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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-12-04
Savannah, Georgia
Canadian MP Charged with Using
Mails to Spread Anti Semitism

ed the literature in question. Mr..
Blackmore does not deny that he
gave Miss Moore authority to use
his frank. Of the material she sent
out, he says: II wouldn't disagree.
1 won't say I would have sent
the material out, but she did. I'll
take a neutral attitude" But, he
challenged: IF you tell the truth
about Jews, are you anti-Semi-
tic?" The Social Credit Party has
labored under accusations of anti
Semitism against some Of its
members.
It was also revealed here that
three months ago, invitations
were sent from Mr.. Blackmore's
book to a meeting in Ottawa to be
addressed by Ron Rostick OF
Flesherton, Ont, a notorious anti
Semitic. In the same envelope was
a copy of an article from an OBJ
scure British publication identify
ing Bolshevism with Judaism.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-12-04
Jewish National Fund
Toe Day Observed
Nov. 2oth to Dec. lst

Tens of thousands of Jewish
school children and adults were
out on the streets of more than
three hundred cities to "tag"
passers-by for the benefit of the
Jewish National Fund, land re-
clamation institution of the World
Zionist Organization, on Zion
Tag-Day which was observed
this year on November 10Th
through December 1st-according
to a statement just issued by DR..
Harris ]. Levine, President of the
Jewish National Fund of America.
Participating in the Zion Tag-Day
were pupils of Jewish schools,
members of Jewish youth groups,
adult organizations and JNF
Councils throughout the country.
The nationwide annual activity
of the Jewish National Fund will
be dedicated to the Conquest OF
the Desert to provide land for the
settlement of large and self
supporting Jewish population in
Israel. Currently the Jewish Ma
tional Fund is completing the 49,
600 acre drainage project in the
Huleh swamp region, to the con-
tinuation of which the Syrian
Government has raised its pro-
test before the Security Council
of the United Nations two years
ago only to be overruled.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-12-04

OTTAWA, (JTA) - The Fed
eral Government is investigating
use of the office of a member of
Parliament, including the frank
ing privilege for the distribution
of anti-Semitic literature, it was
revealed here last week. The ac-
ton arose from the disclosure that
anti-Semitic pamphlets have been
sent from the office of ]. H.
Blackmore, Social Credit deputy
for Lethbridge, Alberta.
Miss Doris A. Moore, the M. P.'s
secretary, admitted that she mail
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Births.

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Jones, Raw
son, boy, born last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Schaller
Jenera, boy, born last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hashbarger,
Leipsic, a girl, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rinehart,
Arlington, a girl, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Conaway,
Lima, a girl, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Kagy,
Leipsic, a girl, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Gratz, Bluff
ton, boy, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Fritsch, Waus-
con, Ohio, a son, Ralph Paul at Det-
wiler Memorial hospital, October g.
Mrs. Fritsch is the former Naomi
Welty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Criblez, Poto.
mac, ILL.,, son, Robert Allen, borr
October 2 in Danville City hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Mennonite Church,
Home Beneficiaries
Under Diller Will

In a will probated last Saturday
in Lucas County Probate Court,
Barbara E. Diller, who died at the
age of SO in Toledo on September
IL, left bequests tor two Bluffton
institutions, the First Mennonite
church and the Mennonite Memorial
home.
Under the terms of her will the
First Mennonite church will receive
$4,000 and the same amount was
left to the Mennonite Memorial home
for the aged.
Other bequests included $500 each
to the Mennonite Biblical Seminary
in Chicago and the Grace Bible
Institute, Omaha, Nebraska and
$4,000 to the Toledo Gospel Taber-
nac1e.
Miss Diller, a graduate of Bluff
ton high school and Lima Business
college, was daughter of the late
Rev. BENJAMIN Diller.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Union Brotherhood
Meeting Slated

