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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-29
Mainly Personal

the three-mile stretch covered by
the Baker observation, 10 cater
pillars were see9 crossing from
southeast to northwest, while nine
others were crossing from north
west to southeast.
Perhaps" said Mr.. Baker, at only
indicates th5t caterpillar, where
ever he is,/ feels that the grass is
greener i9Ithe next field"
THE/GREYHOUND NEWS, en-
ploySN publication of the nationwide
bqTcompany, in its August issue de-
voted full page and half to a
spread on the Bluffton College Yes
per Choir and the part one of their
drivers has played in its tours of the
past quarter century.
The magazine carries pictures of
the choir and it's former director,
Russell A. Lantz and Mrs. Lantz
with Doctor" WINS w. Mercer, the
driver. Mercer earned the honorary
! degree of doctor of Driving" last
summer when it was conferred upon
him by the men and women of the
choir at Smithville, Ohio.
A reproduction of the degree
certificate is carried in the maga-
zine. 1t was prepared by Mrs.
Lantz, former art teacher, and
signed by Prof. Lantz and the
entire choir.
The article recalls that the associa-
ton between Mr.. Mercer and the
Vesper Choir began in 1929 when the
driver, then associated with another
Ohio bus company, rescued the mem
bers of the choir when their bus be-
came mired in snow bank on US
Route 25. From that time on he has
driven the choir many miles through
the U. S. and Canada on their an
nual tours.
And while doctor" Mercel
has won a place in the hearts of the
Bluffton choir, he has his own ex
pressions of affection for the officials
and students at the college.
'They always are the finest,
best behaved bunch of young men
and women you could possibly
find" Mercer said. 81 have enjoy
ed every minute of the concert
tours over the past rs years."
BlufftOn residents will recall
the drivers introduction this
spring when Prof. Lantz bowed
off as the choir director.
|
WE'VE BEEN LISTENING witt
both ears cooked for some of tn,
high school jive talk you read 81
much about in the national maga
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-29

in his yard, one of the few in this
area. An early frost this spring
killed all of the blossoms on the
tree with the exception of one.
A NIGHT BLOOMING GER
ES in the possession of Mrs.
Fred Hahn for the past 20
years recently had five large
blooms in one evening. Each
blossom was large enough to
cover a nine-inch plate. Friends
of the Hahns who witnessed the
sight report that the blossoms
fragrance filled the entire house.
FIFTY THREE YEARS after
their graduation from Bluffton High
School, Class of '03, J. Lester Alex
ander and the Rev. Walter H. Luigi
bihl met to renew an old friendship
Sunday, September 18, in Celina,
Ohio. The occasion was the dedica-
ton of the new Grace Missionary
Continued on page 81
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ACCORDING TO CUSTOM of this
column in reporting the current OBJ
servations on nature-the arrival of
the first Robin-advent of the spring
moreLdemise of the oatsbugs-how
to get rid of barn flies and etc., we
are almost duty bound to tell about
the caterpillars.
Apparently Arden Baker is Bluff
toms first caterpillar watcher, or if
there are others, they keep it a
secret.
Mr.. Baker reports that this is the
season when the fuzzy caterpillar
is on the move.
Whether this is the time of year to
answer the mating call or whether
they are just hustling about to pre-
pare for cold winter, Mr.. Baker
does not pretend to know. He simply
observes that they are again cross
ing the highways and byways by the
thousands.
Returning from Lima a warm
afternoon last week, the caterpil-
Ter watcher counted 19, no less, of
the furry fellows crossing old
Route rs between GRATIS cross
ing and the village corporation
limits.
Furthermore, the observation
established the fact that cater
pillars are not all after the same
thing-at least, they are not all
headed in the same direction. On
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-29

zines. Not having teen-ager yet in
our own household, we're not sure,
but we believe, the magazines are
exaggerating. Could be, however, that
we're just a complete "cube". That's
a square" in three dimensions or
definitely 3D..
According to Town Journal maga-
zine the lexicon of the high school
set is supposed to be something like
this:
'Hyper's a fairly new one.
1t means more super than dOoper
and if you really want to be
superlative you can go to 'abso-
lively glurpy'. Give me an eye
BALI means read this, and we
hope you have and are.
A glue face is one who sell
dom smiles and is frequently ap-
piled to principals, losing coach
es and others of the pedagogical
world whose academic paths are
any thing but grOovy.
eff you are an 'archaic-over 21-it
is possible you are square. If you
are sharp dresser, however, it
helps because if you try hard enough
you may develop into something
that's absolutely frantic
FRANK CUNNINGHAM of Riley
street has harvested crop of three
hazel nuts this fall from the tree
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra E. Bucher will
observe their golden wedding anniver-
sary Sunday with open house at their
home three miles east of Columbus
Grove from 2 to 5 and from Z to p.
m.
Lifelong residents of the area east
of Columbus Grove, the couple were
married November 80, 1905, at the
home of Mrs. Bucher's parents, Sam
uel and Verena Hilty. Mr.. Bucher's
parents were the late John E. and
Annie Steiner Bucher.
The Buchers have eight children
and 26 grandchildren. Their family
includes: Mrs. Arthur (Verena)
Schumacher, Pandora; Mrs. Sidney
(Velma) Herr, Lima; Vernon, Pan
dora; Vinton, Bluffton rural; Mrs
Leon (Vidella) Schey, Leipsic rural
Victor, Columbus Grove rural; Mrs
Harold (Vera) Diller, Medina, Ohio
and Veland, Pandora rural.
The Buchers request that gifts b.
omitted by those attending their oper
house.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-24
Gas Rate Boost
Now In Effect

