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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
Ticket Sale Opens
For Professional
Hoop Game Nov. 16
Jaycees Bringing Philly
Sphas To Battle Toledo
At Founders Hall

When the Philadelphia Sphas, in
dependent professional basketball
team, clashes here at Founders Hall
on Thanksgiving evening with the
high riding Toledo Mercurys, they
will be disputing the latter's claim to
the U. S. Championship among white
travelling independent basketball
teams. The teams will play here
under auspices of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
Basis for the Mercury's titular
claim is the splendid record they have
achieved each of the past four sea-
sons in traversing the highways and
byways of the continent.
Owned and coached by Sid Cold
berg, prominent Toledo basketball
figure, this seasons team is reported
to be their best yet. Goldberg says
his team has height, speed and high
scoring ability. The club has one Of
the finest passing attacks in pro
ranks, it is contended.
This is the Seth year of operation
for the Philadelphia team. Known
for years as exponents of the short
passing game, they are again show
ing their court finesse and ability to
fans from coast to coast.
The current Sphas are in the main
young group with players hand
picked for exceptional talent. Coach,
and star guard, is Pete Monsaka, six
foot three inch veteran, who starred
for three years at Pennsylvania's
West Chester State Teachers college.
The Jaycees have already launched
an advance ticket sales with hopes of
filling some 1,5O0 seats for the game.
Jack Koontz, president of the Jay
Gees, said that the organization had
been promised an appearance here of
the Globetrotters if the present pro-
motion is successful.
A preliminary game is being ar
ranged at 7:30 Thanksgiving night,
with the exhibition game set to start
at $3.50.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12

VhtSidAS VI hdhusfN iucctlIiS Will Tie
local highway committee at the Nc
Crate garage in Columbus Grove
warmly applauded work of the Bluff
ton committee to date on the project.
Outgrowth of the meeting was ar
rangements for another conference
set for November "a in the Columbus
Grove school cafeteria at which time
Walter Neidhardt, divisional superin-
tendent of highways, will be invited.
The joint committees will lay before
the state official what they believe to
be their most powerful argument in
favor of the extension.
1t will be proposed that the state
department exchange with the county
certain short spans of little-used
highway in return for the proposed
Route 1O3 link. This suggestion was
made by Paul Hartman, of the CO.
lumbus Grove group.
Roger Reynolds, chairman of the
Kalida committee, pointed out Mon
day evening that the exchange" idea
would not entail greater maintenance
expense for the state since some of
its present mileage would revert to
the county for maintenance purposes.
Paul Hartman, recently appointed
chairman of the Grove Lions club
highway committee, told the group
that he felt that Route 103, coming
now almost half way across the state
and deadending at Button is "ridicu-
lous."
Extension of Route 103 to Kalida
would provide junction with Route
ia and thereby provide a new east
west route into Indiana
At the same time Armin Haden-
stein, chairman of the Rlufftod group
pointed out that the pAsent coupty
roads between Bldftop>SAd Columk kus
Grove are in excel nt cdAdition/ And
would require NAA imprP kemsAt to
meet state highway pecifcar6ns.
The Monday evening 6ession was
attended fr$h Rlufftbn by Mr.. Hau-
enstein, william Edkards and Gene
BehAth.
Members ofsshe Kalida committee
induded Paul ]. Siebeneck, codncil-
NaAn and mayor-elect; A. w Mag,
Roger Reynolds and JOHN Worst, all
village officials.
From the Colpmbus Grove Lions
club, the meeting was attended by
Paul Hartpxan, chairman of the high
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
Name SOlOists For
The Messiah

Soloists for the annual Messiah
rendition of the Bluffton College
Choral Society, which has been set
this year for December Is in Found
ers Hall, were chosen this week by
the society's executive committee.
Mrs. Floyd Metz, Walbridge, Ohio.
has been selected to sing the soprano
solo parts; Mrs. Clyde Welty, Lima,
contralto; Russell Chiles, Lima.
tenor, and Don Neuen, a Bluffton
College student, baritone.
The December presentation will be
the second this year, since The
Messiah was sung last spring when
the Choral Society observed its
fiftieth anniversary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
Cory -RalUson School Levy Set For Vote
Aqain At Special Election December 8

