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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
Memorial Service
For Missionary
Set For Sunday

A memorial service for the late
Rev. Ezra B. Steiner will be held at
the Ebenezer Mennonite church Sun
day at 2:30, it has been announced by
the pastor, the Rev. w. j. Flickinger.
Rev. Mr.. Steiner, a native of Pan
dora, had been active as missionary
in India for the past Al years, during
which time he had been back in the
states only twice on furlough.
He died November A leaving the
work to his two children, DR.. Brad
ford Steiner, who is superintendent
of the Landour Community hospital,
and Mrs. Charles Warren, who with
her husband is continuing in the work
at Dharchula, Almora District, U. P.
India.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
60 Farmers Hear
Dairy Specialist
At Adult Class

High quality roughage makes it
possible to feed less of the expensive
food supplements" DR.. Harry Donaho,
dairy specialist at Ohio State univer-
sity, told an audience of so farmers
at the meeting of the Adult Farmer
class Monday evening at Bluffton high
school.
DIR. Donaho explained that farmers
are now able to provide better quality
roughage as a result of modern
methods of handling such as the for
age chopper. He added that expensive
methods of feeding are economical
only with herds over Is cows.
The meeting was one of the best
attended Adult Farmer classes this
fall. Several carloads of visitors from
Elida, Harrod, and Lafayette adult
classes joined the local group for the
meeting.
L. A. Basinger, Bluffton vo-ag in
structor and adult class teacher was
the host.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
November Rains
Way Above Normal

November followed October's ex-
ample for heavy rainfall and proved
to be the seventh rainiest November
in some go years in this area, ac-
cording to the records of weather
observer Ray Burkholder.
Precipitation totaled four inches
during the month, which is slightly
more than one and a half inches above
the November average of 2.41 inches.
At the same time the snowfall during
the month amounted to four inches,
more than twice the normal of 1.8
inches.
The mean temperature for Novem-
Der of 38.1 degrees was three degrees
below the November normal of AL
degrees. High temperature of 73 de-
grees on the 18th was recorded and
a low of 7 degrees was reached on
November % and 20.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
Presbyterian
Young People Ship
Kits To Hong Kong

A total of 38 health and sewing kits
were included in a shipment of nearly
100 pounds of small household items
needed by refugees in Hong Kong
were sent out this week by the young
people of Westminster Fellowship of
the Bluffton Presbyterian church.
The hundreds of items such as
tooth powder, soap, tooth brushes,
combs, nail files, needles, thread and
scissors were gathered by the youth
fellowship members in "scavenger
hunt" Sunday, November 27. Homes
of every church member were called
on in the ''hunt."
Last Sunday evening, the kits were
made up and packaged for shipment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
BIC Juniors Name
Annual Play Cast

The cast for the Bluffton college
junior class play "Uncle Fred Fits
By" by P. G. Wodehouse, was an
nounced this week by Dale Dickey,
director. Performances of the play
will be given on January 20 and 21
in the Bluffton high school auditorium.
Chosen as the cast for this comedy
are: Dave Speaker as Pongo; Gene
Wollenhaupt, Uncle Fred; jeanne
slotter, Julia Parker; Daryl Baderts-
cher, Crumpet; Jerry Shank, Wilbur
Robinson; Bob Steiner, Mr.. Parker;
Shirley Shelmadine, Mrs. Parker;
Glenn Hefner, Judge Basher; Barbara
Diller, Lady Duff Wilson; Emily
Bertsche, Mary Duff Wilson; Mary
Martha Best, maid; Carol Hause, Miss
Dougal; Doris Lickliter, Miss Spen-
GER; and Jim Steele, policeman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08

tor. Russell Hire, the rate for school
purposes in Bluffton actually advanced
$3.50. The net increase is less than
that due to the fact that the rate for
village purposes win be only $4.40,
a reduction of 80 cents under 1854.
The higher rate will be effective
with the bills issued in January for
taxes due for the first half of 1866.
Except for increase in school taxes
and the slight reduction in the NUM-
cipal rate, taxes for other purposes
will remain the same. The rate in
cludes 20 cents for the state soldiers
bonus, $2.4O for the county and 20
cents for the township.
While the rate climbs to new high,
local taxpayers may find some con-
ISOLATION in the fact that theirs is
still one of the lowest among Allen
county municipalities. In Hancock
county the Findlay rate is higher and
in Putnam county taxpayers in the
village of Pandora have higher rate.
Columbus Grove, Mount Cory and
Rawson all have slightly lower rates.
A comparison of rates with neigh
boring towns follows:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
For 59th Time Choral Society VIII Sing
Traditional ''Messidh" Music Sunday

