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Evening star., 1954-10-20

French. Morney is Of unknown
nationality. An association Of
ex-Nazis, through Karl Ludwig
Strieder IOOD-veeg SHTREE-
derl, its Hamburg state chair
man, sent a letter to Senator
Joseph Mccarthy of Wisconsin,
asking him to help end the
defamation of Germany" Aus
trian Vice Chancellor Adolf
Schaerf tSHERFl denied en-
phatically that his government
would ever grant military bases
to Soviet Russia in exchange for
a treaty of peace.
((Ail rights reseryed.)
Evening star., 1954-10-20

NAMED who
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the Oh cops
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a W p 50 solar
boat and a
Third Dynas-
ty pyra mid.
are tour ing
the u nj t e d
States. A for
mer Soviet Air
Force colonel.
Grigor Tokaev
tGree : COR
Evening star., 1954-10-20
Names in The News
tAnd how to pronounce Them,
By Constantine chekrezi

Two Egyptian psychologists,
Kamal el-Malakh tKah-MAHL
Ell Mah-LAHK) and DR.. Zakaria
GOneim (Zah-kah-R -REE-ah Cav
Evening star., 1954-10-20

This ad is . COUPON and counts
HALF A DOLLAR ON Job.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Problems Todoy
Secret Engagements Bad

alton and have not yet recovered.
Since my return from the hos
pital, my husband, who is usually
kind and patient, has been nag
ging constantly because can't
do all the things 7 used to- do.
I've reached the point where /
can't stand his complaining
much longer. My married daugh-
ter has asked me to visit her for
a while. Would it be all right il
I accepted?
Mrs. T. p.
ANSWER: It would be the
best thing in the world for you.
Major operations do leave a pa
tient nervous and upset for a
long time-a fact that is difficult
to get across to some one who has
known little illness. Your chill
dren are old enough to take care
of themselves for a few weeks
and you need a complete rest.
Consult your doctor and have
him talk to your husband about
the change.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Fun Wos Had by All
At Australian Porty
Children Of Embassy Stoff Members
Have Gay Time at Ludy Spender's Tea
By Ruth Dean

The spacious garden of the
Australian Embassy was the
scene yesterday Of q gay party
at which the guests thoroughly
enjoyed themselves right down
to the last piece Of pink frosted
cake.
For those attending the spe-
cial morning tea given by Lady
Spender, wife of the Ambas-
sador. were the small sons and
daughters Of Embassy staff
members.
Lady Spender planned the
party SO the little ones could
have a look at the Embassy and
grounds their mothers and
daddys had seen so often at
other Embassy parties. And the
hour was set so it wouldn't in
terfere with afternoon nap time.
A buffet was provided with just
the sort of goodies dear to a
three-year- -old's heart.
Mothers Bring Them
Accompanied by their mothers,
about Is children, ranging in
age from toddlers to 10 and H.
year-olds, happily romped
through the Embassy's reception
rooms. some stopping to stare
wide-eyed at the beautiful fur
nishings and tall draped win
dows, and others tagging at
their mothers skirts.
Like children the world over,
sightseeing was forgotten when
food call was sounded. When
Lady Spender asked them and
their mothers out in the garden
for tea there was a general
exodus out of doors and polite
lining up to partake of the
Evening star., 1954-08-18

orange juice and cake refresh
mentS.
While their younger brothers
and sisters played about the
slnlit lawn. the older children
gathered in small conversational
groups, much as their elders.
Serious Conversation
One serious 10-year-old lass
was expounding the merits of
Australian runner John Landy
who was defeated in a close race
with Britisher Roger Bannister
on the last day of the British
Empire Games in Vancouver,
Canada. With true national
pride. she sagely told a boy of
her own age: "Of course, you
know Bannister is always falling
down and Landy is much the
better runner" To which he
agreed with a silent nod.
Another child, obviously try
ing her wings at future diplo-
matte small talk told her little
group sof listeners: "You know.
we call Americans, Yankees, and
they call us Aussies." Then with
a puzzled laugh, she added: "And
they say we come from Down
Under. Strange. isn't it?"
BY the time the last scrap of
cake was gone from the buffet
and a few pairs of eyes began
to grow heavy with. sleep the
party was unof1cially over and
both children and mothers bade
their hostess good bye.
AS one Embassy official re-
marked afterwards: I'm afraid
they didn't see much Of the EN-
bassy but they certainly seemed
to enjoy themselves.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
BY MurieI Nissen