deficit by the end of this year.
To add to the problem, unless the
schools have classes 180 days, they
will lose state Foundation fund
revenue amounting to total of an
other S65,000.
Another financial problem looming
for the schools is that of purchasing
several school buses within the next
two or three years.
The special election could provide
levy for a maximum of two years,
the county superintendent said. The
defeated proposal was for five years.
The levy lost in each of the vot-
ing precincts of the district.
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unusual including such as auto
mechanics, barbering, pharmaceutical
work, veterinary, etc.
In addition to Bluffton High school,
other students will come from Pan
dora-Gilboa, Columbus Grove, Lafay-
cite, Beaverdam, Harrod and Ada.
Opening with a general session in
the Founders Hall auditorium at
1890 p. m. Thursday, the Career Day
program will get under way with a
talk on Sob Finding Techniques", by
Elder Herring, of the Ohio State EN-
ployment Service, Columbus.
Twelve Bluffton persons will be
among the 80 counsellors who will
talk on the 81 subjects. They include
Dale Dickey, on colleges; Miss Ada
Lapp, elementary education; Ralph T.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
hunting operations Monday morning


hunting operations Monday morning.
Hunting hours will be from 9 a. m,
until 5 p. M, and the pheasant daily
bag limit is two, as in previous years.
Four birds are permitted in posses
sion after the first day. Daily bag
limit for rabbits is four, and the pos
session limit is the same.
Pheasant season will close on Sat
urday, Dec. 5, allowing three Satur-
days for hunting. Open season OF
rabbits win close next January 1.
Raccoon and oppossum can b.
taken beginning next Monday, the
former not until p. m, but regular
trapping of muskrat, mink, skunk
ETC., will not begin until Dec. 1.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
.Can Marshall
Heads MaSOnS

Carl Marshall was elected master
of the Bluffton Masonic lodge in
the annual election of officers last
Monday night in the lodge hall.
Other officers named at the ses-
sion included Clayton Hardness,
senior warden; Wilford Gratz, junior
warden; DR.. Evan Basinger, trea-
surer; Ralph T. Stearns, secretary;
Raymond Spangler, senior deacon;
Wayne Motter, junior deacon; James
Jordan, tyler; Charles III. Steiner,
trustee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
Small Communities Get Break"
From Water Pollution Board

Engineers have now checked
about 40 where question of pollution
was raised. Of these, the majority
were found to be causing serious pol
luton and definitely in need of sew
age treatment. These have been in
formed of the results of the investi-
cation and advised to- proceed with
Continued on Page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
To Discuss Problems
OF Blind Persons

Everett r. Steece, executive for
state services for the blind and chair
man of the Ohio Lions research
board, will be the speaker at the
next Tuesday evening meeting of the
Bluffton 'Lions club.
A former instructor at the State
School for the Blind, Mr.. Steece,
will explain the problems of the
handicapped and means by which
Lions clubs seek to alleviate the
affliction.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12

Voters of the Cory-Rawson school
district, who rejected an 8.4-mill tax
levy for operating expenses at the
election last week, will be appealed
to again at special election Decern-
Der 9 to approve the same levy.
This was decided at a meeting Of
the board Of education Monday eve-
ning.s
& Unless the levy is passed, the
Cory Rawson schools will be in SER
ious financial trouble, it has been
pointed out by E. j. Joseph, county
school superintendent. He explained
that the district faces an $4,000
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
Red Cross Collects
Ill Pts. of Blood

Volunteer blood donors from Bluff
ton provided Ill pints during the six
hours the Red Cross Bloodmobile
operated Tuesday at the First Meth
odist church.
Although the amount of blood OBJ
tanned fell slightly short Of the 15O-
pint goal, it was higher than the SO
pints taken during the last previous
visit of the Bloodmobile here in May.
There were 125 scheduled appear
ances by blood donors on Tuesday,
it was announced by Mrs. George
Linden. chairman of the committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
Farm Shelter Wanted
For 40 GRAY SQllirrek,

A survey now 'beinsA madek
by the Bluffton Comb unity
SportsmeN club I'd detefr frineI
where 20 pirs of gray squiI sek
purchased n Restocking pur-
poses will be leased when khey
are received inN he near future.
Farmers who heieve they have
are asked to conhSSt Charles
Steiner, squirrel department
supervisor. Squirrels will be al
located on the basis of the order
in which requests are made, it
was announced by John Gilbert,
club president. .--. First come/
first served, it was pointed 96t.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
Tag Day Nets S262
For Hospital Fund

