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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26

compel man by law TO observe
the creed we favor II that man
does not believe u is right, Gods
own personal life does not reveal
lie would stand for such things.
II definitely does not, We shall
therefore always remember and
never forget that when He taught
us 10 pray 10 HIM that lie asked
us TO say "Our Father"
Well, lnen. why don't we live
by that standard
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26
OLD SAFETY PROBLEMS

Fifty years ago Minnesota had
a traffic problem according to in.
formation in the files OF the Min
nesota Historical Society,
The automobile was just com.
ing into existence, There were
laws and ordinances TO control
the speed Of these devillsh We.
hicles, The speed limit In the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26
Our Father :.
Must Apply To All Races. colors
BY SONNY SONNESYN
Editor North Hennepln POST

We began conversation with
man shining our shoes the other
day.
He Is a graduate OF the Univer-
sity and in a most authoritiye
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26

We did not graduate from the
University. Although We do
lot Of reading his knowledge of
PHILOSOPHERS and world affairs
was far superior 10 our grasp Of
such matters.
He is a married man and the
father OF five children, Two are
students in the professional
schools at the University. A
daughter Is a graduate nurse and
another daughter Is serving with
the YMCA In the armed forces
The youngest son is an honor stu
dent at his school.
We are not married and there
fore. have no family.
He owns his own debt free home
on the North side and recently
purchased another building on
speculation.
We live IN u rented room
He has been active in his church
and on several occasions filled the
pulpit when the pastor was absent
We do not have a comparable
record.
He drives late model automo-
bile for which he paid cash
We are "a bus rider.
He Is a ward chairman for his
party intimate with state off.
cial and has even served his poll
teal group on national basis
We have not even been eau.
Gus officer.
He said he has always been
God fearing. law abiding man and
that he does not owe "a cent of
money, His yellow book rating liz
high.
There are several pages In our
record book we would just as
soon turn over.
He Is a colored man.
We are "a Caucasian.
Both of us may some day stand
together before The Great Judge
In That Place where there " no
such thing M "A color line.
We begin comparing and won
dering The thought came 10 us
that II a plus sign would be placed
opposite the name Of the man re-
presenting that race which has
taken the affairs OF segregation
out OF the hands OF God and tried
TO Judge them their own way and
that Il in turn a similar mark was
checked opposite the name 81 the
man from the race minority Of the
white people have decided do not
have the right Ia live beside fellow
Christians the answer might well
be segregation. But which man
would have the right 10 ask for
segregation Would II be the man
with the most plus marks or the
fellow with the smallest total7
We cate our individual case be
cause we know more about II than
we do about any other case his
tory Although we may not be
exactly proud Of some Of the
things we have done. we without
attempting 10 boast can find
many records that are far more
over on the wrong side than the
negative checks against our name
Then there are the thousands
and thousands ~ comparable in
dividuais talking HcRr cRation
whom we do not personally know
Loose Drained with Tapping
mouths. they certainly are not
miniatures 81 God He loved all
men
When we think about such men
or hear them talk we always re-
call Re taught US 10 say.
"Our Father"
He didn't give uH one number
that would contact the C0lored !
Father no more than He told nv 10 |
call another extension II We want
cd 20 talk 10 the white Father
We don't think lie would want |
10 be known az the representative /
Of any particular race or color /
Neither DO we believe He would !
look with favor on any plan 10 |
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26

Two hundred eighteen people,
most OF them burned beyond rec
ignition, were buried in n long
trench at Hinokley, Four hundred
in the community and the ada
cent area persisted.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26

manner gave us a new prospective
Of various philosophers, told us a
lot OF things about Senator Nc
Carthy and diagnosed world prob
lens in a manner that amazed us.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26

Exclusive photoa ny Newsprcss
Service Arc regular features Of
this paper. Tho latest news photo
shots Of the Important news
events of tho week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26

Weekly comics, RrccSy. Virgil.
Grandma and litter are but three
Of the reasons why everyone In the
family looks forward 90 reading
this paper each wceh.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26

A phone call 90 our subacrtptioa
dcak. BlsldEcport 7O1l win bring
you the paper In the next mail.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
NelV $4,000 Parsonage Is Debt Free
As Congregation Dedicates 1t Sunday

When the tiny congregation of the
County Line Church of the Brethren
dedicated their new $4,000 parson-
age last Sunday afternoon, they for
tunately did not have another cere-
mony - the customary mortgage
burning"-to look forward to. The
handsome new parsonage was built
on "pay-as-you-go" basis.
AS a matter of fact, the congre-
cation of 100 members had started
their building fund six years ago,
and did not start the project until
practically all of the cash was on
hand.
They completed the project under
the guidance of Building Committee
Chairman Wilbur Amstutz in time to
welcome their new pastor, the Rev.
j. Oliver Dearing. who was installed
last week. He comes here from
New Lebanon, Ohio. In this Sunday
service, Robert Kelley, oldest deacon
of this church, presented the parson-
age keys to Rev. Dearing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
Fishing Party
Headed 200 Miles
North Of The 500

