Arkema's father was in the food area at Antwerp
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-12

'Esfores Bowers; treasurer, Bernice
l.. Huber; council (six to elect) {:
Isaac ]. Amstutz, Clarence Boop,
o. E. Bowers, Harold Crawfis, Verl
Reichenbach; Wayne Tripplehorn,
Robert w. Wheeler, Harry Yant.
Board of Education 1.-TWO to elect) /:
Emory Basinger, Loren w. Bassitt,
Kent C. Amstutz.
Richland township: Trustee 1.-TWO
to elect) Leonard Gratz, Jesse Yoa-
kan, Maurice Criblez, Dwight Deeds;
justice of the peace: John Manahan;
constable: Willard F. Herr, Erwin
w. Bechtol.
Jackson township: Trustee 1.-TWO to
elect): w. E.. Hefner, Victor A.
Schick, George S. Thayer, Lloyd A.
T~ruesdale; constable 1.-TWO to elect) /:
C. c. Long, R. A. Carman, Wilbur
Sumney.
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Arab Boy Finds Americans
busy But Friendly People,

With two Pahstinian students, who registered in the fall at
Blufton college, already well known to the community, a third
student from the Holy Land has entered the college with the open
ing of the second semester, it was learned this week.
Isaac Qutub of Ramalah, Jordan, a young refugee Arab bent
upon an education that will enable him to return to his native
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-12
Record Breaking S2,O53
Raised For Polio Fight
fluffy" SUank's Barber Shop Project
BOlsters Lions Drive By Sum OF $500

The generosity of Bluffton area residents in the 1853 March
of Dimes campaign exceeded all previous records, it was announced
Tuesday evening at the close of the drive. Stanley Basinger,
chairman of the Lions club committee in charge, reported total
contributions of ~S2,053.59, nearly $500 more than last year.
Mainly responsible for the heavy increase in gifts this year
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Richland Twp,
And Beaverdam
Candidates File

Beaverdam will have contests for
only council and the board of educa-
ton in next falls general election,
and Richland township has practical
ly full states of candidates, it was
disclosed at the Allen countyrboard
of elections filing deadl be- last
week.
Beaverdam candidates IRE as
Follows: ~z~~~-
IxAp&.Np. Anderson clerk,
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Primary Unnecessary Here
In Municipal Election
Neither Party Files Complete Slate;
Mayor HOUe UnOpp0sed For Reelection

With no contests developing as Democrats and Republicans
filed states of candidates for IL village offices and three posts on
the board of education, Blufton will not have a primary for the
sixth straight municipal election.
The towns last municipal primary was held in August, 1871,
since that time there have been no contests for public Offices a
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country as an engineer to assist with
its development, is enthusiastic about
his new life in America.
"A land full of busy but friendly
people," is the way he describes his
first impressions of America. At
Button College he has found the
other students and members of the
faculty extremely friendly and help
full. AS to the town itself, he will
learn more about it since he will
probably be doing some type of part
time work necessary to supplement
his educational funds.
The bright-eyed Arabian youth.
however, hopes to find time in addi7
ton to stsfyingNand working to try
be's a bit oootbfia isgs he
has seen of bn R-t he thinks
his hi mat native We sollr, and he hopes to try
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wrote devastation was terrible In the
lowlands where the floods caused
more than one hillion dollars In
damage and took the lives of more
than $4,000 persons.
Suffer In Suh-Zero Cold
While the flood was at its worst,
isolated farm families sitting on the
roof of their homes were subjected to
an assault of sub-zero weather. I'm
able to withstand the cold, thousands
persisted by dropping into the water
before they could be reached by rescue
boats.
American militlry torces in Ger
eany rallied td tie rescue prk,
pding more thu 40 helicopta& to
d lst in the eva patA zine RpA
PEI In some Nstancess hS6eVsg
p& families refuse&~s6 leave the
Evening star., 1953-03-14

Dilweg and Fred Rhodes,
Western.
Promoting traffic safety-Dick
BriSette, st. Johns, and Hal
Pollin, Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1953-03-14
50 Students Meet
To Map Teen-Age
Traffic Conference

Fifty Washington high school
students met yesterday in the
District Building to lay the
groundwork for the First Annual
Teen-Age Traffic Conference. to
be held here next month.
They represented Is public,
parochial and private schools.
They not only elected officers,
but set up discussion panels on
six subjects relating to the teen
ager and driving.
The conference is a result of
the Governors and Commission
ers' Traffic Safety Conference,
held in Washington last June
This city is one of the first to
try the idea, which aims at MAX
ing the motoring youth conscious
of it's responsibilities.
Keynote by Keneipp.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp sounded the keynote of
yesterdays steering. session. AS
sisting were representatives of
the Inter : Industry Highway
Safety Committee and the Amer
ican Automobile Association
Other organizations will join in
the activity as the conference
date approaches.
Robert Dilweg, 10, of 1850
Harvard street NV, Wilson
High, and Eddie Gatewood, 18,
Evening star., 1953-03-14

Of 1884 Ridge place Sc. Ana
costa High, were elected CO.
chairmen of the conference.
Adrienne M. Walton, II, of 1885
Irving street NE, Dunbar High.
was named secretary.
These were discussion panels
decided on and the co-chairmen
of each:
Teen-agers' driving record
Bert Baucom, Woodward Prep
and Frances Bran, Coolidge.
Improving Driving.
Improving teen-age driving
Adrienne Walton and Pete Paw
los, Eastern.
Teen-age traffic offenders
Mary Dodson, Western, and
Waldo Webb, Springarn.
Getting a drivers permit
Eddie Gatewood and Roger
Sears, Wilson.
Taking care of a car-Robert
Evening star., 1953-03-14
Four Virginions Pay
1886 GumbIinq Tuxes
BY the Asseeiated Press

RICHMOND, Mar. 14.-Four
persons holding wagering stamps
in Virginia paid 1886 in 10 per
cent Federal gambling taxes dur
ing February, Internal Revenue
Bureau records showed today.
Officials of the bureau noted
this was the first month since
the tax became effective on No
vember /, 1851, that the tax
collection has fallen below the
81 900 mark,