DEAR MISS NISSEN: My girl
friend. who has been my constant
companion for the last two years,
went out with another man. This
happened last week and when
she told me ] was shocked. We
have been secretly engaged for
some time and I hate the thought
of losing her. She says she's sorry
and won't do it again. Can ! be-
lieve her.?
Peter S.
ANSWER: Making your en-
gagement public, instead of keep
ing 1t secret. would probably
solve your problem. If the girl
is worth having, she's certainly
worth an announced engagement.
DEAR MISS NISSEN: We've
been married 20 years and have
five wonderful children. One
daughter is married and lives
quite a distance away. A few
months ago had serious oper-
Evening star., 1954-08-18

Shop Downtown Thursday u to 3 ct 1907 +. 7th 6 K
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Quarry Lake To Be
Made Available As
Swim Pool Site
Power Co. Considers Long
Term Lease Or Outright
Gift OF The Buckeye

Prospects for the long discussed
Bluffton swimming pool suddenly
looked brighter this week with the
announcement that Central Ohio
Light G. Power Co. is amenable tC
giving the village a 35year lease tc
Buckeye Quarry, and is giving ser
ious consideration to making an out
right gift of the property to the
village.
The quarry lake and park had beer
recommended some time ago by Bluff.
tons Community Progress associa.
tion as the most logical location fol
the swimming pool. Water tests al
the quarry indicated that is was suit
able for swimming pool use, and il
was thought that circulating sys-
tenn could be devised which would
make it unnecessary to install an ex-
pensive filtration system.
Paul Diller, chairman of the park
and recreation committee, said this
week that he was in receipt of let
ter from Emory d. Erwin, president
and general manager of Central
Ohio, which assured some very sat
isfactory arrangement for obtaining
use of the Buckeye site from the
power company.
In his letter Mr.. Erwin said that
he had discussed the matter with of
ficials of the American Gas and Elec-
tric Service Corp. with which the
local company is affiliated.
"In considering an outright gift of
this property we ran into problem
with certain provisions of our
mortgage, which prevented me from
getting the matter settled on this
trip. | was successful, however, in
getting them to agree that Central
Ohio Light & Power Co. will either
give the Village a 35-year lease OF
make an outright gift Of this
property" Mr.. Erwin wrote.
In the letter written June 5, Mr.
Diller was asked not to make it public
until after the referendum vote or
selling the municipal electric system
on June Is. Diller explained that
Central Ohio did not wish it con,
strued in any way that the actor
was being taken to influence the vote
The park and recreation committed
chairman said that undoubtedly /;
long-term lease or outright gift o
the property would make it easier t,
raise funds needed for the swimming
pool and park program.
Other members of the committe
include Gerald Z. Swank, Pete
Schmidt, DR.. B. w. Travis an,
Maurice Bell.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Expect Slight Drop
I'm Enrolment At
School This Fall

Although the total enrolment in
the Bluffton Exempted Village School
system is expected to be five lower
than last year, the high school
enrolment will go up % according
to an estimate by Supt. Aaron B.
Murray. .-.
Bluffton will have an estimated
314 grade school pupils and 246 high
school students, total of $50 when
school opens for the 1954-55 sessions
this fall. Last year sos students
registered on opening day.
That the number of registrants
might be fewer than the $50 mark
is possibility as the estimate in
cludes those students retained in
the Bluffton-Richland school district
and excludes to date those who have
moved from our district since the
close of the 1953-54 school year.
Enrolment in the various grades
is expected to be as follows:
Grade one, As; grade two, 65;
grade three, Cd; grade four, 47;
grade five, 40; grade six, so.
Grade seven, 56; grade eight, Sc;
grade nine, Cd; grade ten, DO; grade
eleven, As; grade twelve, 35.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Old Board Leaves
Healthy Cash Balance

When the new board of public
affairs stepped into office Friday
it took over a healthy municipal
business with a substantial bank
account, James Benroth, a men,
ber of the former board pointed
out this week.
"We want the public to know"
he said, "that the light and water
funds were in good condition
when we left"
Benroth said that the accounts
showed a cash balance of s25,943
in the water and light fund, with
outstanding current bills of only
$1,964. This left net balance of
s23,979.
In the water and light sinking
fund there is an additional $6,735
and in the sewer fund, balance
of SS,567.
Benroth added that since the
first Of the year, the cash balance
i'm the light and water fund had
been increasing at the rate of
about $4,000 per month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Blufft0n Grad Has
Lead In Stadium
Theatre ShOU, OSU