Four Bluffton men will head north
Friday into remote part of Canada,
nearly 200 miles above the 500 Locks
for fishing expedition on Dog Lake.
The fishing party, Clair Fett,
Harry Bogart, E. C. Romey and
Norman Triplett, will drive to Sault
Ste. Marie by auto, then board an
Algoma Central train headed north
to Franz, Ontario. From this point,
they will transfer to the Canadian
Pacific to Messanabi, Ontario, and
thence by boat to fishing lodge on
Dog Lake.
After the Bluffton group leaves
Sault Ste. Marie, the rail trip ahead
of them will require nine hours.
Dog Lake, reported to be a fish
erman's paradise, has a 700-mile
shoreline in the Canadian wilds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
Beayerdam Youth Is
Areas First Polio
Victim OF Summer
6-Year-Old Phillip Parkins
Admitted To Lima Hos
pital Saturday

A six-year-old Beaverdam boy was
admitted to Lima Memorial Hospital
Saturday night with what the attend
ing physician diagnosed as a
definite" case of polio. 1t was the
first case of the disease reported in
the Bluffton area this summer.
DR.. w. C. Lacock, Beaverdam
physician, reported that Phillip Park
ins, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Parkins, former operators of the Elk
Restaurant, had polio. He was ad-
mitted to the hospital at IL p. m.
Saturday.
The boy, who was to have started
in the first grade of the Beaverdam
schools Tuesday, is reported to be in
fair condition. His temperature is
normal and he has suffered only
partial paralysis of the right arm.
He can move the fingers and hand
on his right arm.
Rebecca Kay, three-year-old daugh-
ter of the Parkins, was reported to
possibly have a very slight case of
polio at the Parkins home. She
couldn't lift her right arm complete
ly, but DR.. Lacock said this may have
resulted from sore muscles caused by
a sore throat the child has had for
some time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
DR.. ALderfer Heads
Penn II. Department

A Bluffton college grad, DR.. Har-
old F. Alderfer, professor of political
science and executive secretary of the
Institute of Local Government at
Pennsylvania State university, has
been named head of the department
of political science at the university.
The appointment, which is for a
three-year period, was announced this
week by President Milton S. Eisen-
hover.
Born in Souderton, Pa, DR.. Alder
fer was graduated from Bluffton col
lege, and received his advanced de-
grees from Syracuse university.
At one time he was superintendent
of schools at Marion, S. D., and in
1852 completed three-year assign
ment in Greece where he served as
Local Civil Government Specialist
for the Mutual Security agency.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
.Beayerdam Council
Studies Costs OF
Heating Town Hall
New Heating System
Estimates Range From
S1,4O0 To $4,000

Cost of a new heating plant so
that Beaverdam's town hall could be
used as a recreation center will range
from S1400 to $4,000, according to
estimates submitted to village council
at its meeting Thursday of last week.
Estimates were submitted on the
basis of new equipment for the entire
building, not just the areas lacking
present heating facilities.
An $500 estimate was submitted
by Miller & Son Plumbing & Heat
ing, of Cairo, which would provide
one oil furnace for the entire build
ing. An alternate plan at the same
price proposed gas heating for the
upstairs and oil heating for first floor
rooms.
Jones Suburban Gas, Lima, bid
$1400 for heating with gas. Both
estimates were based on a heat out
put of 250,000 B. T. U. per hour.
A third estimate placed cost at
$1700, excluding certain installation
costs. Councilmen felt that the COM
plete job on this bid, would cost
about $4,000.
No definite decision was reached,
pending discussion with Richland
Township trustees, co-owners of the
town hall However, councilmen
agreed that gas would be preferable
as fuel.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
Ohio POIUer Plans
Customer SurUeu Here

A crew of 15 men representing
The Ohio Power Company were pre-
pairing this week to make house
toulouse canvass of Bluffton resi-
dences and business places to check
the company's new customer list.
The company's rate schedule will
be explained and other questions Of
customers answered.
An arrangement was completed
Wednesday whereby Marshall & BixeI
will act as the bill collecting agent
in Bluffton. Under the utility's
system bills will be rendered only
every other month. Half of the
towns residents will receive their
first bill in 30 days; the other half
in so days. From the first billing
on, statements will be rendered BIZ
monthly.
No meter deposits will be required
from old or new customers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09

