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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
SeUen Foreign Students
Among los Be NeUcOn1ers

At least seven studesfeJ from
foreign countries will be among
the approximately los new stu
dents expected to enroll at
BIuffton college before classes
resume there, September Is.
Two of the foreign students.
Edit WoeIke and Ingrid Schultz.
have registered from Germany:
Kathleen VerhuIst viii be a new
student from the Netherlands:
Andrew Chang is enroute from
Formosa; and three win hail
from Puerto Rico, BENJAMIN Flo-
res, Hector Rodriguez and Elsa
Rodriguez. The latter two are not
related.
OF the 105 new students, IS
are expected in tf~ freshman
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01

class with the other ten trans
ferring here from ether schools.
Three additional students re-
gistering from BIuffton brings
the total from town now regist-
cred 70 IL. They are Mary Ann
Badertscher, Dean Badertscher
and Rex Alderman. Peggy Par
ish, has withdrawn her registra-
tion, and il planning to attend
school elsewhere.
Two other new students from
BIuffton will be Edward Reichen-
bach, who has taken some work
previously at &c, but who has
registered as a fulI-time student,
and the Rev. c. A. Classen, pas
tor Of the Evangelical Mennon-
ite church, who has enrolled as
a special student.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01

element ary building is being complet-
ed, Superintendent of Schools Al. B.
Murray said that. an excellent job
had been done in setting up class
rooms in every nook and corner of
the high school building.
An enrolment Of 262 students Is
expected in the upper six grades
with SS3 in the lower six, bringing
total figures to 500, highest since the
1906.
The 50 pupils who viii attend
classes in the college building will
include combination fifth and sixth
grade to be taught by Carol Sammet
Groman and the sixth grade class by
Robert Stratton. Since Mr.. Stratton
will also drive a school bus this
year, arrangements are being made
for him to transport the two class
es from the high school building to
the college campus each morning and
back in the afternoon in the bus.
Becauss. playground space is limit
ed at thAgh school, space at the
rear Of thee '.ding will be used for
recess periob Mr.. Murray said that
parking 'at the rear Of the building
would be limited to make as much
play space as possible Two pieces Of
playground equipment will be moved
up from Harmon Field.
On the first day of school classes
viii not take up until the regular
afternoon hour OF 12:40. Teachers viii
meet for orientation in the morning
at a. m.
Teacher assignments announced by
Mr.. Murray are as follows: Element
airy School-Meredith Stepleton, prin-
cipaI, first and second grade; Ruby
Murray, first grade; Sara Jane AM
stutz, third grade; jeanette Klay, Sc
cond grade; Minerva Hilty, third
grade; Adel,7 Oyer, fourth grade;
R5bert Evil, fourth grade; CIar-
ence Hooker, fifth grade; Carol
Sammet Groman, fifth and sixth
grade; Robert Stratton, sixth grade;
Darwin Luginbuhl, art.
High School-Robert Schumann,
principal, English, speech; Ocie An
derson, librarian; Lorain Basinger,
vocational agriculture; Margaret Dill
Ter, vocational home economies, Flor
ence Duffield, commercial; Wilford o.
Geiger, science; Joe L. Harris, mathe-
matics, driver education, basketball
coach; Millard Herr, science part
time; Wilbur A. Howe, English, soci-
ology, American Government; Mildred
r. Keel, Latin, English; Dean F. Kit
tie, industrial arts; Earl w. Lehman,
instrumental and vocal music; Kath-
.eryne Patterson, girls physical edu-
cation, 7th grade music; Pete Sch
midt, health, math., physical educa
tion; Theresa F. Slusser, history,
social science.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
Tractor Contest
Lasts TIL Midnite
With so Competing
BlufftOn Event Draws Fans
And Contestants From
Widespread Area