Ted Toews, son-in-law of Mrs.
Meta Dean of this community and
well-known Bluffton college gradu-
ate, has been assigned the male lead
in the Ohio State University's Stadi-
us Theatre production of Ladies in
Retirement" to be presented there
July 13- II.
A unique feature of the Stadium
Theatre is that the stage is located
in the center of a circular theatre
with seats all around it so that the
cast performs as in prize fight ring.
Mr.. Toews, it will be recalled, took
graduate work in dramatics at STAN
ford university and in 1862 was
chosen to represent Stanford in the
Sunday evening Playhouse On Broad
way radio program. The program
used outstanding college drama stu
dents in their weekly productions.
Since graduating from Stanford,
Mr.. Toews has served as choir direc-
tor at the Community Methodist
church in Los Angeles, and more re-
Gently has returned to Columbus
where he is a staff announcer at ra-
dio station WOSU.
He married the former Mary Lou
Dean OF this community.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Transform, Harmon Field
To Dude Ranch For ROdeO

Harmon Field Bluffton, will look like bit of
Texas transplanted July when spectators as
well as participants don western attire for the
eleventh Annual Night Rodeo, dude ranch style,
beginning at p. m.
Cowboy shirts, ten gallon hats and western
boots with blue jeans will be the order of the
evening as several thousand hossAesh admirers
gather to see some of the best horsemeR and
mounts from the three-state of Ohio, Mich
igan and Indiana.
The Bluffton competition is widely known as
one of the outstanding rodeos of Ohio.
Adding to the gala rodeo attractions will be
mid-evening pyrotechnic display to be fired by
members of the towns fire department, and as
a prelude to the event rodeO queen will be
crowned and crack drum and bugle corps will
present an exhibition as will the Allen County
Sheriffs Posse.
Continuing the practice which was started last
year, the rodeo action win be speeded up by
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01

plant be advertised for sale in a
newspaper for a period of five
weeks, the boards esolut o n
authorizing the sale set the date
for receiving bids on August 8.
Another early decision which must
be made by the new board will be
whether to purchase transformer
equipment for supplying the new
elevator of the Farmers Grain Co.
with power from the municipal plant,
or to grant permission for the Ohio
Power Company to begin immediate
ly to supply the new elevator with
power. Because the elevator will be
ready to operate within the next 10
days and must be in operation when
the wheat harvest starts, the decision
must be made promptly.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Council Would Drop Assessment Procedure
Better Not" Is Advice OF Bond Firm

A move by municipal council to
Immediately drop further processing
of a $250,000 special sewer assess
ment has run into opposition from
the Toledo bond firm of Ryan and
Sutherland, which nearly two years
ago loaned the village $25O,00O in
anticipation of sewer assessments
being applied.
Councilmen encountered the road
block at a special meeting last Friday
night when Louis Rimer, representa-
tive of the. bond firm, said his compa-
ny wanted the town to go ahead with
the special assessment as a safeguard
should some contingency result in
delaying the transaction of money in
the sale of the towns electric system.
From the bond firms viewpoint
$250,000 must be on hand next Dec.
l to retire the note, and its only as
surance that such will be the case is
to proceed with the special assess
ment, Rimer declared.
On the other hand, council was told
by Gene Schmidt, representative of
the Ohio Power Co., that he had
every reason to believe that all trans.
actions in sale of the municipal
system would be completed long be
fore the Dec. / deadline, and tha
funds from the sale would be avail
able sufficiently in advance to max,
further processing of the special as
sessment unnecessary.
The opinion of City Solicitor Johr
Romey, which probably will be the key
to council decision on whether to
proceed further with the assessment
could not be obtained at the meeting
because he is on vacation, and a
decision is not expected until his re-
turn.
From the viewpoint of the bond
firm, processing of the assessment
should be continued until cash is on
hand from sale of the electric system,
Rimer told councilmen.
Otherwise, should any contingency
result in the sale not being consum-
mated the town will not have funds
on hand next Dec. to retire the note.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Motorists Sing
Praises OF New
Parking System