A number of improvements inyolv-
ing minor remodeling jobs were COM
pleted on the Bluffton college campus
during the summer and will be new
to students returning this week to
school.
New furniture has been obtained
for the elementary education room
in College hall, and new furniture
arrived Tuesday afternoon for the
top floor of Lincoln hall, the girls
dorm. This was to be ready for
the arrival of freshmen students.
An additional classroom has been
made by dividing the Student Christ
ian association room. The classroom
space viii be used primarily for
accounting.
The former faculty study in Col
lege hall has been renovated and will
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
Hiram Sutter Buys
Elk Restaurant

Hiram J. (Dutch) Sutter, Pandora,
widely known chef and restauranteur
of 40 years experience, has acquired
Bluffton's Elk Restaurant, it wa
announced this week.
The purchase was negotiated with
K. M. Bridges of Beaverdam, who
has leased the equipment and fix
lures to a succession of operators
in the past.
Mr.. Sutter had been chef at the
restaurant when the business was
operated by Mr.. and Mrs. Lorraine
Badertscher for 18 months. Since
then it has been operated by Mr.. and
Mrs. William Parkins, and more re-
Gently by Eugene Hall Of Findlay,
who was there less than a month.
The new owner will be his own
chef assisted by Mrs. Vance of Lima.
Other personnel will include Mrs.
Lorraine Badertscher, Miss Phyllis
Badertscher, Miss Mary Bucher and
Miss Viola Moser, all of Bluffton.
Among other places Mr.. Sutter has
served as chef include the Old's
Hotel in Lansing, Mich, and at the
Aelien club at Ann Arbor, Mich. He
was chef at the Wigwam in Lima
for % years and was second chef
at the Deshler- Wallick hotel, Colum.
bus at one time. He also operated his
own restaurant on Route 16 between
Detroit and Lansing at one time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
Business Women
PIdl, Style Sh0U

A preview of the new fall
styles in wearing apparel for
every member of the family
viii be offered in the Fall Style
Show to be staged by the Bluff
ton Business and Professional
Women's club Monday evening,
September 20, in the College
chapel.
Clothing for infants, pre-school
age, juniors, teeners and ladies
will be modelled by a group of
local people. Even Dad win not
be overlooked in this style show,
which will include mems wear.
All styles modelled in the show
will be selected from Bluffton
retail stores and models will be
local people.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
Miss Ohio Will Appear
At Steinnlan Celebration

Lovely .Miss Ohio, top charmer
in this years crop of Ohio beauties,
has accepted an invitation to serve
with bevy of local community
"queens" as hostesses on September
1s at the gala formal opening of the
third lumber yard acquired by the
Steinman Bros. Lumber Co. recently
in Ada.
Barbara Quinlan, Ohio State Uni
versity senior from Alliance, is COM
peting as Miss Ohio" in the contest
at Atlantic City in which Miss
America" is to be crowned. The
pretty brunette won the right to rep
resent the state in the Atlantic City
contest after taking the state crown
at Wooster several months ago. A
mezzosoprano, she sang an aria from
Carmen" in the Wooster talent con-
test.
AS hostess at the Steinman Bros.
celebration, she will welcome visitors
at the three yards, appearing for a
time at the lumber offices in Bluff
ton, Jenera and Ada.
Others assisting with hospitalities
here at the Bluffton office will include
Harriet Badertscher, Bluffton high
school Homecoming queen; Beverly
Benroth, Freedom Parade and Rodeo
queen of this community; Virginia
Unterbrink, Beaverdam high school
queen; and Karen Augsburger who
was crowned Queen of the May at
Pandora this spring.
Honored queens" of other area
communities are serving in similar
capacities at Jenera and Ada where
celebration open house parties are be-
ing conducted simultaneously.
The Saturday celebration pro-
grams in the three towns will be en-
livened by the appearance of num-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
SWank To Continue
Accepting Towns
Garbage For Hogs

Bluffton's garbage will go back to
the Orange township farm of Arthur
Swank sometime within the next
week, after changes are made in the
arrangements for feeding the cooked
refuse to hogs, municipal council was
advised at a special meeting Tues
day night.
Marshal H. c. Coon reported at
the session that Swank will resume
feeding garbage to his hogs as soon
as additional fences are erected to
prevent other livestock from getting
at the refuse.
Three weeks ago, the town was
forced to begin burying garbage on
land owned by the Steiner family at
the northwest edge of Bluffton as
the result of a crisis in the disposal
method resulting from the death of
two valuable horses on the Swank
farm.
Death of the horses, breeding
mares of racing stock, was attributed
to eating the garbage which had
been spread in the Swank fields as
feed for hogs. Although all the gar
bage is cooked it was believed that
there was matter in the refuse
poisonous to horses.
With the resumption of cooking
of garbage for feeding to hogs, Mr.
Coon announced this week that resi-
dents again should cut down on the
amount of paper put in garbage cans
He felt a cautionary word was
needed in this respect inasmuch as
the amount of garbage placed in
cans has increased materially since
two weeks ago when it was an,
nounced that garbage was being
buried instead of being cooked as
livestock feed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09

