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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29

Hobgoblins and witches, spooks
and the entire motely Halloween
crew have been invited to cavOrt
on Church street Friday evening
in a community-wide party being
sponsored by teh Bluffton busi-
ness and Professional Women's
club and the Business Mems
association.
The revelry will open at 1880
d. m. on the grade school grounds
when youngsters from pre-schOOl
age through the ninth grade line
up for a parade which will take
them up one side. of Church
street and down the other. A
dozen prizes will be awarded by
judges who view the masked
procession.
Mrs. Kenneth Basinger, presi-
dent of the business wOmens
group, said that three prizes will
be offered in each of four age
groups for the most comical,
most original and best couple or
group entered in the parade. The
age groups include the tiny tots
of pre-school age, grades one to
three, grades three to six, and
grades six to nine.
In addition to the prizes each
child in the parade will receive
treat.
And by the time the high
school football game is over and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Reformation
Service SUNDAY

DIR. Harold S. Bender, a member
of the faculty of Goshen College
Seminary, Goshen, Ind, and widely
known student of the Protestant
Reformation, will be the speaker at
the fourth annual Reformation Union
Services of Bluffton churches set
for Sunday evening in the First
Mennonite church.
DIR. Bender has studied in Ger
many, seat of the Reformation, and
has written several books on various
aspects of the subject.
The service, sponsored each year
by the Bluffton Ministerial associa-
ton, will begin at 1880 pm. All
persons are cordially invited to
attend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Short Course
In Agriculture
Offered Farmers
Adult Education Class
Opens Monday Evening
At The High School

What's New in Agriculture" will
be the subject of discussion at the
first meeting of the Adult Farmers
Short Course to be offered by the
high school vocational agriculture
department starting Monday eve-
ming, November 2, at s o'clock.
The short course classes will meet
each Monday evening until January
%, and all farmers are invited to at
tend. If sufficient interest develops,
another course for young farmers,
1926 years of age, will be organized.
Lorain Basinger, vo-ag instructor,
explained that subjects of general
interest to farmers will be studied
in the meetings. Subject matter will
be selected largely by the students"
themselves.
Similar short courses have been
held in vo-ag departments all over
the nation for many years. The
courses are offered without cost un-
der the special provisions for adult
education of the Smith Hughes Act.
Among the items to be demonstrate
ed at the first meeting will be "Pel-
let Implantation" of antibotics in ba-
by pigs; chemical caponizing; War
farm in rat control; and progeny
testing of swine.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Union Brotherhood
Meeting Thursday

A joint meeting of the mems
brotherhood organizations of all
Bluffton churches, opening with a
potluck supper at $50, is scheduled
for tonight, Thursday, at Founders
hall, Bluffton college.
Several hundred church laymen
are expected to attend the meeting
which will be addressed by the Rev.
C. d. Wright, pastor of the large
Evangelical United Brethren church
at Willard, Ohio.
Rev. Mr.. Wright is well known
here having served as pastor of the
Columbus Grove EUB church from
1881 to 1884. His church at Willard
has a congregation of more than
1000 members.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Two New Homes
Being Erected On
West jefferson St.

Residential building activities in
Bluffton, which were not as exten-
sive this summer as in the previous
two years, were given boost this
week with two dwellings under con-
struction on adjacent lots of East
jefferson avenue.
Paul Geiser and associates began
this week to pour the footing for
two-bedroom frame home for Mrs.
Mary Sims as one of the East JEFF
ferson avenue projects, and Mar
shall Adams, Benton Ridge. carpenter,
is getting his own home under roof
on an adjoining lot.
The latter home is five-room
one-floor plan home with attached
breezeway and car port.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
BluftOn MOurns
Death OF 5-Yr.-Old
Traffic Victim
First Graders Death Be-
lieved Towns First Child
Pedestrian Fatality