A highlight of Christmas in Bluff
ton since the turn of the century,
the rendition of Handels celebrated
oratorio, "The Messiah, by the Bluff
ton College Choral society will again
echo from spacious Founders Hall,
Sunday evening at o'clock.
Appearing in the annual choral
production will be visiting solo artists,
chorus of ,165 voices and large
college orchestra. 1t will be the 59th
rendition of the oratorio here since
its first local performance with
chorus of 30 voices under direction
of Prof. Guy C. Latchow of Findlay
College.
Prof. Russell A. Lantz, head of the
Bluffton college department of music,
who has carried on the tradition as
director for the last 81 years, will
again be on the conductors podium.
He has announced that, according to
long standing custom, the audience
will join in singing of the Hallelujah
chorus.
Soloists for this years presentation
include Thomas w. Williams, tenor,
who gained much fame as boy
soprano in the nearby Welsh COM
munity of Conner, now a teacher,
director and soloist associated with
Knox college, Galesburg, Ill.
Two Chicagoans will also share the
spotlight in this seasons presentation.
Dorothy Zorn, soprano, is soloist at
the First Methodist church of Oak
Park, where she is doing "Amahl and
the Night Visitors" with members of
the Chicago Symphony and subse-
quent performances of the messiah"
and "King DAVID.
The other soloist from Chicago,
Miles Nekolny, baritone, was acclaim
ed "Best Male Singer of the 1851
Chicagoland Music Festival, and has
since made many appearances In
radio, TV and opera.
Rose Bruno, Toledo, will sing the
contralto solo part. A widely known
vocalist in that city, she is a MEM
ber of the Music Under the Stars
opera company of Toledo, and is
soloist with the First Congregational
Church and at the Collingwood Tenn
pie. AS a member of the Toledo
Choral society, she will have the con-
tralto solo parts in their current
presentation, Bach's "The Magnifi7
cat".
j Mrs. Pearl Mann, will again assist.
for her 35th year as piano accompanist
for the rendition, and the orchestra
will be under the baton OF David
Flanagan, who this fall came to Biuff-
ton college as instructor OF instrumen-
tai music.
The Messiah annually brings home
to Bluffton hundreds of former resi-
dents and college students who have
participated in the chorus at one
time or another.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
Reflect Moore
Farm Bureau Head

Harry Moore, Route 2, Bluffton,
was reelected president of the Han
cock County Farm Bureau, Inc, for
1856 at a recent meeting of the or
ganization.
Mr.. Moore recently was delegated
as one of three Ohio farmers to tes-
tify before the Senate Agricultural
Committee when that group comes to
Chicago for hearings on the farm
program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08

Bluffton colleges Beavers broke in
to the win column for the first time
Tuesday night when they defeated
the Student Princes of Heidelberg
college, 69-63, at Founders Hall gym
nasium.
The victory was especially sweet
for Coach Ken Mast, graduate of
the Tiffin school, where he gained all
Ohio honors as eager several years
ago.
In racking up their first win of the
season against two setbacks the Bea-
vers jumped into 17-16 first quarter
lead and remained in the van
throughout the contest. They stretch
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
Vesper Choir
Prepares For
YuLe Concerts

The fifty-five voice Bluffton col
lege Vesper choir, attired in new
purple robes with white stoles, will
present a Christmas program IN
music for the Lima Management As
sociation Christmas banquet on Mon
day evening, December II, in Memoir
.ial Hall, under the direction of Pro-
fessor Earl Lehman. The choir will
also present Christmas concert in
the college Ramseyer chapel, Tues
day, December Is, at 9:35 am.
These two events will mark the
debut for the choir in their new
robes which were purchased this
semester.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
Farmers Contribute
SII6.8O To CROP

A total of s116.80 has been collect
ed among farm residents of Richland
township for the Christian Rural Ov-
erseas program, it was announced
this week. The donations were in
either cash or in grain.
The solicitation was conducted re-
Gently by members of the Future Far
mers of America and the Adult Far
mers' class.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
Junior Rocket
Building
PrOiectNipped
Space Travel Set Back Years,
But BlufftOn Homes Are
Whole Lot Safer