Der of high school bands at each
yard. The bands will lead parades
through the towns calling attention
to the observances.
Other features of the celebration
at the three yards include the presen-
tation of number of valuable gifts
and souvenirs of the occasion, an in
spection of the plants at all three To-
cations including mills and yards as
well as offices. Dozens of demon
strations by factory representatives
have been arranged showing the vari-
Gus products and services offered by
the company.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
Earl Lehman Named
To Music Staff At
Blufton College
New Assistant Professor
To Assist With Choral
Work And Beaver Band

The addition of Earl Lehman
Bluffton high school music teacher
to the staff as assistant professor of
the department of school music,
Bluffton college, was formally an
nounced this week. That he was as
sunling new duties at the college was
learned earlier when the Blufftor
school board made known that Mr.
Lehman was being released from
some of his teaching duties in order
to take the new post.
Russell a. Lantz, professor Of
school music, said that Lehman will
succeed the former Miss Elma Atel
who resigned her position on tbs
faculty to marry this summer. II
addition to teaching a course il
elementary school music, Mr.. Leh
man will assist Prof. Lantz with col
lege choral work.
Prof. Lantz will continue to direc
the Vesper choir, but Lehman vii
handle other choral groups at tn,
college. He will also direct the col
lege band.
Lehman's music students in the
high school have established an en-
viable statewide reputation fol
achievements and honors won in the
district and state music competition
the last few years.
Other faculty additions at the col
lege included the appointment of the
Rev. Alvin Beachy to teach class
on the theory of public address. The
Rev. Dale Dickey will return to the
campus one day week to teach oral
Interpretation, a class offered only to
sophomores this year.
DR.. Glenn Milligan, head of the ed
ucation department at Findlay col
iege, will have a course on teaching
procedures, a class normally taught
by DR.. J. S. Schultz. DR.. Schultz is
on leave of absence for the first SEM
ester.
Mrs. Paul Jackson has been added
to the staff as office secretary in the
registrars office, supervising mimeo-
graphing, etc.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09

On hand Sunday to preach the
dedicatory sermon was the Rev. j.
A. Guthrie, former pastor who was
installed as minister of the County
Line church just so years ago this
November. He is the father of Mrs.
Howard Benroth, member of the
congregation.
Rev. Mr.. Guthrie came here Sun
day from Metamora, Ohio, where he
retired as pastor of the church and
from the ministry just two weeks
ago.
The new parsonage is located on
the church property six miles south
Of Bluffton on the County Line
road. OF frame construction it in
cludes three bedrooms and a large
study in addition to ivingroom, kit
chen, diningroom and bath.
Included in the $1,000 valuation
placed on the property is $4,000 worth
of labor volunteered by members OF
the congregation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
Minor Remodeling Projects Completed
At College Before Return OF Students

be used by DR.. ]. S. Schultz as an
office upon his return the second
semester. @.
An office in the library vacated
by DR.. Kreider, who has moved into
the deans office, will be used to
expand facilities of the Mennonite
Historical library.
In the basement of Science hall, a
room has been partitioned off and
will house the offices for the ISTA
and Witmarsum staffs.
A spray booth has been constructed
in the art studios on the top floor
of College hall This will be used
to put the glaze on ceramic objects
The exterior of both Lehman and
Hirschy houses, mems dormitories
have been given fresh coat of paint
during the summer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-09
Unusually Heavy Summer Rainfall Brings
Prospects OF Bumper Corn Crop Here

Although the u. S. Department of
Agriculture is predicting one Of the
smallest corn crops for the country
as a whole since hybrid corn took
over in the late 40's, Bluffton area
farmers are expecting an excellent
crop this fall comparing as good or
better than last years bumper crop.
The heavier than average rainfall
in this area during July and August
in contrast with drought conditions
in many sections of the coutry ac-
counts for northwestern Ohio's favor
able position.
Rainfall for both months has been
above average, according to records
of Ray Burkholder, official area
weather observer. BY the end of
August, Bluffton area farms had re-
ceived almost as much rain as fell
through the entire year last year.
August itself saw precipitation
measuring 4.81 inches as compared
with the average for that month of
2.86 inches. In fact, Burkholder's
records showed that last month was
the wettest August since 1912.
An unusual feature of the corn
crop this year is the extreme varia-
ton in conditions from south to
north. In many areas of the midwest
the crop is almost complete failure,
but in this area where rainfall has
been sufficient, bumper crop is
predicted.
High July rainfall and high corn
yields are closely associated. Three