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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03

remainder was financed from the
general fund.
Total general fund receipts for the
year amounted to $48, ,14O.92, and ex-
penditures were $38,63476, a condi.
ton which remedied a depleted gen
eral fund existing at the start of 1854
when new council took office.
Maple Grove cemetery expenditures
for the year amounting to $2,731
were slightly in excess of receipts
totalling $2,598.48, according to the
report.
Police protection cost the town
$8,640 for the year and total of
$1,861 was paid to firemen. Execu-
tive salaries and office supplies for
the mayor, clerk and treasurer took a
total of s1,75s, and $726 was spent
for municipal council.
Receipts from sewer rental charges
for operation of the sewage disposal
plant amounted to $20,037, and total
expense of operation reached a figure
of $15,5O5.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03

Miss Dorothy Anderson, who rs
flight instructor at the Bluffton Air
port has pioneered the way for local
women in the air, recently became
the first woman of this vicinity to
receive an amateur radio operators
license.
The Orange township woman was
notified a week ago that she had
passed the examination she took in
Columbus on January 26. Her license
qualities her to transmit in either
voice or CW-code.
Dottie operates the 25-watt station
she constructed herself at the airport
as a novice. Under the call letters
WN80VV, she has contacted other
"Hams" within a radius of 1900
miles.
Since September of 1853 Buttons
"YL"-young lady operator in the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
To Honor Founder
Of Girl Scouts
At Tea On Sunday

Members of the Brownies and
Girl Scouts and their mothers will
attend the annual Juliette Low Tea
at the high school auditorium Sun
day at 2 p. m. in honor of the foun-
der of the Girl Scout movement in
the United States.
At that time birthday" penny
collection will be taken for the
World Friendship Fund.
In commemoration of Girl Scout
Week next week the Girl Scouts are
planning to attend church in a
group. Brownies will attend the
church of their choice.
Mrs. Paul Stauffer, chairman of
the annual cookie sale, will meet
with her committee Friday afternoon
at 2 in the Girl Scout room of the
high school. The committee makes
arrangements for the sale which will
begin Monday.
Troop chairmen of the committee
are Mrs. Leonard McIntire, Mrs,
Eugene Benroth, Mrs. Clair Bucher,
Mrs. Wilford Gratz, Mrs. Paul Cred
ing, Mrs. Reuben Short and Mrs,
Gerald Craw6a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
Scientist Speaks
On Lecture Series
Monday At College

Science and Human Values" will
be the topic of DR.. Edward C. Fuller,
scientist and lecturer, who will speak
at the Bluffton College Lecture Series
program in Ramseyer Chapel on Mon
day, March z, at 7:30 p. m. DR.. Fuller
will also be guest on the campus on
March 7 and 8.
DR.. Fuller, at present chairman OF
the chemistry department at Beloit
College, holds the conviction that edu-
cation in science is vital need OF
all students today. AS an administra-
tive aide in the Manhattan District
atom bomb project, DR.. Fuller is ade-
ouately fitted to discuss "the life
giving good and death-dealing destruc-
ton within every great invention"
He holds the B. S. degree from
Montana State College, where ne
taught for several years, and the Ph'
d. degree from Columbia University
where he also taught for three years
before he was made a University
Fellow for chemical research.
After serving as president of Bard
College for several years, DR.. Fuller
returned to the classroom because OF
his desire to do his part toward pro-
noting integrated teaching of the nat
ural sciences and the development OF
new approaches to science education
which our times demand.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
Landscape Expert
Completes Plan For
Memorial Home
Committee Meeting Saturday
With Detroit Man; VIII
Coordinate Volunteer Work