With the "secret" of producing
explosives making the rounds of
Bluffton's junior chemists of
grade school age, fad that may
have become menace to life,
limb and property was brought
to a timely end this week by the
thoughtful action of a local phar-
macist.
The youngsters, owners of toy
chemistry sets, had acquired the
"knOw-how" for producing rock
cts by mixing two chemicals
available at the drug store-pro-
vided one could talk the pharma-
cist into selling the dangerous
combination.
While the chemicals would pro-
duce a rocket action, they would
also blow up the junior chemists
basement under certain conditions,
the pharmacist phoned the par
ents of one of the boys.
At school, Superintendent A.
B. Murray, said that the subject
of explosives has not been on
the study program in general
science classes. He asked WilfOrd
Geiger, science and chemistry in
structor, to warn his students of
the dangers of unsupervised play
with chemicals.
No rash of rocket building had
come to the attention of the
school authorities.
Space travel will just have to
wait a few more years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
Sister OF Former German Farm Trainee
Takes Nursing Post At Bluffton Hospital

BIuffton people win remember her
brother, Joachim, who was in the
community approximately four years
ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
Tax Rate Rises $500
AS BlufftOn Starts
10 Pay For. New School
Local Real Estate Taxes Still
Among LOlUeSt Of Area WuniciDGIitips

Buton taxpayers will start in January paying for the
elementary school building scheduled for
September The result that property will advance
per thousand dollars of property value The
$zzSO per thousand with the old $780,
According to the this
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-08
Fifteenth New Home In '55
Now Under COnStruCtiOnHere
Builders, Supply People Predicting
Heavier Activity Here Next Year

Work on the Bton areas fifteenth home this year
underway this week Paul Geise builder began the found
alton work home for himself the Bger road
the village corporation line
Geser home is of four which have been placed under
construction since the last housing August
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-07
Blackstone Going
About For Annual
Farmers Day Event

thu town Of Blackstone in
naahboring NottoWay co Is 60
ing al out for their fourth annual
Farmers Day celebration sche-
duled for Tuesday and Wedns ST.
day October 18 and 10 IN the
Blackstone Armory
Farm participants wlll Wa for
more than $1,000 in premiums FOR
entries IN craft livestock home
demonstration and shop craft eX-
hiblts
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
KITZMILLER

Walter Sollars, Baltimore, was
visiting his wife and children over
the weekend.
Ralph Bishop is spending two
weeks with his father, John Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mosser and
son Charles, Jr, Baltimore, are
spending two weeks with relatives
here and at Elk Garden.
Vernon Sullivan, Baltimore, Wis
tied his mother, Mrs. Fannie Sulli-
van, over the weekend
Richard Turner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Turner, left Wednes-
day for service in the air force
Mrs. Evelyn HutsonD Paul and
family, of California, are spending
some time with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs l.. H. HutSon.
Margaret Ann Soldiers, who re-
Gently moved on the McMullen
Highway, is visiting her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs James Porter.
The Methodist church is having
its homecoming Sunday, August Ia.
Sing starts at 200 p. M, EDIT.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vodopivec
and daughter, of New York, are
visiting relatives.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Thomas Reunion Held

The second Thomas reunion was
held August 7, at the Community
Center, Sang Run, with 200 attend
ing. Rev. Smith of the White Rock
Church gave devotions. In the
afternoon there was singing by the
Dewitt Quintet, talk on The
Family" by Rev. Smith, which was
followed by election of officers:
jackson Thomas, president; Samuel
Thomas, vice-president; Mrs. Sally
Casteel, secretary; and Mrs. Helen
Rinker, treasurer. The rest of the
afternoon was spent playing games.
The next reunion will be held at
Richards Park, near MorgantoWn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11