Attracting participants from as far
away as Circleville in Pickaway
county the second annual tractor
pulling contest sponsored by the
American Legion Post 382 was the
center of attraction in Bluffton Sat
urday. The event started at p. m.
and continued until midnight.
An estimated 500 spectators Wit
messed the contest in which SO trac-
tors and drivers We'd for honors in
the increasingly interesting event.
A total Of S215 -iE cash prizes and
seven trophies were awarded to the
winners. The trophies were present
ed by local merchants. Judges were
Bob Hursey, Burdell Huber and Jim
Cartwright.
Tractors were classified according
to weight. The prize winners Were.
Class A-up to 4,200 pounds: first
prize, S25 and trophy to Ivan Wilgus,
Walnut Greek; second prize, SIS,
Jack Palte, Beaverdam; third prize,
$40, Bill James, Ada; fourth prize, IS,
Ed Williams, Lafayette.
Glass B, up to $500 pounds
prizes same in each class): first
prize, Wheeler Rittinger, Circleville;
second prize Don Schilling, billiards;
third prize, Delmer Ernest, Bluffton,
fourth prize, Richard Marquart, of
Bluffton.
Class C, up to $500 pounds: first
prize, Norman Reams, Ada; second
prize, Larry Stair, Dola; third prize,
Elden Decker, Ada; fourth prize,
Tom Reynolds, Lima.
Class D, two light weight tractors
pulling on a double tree as a team:
first prize, Paul Zulf, Walnut Grove
and Clarence Schlosseer, Grove City;
second prize, Coy Wagner, Ada, and
Larry Stair, Dola; third prize, Bill
James, Ada, and Charles Ballinger,
Bluffton; fourth prize, Park Cherry,
Columbus Grove, and Don Hartman,
Jenera.
Class e, two heavier weight trac-
tors pulling together on double
tree as a team: first prize, Charles
Rittinger, Circleville and Warren
Fisher, Ada; second prize, Karl Spar,
Ada and William Margraf, Fostoria;
third prize, Charles Ballinger, Bluff
ton, and James Fetter, Ada; fourth
prize, Wheeler Rittinger, Circleville.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
FindLdy Man Named
To Be Music Staff

The appointment of David Flana-
gan, instrumental music teacher at
Findlay high school, as assistant pro-
fessor of orchestral instruments, sue
ceeding n. Laurence Burkhalter, is
the newest faculty change announced
by Bluffton college.
Burkhalter resigned his Bluffton
college post several weeks ago to
study and teach in the college of mu-
sic at Ohio State university.
1t was also announced this week
that Rev. Dale Dickey, returning to
teach dramatics and speech, will also
serve during the coming year as dean
of men.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01

ribbon and his Angus steer was
judged reserve champion. The Grand
Champ brought 1867 at the rate Of
IS cents per pound, weighing 1920
pounds.
In the dairy cattle judging Tom
Criblez, Route 2, Bluffton won the
champion award for Brown Swiss
females, and Patsy Basinger, Route
2, Bluffton, showed the champion
Jersey female. Ronald Badertscher
showed the champion Shorthorn steer
and Jim Halter had the reserve
champion Hereford.
Other winners in the dairy cattle
show were as follows: second in SEN
ior showmanship, Ronald Chidester,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Chides-
ter Of Bluffton. Winners Of Al
grades-senior heifer, Holstein, Ron
Chidester; dairy COW, Ho ostein, Larry
Zimmerly; dairy COW, atsy Basin
ger; senior dairy calf, own Swiss,
Tom Criblez.
Winners of B grades Junior dairy
calf, Holstein, Ron Chi lster: senior
dairy calf, Holstein, R Il Chidesteri
senior dairy calf, II 4 Elm, Judy
Chidester.
Winners of A grades in FLA corn
Bill Herr, Jim Matter, Roger Arnold
Richard Badertscher, Ron Moser and
Ron Chidester
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brings together some of the best
racquet swingers in the area.
Competition in both mems singles
and doubles will be on the three-day
program. Trophies to be donated by
the Bluffton Tennis Club and the
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co.
will be presented to the winner and
runner-up in each event.
Today is the final day for turning
in entries. All entries must be in
the hands of the tournament commit
tee by 6 p. m. Entry. fee is 81 and
this must be turned in along with the
entry blank to Woodrow Little, com
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
RalUsOn Man Named
Findldy College
Athletic Director

James HOudeshell who was
slated to coach football at La
fayette-JacksOn high school this
fall, has been named the new
athletic director at Findlay col
lege. The 24-year-old former
RawsOn man, will be the young
est director in the college annals.
A graduate of RawsOn high
school and Findlay college,
HoudeshelI coached the Findlay
high junior varsity gridders last
fall and the &c Junior varsity
basketeers.
Local fans will see his team,
the Findlay Oilers in action here
November 5 when they play
BlufftOn college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
Nursing School Headed By Ex-BluftOnite
Celebrates 5Oth Anniversary In Beirut