The Rev. C. D. Wright, pastor
of the large Evangelical United
Brethren church at Willard, Ohio
which boasts congregation of LOGO
members, will be the principal speak
er at union meeting of the Broth
erhoods of Bluffton churches at
Founders Hall Thursday evening
October 20, at $3.50 pm. -
Rev. M. Wright has >seeh his
coAgregatioA grow to-efts ptesent
siza FROM membership Of S91
IL Years ago when he became basssr.
He lis Also district leader fof the
WillAr6 district and is a member of
the board of trustees of the EUB
camp st. Mary's. He is well known
in this area having served as pastor
of the Columbus Grove EUB church
from 1881 to 1884.
The Founders Hall meeting opens
with pot-luck supper, and all men
of all churches of the area are
invited to attend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15

made despite the fact that 1852 pro-
fits We're 60 per cent above the aver
age of the past seven years.
1t is also dangerous to base
predicted profits, the report went on,
upon national averages. The COM
mittee pointed out that Button
averages over the past seven years
show a per cent increase in power
consumption whereas the purchase
power planners calculate profits on
increases from 6.2 to 10.1 per cent.
"A recession or depression in few
Bluffton industries can easily slow
down or even stall predicted increas-
ed usage"
"The predicted profits are based on
comparable amount of improve
ments and maintenance as in previous
years. After Ohio Power analyzed
the lighting and distribution, they
found it would be necessary to spend
100000 to bring the system up to
their standard Money for such
improvements must come from the
predicted profits" the committee
said.
Other questions raised on the profit
picture under the plan of purchasing
power for resale included bookkeep-
ing practices at the plant wherein the
electric. department, doing 85 per
cent of the sales, has been charged
with only 81 per cent of the over
head This it was pointed out might
give false profit picture. Likewise
the report took issue with the plants
depreciation rate indicating that the
committee felt that low depreciation
expenses have boosted book profits to
unrealistic amounts.
Pointing to the advantages of an
outright sale of the plant the report
states that under Ohio Power rates
no resident or commercial user would
Continued on page IL
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Community Roller Skating
Party Set For Friday Night

Bluffton's first community roller
skating party, unique project of
Girl Scout Troop 125 aimed at prov
iding recreation and fun for young
people and adults alike, will be an
outdoor event of Friday evening on
Church street, it was announced this
week by the troop leaders.
Cooperating with the girls, the
village street crew will make clean
sweep-up of the block-long rink and
members of the volunteer fire depart
ment will hose off the dust prior to
the party.
The block between Main street and
Jackson street will be blocked to
traffic Friday evening as the skaters
whirl round the area to waltz and
foxtrot recordings played over an
amplifying system. The program
will include regular rollerdrome
procedure with a grand march and a
calling system to direct the dancers.
Smaller children will be provided
with special area so the less ex-
perienced skaters will not be required
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Further Changes
In Sewer Plans
Made By Council
Revised Route Approved
For West Elm Street
InterceptOr Line

Re-routing of the West Elm street
intercepting sewer, representing a
change from original plans follow
ing the course of the street to Col
lege road, was decided Monday night
of last week at meeting of munic
ipal council.
New route of the intercepter will
angle across from the Little Riley
beginning several hundred fee t
south of the Elm street bridge and
coming out onto the street adjacent
to the Mrs. Geneva Badertscher
property. This line will pick up all
sewer outlets from houses on the
south side of Elm.
From that point the sewer will
follow the street until it reaches the
curve. Then its course is planned
to vesr to the north along the west
.s@ge of property owned by the Men
honite Memorial Home.
| About 100 feet from the street,
he se~er would turn off Mennonite
HAue tpsspertys~and then follow an
Falley westward to College road, at
the rear of houses on the north side
of Elm street, picking up the sewer
outlets along the route.
John Schira, resident engineer for
Flnkbeiner, Pettis and Strout, the
towns engineers, reported at the
meeting that the change of route
will benefit both residents of the
street and the town.
1t will eliminate tearing up the
street, running driveway approaches
and the need for individual property
holders to run individual sewers out
to the street to make connections, he
pointed out
In addition to the Elm street sew
er, the Frank Pfaff Co. still has quite
a bit of digging remaining on the
construction program.
The Little Riley intercepter, which
was halted at point shortly south
of the Myron Motter residential area
on his farm, will be continued south
behind properties on the lower end
of Main street, then cross the street
to pick up houses built on Beaver
street and the extremity of Bentley
road.
An additional construction pro-
gram will be that involved at the
Main street bridge area on Big Riley
creek where it is necessary to cross
the stream to pick up houses and
business places between the bridge
and the A. C. and Y. railroad. This
line win continue under the railroad
and Marsh Run to serve houses built
in the Fred Mueller addition on the
North Dixie highway and sewer out
lets for the generating plant OF
Central Ohio Light and Power Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15