them calls for moral courage. The
one thing that most people are
afraid of more than anything else
is being laughed at. Ridicule can
be as cruel as any instrument Of
torture. Even men with a keen
sense of humor don't like to be
made fun of Why do people who
really know better, who down IN
their consciences know it is wrong
for them to drink, drink and even
get drunk all the same? The rea-
son is, they can't stand being
laughed at. It takes courage to
stand alone against laugh!
Contempt
Most men do not like to admit
having made a mistake. 1t sounds
a little like admitting one was
fool. And it has been observed that
most men can more easily admit
to being knaves than fools; we
would almost rather be wicked
than look silly. We can stand oppo-
sition more easily than we can
stand contempt. But that is exactly
what calls for moral courage in
the man who stands alone. No one
likes to be looked down on, no one
likes to be thought of as so stupid
or Out-of-line that no one will re-
spect him But that is what young
Daniel was facing in Babylon, it
,rA 4aIaxr hayrn n fora
To take our temperance illustra-
ton again: Why do many people
drink alcoholic liquors against
their better judgment? They can't
stand up against the crowd. Within
the memory of living men there
was a White House hostess who
would not serve liquor at State din
ners, no matter who was there.
Many foreign ambassadors wrote
home contemptuously about it; but
she stood to her convictions. Not
many have courage of that sort.
Loneliness
Dare to be a Daniel, dare to
stand alonel" is easy to sing, hard
to do. The sheer weight of num-
bers overpowers people. They will
climb aboard any bandWagon if it
looks crowded; they will not VEN
ture into heavenly chariot if they
have to ride alone. 1t takes little
moral courage to stand up and be
counted with a minority. 1t takes
a great deal more to stand up and
be counted THE minority of One.
But such courage is possible. Dan
iel showed it; he showed that his
moral courage was matched by his
physical courage. And after all, he
was not in the minority after all.
God was on his side, or rather he
was on Gods side: and that made
the difference. Many a time a good
cause has been lost not by weak
ness but by coWardice; but on the
other hand good causes have been
saved by men who believed in
their rightness so deeply that rath-
er than deny their faith, they
would be buried alive in loneliness.
Biased on outlines copyrighted by the
Division of Christian Education, Ma
tionaI Council of the Churches of Christ .
in the L. $. A. Released by Community
Press Service.)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11

Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ford Upole were Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
| Miller, Washington, ID. c. Other
Sunday dinner guests were Miss
Carol Wiley and Walter Killius, Of
Springs, Pa Evening callers were
MIR and Mrs Sam Yoder and fam
lily, Springs, Pa.
Miss Dolores Frazee is spending
a week in Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. Elmer Goehringer, of Fort
Lauderdale, Fla, is spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs Sherman
FraZee.
Miss Mona Lea Collier, student
nurse at Memorial hospital, Cum
berland, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Collier.
Saturday evening dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Collier were
Mrs. William Speicher, Miss Kath-
ryn Speicher, Mrs. Ella Collier,
Mrs. Daisy Grant, Miss Edith Mer-
key and Miss Mary Scruggs.
The Young People of the Church
of the Brethren enjoyed hay ride
last Friday evening. The ride
terminated at the Howard Schloss-
nagle farm where a wiener roast
and camp fire service concluded
the evenings activities Miss Kath-
ryn Speicher is the counsellor for
the group.
Wayne FratZ, of Fort Jackson, S.
c.. is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Fratz.
Sunday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs Donald Fratz were Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Bishoff, daughter
Anita and her little friend.
Mrs. Clayton Speicher enter
tanned with luncheon at her home
on Friday. Guests were Mrs. Nellie
Rodgers, Mrs. William Speicher,
Miss Kathryn Speicher, Miss Edith
Merkey, Miss Mary Scruggs, daugh-
ter Mary Ellen and son Tommy.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Allan Hanft
have returned to their home in
Fort Knox, KY, after visit here
with their parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Deleon Rush and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hanft
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Miller were
Sunday evening guests of Mr.. and
Mrs 10y Miller, at Jennings.
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Davis and
family have returned from visit
with home folks in huntsville, W
Va.
Rev. and Mrs Roy Kreimes and
family have moved to Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, where they expect to make
their future home.
Miss Edith Merkey, of Cloud
Chief, Oklahoma, ana Miss Mary
Scruggs, of North Carolina, were
house guests of Rev and Mrs. Con-
nell CLANCY, while they were di-
rectors of the vacation Bible school
at the Oak Grove Church of the
Brethren at McHenry.
Rev Cornell CLANCY attended
the Regional Conference of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Heel


Did you ever feel like a heel
after speaking too quickly? | sup
pose none Of us escapes that SEN
sation If only we could learn to
hold our fire, the kinks provoking
the situation would come out all
right
De Quincy, the English author,
suffered one of his frequent sick
spells while riding in 18th century
public coach. II left HIM weak and
weary and he fell asleep, lurching
against the passenger sitting next
to him The passenger was so en-
ragged at such apparent affrontery
that he shook De Quincy violent
ly. aWoke him. and in a surly voice
told him to stay over on his own
side. The author apologized and
said that he wasn't feeling very
well, but that he'd try very hard
to stay awake.
The passenger, Inundated by his
hasty outburst, said to himself: Il
talked too fast" When DeQuincey
fell asleep again, against all efforts
not to do So the man put his arm
around the author comfortably and
tenderly. He had promised he
would never speak so hurriedly
again.
Put some store by that old PROV
erb make haste slowly when
tempted to talk too fast. Then
you'll not need to feel like a heel,
the word that can change your life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
RidicuIe