Landscaping plans for the Men
MONTE Memorial home prepared BY
Hrand Hampikian, widely known De-
troit landscape architect, will be
presented at luncheon meeting of
the homes landscaping committee
and trustees in the Walnut Grill Sat
urday at 1890 pm.
Kermit Herr, chairman of the
landscaping committee, said that Mr..
Hampikian's plan will provide a long
range program of planting which will
probably take several years to COM
plete. Under it, work of numerous
volunteer church groups will be CO
ordinated, each assuming responsible
ity for a certain phase of the overall
program.
At the Saturday meeting, it is
hoped that tasks may be assigned
for sowing the lawn, planting individ-
ual trees and shrubs or groups Of
paintings. The program viii be timed
so that paintings will be made at the
proper time of spring, summer and
fall.
Following the luncheon meeting
Saturday at the Walnut Grill, the
group will adjourn to the Mennonite
Memorial Home where they will &c
over the grounds with the landscape
expert and compare his drawings
with the actual site
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Explorer Scouts Plan
Scrap Metal Drive Sat.

Explorer Scout Post Sc, Bluffton,
will conduct scrap metal drive Sat-
urday as a means of h5olstering the
Pack treasury for the big trip to
Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico
this summer.
Residents of town are asked to
place scrap iron and other metal at
the curb in front of their homes by
$3.50 a. m. Saturday. The Explorers
will pick it up by truck. Stops will
be made in the rural sections upon
call. Farmers having metal they
wish to contribute are asked to call
424-W or 470-T.
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Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Falk, Bluffton
a boy, Michael Dean, born last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Miller, Mt
Cory, a girl, Susan Jean, born last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wright, Ar
lington, a girl, Nancy Lou, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mericle, Bluff
ton, boy, Steven Michael, born
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Kindle, Ada
girl, Patricia Jean, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Searfoss, Ar
lngton, a boy, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Badertscher
Bluffton, a girl, Mona Sue, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlin Weber, Airing
ton, girl, Barbara Ann, born Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. D. Paul, Lima,
boy, William Dean II, born Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. William B. Millberg,
Cleveland, a daughter, Constance
Marie, born Monday, March /. Mrs.
Millberg is the former Janice Murray,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron B.
Murray.
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Farm Classes To
Discuss Foliage
Feeding Methods

Members of the Buffton and Col
umbus Grove Adult Farmers classes
will hold joint meeting next Wednes-
day at 8 pm. in the Vocational Agri-
cultural room at the Columbus Grove
high school it has been announced by
Lorain Basinger, agriculture instruc-
tor at the high school.
Topic for the meeting will be "FOa-
age Feeding and Weed Control With
Dust" Because there is some con-
troversy on this subject the meeting
should prove beneficial and clear up
many of the questions on the subject.
All farmers in the area of Bluffton
and Columbus Grove are invited to be
on hand for the meeting. A tour of
Groves new Agriculture department
is being planned in connection with
the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
Don Ream To Head
Annual Cleanup
Drive This Year
Committee Will Announce
Dates For Community Wide
Event Next Week

Don Ream, former Bluffton
Councilman, has been named this
week by the Bluffton Businessmen's
association to head the annual spring
Cleanup, Paint-Up, Fix-Up, Light
Up and Plant-Up Week in this COM
munity.
Ream, who assisted Robert Nonna-
maker with the drive last year, is
being assisted by Fred Nivison and
Dewitt Knight of the K. and N.
Plumbing and Heating firm.
Five additional men to head up
each division of the campaign will be
announced next week, Mr.. Ream said
A meeting of the entire committee
will then be called to set dates for the
Community-W spring house
cleaning.
In other action, the Businessmen's
association approved plans for con-
Quoting a survey of the towns trad
ing area. Funds were appropriated
to prepare a map of an area within
12-mile radius of Bluffton on which
participating business firms will plot
the location of their customers.
DIR. Howard Raids Bluffton college
class in marketing will assist with
the survey and in the preparation of
master map on which the towns
trade area will be plotted from in
formation gathered from the maps of
the individual firms.
Purpose of the study will be to
show where most of the towns retail
trade originates, and where it can
best be further developed.
Copies of the map, which will in
clude parts of the four counties sur
rounding Bluffton, will be made avail
able for other uses also.
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Businessmen's association last We'd
nesday evening disclosed that work
on the shelter house may get under
way soon. 1t was reported that the
Sportsmen's club would like to erect
the roof for the shelter so that it
could be used for the opening of the
annual Trout Derby at the lake en-
May /.
E. S. Miller, proprietor of Miller
Buick Sales and Service, has been
named to head the building commit
tee and get the work underway for
the Sportsmen's club.
Plans for the project are TO be sub
,rlitted to the Village Parks and
Recreation Commission for approval
as quickly as possible, Mr.. Miller
said. He reported that the organiza-
ton already has 1,500 in the treas
ury earmarked for the project.
Volunteer labor will probably be
sought to raise the shelter house roSf,
and donations of materials and equip
ment to do the job will be asked.
After the roof is constructed, the
club plans to later provide concrete
floor, fireplace, and eventually enclose
a room at one end which could be
used for club meetings the year
around.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
Union Services
Scheduled Through
Lenten Season a
Pre-Easter Program Or
Community Worship DffSre
By Ministerial AsS'nM v