Bluffton was grief sticken late
Tuesday afternoon as word spread
quickly of what is believed to have
been the first child pedestrian fatal
ity in the community's history on
heavily travelled Main street, Route
25.
Michele C. Luginbuhl, five-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Luginbuhl, died at Ais p. m. in
Bluffton Community hospital just
few minutes after being struck by an
auto driven by Richard Benroth of
Bluffton. The little frst-grader was
hit by the north bound car as she
stepped into its path while crossing
the street to take newspaper to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ewing.
Michele had stopped at the curb,
but apparently did not see the Ben
roth car when she stepped from in
front of another parked auto.
DR.. F. d. Rodabaugh pronounced
her dead shortly after her arrival at
the hospital in Basinger ambul-
ance. She suffered a broken neck
and concussion.
That Michele's death was Blutfton's
first child pedestrian fatality was in
dicated. School authorities and old
residents could recall no previous ac-
cident of its type.
At the Bluffton grade school where
the little pupils desk was sadly
vacant, Miss Meredith Stepleton, her
teacher and school principal said
that the class would be dismissed at
noon Thursday, the day of the funer-
al. Notes were to be sent home with
the children.
Services are to be held at p. m.
Thursday in the st. Johns Evangel-
ical and Reformed church, where
Michele was baptized, with the
Rev. V. C. Oppermann, officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Grove cem-
etery. The body was to remain at
the Basinger funeral home where
friends could call Wednesday even
ing. 1t will lie in state at the church
from / to 2 p. m. Thursday.
Michele was born November 2, 1947
in Bluffton.
In addition to her parents, she is
survived by brother, Dan Rene, 8;
maternal grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Alfred Cribiez, Bluffton; and paternal
/ grandmother. Mrs. ]. !. Luginbuhl,
also of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29

Three hours after they had started
theiE work last Saturday, Ia women
and Hheir six men helpers laid aside
theiE aprons and stood heck to sur
vey &their accomplishments huge
stacE of 2,430. shining cans, each
one containing about two pounds of
nut tious beef destined for the
hun ry in Korea and Germany.
q lie shipment of canned beef ready
forf the truck of the Mennonite
Cei tral Committee headquarters in
Al&pn, Pa, represented ten head of
prilhe cattle which had been butcher
ed Tor relief work by members of
the fongregation of the four Men
nonite>> churches in the Bluffton-
Pandora tarea.
The complete, project carried out
by approximately so willing workers
from the four churches had required
only as days 4 om the inceptiop/of
the idea until the delivery< of the
canned meat. involved theS tollect
ton of $1,29d$0 from the COZ Erega
tions, purcha of the cattle, SID 3pghf
ering, cuttin and canning.
Similar Cooperative miss ION TO-
jects by the four neRhbSnRg
churches ave not been ufcqthmon
in recent Years, but this is VI first
time SIM 1912 that they have joined
hands q meat canning project.
LiveE weight of the ten animals
totalef about 10000 pounds. They
were Burchased from N. P. Steiner
and Son, local cattle buyers, and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Explorer Scout
Unit Being Formed
For BlufftOn Bows

Plans were announced this week
for the organization of Bluffton's
first Explorer Post, unit of the
Boy Scout movement for older boys,
Ia years of age or older.
All boys interested in becoming
Explorer Scouts are urged to attend
the initial meeting of the new post
in the high school scout room, third
floor, Monday evening, November 2,
at 7:30.
The Explorer program is provided
to meet the varied interests of older
boys. Out-of-door experiences, social
events, science and vocational inter-
ests are covered in the activities.
Boys IA years of age and older are
eligible whether or not they have
previously been Boy Scouts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Pat On Back For
Local HaILOlUeeners

Bluffton's younger generation got
a pat on the back-and a warning
this week from Mayor Wilbur A.
Howe, on the subject of Halloween
depr edations.
Property damage has been few
and far between so far this Hal
lowe'en season, and Mayor Howe
urged youngsters to continue avoid
ing it in their celebrations.
Cooperation of parents also is
necessary in cautioning their chill
dren to avoid property damage in
their Halloween. pranks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Bluffton Urged
TO Support
Clothing DriUe

Bluffton residents can do th1|I r
bit to help keep unfortug he
peoples of other lands warm bis
winter by contributing bed
clothing and blankets Satu day
to the annual drive conducts by
the First Mennonite church. and
the Relief Committee of BIZ Ifton
college.
Donors are asked to placd their
contributions in packages the
front porch of their homes there
they will be picked up betw&e &en L
and A p. m. Saturday afterA Apon
by college students. Clothfag
should be clean and wearableg
and such items as shoes, pocket
books and hats will also be well
come.
At the church basement, the
clothes will be sorted and sent to
the Mennonite Central Commit
tee headquarters in Akron, Pa.
From there they will be dis
patched to relief workers in
Europe, Asia and Africa.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Births