Florence Emory is spending this
week at Camp Gailee. near Terra
Alta, W. Va.
Pvt. William L. Emory, who is
now stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va,
spent the weekend with his par
entS here.
A severe electrical storm which
passed over this section on Friday
of last week blew down a silo and
demolished a hay loading machine
on the Irwin Yoder farm, and did
some ether slight damage at other
points
Committees are busy making
preparations for the Community
picnic to be held in Brenneman's
grove near here in the near future,
the date of which event will be
published later.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Standing Alone
Lesson for August Ia, 1855

THEN what? What happens
L next? What is going to happen
to me if l don't do what you want?
What does cor else" mean? If
the person who asks such questions
doesn't get answers he likes, but
goes right on in his determined
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11

visitors in this village.
Walter Bethel. of Canton, Ohio,
and Mrs. Minttie Schaeffer, Grants
vile, we're business callers here
last Friday
Misses Kathleen Emory. r. Judy
Bucket and Mary Glotfelty are
spending this week at College Park,
attending Four-H course of in
struction
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
BIT1'INGER

The Schrock family annual re-
union will be held in Brenneman
grove, about one and one-half miles
south of this village.
Howard Metz, of Cresaptown, Wis
tied friends here one day last week
William Winterberg and Henry
burst, Grantsville, were recent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
Accident Personals

Church of the Brethren at Bridge
water College, BridgeWater, Va.
Mrs. Margaret CLANCY and Miss
Rose Lee CLANCY spent week at
Camp Galilee, Terra Alta. w Va,
where they were counsellors for
Junior Camp.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11

way, we say he is
brave. If a m an
does what he does
when everybody
else is doing it.
when he gets well
paid for it. praised
and rewarded, we
do not all tn a t
brave. But when a
man does what he
f..--...s..~ ...-As
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11

The New York Daily News 81
that the criticism of it by the c.
munist party newspaper Pravd;l
Moscow is "a signal honor"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL MIS-

TNO 9 , NV ETToOOTNL WIZ
SlONS, Robert X. Hemphill, CA,
minister Tenth Sunday after Trini-
ty Our Fathers House, Altamont-
II a. m, Holy Communion and adj
dress by the Rev George +. Pack
ard, st. PauPs, Swanton-11 a m,
Worship Theme: The Value of
Real Worship" 200 p m, Sunday
School. st. Johns, Deer Park
1915 p. m, Church School. 1880 p.
m. Worship. Monday, Boy Scouts
meet at church at 8 a. m. prepare
tory to leaving for Oakland camp,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
BlTTlNcER EV. LUTHERAN

PARISH, Rev James NJ Allan,
pastor. Zion, .Tennings-9.30 m
Service. Sermon: The Golden
Rule" 10:45 a m, Sunday Church
School. Emmanuel, Bittinger-9:3O
a m, Sunday Church School. 1O:45
a. m. Service. Sermon: The Golden
Rule" ST. Johns, Meadow Noun
tamil a. m, Sunday School. II
noon, Service. Sermon: The
Golden Rule"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11
MT. LAKE PARK E. U. B., Rev

MT. LAKE PARK E. U. g., Rev.
Blair Burr, pastor First Sunday:
Paradise, 10 a. m; McHenry, IL a.
m; Loeb Lynn, 7:30 p. m. Second
Sunday: Loeb Lynn, II a. M; Para
disc, 7:30 p m. Third Sunday: Para
disc, 10 a. m; McHenrY, II a. m;
Loeb Lynn, 7:30 p m. Fourth Sum
day, Loeb Lynn, II a. m; McHenrY,
7:30 p. m. Fifth Sunday: No preach
ing services. +
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-11

UNITED PENTECOsTAL, Oak
land. Rev. B. r. Wendell, pastor
10 a m, Sunday School. 500 p. m,
Evangelistic service. Tuesday, 8 p.
m, Young Peoples service. Thurs
day, p. m, Bible study.