Preparing the way for CAristiAI
ity's most important obseNanceS.
Good Friday and Easter Sunday, a
series of six Sunday evening LApten
services were opened this week Under
the Sponsorship of the Bluffton
Ministerial association.
Theme of the series which began
Sunday evening in the First Mennon-
ite church is "The Mission of Our
Lord" The Rev. V. C. Oppermam
was the speaker for the first service
Sunday having as his topic, "Christ's
Mission For God"
The Rev. William Keeney of Bluff
ton college, will speak this Sunday
evening in the Evangelical and Re-
formed church on "Christ's Mission
for His Disciples"
On Sunday, March 13, the Rev.
Alvin ]. Beachy will speak on
"Christ's Mission for Unity" in q
service at the Methodist church.
"Christ's Mission for the World
will be the subject of the Rev. Robert
Kings sermon on March 20 in the
First Presbyterian church.
The Rev. Victor Monk will be in
charge of the March 81 service in the
First Mennonite church. His topic
will be "Christ's Mission through the
Church.
Final service of the series will be
prepared by the Rev. Leonard w. Nc
Intire on the subject, "Christ's Mis-
sion Fulfilled" The service will be
held in st. Johns E & r church.
The series will eliminate with the
traditional Good Friday union service
in the First Presbyterian church
from l to $3.50 p. m. and an Easter
Sunrise Service sponsored by the
Bluffton Youth Federation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
Plan Flight Breakfast
Trout Derby Morning

Spectators at this years Bluffton
Trout Derby are in for an added treat
= breakfast and all. The Bluffton
Sky Pirates, an organization of area
aircraft pilots, will hold one of their
popular breakfast flights at the local
airport May l for the opener of the
annual fishing spectacle.
In addition to witnessing or partici-
pating in the fishing derby the public
is invited to the airport for break
fast of ham and eggs to be held in
the wooded area at the west end of
the air field. At the same time they
can witness the arrival of nearly 125
various types and models of aircraft
which are expected to converge on the
port during the breakfast flight.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
AUiatrir First Local Woman
To Become Radio "Hnnl

amateurs jargon-has been operat-
ing her transmitter. She estimates
she has contacted approximately 100
different stations in Eastern U. S.
and Canada. She operates on the 30
meter band.
But of approximately 100 radio
contacts, only four others have been
women operators.
The hobby attracts persons of all
ages from e9 years downward to II,
and Bluffton has its share of
amateurs, most, of whom are mem
bers of the Bluffton Amateur Radio
club.
Included on the club roster are
Ropp Triplett, Robert Benroth, Ralf
Steiner, Ronald Anderson, Lloyd
Brauen, Dave Smucker, and George
Carmack. Melvin Ginrich and John
Rogers, students at Bluffton college
are also amateur radio operators.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03