Sale of tags on election day netted
S262.17 for the Bluffton Community
hospital, it was announced this week
by Mrs. d. w. Bixler, who directed
the program.
OF total receipts of $262.17, the
major part, $233.27, was from Bluff
ton, with the remaining $3.50 being
raised in Orange township sales.
Mrs. Bixler thanked all those who
assisted the hospital auxiliary in the
tag sale.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12

may be spotty, with some indication
that large numbers of the birds can
be found in the lowlands along river
beds.
Whether they will be equally plen-
tiful in upland areas is only conject-
ure, for there is the feeling in some
quarters that the long drought of
late summer and early fall has re-
suited in migrations to the stream
bottom land.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12

Despite the uncertainty of hunting
prospects, however, the usual heavy
influx of outside hunters is expected,
because of Buttons location in some
of the finest hunting country of the
state.
Reservations already have been
made for all available rooms in town,
and many hunters will arrive Sunday
afternoon to look over the "lay of the
land" and determine where to begin
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
Hunters Prospects Uncertain As Opening
Dnu For Phensants, Rabbits Looms Monday

An element of chance will provide added zest Tor Bufton
hunters with the opening and rabbit season at
a. M next Monday to know Tor sure "nethef
hunting will make from the extremely poor conditions
which prevailed last fall
that the supply OF pheasants
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
Expect 500 Youths
Here On CnreerD Dnu
BlufftOn Again Host To Area School.
For Vocational Guidance PROGRAM

More than 500 students from high schools will
receive guidance counseng 81 vocational fields Day
program the Bton college campus Thursday this week.
Each participating student will have the opportunity to
tend four guidance sessions covering wide field ranging from
professions and generally to the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12

way committee; Edward McCrate,
John w. McCrate; Ted Baer; and Ken
Cove, editor of the Putnam County
Vidette.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-11-12
KdHdd, Col. Grove
I1O3 Extension
Propose Exchange OF Little-Used Rts.
For New East-West Highway Link

movement of the Bluton Business Mems association seek
the extension State Route 103 westwary from its present
terminus Buon to Columbus Grove and Kada gained
thusastic allies in the neghboring communities Monday
evening s
Committees representing the Grove Lions club village
Evening star., 1953-09-25
POW Comes Home in Style
His Own Brond-New Car
Two Others Return;
One Told Wife to
Keep Up Insurance

A young Army lieutenant came
home from North Korean
prison camp today-in a brand
new automobile.
For "a months. 1t. Ray M.
Dove, jr., 26, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Dove, 1921 Arlington
boulevard, was held by the Chi
nese Communists. He was cap
tured only five months after he
was married and only two
months after arriving in Korea.
With his bride aboard. 1t.
Dove rolled into Washington to-
day with the new sedan he
stopped off in Detroit to buy.
He is due at Walter Reed hos
pital later for physical checkups.
Two more area prisoners OF
war also were back home today,
one of them sergeant who had
enough optimism to write his
wife from prison camp asking
her to keep up his insurance.
Sergt. Randall j. Briere, 81,
OF 312 Fairhaven avenue, Alex
andria, a prisoner of the Chinese
Reds for "a months, arrived at
National Airport last night and
with his wife and 412-year-old
son was off for a Massachusetts,
vacation today.
However. he's due back at
Evening star., 1953-09-25
6. 0. P. May Hold Office
7 More Years, Clio Is Told
ey the AsSoeioted Press

LONG BEACH, N. Y, Sept. 25.
The dean Of CIO vice presi-
dents predicted yesterday that
the Republican Party may re-
main in power for at least seven
more years, barring an economic
slump.
Prefacing his prediction with
a bitter blast at the Eisenhower
administration for its conduct
of both foreign and domestic af-
fairs, Emil Rieve told the State
CIO 14th annual convention:
Nevertheless l do not share
the confidence of some political
experts that the Democrats will
recapture the Congress in 1854
and the presidency in 1856.
UNLESS there is a sharp change
in the economic climate, 1 am
afraid the reverse will be true.
The people were fooled in
1852. I know it, and you know
it. But do the people know it?
I don't think So"
Mr.. Rieve is general president
of the Textile Workers Union
and chairman of the CLOS
Economic Policy Committee.
Evening star., 1953-09-25
POWs' Kin Unite in Disbelief
That % Prefer to Join Reds