The following births were record.
ed at Bluffton Community hospital
during the past week:
Mr. and Mrs. John Kindle, Leipsic
a girl, Carolyn Sue, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wineland
Jenera, a girl, Louise Anne, borr
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester 10y, Mt. Cory
a girl, Sandra Jean, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Vandenburg
Findlay,. boy, Jeffrey Allan, borr
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Watkins, Ft
Jennings, boy, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sandersor
are the parents of daughter
Marina Jean, born October 20 in Lima
Memorial hospital. Mrs. Sandersol
is the former Lois Hauenstein.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Excavation Work Now Underway At Site
OF Mennonite Memorial Home On w. Elm

started in July is progressing salts
factorily.
The News stated that sufficient
money is on hand at present to be-
gin the structure, enclose it and
get it under roof.
Finances were bolstered somewhat
by the recent bequest of $4,000 from
the will of the late Miss Barbara
Diller of Toledo. A total of $10,197
has been received or pledged since
the most recent financial drive
opened in July, in addition to the
Diller bequest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29

Also unopposed is A. ]. B. Longs
dorf, seeking reelection as clerk;
Frank L. Todd, who is running with
out opposition for his first term as
city treasurer; and the three Demo-
cratic candidates for the three-man
board of public affairs.
Both Democrats and Republicans
are represented by only five candi-
dates for the six municipal council
posts.
OF candidates for the is offices to
be filled in Tuesdays election, includ
ing the board of education, 10 are
incumbents; Mayor w. A. Howe;
Clerk A. J. B. Longsdorf; Councilmen
Everett Sutermeister, Clay Hender-
son, Gerhard Buhler, Delbert A. Nc
Ginnis, and Donald Ream; Board of
Public Affairs Member Carl Lehman;
and Board of Education Members
Paul Stauffer and DR.. B. w. Travis.
Complete party listing of candidat-
es who will be on the town and school
board tickets next Tuesday include
the following:
Observation-Disclosures, Frank L.
Todd; Council (6 to elect)-Arden R.
Baker, Edwin Badertscher, Clay
Henderson, Francis L. Reichenbach,
Gerald E. Swank; Board of Public
Affairs g to elect)-James w. Ben
roth, Carl M. Lehman, Vyrl A.
Neeper.
Republican-Mayor, w. A. Howe;
Clerk, A. J. B. Longsdorf; Council &c
to elect)-Gerhard Buhler, Delbert A.
McGinnis, Donald j. Ream, Brooks r.
Root, Everett A. Sutermeister; Board
of Public Affairs-Joel R. Kimmel
{who since primary filing has moved
out of town, and will be unable to
serve.l
Board of Education-(3 to elect)-
Ferne Ramseyer, Boyd w. Travis,
Paul w. Stauffer, ROLAND E. Koontz,
Kinnasl Marshall and Irene Y.
Smucker.
In Richland township balloting
there will be five candidates for two
posts on the board of trustees. Seek
ing election as trustees are Jesse
Yoakam, Leonard Gratz, Kent AM
stutz, Maurice Criblez, Dwight Deeds.
John Manahan is a candidate for
justice of the peace; and Millard F..
Herr and Erwin Wade Bechtol are
candidates for constable.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Hospital Tag Day
Set For Nov. 3

The Bluffton Community hospital
will again be the beneficiary of an
nual Tag Day to be conducted on
Election Tuesday next week by mem
bers of the Ladies Auxiliary of the
hospital.
Last year the ladies, issuing little
diamond-shaped tags and collecting
contributions on the street corners of
Bluffton and Pandora, raised record
total of $414. It was the first year
that the campaign was conducted in
Pandora where contributions amount
ed to $132.67.
Proceeds of the annual drive are
used to purchase linens for the hos
pital and other items not covered in
the regular budget.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29

Excavation work was well under
way this week on the Mennonite
Memorial Home located off West
Elm street. Work was started on
the project more than week ago
when Robert Miller & Son, Columbus
Grove contractors, moved their equip
ment on the building site.
According to the most recent is
sue of the Mennonite Memorial Home
News, sufficient funds to complete
the first wing of the building are
not on hand, but financial drive
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Cdlncil Reissues
Sewer Notes