Bluffton motorists this week
were singing the praises of
Street Commissioner Lee Coon,
his crew of street painters and
the village officials i'm general
for the new downtown business
section street parking system.
Sacrificing only two parking
spaces the entire length of Main
street, the new markings now
prevent any parked alto from
being bottled up" bumper to
bumper, and enables motorists to
get in and out of parking spaces
with less fussing and cussing.
Following a pattern adopted in
some parts of Findiay, the spaces
marked for actual parking have
been reduced in size. However,
at both ends of every two-car
parking space are sizeable areas
KID off for use only as a means
of entry to or exit from the
parking spaces. This leaves an
area of at least seven feet either
i'm front or at the rear of every
parked car
A new electric sign has also
been erected at the corner of
Main and Elm strets directing
motorists to the municipal park
ing lots. The sign, along with
several other non-lighted signs,
was erected by the Business
Mems association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Freedom Parade
Opens Gala Town
Celebration Monday
Parade To Pass Before
RodeO Crowd AT Harmon
Field Stadium

Freedom of religion, speech, press
and ASSEMBLY, will be symbolized by
float and costume in this years
Freedom Parade" which opens
Bluffton's community celebration of
independence Day at $50 p. m. July
5.
Indications are that a large num-
ber of colorful floats and presenta-
tions, marching units, and decorated
bicycles, autos, farm machinery,
wagons and trucks will line up for
the parade which forms at 6 p. m.
on Vance street opposite the Saddle
Horse Club field. Open entries are
invited.
The parade offers six classified
tions in each adult and children's
division. High school age children
are included in the latter division.
Pre-school children will join the
parade at the Town Hall, and horses
will be at the end of the parade.
Twelve golden trophies will be
awarded for the best parade pre-
sentations depicting one of the four
freedoms. There will also be a
classification for Freedom of Ed
ucation and historical events of E.a-
tional significance.
Trophies valued at 1925 will be
awarded to the best entries, and
judging will be on three points,
The Interpretation of the subject, 2
Originality, and 3. General appear
ance.
Heading the parade will be the
color guard and drill team of the
Bluffton American Legion post,
which will stage the flag raising
Continued on Page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mrs. Richard McCormic, Hoytville,
a girl, Teresa Gay, born Saturday.
Mrs. Ohlin Coipu, Dunkirk, a girl
Debra Lynette, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Haughn, Mt
Blanchard, a girl, Joyce Aileen, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Hooker, La
fayette, a girl, Barbara 10, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hamman
Beaverdam, a girl, Martha Ellen
born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vandeburg
Findlay, q boy, Michael Lee, born
Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01

staging two events at time in circus-type
arrangement.
Rodeo events viii include the Grand Entry for
plain tack and silver mounted; Great plains pony
class and Bride Trail pleasure horse; Corral
bronc riding; Western musical kegs in men and
ladies and boys and girls classes; Dude ranch
steer riding; Stake bend race; Bar none balloon
mill in men and ladies and boys and girls classes
and Corral calf roping.
Some S4O0 in cash and trophies will be award
ed in the rodeo events with four trophies in each
class. Over forty trophies will be awarded to
contestants, ranging in size from seven and
half inches to 27h inches.
The ceremonies will open with the flag raising
ceremonies by the Bluffton American Legion col
guard at p. and will be followed by the
crowning of the rodeo queen who will be
nOunced after the raising of the flag.
Rodeo festivities win start promptly at 1880 p.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Windstorm Topples
Trees, Tears Up
Electric Lines
Damage Not Heavy But
Widespread In Saturdays
Near Cyclone

