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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Holy Week and the Cross

I~wish to reply to G. WIS note in
Sundays edition of your paper. The
note was captioned Triumph of
Easter"
During Holy Week, up to and through
Good Friday, we are looking toward the
cross-not celebrating the Triumph of
the Cross" Then on Easter and the
following days we celebrate the "Tri-
umph of the Cross" The vacant cross
signifies the Risen Lord and Christ's
triumph over death. I feel the display
ing OF the cross during Holy Week
will lead our thoughts on through the
week up to and past Good Friday to
ChriSt's resurrection and his triumph
over death and the grave on the glori-
GUS Easter day. I will have the cross
in my window.
Sarah b. Lynch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Here We Go Aouin'

AS mother of sons who will be called
upon to fight for their country in the
cause of democracy and freedom, I have
been following the war in Indo- China
with intense interest. An article in last
Sundays Star states that the ''belief
is growing in Europe that the United
States may fight in Indo-C China" /
realize that to keep Indo-China and
other countries from falling into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

hands of the Communists is vital to our
welfare and to the countries so threat
ened Nevertheless, unless France will
agree to guarantee Indo-China her
sovereignty and unless Indo-China re-
quests our aid, believe we have no
moral right to intervene. We have
consistently announced to the world
that we will uphold the freedom OF
other nations and to allow expediency
to override our principles is to give us
the lie. 1 would like to hear how other
parents feel on this issue before we may
become embroiled in an indetenslole
war.
Eleanor B. Christmas.
It looks like "here we go AGAIN.
Indo-China this time. When we are
spread thin enough, with holding &C
lions all over the globe, overspent in
wealth and strength, we should be
soft touch for Russia.
A. G. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Professional Libruriuns

In your issue of Saturday, April 8
and again in Sunday mornings paper
in the article mentioning the possible
appointment of Lawrence @. Mumford
as Librarian of Congress, a statement
is made that seems to be misleading.
quote it:
IF he (Mr. Mumford) is approved,
he will be the first professionally
trained librarian to serve in the top
job at the Library of Congress-"
To the great majority of people that
would mean that no previous Librarian
OF Congress had been professional,
which is not true. DR.. Putnam, who
served so well for so many years, was
Librarian of the Boston Public Library
before his appointment to the Library
Of Congress, and in scholarship, knowl-
edge and experience was professional
librarian.
Presumably what the writer of The
Star article meant was that no Librar-
ian OF Congress had received library
school training. Since library schools
did not exist at the time of DR.. Put
mans appointment, the statement is
technically correct, but not too many
people outside Of the library profession
know even Of the existence Of library
schools. and to the majority of readers
the statement quoted above will give
the impression that the Library of
Congress has been directed by men
unfamiliar with Library work. Some
may wonder that under such circum-
stances how it has happened that
the Library Of Congress has become the
extraordinary institution that it is to-
day!
Faith Bradford.
'Edltor's note: Mr.. Mumford'S profess
slonal background includes bachelor
OF science degree from Columbia Uni
versity's School of Library Science.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Sorry About the Tin

In his address Monday night Presl-
dent Eisenhower distinctly mentioned
tin first among the necessary mate
rails from other countries. Tin was
omitted from the transcript published
in The Star.
Lynn w. Meekins,
Director, Malayan Tin Bureau.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
Issue Warning On
Discontinued Use
Of Septic Tanks

Warning that Button property
owners should first check with Sew
er Commissioners H. L. Coon. before
bypassing septic tanks or cesspools
or failing to construct them was
sounded this week by Mayor w. A.
Howe.
Many of the towns secondary
sewers are not capable of handling
raw sewage, and the lines will plug
up in short time unless the sewage
first goes through a septic tank,
the mayor said he had been warned
bv the sewer commissioner.
For this reason, a check with
Coon before deciding to discontinue
the use of septic tanks OF failing
to construct one may result in avoid
inc a lot of trouble.
Although it is unnecessary to run
sewage through a septic tank now
that the town has its. own disposal
system, the condition of secondary
sewers leading to the new inter
ceptors often is such that raw
sewage would not be carried away.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
Tractor Maintenance
School Opens Here