Gouncilmanic notes in the sum of
$25e, 1000, issued in anticipation of
bonds to cover a special assessment
on Bluffton real estate as part
of the towns sewage disposal plant
financing. program, were sold Mon
day night by municipal council to
Ryan, Sutherland an Co., Toledo
bonding firm. =
The notes were il ued for one
year period to pay miiar maturing
notes, issued one Var ago. So far,
the special assessY knt has not been
levied against loeQ q real estate.
Notes issued ! council will pay
three per cent terest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
II. S. Music Dept.
Presenting Review

Typical scenes from the county
and state fairs will be interpreted
in music in review titled "Come
to the Fair" to be presented at
s pm. Wednesday in the school
gym by the high school music
department.
The Fair theme will be followed
in q humorous manner by large
high school cast. Leading parts will
be taken by Irlene Gierman, Doris
Basinger, Thorne Laurait, Bill RAM
sever, Paul Glaze and David
Tschiegg. Sandra Berry will be the
accompanist.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
From Hoof To Can, Mennonites Prepare
A $50 Pounds OF Beef For Mission Work

at the Luginbuhl Locker Service
in Pandora.
Tubs full of the cubed beef were
sent to the Amstutz cannery on
Saturday where other workers COM
pleted the task
Francis Niswander of Pandora is
chairman of the four-church relief
committee made up of three repre-
sentatives from each church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Corn SahpIe Wins
Additional Prizes

A corn SIMPLE which won first
place for Vhde Lehman in the re-
cent VegefEble, Grain and Fruit
Show spo1< BRED in Bluffton by the
Mems Gai aen Club and the FLA,
has won additional prizes for the
grower, was learned this week.
Lehma IS corn received the first
place rilbon at the Putnam County
and at he Wauseon Fairs.
The bmple will be sent next to
the C&cago international Grain
Show be held in connection with
the International Livestock Exposi-
ton Nv. 27 to Dec. 5.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29

dressed out about 81 per cent.
Slaughtering of the animals to be
cut up in Bluffton was handled by
Harvey Moser, John Nusbaum and
Francis Reichenbach. AT Pandora
Wallace and Mark Luginbuhl handled
the work. Friday evening was set
for the cutting and IA men handled
the chore at the Bluffton Meat
Market with seven others operating
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Hallowe{n Celebration
Set For Friday Night

most of the youngest spooks
have gone off to bed, HallOwe-
ZEN square dance will get into
full swing at 10 o'clock. High
school students and adults, too.
are invited to the free street
dance. Refreshments will be
available.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Election Contests Tuesday
For Council, School Board
Fiue Candidates In Race For TlUO
Richland Township Trustee Offices

With neither party having full states of candidates,
little interest has been evident locally in the approaching muncp
al election coming up next Tuesday.
Mayor W. A. Howe at the head of the ticket, will be unop
posed his bid for seventh term the chief executive official
that
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29

sewers toNer CONSTRUCTION required
includes crossing Big Riley creek
at the North Main street bridge and
extending a line north to pick up
the North Dixie addition across the
A. C. and Y. railroad.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29

A tunnel six feet high and %
feet long was driven under South
Main street at it's intersection with
Beaver street last Thursday and
Friday as part of the Little Riley
intercepting sewer project.
BY tunneling under the street,
at depth of 16 feet, there waS no
interference with traffic over the
heavily travelled Dixie highway a
ESmpiesset al spades were ~
BY We heL q the Frank =
lS6nsfratessh GO. n digging thelJuh-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29

mel under the street. Although no
rock was encountasAafntt the opera
tions, digging was through heavy,
packed clay difficult to bfeak loose.
To complete the tut jhel, Pfaff
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-29
Sewer Workers Tunnel Under Main Street
To Avoid Re-routing Route Is Traffic

crews worked Thursday and all day
Friday until 10 pm.
About one more week of work will
be required on the Beaver street
extension of the Little Riley inter-
cepter, before the Pfaff crews will
be ready to begin construction of
the West Elm street sewer branch
Incorporated 8n~ sUseefh to pick
ushouses West m-Garmat-
fa stree 3r@ west of Littl c
|Ffey fgEeekf AsN-,
Mn sndipbf to- kkhe Elm street
y xrn4E -ot& nfsa con st rncfinn renuired
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23