When the school of nursing at the
American university of Beirut in
Lebanon observed its golden anniver-
sary recently, graduate of Bluff
ton college and native of this COM
munity had a major role in the cele-
bration as director of the school.
Miss Elizabeth Moser, who has
headed the school for the past eight
years, is one of six nurses holding
the post since it was founded in
1905. A native of Bluffton, she was
graduated from the local school sy-
stem and from Bluffton college. She
is a sister of Ezra Moser of this
community.
Since completing her nurses train
ing at Johns Hopkins, she has follow
ed her career in many parts of the
world. The Bluffton woman has
ministered to the sick in hospitals
of Switzerland, Italy and at the
Rockefeller Foundation sponsored
hospital in Peking, China. She was
there at the time the Japanese at
tackled the city prior to the begin
ming, of World War Ii.
At Beirut she is nok in charge of
training nurses who serve in many
parts of the world. Since the school
was founded under the direction of
Jane Van Zandt, SAT nurses have
been graduated. They came from 26
different countries and are now
holding positions of leadership in the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
Legion Auxiliary
Conference Planned
Here September 13

The Bluffton unit, American Le-
gion Auxiliary, will be host to the fall
conference of the second Ohio district
on September 13, it was announced
this week by Mrs. Coda Wiess, pres
ident of the Bluffton group.
The meeting will be conducted by
Mrs. H. Denton Stieg of Bellefon-
tame, district president. Mrs. Lee
Moore will be the guest speaker.
Local members making up the
luncheon committee include Marie
Stonehill, Harriet Stonehill, Marga-
ret Turner and Geneva Rammel.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
Returns From Trip
To PIT. BdrrOIU, Alaska

Having just returned this summer
from trip to Point Barrow, Alaska,
northern outpost of the continent, r.
w. Augsburger of Lima, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Med Murray, Bluffton.
Augsburger's trip took him through
western Canada, into Alaska to the
Arctic ocean. On his return trip, he
visited Mrs. Murray's grandson, John
r. Maus and family in Seattle,
Wash, and spent several days in
Omaha with the Kenneth zuercher
family. Mrs. zuercher is the former
Maxine Neuenschwander.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Wolford, Je-
nera, a boy, Ronald Ray, born last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Heldman, Mt.
Cory, girl, Kathleen Ann, born Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spitsnaugle,
McComb, boy, James Gilbert, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olan Herr, Columbus
Grove, a boy, Douglas Kim, born Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Nemire,
Leipsic, a boy, David Lee, born Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Abbott, Nc
Comb, a boy, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Brauen (Es-
ther LugibuhD, Bluffton, boy, born
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merlyn Kruse (Bon-
ME Grismore), Woodville, Ohio, a
girl, Diane Kaye, born August 25 at
st. Charles hospital, Toledo, Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01

mittee chairman.
Both the winners and the runners
up in the 1854 tournament are ex-
pected to be on hand to defend their
titles. Nate Ganger copped the sing
les crown and Tom Fogt, Sidney,
1853 winner, was the runner-up. The
doubles winners, Little and Dale
Dickey, will again defend their lau-
rels and should receive their stiff
est competition from last seasons
runners-up, Ganger and Norman
Triplett.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01

countries of the Middle East, Europe,
Argentina, Australia, Canada, and
America.
At first students had only a few
hours of formal classes. In 1880, 25
years ago, there were $50 hours re-
quired, but under Miss Moser's direc-
torship there are over 1900 hours of
formal classes and laboratory each
student must attend during her four
years of training.
The former Bluffton woman now
has a staff of 13 supervisors, assist
ants and instructors at the school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
Murray Attends
Columbus Meeting

A. B. Murray, superintendent of
Bluffton schools, attended a state
meeting of school superintendents
Tuesday in Columbus. The meeting,
called by DR.. r. M. Eyman, state di-
rector of education, discussed recently
adopted new legislation affecting the
schools.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
Hancock County Fair Opens Labor Day
With Fun-Packed FOur-Day ProgramAhead

and massed band concert, and Thurs
day-tractor pulling contest.
Judging in the Junior Fair class
and the open class will be held Mon
day from l to p. m. and Tuesday
and Wednesday from a. m. to 5
p. m.
School Day will be held with all
Hancock county schools closing to
permit students to attend the fair.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
Western Ohio Tennis Tourney Opens
On BIufton Courts This Saturday

large number of tennis players are expected to be on
hand this weekend when the sixth annual Western Ohio Tennis
tournament gets underway at the City Tennis Club courts
Saturday and concludes Labor Day.
Last year 80 netters took part in the annual event
which sponsored by the Buon Tennis Club The tournament
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01