The first of a series of six class
meetings in the All tractor mainten-
ance school program was held in
Button Wednesday evening at the
c. F. Niswander & Son farm nipple
ment store, it was announced this
week by Calvin NJ. Leimbach, as
~sociate county agricultural agent.
Subsequent meetings of the class
on February IT, March 3 and March
II will be held at the Button
Farm Equipment Co, and the Feb
ruary "a and March 10 meetings are
to be held at Niswander's.
Any farm boy in Button and
surrounding area is invited to attend,
and parents may also attend the
class. l.. A. Basinger, Button
vocational agriculture teacher, is
assisting with the program and
teachers for the classes will be Bluff,
ton farm implement dealers and their
mechanics.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
Groups Seek
To Buy Lima Ball
Go. Flood Lights
Would Use Them At Harmon
Field To Light Baseball
Diamonds

Investigations are being made into
the possibility of purchasing the
lighting system of the Lima Baseball
Company by several local groups
headed by Button Post 3S2, Ameri-
can Legion.
Interest in the proposal was made
known by various members of the
groups who are in favor of purchase
Of the lighting system which would
be installed on Harmon Field for
Inauguration of night baseball in
Button.
American Legion Junior baseball
has proved very popular since its
inception several years ago and it
is felt installation of lights would
create much more of inducement for
participants and fans alike.
Possibilities of purchasing the
lights of the Lima organization, a
former member of the now defunct
Ohio State Class d baseball league,
came about through a move to dis
pense with the park and equipment.
The park was erected several years
ago.
Acquisition of the lighting system
would give Button one of the best
lighted fields in the entire area as
the system conforms to requirements
of professional baseball parks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11

A new position with the compre-
hensive title of service supervisor,
which will include the duties of town
law enforcement officer, street and
sewer commissioner and waste COL
lector was created by Beaverdam
Village Council at its meeting Thurs
day evening of last week.
Action was taken to lump most
of the village duties into the hands
of one full-time employee on the
recommendation of Mayor Wayne
Tripplehorn. He said that in the
past two years approximately $1,000
had been spent on services which
could be rendered by one %all-around
official.
Councilmen decided that greater
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
Council AetEfhfe6
Times To Change
Meeting Mite Once
Procedure OF Town Dads
Set Straight After Compli-
Gated Legal Snarl

A snarl of legal technicalities last
week found Bluffton municipal coun-
Gil faced with a situation in which
it had no legal meeting night, and
a special session of council was
called last Wednesday night to vote
for the third time on changing meet
ing night.
What at first had appeared to
be a simple procedure in changing
council meeting night from Monday
to Tuesday led to all the complica-
tons which eventually became so
enmeshed in t~echnicalities that it re-
quired the special meeting TO end a
situation in which it was necessary
for council to recess at the close
of each meeting rather than
adjourning.
That a simple change of meeting
nights from Monday to Tuesday
could result in more trouble than
all other official business handled
SilCE Tie H6" COhiAIiI LOOh O11i1C az
the first of the year was not en-
visioned by councilmen when they
voted at their organization session
to get away from the Monday meet
ing night schedule which had been
followed here for years.
1t was explained at last weeks
meeting that the complications had
resulted from telephoned instructions
of procedure from City Solicitor
John Romey being misunderstood.
The hitch had occurred in comply
ing with state code. requirements
of publication of the action, and the
matter eventually became so involved
that the solicitor recommended call
ing a special meeting and passing
new legislation as the easies
solution. =
AS a result, councilmen voted on
the changed meeting night for the
third time last Wednesday-and this
time all moves had the blessing of
Solicitor Rooney who was here to
confer with members of council and
the board of public affairs about a
proposed ordinancc to sell out the
local electric SYSTEM
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
TV Interference
Not Public Nuisance,
Council ABUSED