Ohio, and Louisville and Lexing-
ton, Ky. - John Cooper, James
Cubbage. and Lester c. Smith at
tended the Northeastern Confer
ence of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars at Atlantic City over the
weekend. = Sorry to note the
passing of Mrs. Pearl Boggs re-
Gently. A club and civic leader for
many years, Mrs. Boggs will be
greatly missed. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Gooding have returned to
take up residence in town after an
absence of IL years spent in Pana-
ma. Welcome homel - Mrs. Anna
belle Castiglione is visiting her
father, Mr.. William Rohman. =
Mr.. Clifford Harrington, Whining
ton, was a recent Clayton visitor.
The season Office workers adore
and farmers obhor arrives Sunday
morning-Daylight Saving Time,
2 am. That annual confusion
when some people will arrive at
the church when the pastor is
shaking hands with a departing
congregation. An extra hour of
daylight until September as a re-
ward-or penalty? So don't for
get to set the clocks ahead one
hour before retiring Saturday
night.
The weakly wit: Spring, glad
season, because you're usually glad
you didn't turn off the heater.
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23
CLAYTON

Ewell's-St. Paul Church Notes
The Sunday evening service will be
held in the Sunday School Assem-
bly, room at T:30 pm. Come out
and bring a friend. aIr. and Mrs,
Alfred Starkey were hosts to the
Contact Club in Fellowship Hall
on Monday evening. Mrs. Isaac
KINNEY assisted. The Dorcas
Sunday School Class served supper
to the annual ladies night of the
Odd Fellows Lodge, Smyrna, on
Tuesday evening. Meeting sched-
ule for this week: Willing Work
ers Glass, Friday evening, April
24th. Quotation-"A soft answer
turneth away wrath; but grievous
words stir up anger" Proverbs
Is: 1.
The regular monthly meeting of
the official board of Delaney's
Church will be held at the church
Saturday, April 25th at 1 pm.
VT. w. Post 1901 Notes - The
regular meeting was held on Mon
day evening with Commander Aus
tin Carey presiding. Applications
for membership was received from
George R. Barnes, Jr, and William
r. Long, both of Smyrna. The ap-
plications were acted upon and
both men were made members of
the Post. A drill was held for the
coming Memorial Day exercises,
under the command of Lester G.
Smith.
Newnam-bee-Urba Post WV
Auxiliary Notes = Past President
Ortha Bickling was the installing
officer for the following: President
Mary Burke; Senior vice president
Pauline O'Neal; Jr. vice president
Marie cooper; secretary, OrIna
Bickling; Treasurer, Louise Pia;
Chaplain, Peggy Carson; Conduc'
tress, Agnes Boyles; Guard, Sylvia
Urban; Patriotic Instructor, Vir-
ginia Cubbage; Color Guards, Sara
Voshell, Ethel Morris, Alva Poore
and Rose Cole. The auxiliary was
entertained on Friday evening by
a fashion show and play given by
the Clayton Brownie troop.
Items-Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Boyd have returned home after 6
vacation jaunt to Pittsburgh, Pa.
Huntington and Charlestown, w
Va, Columbus and Cincinnati
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23
FOX AT All MEETING
Continued from Pars One

some of his time living in these
buildings. He stated that the peo-
pie were friendly and tried to help
him in every way possible. Agri-
culture methods are very crude
and primitive, according to the
speaker. He mentioned that very
little modern machinery is used,
this being supplied by the United
States and sponsored by the Indian
government. Roads are very rare,
except in the cities where rounded
asphalt pavements are found. He
also told of the poor means of
transportation which are used. 1t
was mentioned that very few auto
mobiles are seen, with OK carts be-
ing predominant. According to
young Fox, the international Farm
Youth Exchange program being
sponsored by the All clubs, grang-
es. home demonstration clubs, etc.,
about the state is accomplishing
more good for the world than is
the war in Korea. The program
was arranged by Gerald Heinold,
club treasurer. 1t followed a form
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23

The average fan spends 10 min
utes on his knees proposing, then
spends the rest of his life trying to
get on his feet.
There are a great many people
who don't believe everything they
hear. Few of them however,
won't respect it.