'S$J VIZ NJ RS~S0 WSsO tAe$AAAA
In a letter to village council, Mr..
Neidhardt said that any widening of
the highway at the Bentley road in
tersection, called death trap earlier
by council, would have to wait "until
such time that U. S. 25 traffic in
creases sufficiently to justify the ad-
ditional pair of lanes foD the full dis
tance of the Bluffton Bypass"
The division Engineers letter was
in reply to the urging of the Bluff
ton council that the Route 25 by
pass be Immediately widened to four
lanes at the Bentley road intersec-
tion similar to the type of construc-
tion used on Route 81, between
Marysville and Columbus at the in
tersection with the road leading to
Plain City.
prior to our designing any of
these intersections traffic count
was taken and an estimated turning
1flONGtIlGnL AACoO bdA
movements are usually based on data
obtained by observing the turning
movements on similar projects al
ready in operation. Traffic counts
available at the time the design fea-
lures for this highway were being
determined indicated that there would
be fair amount of traffic, ICON
sisting chiefly of Bluffton residents,
deliveries to Bluffton and salesmen)
which would desire entry to Bluff
ton from the south.
"This traffic was provided for by
extending the four lane pavement
past the Phillips road which in turn
connects with old U. S. 25 just south
of Gratz Crossing This, in our opin-
ion, was and still is the best and
closest access to Bluffton, for the
drivers who know where Bluffton is
and is also the route which they had
always used.
"This route provides wider road,
better pavement, than that on
Bentley road and the N. Y. Chi. &
st. l.. Railroad crossing is protect
ed by flasher lights" the letter
stated.
g. 1t is our opinion that use of
the Phillips road intersection by
drivers who live in Bluffton or know
where they are going in Bluffton,
will not only provide better and
safer route for them but will also
reduce the left turn movement at
Bentley road to point that is about
equal to that on any of the other
roads along the route" it concluded.
Mr.. Neidhardt, replying to other
suggestions of the letter from coun-
Gil said: ~~ ~.
"While this is the first communi-
cation we have received from your
body as to your safety suggestions,
we did advise Mr.. Paul Diller, high
ways committee chairman of the
Bluffton Business Mems association
that we would have no objections to
overhead illumination of this inter-
section if and when the village saw
fit to properly install and maintain
same.
Neither would we have any OBJ
lection to the proposed Railroad
Flasher signals, however, that is a
matter requiring Federal and Rail-
road company approval.
"Our traffic department has or
dered directional signs which will be
installed at the following locations
as soon as received:
/. Intersection of Phillips road and
relocated U. S. 25. 2. Intersection of
Bentley road and relocated U. S. %.
8. Intersection of S. R. 103 and re-
located u. S. 25. a. Intersection of
old U. S. 25 and relocated U. S. 25
north of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
TRIPLETTS FINISH THIRD

The Triplett Softball team finished
third in the invitational tournament
at Venedocia Tuesday evening after
dropping an 8 to l decision to Lima
City Loan in the semi-finals. A de-
fault in the playoffs by the semi
finals losers gave the Bluffton team
third place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
CARRIAGE COLLECTION TUES.

Because of the Labor Day holiday
Monday, the regular village garbage
collection will be made on Tuesday,
Street Commissioner Lee Coon has
announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
Local Farm Youths Show Grand Champion
And Other Blue Ribbon Cattle At Fair

Buffon and Beayerdam Al and FLA youngsters made an
outstanding showing the dairy and beef cattle Junior Fair
events last "Wednesday and Thursday at the Allen County Fair
with Beaverdam youths winning the grand champion
and champion awards
Terry Mlers Hereford steer took the grand cbamnon
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
School Bells Ring Tuesday
For BIuftOn Children
High School Bldg. To House 536 Pupils,
OUerGOU Assigned TO College Building

approximately 536 pupils will be packed the Blffon
high school building next Tuesday afternoon when school s re-
sumed minus an elementary school building an overflow of
about So fifth and sixth graders will begin year in Temporary
quarters at Science HI H. Bluffton college.
But while conditions will be crowded for year while the new
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-01
Widening OF Bentley Road Intersection
"Out" For Present, Council Advised
Safer Phillips Rd. Turmoil Designed
For BluftOn, HighUGy Engineer Says

Suggesting for saetys sake that Bufon motorists
the Phillips road turmoil from u S. Route 25 nearly three miles
south of town rather than the Bentley road access less than
block outside the corporation limits W. Neidhardt engineer
of the state highway department told Buon council that is
the way the bypass was planned.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
LITER May Share
In $500, 1000 Trust