of 10 men and four women, led by
Toni Praxmair.
The Tyrolier group has only re-
Gently begun its tour of the United
States and Europe. In their home
village, the group had its beginning
when after the normal workday they
would gather to entertain friends
and visitors with an evening of live
ly songs, accompanied by the tradi-
tional either, guitar and accordian.
In the workday world one of the
group is a bank clerk. Others are
a wood catver, photographer, tai
lor, ski Instructor and mountain
guide. N
Appesrapce>of the Tyroliers s
marks the first number on the Bluff
ton College Concert Series program
for this year, which will be eompris-
ed of four attractions booked be-
tween the October date ard next
March 12.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15

"A man can read and attend edu-
cational meetings and keep himself
posted on the newest developments in
farming, but he is still apt to be
years behind the fellow who actually
learned by practice to select good
livestock, seed varieties, and fertili-
ger program.
"The self-made farmer will have
less understanding of animal nutri-
tion and many of his efforts are trial
and error.
"Good farming programs offer one
way in which vocational agriculture
boys are provided learning exper-
fences. It is not always the largest
number of projects or the biggest
projects in scope that are best for a
boy. The we'll rounded farming pro-
gram is the most helpful. They
should be planned comparatively by
the youth, his parents and his teach
err" Mr. Basinger concluded.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Future OF Rural
Church, Subject
OF Rockport Meet
Local Church Is Host Sun
day To Regional Institute
Of Presbyterian Leaders

The future of the rural and small
town churches and the problems
which confront them today will be
the subject of discussion Sunday
afternoon and evening when the
Rockport Presbyterian church will
F'be host to one of a series of six
Town and Country Church Institutes
being conducted this week through
out Ohio.
The Rockport meeting, which will
bring together Presbyterian laymen,
officers and clergy from a wide area
of Northwestern Ohio, will be ad-
dressed by DR.. H. E. Randolph, sec
retary of the town and country
church department of the Board of
National Missions.
Known as one of Americas great
est rural churchmen, DR.. Randolph
will bring message of positive con-
viction that the town and country
churches of America have an i'm
portant future. He will preside as
chairman of a panel discussion of
the indispensable parts of plans
that assure the growth of the now
smaller churches.
The Rockport program opens al
2:30 pm. with worship service. DIR
Randolph will give the message.
The Rev. L. w. McIntire, pastor
of the host church as well as the
Bluffton Presbyterian church, will
open a discussion at pm. and re-
view the present situation among the
smaller churches Of Northwest Ohio.
Other parts of the afternoon pro-
gram include discussions of the prac-
tical methods of development and pit
falls to be avoided in planning for
the future.
After a o'clock supper to be
served in the church dining room,
the institute vonsider methods
of starting toward the goal of
more influential rural church
program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15

Wednesday evening.
Concluding that bird in the hand
Is worth two in the bush, a Citizens
Committee appointed by the Business
Mems association last July, made an
unqualified recommendation to "sell
out the entire system"
The committee declared in writ
ten report that "the predicted profits
after nine years in the wholesale
plan, with a distribution system
comparable to Ohio Power and no
allowance for contingencies or risks,
at best cannot get the electric plant
completely out of debt and retire the
entire $250,000 assessment"
Said the committee, which includes
w. R. Triplett, c. B. Fett, Herbert
Conrad, and DR.. 3. w. Travis: "The
predicted profits by the wholesale
plan are subject to considerable
qualification due to required improve
ments, contingencies and business
risks"
Considering the purchased power
plan, the report noted that 1852 has
been used as the base year from
which all calculations as to future
income, expenses and profits are
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Conjecture Rises
Over Possible
Election Write-InS
Will Republicans Still
Produce Candidate For
Board OF Public Affairs?