154S WHeu GOacn DWlBnL DllIef
high-fying crew dropped a 1881 de-
cision to Bremen in the Semi-finals
of the state tournament at Spring
field. Since that time the Pirates
have not advanced beyond the
quarter-finals of the Exempted Viii
lage and Parochial tourney.
And now the path to Columbus
looms steep ahead, and rocky at the
very outset, to say the least.
Willshire's Wildcats are ranked
fourth in the state among Class B
schools. They not only sport a 22-0
record, one of the best in Ohio, but
also have Gary Kesler, a six-eight
giant, at the pivot spot. Kesler aver
aged almost % points a game during
the regular season and the Pirates
will undoubtedly have their hands
fun with this big boy. But the club
is better balanced than most schools
which have tall boy.
Coach Joe Harris club earned a
trip to the District tournament by
defeating Delphos jefferson 74-70 in
the semi-finals of the Non-County
tournament last week at Celina. They
lost in the tourney finals to Lima st.
Rose 50-47 Saturday night but joined
the Cardinals and Coldwater's Cav
alters as the three representatives to
the district meet.
Coach Harris club will have dis
tipct advantage over Wiltshire in
several respects, however. They
have played a definitely tougher
schedule and have played on much
larger floors than the Wildcats. This
latter fact could be a strong point in
the Pirates favor as Wiltshire may
find the going rougher on the spa
cious Celina court. In their only real
test Wiltshire edged Blue Creek 81
79.
Then, too, the Pirates faced an
other scoring whiz when they met
the Bellefontaine Chieftains' Ray
George. The Chiefs had been un-
beaten in 10 contests and George was
averaging nearly 27 points per con-
test. They shackled him with but II
points, most of which came in the last
few minutes of the game, and hand
ed the Logan county crew their first
loss.
Making up the tournament field in
addition to the Pirates, st. Rose and
Coldwater will be Alger, New Knox
vile, Blue Creek, Convoy Union, La
fayette, Spencerville, Waynesfeld, St.
Henry, Celina ICHS and Wiltshire.
Wiltshire with 22-0, Blue Creek, 81
/, Lima St. Rose, 21-2, St. Henry, 49,
4, and Coldwater, 1876, show the best
records of the 13-team field.
Tickets for tonight's game are on
sale at the high school, Rexall Drug
Store and Urich's Market. They will
sell for Toe for adult and 40c for stu
dents if bought in advance. All
tickets at the gate will be 75c.
Advance tickets must be purchased
by noon today.
Bluffton fans going to the game
are advised to leave early because of
the heavy crowd expected to be on
hand. Wiltshire, Waynesfeld and st.
Henry, all of whom are on tonight's
card, are but short distances from
Celina,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
College To Be Host
To Local Teachers

Bluffton grade school and high
school faculty members will be guests
of the Bluffton College faculty at
the DIR. Edward C. Fuller lecture in
Ramseyer Chapel on Monday, March
z, at 1880 pm. After the lecture
the college faculty will entertain the
grade school and high school teachers
at faculty club meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03

While the sale of auto tags was
higher here on opening day than for
the past several years there was only
one set of motorcycle tags sold and
but a few truck applications received.
Applications for truck licenses will
be taken for the first fifteen days
after which they must be sent to
Columbus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03

Booster committee. Mrs. Dave
Smucker and Joseph Urich of
BlufftOn are other members of
the committee.
Mrs. p. w. Stauffer is program
chairman for the dinner. Mrs
Herman Hilty is in charge of
ticket sales, Miss Edith Am
stutz is in charge of decorations
and Mrs. Meta Dean Is In charge
of the banquet preparations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
Set Quota For
TOJUn's Red Cross
DriUe At $1,000

BlufftOn's quota in the 1855
American Red Cross fund drive
which will be conducted this
month will be $1,000, just $50
more than was raised in last
years membership campaign,
Chairman Edwin Rice announced
this week.
Assisting Ric as zone chair
men will be RObet McCune, Dale
Reichenbach, Hard Balmer and
MOrrfA Triplett.
Members of tho American
Legion auxiliary have, again Of
Tered to enduct hOuse-to-house
Solicitation aurfng concentrated
orSe-week dave from Monday,
Matth 13 through Friday, March
! 1S.
Mr.. Rice said that everyone
contributing 81 or more to the
fund drive is issued a member
ship in the American Red Cross.
Contributions may be left at tie
Rice Qfy Goods sRre anytime
during the month. Nv
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
Director Office Of Defense Mobilization
To Speak Here At College Booster Dinner