The belief that the large trucks
and semi-trailers which are left
parked with running motors in Beav-
erdam truck stops are the cause of
television interference is not suf-
ficient justification for village legis-
lation to forbid the truckers to leave
their motors idle, Village Solicitor,
Clarence G. Fischer told Beaverdam
council last Thursday evening.
As long as the trucks cannot be
classified as public nuisances in caus-
ing excessive noise or for other
causes, council would not have
authority to place restrictions on
the trucks, he said.
The solicitor said that there would
be a certain amount of noise con-
nected with the normal conduct of
business of a service station. He
added that if residents in the area
considered any installation a public
nuisance, the issue could be taken to
the courts i'm a civil suit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11

in excess of $4,000 came as a sur
prise to village officials, because of
earlier announced estimates of $1,700
to $500 in shortages.
The findings of $4,06O.74 present
ed to council represented the final
report of Joseph d. Swisher, a
representative of the state auditors
staff, who uncovered the shortages
during a routine Investigation of
village financial accounts.
Of the findings amounting to
$4,000, the report showed that 1851
represented a Incorporated gaso-
line tax settlement check and that
S3,199.74 were in the form of col
lections received while serving as
clerk of the board of public affairs
and for which no proper accounting
had been made.
Less than 5000 of the S3,199.74
i'm board of public affairs collections
will be refunded to patrons of the
municipal light and water plant,
it was pointed out in the report.
This figure of less than 5000
represents overcharges made in bill
ing, with a correct amount entered
on the town books. 1t is presumed
that the remainder of the $3,199.74
was billed at the correct meter
3 charge, with improper book entries.
Findings for the recovery were
made jointly against Emans and the
Aetna Casualty Insurance Co. which
provided public bond of $1,000 for
Emans as town clerk and $4,000 as
board of public affairs clerk.
On this basis all the s4,060.74 in
shortages with the exception of
S199.74 could be obtained from the
bonding company, wen should Emans
fail to provide for restitution.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
Homecoming Queen At
RedUerdanr Is Named

Virginia Unterbrink has been
chosen to reign as queen of the
Beaverdam High School Homecoming
Dance Friday evening from 10 to
midnight following the basketball
game with Conner.
Miss Unterbrink's court includes
King Marlin Burkholder, her attend
ants, Wilma zimmerman and Jean
Herr of the senior class; Ann Mump-
err and Roger Arnold, Janet Amstutz
and Emerson Basinger, sophomores;
Peggy Lewis and Terry Miller, fresh
man class. Crown bearers will be
Caroline Miller and Darrell Hoch-
'stettler.
Both round and square dancing
will be included on the program,
and everyone is welcome.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11

Making the assessments according
to a foot frontage formula was
recommended to the board by the
Toledo engineering firm at Finkbein-
err, Pettis and Strout, at the first
meeting of the group last Friday.
1t was emphasized, however, that
the $3.50 to 81 per front foot estimate
is a very indefinite indication of what
the final assessment may be. How.
ever, it is not anticipated that the
ultimate cost will be greater than
the 81 per foot figure.
1t has been felt that use of a foot
frontage formula of making the as.
sessments would result in fewer com
plications than any other method, il
was pointed out.
Lots on which no buildings are
erected possibly may be assessed
nearly as much as those which are
improved, it was indicated, although
full details of that phase of the pro.
gram have not been determined.
Acreage within the city limits
which has not been divided into lots
as prospective building sites probably
will be considered on a different basis
than the front footage formula in
determining the assessment which
should apply in such cases.
1t is expected that details of the
assessment program will be com,
pleted by early spring, and that
property owners will know by May !
exactly how much the special assess,
ment will cost them when it is put
into effect.
After the amount of assessment
against each lot is revealed, owner;
will have several months i'm which thu
amount of the assessment can be paiC
in cash. Otherwise, the assessments
will be levied over a 90 to 25-yea.
period, with payments made semi
annually when real estate taxes ar
paid.
BY paying assessments in cash
property holders can escape the cos
of interest which will be added to tn.
assessment total should it be neces
sary to make the collection over
period of years. Bonds will be ISSUED
to property assessments which
are not paid by cash, and interest il
expected to add approximately 40 pc,
cent to the cost.
Should the municipal light anC
power system be sold, as proposed b!
the group favoring that proposal, i
would be unnecessary to make tn,
property assessments, for the entirt
amount could be paid from furd'
derived from sale of the system, j
has been pointed out by proponents
of the plan.
On the board of assessors, appoint
ed last week by Mayor Wilbur A
Howe, are Chester A. Stauffer, Ell
Deppler and Fred Gettles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
BUTLER Example
Followed By Two
Lafayette Teachers
Attorney General Rules
Teachers Cannot Hold
Seats On Town Council