"I know he is being held
against his will"
In New York, Associated Press
Photographer Frank Pappy)
Noel said he did not believe
Corpl. Claude j. Bachelor will
ingly refused repatriation from
Communist hands.
"It struck me as very strange
that his name turned up on the
list" Mr.. Noel said, II don't
think the guy is voluntarily do
ing it. He definitely was not
prot Communist at the time /
knew him."
Mr.. Noel and Corpl. Bachelor
were fellow prisoners Of war at
Pyok- Tong, plotted an escape
together and side-by-Side stood
up on occasions to Red Chinese
propagandistS.
At Baltimore the parents of
Corpl. John Odell Dunn refused
to comment on the report their
son did not want to be repatri-
ated.
II don't want to seem abrupt"
said his father, William r. Dunn,
a distillery worker, "but it's my
SON." He said he would be will
ing to talk to newsmen when I
receive official news from the
War Department."
A sister of 1st Sergt. Richard
G. Corden, "a. of East Provi-
dence. R. l.. said Il can't be-
lieve it," but added after some
reflection that some of his most
recent letters sounded "a bit
screwy."
"He said once or twice that
the Americans ought to get to-
gether and work to abolish war
for all time" said Ursula J. Cor
den, 19. But he never gave
any hints he didn't want to
come home"
The parents of Corpl. Edward
S. Dickinson, 27, of Big Stone
Gap, Va, expressed disbelief
that he would succumb to Com
munist propaganda.
Il cannot believe my son has
been converted to communism"
Mrs. Bessie c. Dickinson said.
Her husband, Van Buren, Dick
enson, a farmer in the Crackers
neck area, was of the same be-
lief.
Reaction of parents every
where was similar-bewildered
Evening star., 1953-09-25
Mountain Maneuvers
Planned for Army
BY the Assoeiotad Press

The Army has announced q
cold weather training maneuver,
Exercise Ski Jump" will be held
at Camp Hale, Colo. during the
first three months of next year.
Taking part in the mountain
maneuvers will be a regimental
combat team of the 18th Air
borne Division from Camp Camp
bell, KY; support troops from
the 5th Army, including those
from the mountain-cold weather
training command from Camp
Carson, Colo. and personnel
from Fort Riley, Kans., who will
act as the enemy" force.
Four weeks indoctrination
training will be followed by five
weeks of training of small units
in ski and snowshoe travel, tao
tical patrols and anti-guerrilla
operations.
The regimental combat team
later, will engage in a five-day
offensive and defensive operation.
Evening star., 1953-09-25
BY the Associoted Press

Shocked Americans found it
hard to believe yesterday that
their ldier-relatives in Korea
have refused to return home.
There must be a mistake
Someplace.
Another Communist trick. d.
81 just don't know what to
think. -.
II don't believe it. -.
These were among reactions to
the Communist listings of Ameri-
can prisoners who repeatedly re-
fused repatriation from Com
munist hands. A number of kin
said they believed the men were
being held against their will.
Very few had any advance
warning of the news. A couple
or so, however, had detected a
note of pro- Communist SYM
pathy in recent letters from the
men.
IF I could talk to him for at
least 10 minutes I could at least
make a dent in that kind of
thinking" said Mrs. Portia M.
Howe, of Alden, Mimi, mother
Of Pfc. Richard r. Tenneson, 81.
She said that before her son
left for Korea he told her he
wouldn't consider he had done
enough for his country even if
he won the Medal of Honor.
AS a prisoner he was sick.
ut was then" the mother said.
chat his letters began praising
the Communists for the treat
ment he was getting"
Ralph Sullivan, ST., of Omaha,
Nebr., whose son, Sergt. Larance
| v. Sullivan, was named on the
list, put it this way:
"I'l never believe that. It
couldn't be true. It's quite i'm
possible :.
IT can't figure it out. It
doesn't make sense. There must
be a mistake someplace."
A weeping Negro mother. Mrs.
Gladys Peoples Of Memphis.
Tenn, declared: "It's just an
other Communist trick"
The instant reaction of Mrs.
Howard L. Rush. Marietta Ohio,
on learning that her son. Sergt.
Scott L. Rush, 81, was named,
was:
Evening star., 1953-09-25
Huqerstown Parade Set
For ; Freed Prisoners
BY the Asseeieted Prsss

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Sept.
25.-Three HagerstoWn prisoners
of war recently released by the
Communists will be honored to-
night with a downtown parade.
The men are Sergt. Clarence
Barnhart, Pfc. Lacey Lockley and
Sergt. Clayton E. Rickard. City
and county officials will partici-
pate in the parade and cere-
monies that will follow.
Evening star., 1953-09-25
Virginia Judge Named