DR.. Arthur Fleming, president.
On-leave from Ohio Wesleyan
university, now director of the
Office of Defense Mobilization at
Washington, d. c. will be the
principal speaker at the annual
Bluffton College Booster Banquet
set for Monday, March 2S.
The announcement was made
this week by Herman Schumaeh-
er, Pandora, chairman of the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
SpOrtsmen Consider Plans
For Buckeye Lake Shelter
Work To Start Soon, If Park Commission
Approves Community Picnic Center

The construction of large picnic shelter in the Buckeye Lake
park which would be open public for family reunions and
organzaona pcncs and at the time headquarters
for the Buon Community Spormen club is being considered
it learned this week.
discussion of the project a meeting Of the BuOn
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
Pirates Face Unbeaten Wiltshire Tonight
In Opening Round OF District Tourney
Fighting Pirate Team Earns First Trip
TO District Competition In I3 Years

Buffton high schools basketball followers hoping that
the Pirates ability to advance beyond initial tournament play
the first time in Is will be good when Coach
Harris quintet meets undeeated Wiltshire at p tonight
the first round of the District Class cage tourney at Cena
The Pirates last look beyond initial tournament play was in
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part-the situation does not seem
to be improving. Even this pro-
gram, he pointed out, seems to be
begging down.
The pending $3.873,300 allot-
ted for the second year of the
program is only a bit more than
half what the school board asked
for.
School officials have not yet
Evening star., 1955-05-01

create disturbances tomorrow
and Communists took advantage
of the situation in the hope Of
fomenting riots.
Catholic leaders have dis
tributed pamphlets charging the
government intended to stir up
faxed disorders tomorrow and
blame the trouble on the church.
Government spokesmen coun-
tered with the charge the PAM
phlets were part Of an insidious
campaign to bring about violence.
Evening star., 1955-05-01

pistols, rifles and q store Of am
munition.
Two other raids yesterday
were on Catholic headquarters
in nearby towns where police ar
rested Is persons. including two
Roman Catholic priests.
The pro-government news
paper Democracia, spearheading
the governments campaign to
lessen the influence of the Cath
olic Church in Argentina, said
the Catholic groups wanted to
Evening star., 1955-05-01
Police Accuse II
OF Attempt to Stir
Riots in Arqentino

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina,
April 80 (P.-Buenos Aires pro-
vincial police have arrested II
persons on charges of distribut-
ing seditious literature and try
ing to create trouble in May Day
celebrations tomorrow.
In a raid on a house in the
suburban town or Trigre last
night, police arrested four men
and accused them of distribut-
ing Communist pamphlets. Po-
lice said they also conflscated
Evening star., 1955-05-01
Boy Scout Leader
Gets 25-Yeur Pin

A District man was feted Fri
day night for his long service to
Boy Scout troops here.
Leonard L. Sherfey Of 82l
Maryland avenue NE. was hon.
ored by parents and former
Scouts for his Is years as scout
master. He also was awarded a
25-year service pin.
A retired postal employe, Mr..
Sherfey leads Scout Troop No.
10. Oldest In the District. He also
edits a weekly paper, the Haver-
sack. on Scout activities. The
ceremonies were held in the
Ninth Street Christian Church.
332 Ninth street NE.
Evening star., 1955-05-01

made any oyertures to the Dis
trict Building about revising the
long-range plans.
District officials said when the
l0-year program was set up it
was intended to be flexible. how
ever. They also recognize that
race integration is causing
changes. The school program is
expected TO be restudied. there
fore, as soon as the city begins
looking into the 1867 budget.
This will be within the next few
months.
Evening star., 1955-05-01

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