Action of Gerhard BUTLER, Button
school principal, in resigning his seat
on village council last week after
learning that the law prohibits school
teachers from holding legislative
type public office, will be followed
by two other teachers in Lafayette,
it was learned this week.
Resignation of two teacher-council-
men was expected this week follow
ing a ruling from the office of the
Ohio attorney general on whether the
teachers-George Cox and Myrton A,
Packer-are eligible to serve as
councilmen while they are employed
as teachers.
The answer given by the attorney
general was that they are not.
requirements for the two teachers
will be selected by the remaining
four councilmen, with a three to one
vote needed for selection.
The memorandum, requested by
Richard L. Krabach, Lafayette village
solicitor, said that teachers and other
holders of public office Or employ.
ment do not come under Ohio's icon,
fict of interest" law as candidates
However, if elected, one of the jobs
must be resigned.
In Mr.. Buhler's case, he had served
one full term and since January 1 il
his second term before learning tina
it was illegal to hold the two posi-
tions at the same time.
The Lafayette memorandum noteC
that the two Council losers who rank
ed highest among the also-rans can
not be automatically moved up to fiji
such vacancies, since the results o
the election are still valid. Thus
losers still are losers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11

N&&~ - N~~wH
years success which brought con-
tributions in more than $400 above
last year, and $1,100 more than the
1852 campaign.
Although the Button campaign
has officially closed a few more
dollars are expected To trickle in
within the next couple weeks, which
could carry the total over the ST.
500 mark, DR.. Travis said.
Largest single source of contribu-
tions was again Barber fluffy
Swank's March of Dollars which
totaled 1888 Tuesday morning. In
the Swank collection was included
a $25 contribution from American
Legion, $50 from the Saddle club and
$111.42 from the IBEW Union,
Local 1853.
The Porchlite night this year pro-
duced another $470.87, and $301.20
was collected from the containers in
Button stores. Richland Township
Mothers, in a personal canvass, this
year raised $377.O5 considerably
more than has come in from postal
solicitation of the township in prev
ious years.
Other contributions e as fol-
lows: TripIett Co., $35; Telesis club,
$50; Century Circle, $40; American
Legion Auxiliary, $40; Poinsettia and
Alice Freeman club, S. each; Travel
Class, So; Mothers Study Club, So;
Alpha Gamma club, $40; Lions club,
$25; High School, $3.50; Grade
School, $126.12; Carma Theatre,
$149; basketball games, $149; mail
contributions, $3.50.
One of the committees most time
taking tasks was that of counting
the money for deposit and wrapping
coins. In the test tube containers
there were over 1000 pennies, 500
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
Births

The following births were record
ed at Button Community hospital
during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Boehm,
Dunkirk, a girl, Mary Lee, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pursell, Column
bus Grove, a girl, Paula Ann, born
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Birchnaugh,
Bluffton, a boy, born Monday.
y 4 4
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Diller,
Columbus, a girl, Collette Adele, born
January 81 at University Hospital
Mr.. Diller is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
clarence D. Diller of Button.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
Riser Succeeds
Buhler To Seat
On Town Council
New Councilman Will Give
Representation To Towns
Precinct G