With the November municipal
election less than three weeks in the
offing, the only prediction interest
stirring in the community this week
was centered in conjecture as to
whether the Republicans will spon-
sor write-in campaign for candi-
date for the board of public affairs.
AS matters stand now, the Repub-
ican ticket for the BPA will carry
the name of Joel Kimmel, who re-
signed from the board on September
/ swhen he moved to Kokomo, Ind,
and who consequently is not can
didate even though his name appears
on the ballot.
At the time of KimmePs resigna-
ton, there were unverifed reports
that there would be a write-in cam
paign by Republicans in the general
election. However, with the election
only 19 days away there has been no
indication of write-in to oppose a
slate of three Democrats seeking the
three BPA posts.
Meanwhile there have been the
usual prediction rumors of other
write-ins, none of which so far, how
ever, have reached the confirmation
stage, and as matters now stand,
someone is going to have to do lot
of work on short notice if write-ins
play any bearing on this years elec-
| tion at all.
The board of public affairs posi-
tion vacated by Kimmel when he
moved from Bluffton still remains
untitled, and it begins to look as if
the present board intends to COM
plete the year as two-man body
rather than suggesting that the
mayor name third member.
This had been indicated earlier by
unconfrmed reports, perhaps now
confirmed by the fact that more than
10 weeks have elapsed since Kimmel
announced his intention to resign
without action being taken to seat
new member.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15

Paul w. Stauffer, president of the
board of education.
Largest item in the Bluffton
school budget for 1854, the school
board head said, is for instruction
tteachers and books). For this pur-
pose, the board expects to pay out a
total of $4,000.
With administrative expenses add
ed to this figure, the board already
is committed for expenditures just
slightly over the 100000 mark, a
sum which will represent the schools
total receipts from real estate tax
and school foundation funds, Stauff-
er pointed out.
Only from the 7-mill levy can the
board expect finances to complete
its annual schooling program, includ-
ing such major expenditures as:
Operation of plant, 1000; main
tenance, $4,000; transportation, So
600; Fairgrounds, 81, 400; the schools
share of library expenses, plus other
miscellaneous costs, the P.T,A. group
was told.
Bluffton's per pupil cost of educa-
tion last year amounted to 1896,
the school board head said. He also
pointed out that school enrolment
here has increased % per cent since
1949. Present school registration is
500.
Also on the program at Mondays
P.T.A. meeting were deyotions by
Mrs. Bert Swank; music by the sixth
grade under the direction of Miss
Elma Alter; and movie "The Fight
for Better Schools" Refreshments
were served by the hospitality COM
mittee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Annual Festival :
OF. Church Music
Is Sunday Event
Seven Mennonite Choirs
Gathering For Song Fest
At Founders Hall

With the object of stimulating in
terest in church music through
choirs, solos, ensembles and congre-
gational singing, the Bluffton college
music department viii hold its Sec
ond annual Ohio-Indiana Mennonite
Church Music Festival Sunday eve
ming at 7:30 in Founders Hall.
Seven singing groups from Bluff
ton, Pandora and Berne, Indiana,
will participate in the festival and
audience participation in the sing
ing of old favorite hymns will
round out program expected to
attract packed house.
The first festival was held last
spring on the local campus in con-
nection with the Middle District con-
ference. 1t was so successful and
created such great extent of favor
able comment both from the partici-
pants and the audience, that it was
decided to make it an annual event.
Groups participating in the Sun
day festival include the First Men
monte Choir of Berne, Indiana with
Jock Purves directing; the First
Mennonite Mems Chorus of Berne,
with John Ralston direct
ing; the Ebenezer Women's Chorus
directed by Mabel Amstutz; the
Grace Church Choir of Pandora, di-
rected by N. Lawrence Burkhalter;
st. John Choir and st. John Wom-
Continued on page IL
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Bluffton FFA Boys
To Hear Ike
In Kansas City