Last Saturdays violent windstorm
of near cyclonic proportions uprooted
a number of trees, put electric and
telephone lines out of commission in
various parts of town and played
havoc in general with tree branches,
roof shingles and television antennas.
The entire south circuit of Bluff
toms electric system was knocked out
when a tree at the rear of the Levi
Mellinger home, South Main street,
was blown across the electric line.
There was also an outage caused by
wires rubbing together and blowing
a circuit fuse in the West Elm street
neighborhood.
Both of the village trouble sources
were repaired within an hour, but in
Orange township the municipal lines
were down for longer period. Four
utility poles were torn down across
from the Ray Marshall farm blocking
traffic and causing power failure,
and large maple tree at another
point in Orange Township was up
rooted falling against wires and tax
ing down three other poles.
Two trees at Maple Grove Cemetery
were uprooted, ione large maple fall
ing on the wire fencing and crushing
two sections of it. The Grove street
road was blocked for a time before
branches were cleared away. In a
field across the road from the ceme-
terry, Myron Matter who had been
moving hay was narrowly missed by
falling cottonwood tree.
Minor damage was done to the
porch roof of the George Combs
home on South Main when a tree on
the Melvina Whistler property fell
across it. At the home of Mrs. John
Diller the limb of a tree fell on a
car parked in the street.
Plaster was knocked from the CELL
ing Of the Charles Fenton home
when a chimney fell to the roof. and
at the Dille1 funeral home, another
chimney was storm casualty.
Metal roofing material from the
Sam Stepleton Recreation Hall blew
. off, some of it striking an auto owned
by Edgar Cook. Many residents re-
ported the loss of shingles from their
roofs. Probably the worst roof dam
age Of this type occurred at the ker-
nit Kible home on North Main street.
AT the old William Augsburger
residence at College and Lawn avenue
q large black cherry tree was
destroyed by the wind.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Planes Garry 147
Visitors Here FO~
Fly-In Breakfast
Aircraft Valued At More
Than S175,000 Makes
Spectacular Port Show

Seventy-two airplanes carrying
lat pilots and passengers and repre-
senting total value estimated at
$4,000 converged on Bluffton Air
port last Sunday as the Bluffton Sky
Pirate club entertained the airmen
from a wide radius at one of the
popular breakfast flights.
Flying in with everything from
Piper J-3's to Lockheed 10-A twin
engine job, the airplane enthusiasts
landed here, enjoyed a delicious
breakfast in the breeze-swept wood
ed area adjoining the airport and
swapped yarns on their flying exper-
fences and compared equipment.
Registrants from as far away as
Minnesota, Flint and Adrian, Mich
igan and all parts of Ohio, mainly
Cincinnati and Youngstown, were in
attendance during the day. Many
arose in the wee hours of the morn
ing to be on hand for the event. The
breakfast flight idea has gained
great popularity and has become an
outstanding affair among amateur
aviators and aviatrixes.
In the morning some 40 pas
sengers, most of whom were from
the Bluffton community, flew over
the town in the Lockheed twin engine
craft. Tri-Pacers carried another 27
riders Sunday afternoon.
Oldest airplane on hand was a
1881 model Franklin Sport flown by
Denny Sherman of TT. Wayne, Ind.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Infant Recovering
From, Birthday Surgery

Susan Kay Nusbaum, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
I. Nusbaum, who underwent ma
jor surgery within less than an
hour of her birth June 10 at
Bluffton Community hospital is
getting along nicely and was to
be taken to her home in McCOmb
today.
The little girl was born with a
cOngenital opening in the abdom-
inal wall requiring immediate
surgery. Bluffton doctors per-
formed the operation 81 minutes
after birth and set the case up as
the first of its type on record at
the local hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-01
Wilbur POtee Delivers His Last Letter
After 35 Years Carrying The Mail Here

Wilbur w. Potee, who in 80 years
of carrying the mail has become a
familiar sight on Bluffton streets,
turned his empty pouch over to Post
master Ed Reichenbach Wednesday
afternoon. He had made his last
round as a mail carrier; his name is
now on the U. S. Postal Department S
list of retired employees.
Serving since July l, 1919, Wilbur
carried mail under three Bluffton
postmasters-Gid Locher, M. NJ. Muir
ray and Mr.. Reichenbach. After
soldering in the famed Rainbow
Division during World War l, Wilbur
stepped almost Immediately from
Army khaki to the grey of the postal
service. He was discharged from the
Army on May II, 1919, and on July /
the same summer was working for
the post office.
Potee carried the mail for 20 years
on the north and west sides of town,
and for the last 13 years on the east
and south sides.
Distributing mail at a time when
two deliveries a day was the rule,
and you toted parcel post on foot
rather than by vehicle, Shorty Potee
saw the tougher days in Uncle Sans
service. Often the little mans pouch
weighed almost as much as he. He
recalls heading for the college on foot
with as many as II laundry bags
strapped to his back.
There was only one time in the 35
years that .Potee can recall when all
the mail didn't get through on the
Wednesday afternoon delivery. He
believes it was back in 1884. Snow
had drifted high and the thermometer
had been considerably below zero all
day. Shorty made it to all but II