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio, July
R.-A convict serving a life
term in the West Virginia Peni-
tentiary may be heir to share
of a $500,000 trust fund left by
his sister.
He is William Ellis, 40, whose
sister, Mrs. Helen E. Roy, for
merly from this area. died in
Victorville. Calf. in 1850. and
left her $500.000 estate in trust
to her husband, John. He died
last month.
Robert Ellis, 80, Union Town
ship clerk, and Carroll Ellis. %,
a truck driver, nephews of the
Roys, are leaving their Chesa-
peake home Friday for Califor-
mia to claim a share in the trust
fund.
William Ellis won't be able
to make any direct overtures
like this.
Other apparent heirs to the
trust include Mrs. Roy's sister,
Mrs. Tennessee Christian, Route
!, Chesapeake, and two other
brothers. Roy Ellis, SIS, of near
Greasy Ridge. Ohio. and Pete
Ellis. IS. of near Ironton.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
Sweet Tooth Whettinq
Stepped Up in India

Children of India are not
sweet-toothed enough. This is
"the most important problem Of
the hour" to the Confectionery
Manufacturers Association which
has demanded suitable assist
ance" from the government in
New Delhi.
Suitable aid includes the re-
fund of the excise duty and
cane tax on sugar and the ban
ming Of foreign candy.
Evening star., 1955-07-06

teen smaller companies are still
operating.
In addition to members of the
Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers
Union, 81 locals of II different
unions also are on strike.
Mine-Mill is demanding a 20
centS-an-hour wage increase,
plus layoff pay assuring a work
er of at least $50 weekly income.
Industry offers of pay increases
have been from 2 to IL cents
an hour. Average pay scales
now are $14.87-15.77 for an g.
hour shift for underground min
ers and $13.64-14.40 for laborers.
Mine-Mill was thrown out of
the CIO in 1850 on charges its
leaders were Communist-domi-
mated.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
Ry ANnREW NAHAS

IN A U. s. NAVY PLANE
OVER Mt. ETNA. Sicily. July 6
R.-A little crater inside the
big one glows dark red. then
every 8 or 10 minutes pops like
q chestnut on a hot fire.
Flames and chunks of molten
rock spout up 100 feet or more.
Those are the fireworks from
Mt. Etna. which for five nights
have been visible for 80 miles or
more along the east coast of
Sicily.
1t is the most activity Europe's
highest volcano has shown for
four years. But looking into the
crates from only 500 feet away,
there is no sign that a major
eruption has begun.
A United States Navy RAD
two-engine plane was -piloted
over tn ecTater by John higgins,
Bluefield, w. Va, an aviation
chief machinists mate. The CO.
pilot was 1t. Q.g) r. M. Big
genho, Verona, Pa.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
Army Shifts
Press Chief

Mai. Gem Gilman C. Mungett.
Army information chief. today
was reassigned as commanding
general Of Fort Ord. Calf. and
the 9Th Infantry Division sta
toned there.
No successor to Gen. Mudgett
was named. However, Defense
Secretary Wilson has asked the
armed services to review their
whole public information setup
and consider the possibility Of
appointing civilians as directors.
The Army has completed its re-
view and Mr.. Wilson has ap-
proved its proposed system.
1t was learned that Lloyd
Lehrbas. former Associated Press
staff writer and special assistant
to Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway,
former chief of staff, had been
suggested and was with Gen.
Ridgway when he was COM
mander Of NATO forces in
Europe.
Gen. Mudgett will succeed Mai.
Gen. Edwin K. Wright in early
September. He is a native of
Valley City, N. OAK, and a 1922
West Point graduate.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
SICK MARINER PREFERS DEATH
AT SEA, SAILS INTO ATLANTIC

CoWES Isle of Wight R.-Asker Kure Danish
captain who prefers death the briny deep TO
nvads life land sailed slowly westward to the Atlantic
today what he expects to be his last voyage
The 55-year-old captain has heart ailment His
doctors warned him he would not survive the rgors Of
long journey his 65-oot ketch while he might live many
years landsman But he set out two months from
Svendborg Denmark to sail around the world In activity
ashore not for him. he said.
His only companions Richard Newick %. Of Eurake,
Calif boat builder serving Grew" until the ketch
reaches United States port and cocker spaniel named
Columbus.
Mr.. Kure hopes to find another adventurer in the
United States willing to sail with a doomed captain.
He calculates that his round -the-word voyage-shoud
he live through twill take about five years
"H have to die want to do it the sea which
love-" he said here Monday.
His wife and four children in Denmark well pro-
vided for and ympathize with him, Mr. Kme said.