RICHMOND, Sept. Is LP.-
Justice Lemuel F. Smith of the
State Supreme Court of Appeals
yesterday named Judge Lyttle-
ton Waddell of the 9th Judicial
Circuit to hear three criminal
cases in Waynesboro Corpora
ton Court. Resident Judge c. G.
Quesenbury disqualified himself.
Evening star., 1953-09-25
Eisenhower Orders
AGENCIES 10 Join in
Defense Test Nov. 5

President Eisenhower today
directed all Government agen-
cies to participate in the Civil
Defense exercises scheduled
here November 5. declaring that
"such tests are essential"
In a memorandum to the
heads of all establishments, Gen.
Eisenhower said:
"The need for effective civil
defense planning is still vital to
our national welfare. But ma
tional plans and preparations
are of little value without &C
tive participation at local COM
munity levels. The director Of
the Of1ice of Civil Defense for
the District of Columbia, through
the deputy director of Federal
Buildings Services, has again
scheduled a civil defense exer-
else to be held November 5,
1858. I recognize that such tests
are essential to the proper train
ing Of the Federal employees in
their local civil defense and
continue to urge all departments
and agencies to prepare for these
exercises to the fullest extent
possible.
Accordingly, it is directed
that each department and
agency of the executive branch
of the Federal Government in
the Metropolitan Area of Wash
ington participate in the civil
defense exercise which will be
held on November S, 1883"
Evening star., 1953-09-25

Walter Reed Hospital on his
return for further physical
checks and treatment. But he
feels f1ne-and certainly looks it
to me-" his wife said.
1t. Robert S. Wood, 26. of 3211
Connecticut avenue NV. also
arrived yesterday and took off
for a vacation with his wife.
you've got to be away three
years to appreciate what it
means to come back to freedom, :"
he declared.
Marine Col. F. H. Schwable,
1920 Fort Scott drive, Arlington,
another freed prisoner. still is in
San Francisco and is due in
Washington Sunday, his wife
said today,
Evening star., 1953-09-25

disbelief and shocked suspicion
that the Red stories on their
sons decisions were false.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-04-02

acre, but the cost per bushel
dropped to n cents. The gross
return increased to $159 which
left the farmer with a net profit
of $82.76. This was nearly three
times the profit per acre from
the 48-bushel yield.
The use of fertilizer meant
the difference in profits.
Other vital factors affecting
yield are good tilth and soil
structure, drainage and a stalk
population sufficient to make
use of all the nutrients avail
able in the soil. If the soil can
not provide the nutrients in
balanced supply, they can be
added in the form of CONNER
cial fertilizer carrying nitro
gen, phosphate and potash.
Yields of 100 and more BUSH
els per acre are possible even
IN severe drouthS, when the
crop is well fertilized and has
a large enough stalk population.
That was demonstrated by
agronOmists in drouth- h-stricken
Missour last year. County
agents throughout the state re-
ported that farmers who
reached the l00-bushel corn
goal, fertilized on the basis of
soil tests and planted their corn
at the proper rate.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-04-02

M AKING money growing
4'1 corn these days depends
on how many bushels per acre
you get. High yields mean
high profits. Low yields mean
low profits or possible loss.
The main key-to high yields
is high soil fertility.
Agronomists recently report
ed that fixed production, costs
on any corn field, high or low
yielding, averaged $3l &c per
acre. That was true on fields
yielding 48 bushels per acre
and on fields averaging l06
bushels per acre. Such costs
include plowing, planting, Gull
tlVatlon, interest, depreciation
on buildings and machinery
and other expenses
The cost of the seed, ferti
lizer, picking and interest
needed to make 48 bushels per
acre boosted the total cost to
$42 43-an average of 88 cents
per bushel. With corn at $3.50
per bushel the 48 bushels gave
a gross return of S72 and a net
profit of $29.52 per acre.
But to make l06 bushels per
acre the variable costs aver,
aged S4458, including S34.74
spent for fertilizer This boost
ed the total cost to S76.24 per
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-04-02
AMAZING!

Mark Twain constantly received
letters and photographs from men
who had been told that they looked
like him. One was from Florida,
and the likeness, as shown by the
mans picture, was really remarka-
ble-so remarkable, indeed, that
Mr.. Clemens sent the following
acknowledgment:
My Dear Sir: thank you very
much for your letter and the photo
graph. In my opinion you are GER
tainly more like me than other of
my doubles. In fact, l am sure that
If you stood before me in mirror
less frame l could shave by you"