Two Bluffton FLA boys were
experiencing the thrill of their
young lifetime this week in
Kansas City, Mo-, where they
have gone to attend the 25th an
niversary convention of Future
Farmers of America.
The special treat in store for
the local high school boys is the
conventions keynote speaker,
President Eisenhower, who will
address the 10000 FLA youths
Thursday evening. The boys
will also hear remarks from
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
I. Benson.
From Button David
Tschiegg is attending, having
won the trip offered annually
by the Citizens National Bank
to the local youth scoring high
est in the Allen County Fair.
Tschiegg left with seven other
Allen county boys accompanied
by N. G. Holthaus, vo-ag in
structor at Lafayette high
school.
Tavern Moser, also of Bluff
ton, left for the convention ear
lier in order to prepare for sing
ing with the National FLA
chorus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
"Buccaneer' Wins
First Place Rating

The 1928 "Buccaneer", Bluffton
high school yearbook, was given a
first-place rating in the Columbia
University Scholastic Press Associa-
tons 10Th national yearbook con-
tests, it was announced this week
from the university.
In earning the first-place rating
the local publication advanced from
a second place position in the litho-
graphed book division of the year be-
fore. Co-editors of the Buccaneer
last year We're. Rodney Jennings and
Shirley Derringer.
The year book editor this year,
Mary BURY, and her assistant editor,
Sue Montgomery, received week Of
special training in the publication
work at Bowling Green State univers-
ity this summer. They are busy at
work on the forthcoming edition at
present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
November Draft
To Take IL Men
From Allen County

Allen county's November draft
quota will be for IL men, two less
than the October call, it was an
nounced last week by Ohio selective
service headquarters.
Men slated for induction in the
November call will go into service in
Toledo on Wednesday, November 4,
the announcement disclosed.
November quotas for neighboring
counties were announced as follows:
Hancock, nine men; Hardin, four
men; and Putnam, two men.
Col. Chester w. Goble, state selec-
tive service director, said the Ohio
quota for November will be 1,090
men, all born prior to November 1,
1888, unless they are volunteers or
delinquent. Col. Goble ssaid it was
felt there are enough 20-year-olds
to fill the quota, which is the second
lowest of the year for the state.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Alpine Folk Music Features
Concert Program At College

Songs, instrumental music and
folk dancing from the mountain vii
lage of Kitzbunel in the Austrian
Tyrol will be staged in Founders
Hall on the Bluffton College campus
at p. m. this Friday night by the
Tyroliers, touring musicians from
the ski resort in the Tyrolean Alps.
In the music, costuming and dane
es will be recreated all the old-coun-
try atmosphere of the area from
which the Tyroliers come, including
a "cowbell symphony, recreation of
the noises of "a mountain farm,
hammering of ,scythes and love dec
larations to women mowers as pi-
quaint phases of a atprogram which
also will include semi-classical ap-
proach with bhe Waltz of the Blue
Danube" and ather selections.
Solos, trios NaAd duets will be fea-
tured, in addition to musical rendi-
tlons by the enhte group, consisting
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
BIufftOn Scout
In Presidents
Guard Of Honor

Don Badertscher, Bluffton high
school senior, is having one of
those lifetime experiences that
men enjoy telling their grand
children about. As an Eagle
Scout, he was selected to serve
! with a guard of honor to Presi-
dent Eisenhower when the ma
tion's chief executive arrives in
Defiance for an address he is
scheduled to deliver there Thurs
day. a-.
Young Badertscher left for
Defiance Wednesday afternoon in
order to practice with the honor
ed group of scouts for their
duties in the welcoming formal
tiles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15

in farming, his interest is much
keener than in simple book-learning.
"Real problems from life situations
come up. The vo-ag student must
deal with them. He is forced to think
and use facts he picks up in class or
elsewhere. He develops ideals in
workmanship as well as in crop and
livestock production" Mr. Basinger
wrote.
Pointing out that what many farm
ers ascribe to their neighbors' good
luck" is really a little extra know
how. The Bluffton teacher said he
felt this can best be obtained by
combining theoretical and practical
work under a good high school pro-
gram.