Dave Riser, local restaurant oper-
ator, Tuesday night was elected to
the seat on Button municipal coun-
Gil left vacant by the resignation
last week of Gerhard Buhler, high
school principal.
Named to serve Buffers unex-
pired term by unanimous vote of
the five other councilmen, Riser
will take office at the next meeting
of the group, scheduled for Tues
day night, Feb. %.
appointment of Riser to tt e
vacant council post was urged by
his supporters as a means Of Civ
ing Button Precinct C a repreenta-
tive on the municipal legislative
body.
In last falls election, three COIN
cilmen were named from Precinct
B, two from Precinct A and DE
from Precinct d. Resignation IF
Butler removed one of the PrecinS
B councilmen, and with Riser movl
ing into the vacancy Precinct c now
will have representation.
Election of Riser to replace
Buhler also changed the political
complexion of the council, with
Riser, a Democrat, supplanting a
Republican. However, there were no
outward indications in the nomina-
ton or election that political affilia-
ton had any bearing on the appoint
ment.
Delbert McGinnis now is the sole
Republican on council, with Demo
crat members including Riser, Clay
Henderson, Arden Baker, Francis
Reichenbach and Gerald Swank.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11

porting projects for the good of the
community.
A few of the local clubs achieve
ments during its 20-year history
includes providing eye glasses for
persons unable to pay for their own,
providing white canes for those of
poor vision, arranging for profess
sional optical service for afflicted.
The Button club was the first
to sponsor a community sale in this
area and funds so raised were used
for many worthwhile projects. There
were contributions to the operation
of the Buckeye pool a project to
Continued on Page 81.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
March Draft Call
To Take IL Here

Eleven Allen county men will re-
port for induction into the armed
services in March according to Mrs.
Donna OhIer, clerk of the county
selective service board. They will
report March l for induction at Fl.
Hayes, Columbus.
Allen County will also send Is
men to Fl. Hayes March 2 for pre-.
induction physical examinations.
Only men who have passed their
goth birthday will be called in Ohio's
March draft of 800 men, the same
number as the February call. The
quota is 1,141 less than the number
of Ohio men indicted in March, 1853
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
OhiO's 1t. GoU. John BrOWn To Speak
At Lions 10th Anniversary Dinner

Tuesday evening next week will be
the Button Lions night to roarl
At a dinner meeting requiring the
large facilities of American Legion
hall, the club will light the Goth
candle on its birthday cake. There
to witness the ceremony and partici-
pate in it will be such dignitaries as
Ohio's 1t. Governor John Brown of
Medina; DR.. Daniel j. v. Martin,
Greenville, Ohio, an international
director of Lions, and Neil Parment-
err, Lions 1t. Governor of this
district.
Also present at the impressive pro-
gram will be a handful of charter
members of the group which founded
Bluffton's service club 90 years ago,
and a group of Lima Lions who
assisted with their first charter
night. Included in the latter re-
presentation will be Lima's Ed
Ward, who hasn't missed a Bluff
ton charter night in these 20 years.
Special honor will be paid to 20
founders of the club, six of whom
are still active members, and all
of whom have served at one time or
another as president of the club
and in important roles for club pro-
jects. The six are A. J. B. Longs
dorf, Forrest l.. Steinman, P. w.
Stauffer, Ed S. Lape, A. E. Lich-
tenwalter, and Gordon Bixel.
l.. B. Beeshy, one of the charter
members, has been placed on an hon
orary membership basis recently.
In addition to the seven listed
above, the original charter members
of the club included Munson
Bixel, N. E. Byers (first president)
Raymond Conrad, Eli Deppler, F. A.
Hofer, j. Norman King, A. E,
Kreider, Russell Lantz, S. K,
Mosiman, j. S. Steiner, Orden
Nucker I'd B. D. Smucker.
Nke IN clubs throughoSk the
AatiAn al Ae world, the Bl ftor
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