Bluffton natural gas customers will
be charged an extra one-half cent per
1000 per cubic feet used, it was an
nounced last week by the West Ohio
Gas Co. The increase also effects con-
sumers in Lima and IL other area
towns.
The increase, effective November l.,
is provided by the agreement between
West Ohio and the municipalities
which states that increments of one
half per cent may be assessed when
the wholesale rates to West Ohio
from its supplier increase by that
amount.
The increase will mean an addition
of about 10 cents a month on the gas
bill of the average residential con-
sumner using gas for space heating.
THE OLD TIMER remembers when
the hero of novel didn't kiss the
heroine until the last chapter.
Changing Times
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State To Take
Bids December IL
On Lima Bypass

Another step toward the completion
of the four-lane throughway from De-
troit to Cincinnati was taken last
week with the announcement by Wal
ter Neidhardt, engineer for the state
highway department, that bids on the
Lima bypass would be opened Deem
Der IL.
According to Neidhardt the bypass,
which would connect the present four
lane highway between Beaverdam and
Lima at point north of Lima at the
junction of state route 81, would re-
quire about year to complete and
will cost an estimated five million dol
lars.
Construction of the bypass which
has been sought for three years by
Lima business and civic groups would
pass east of the city near the present
intersection of Routes 30S and lit.
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edge drawn from centuries of sci
entific observation, experiment, and
exploration. But much is still to be
learned about our physical world.
More than three million square
miles of Antarctica remain unex-
plored. The ocean depths still hold
many mysteries. Weather and cli-
mate are not fully understood.
Scientists believe that many of
the blank pages in our terrestrial
book of knowledge will be filled DUR
ing the forthcoming International
Geophysical Year.
Since the earth itself is the labo-
ratory of the geophysicist, natures
routine must be observed on a global
scale.
Beginning in July, 1867, scientists
of 39 countries viii cooperate in a
simultaneous probe into the physical
nature of mans environment. They
will join in an intensive exploration
of the Antarctic. A network of OBJ
servation sites will be established
all over the world. Rockets will be
launched to explore heights up to
$50 miles.
From this mass of concerted OBJ
servations, scientists expect to
gather data to answer many of the
unsolved questions in our physical
universe. They also hope that the
Geophysical Year will provide a
common effort on which all nations
can agree. The planet Earth is,
after all, the one place that all
people can claim as "home."
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TlUO From Area Sing
With BGSU Choir

Two Bluffton area girls sang last
Sunday afternoon with the nationally
known Bowling Green State universi-
ty's a'Capella choir in its concert at
the Columbus Grove high school. They
were Miss Dorothy Stratton and Miss
Margaret Faze.
The choral group, which has made
appearances from coast to coast, was
sponsored in the neighboring commu-
nifty by the Methodist Women's Socie-
ty of Christian Service.
Miss Stratton is the daughter of
Mrs. Helen Stratton, Bluffton, and
Miss Faze is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Faze, Route 1, Lafayette.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-24
Religious Ed Teachers
Meet In FOStOria

Mrs. V. L. Walker, Bluffton relig-
ious education teacher, attended an
area conference of Weekday Religious
Education teachers last Saturday in
Fostoria, Ohio. Theme of the meeting
was keeping Christmas as Jesus
Birthday" Ten teachers from COM
munities throughout Northwestern
Ohio attended the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-24
Ed Rice Heads
Merchants Yuletide
Planning Committee

Plans for the annual community
Christmas decorations and the yule-
tide promotions of the Bluffton Busi-
ness Mems association were an
nounced this week by General Chair
man Ed Rice.
The pre-holiday shopping season
will open with Santa's visit and
kiddie conference the day after
Thanksgiving. Christmas trees will
again line Bluffton's boulevard lights
in the business section, but it is
hoped that they can be mounted
above sidewalk level this year.
The annual Christmas Treasure
Hunt will get underway on the day
after Thanksgiving and be climaxed
with Window Shopping night on
December 2, when stores will all be
open.
A program of yuletide chimes is
also planned again through the holi-
day season from the Town Hall
tower.
Committees named by Rice are as
follows Santa Claus visit-Herbert
Traucht, chairman; Paul Steiner,
Robert Grow and Richard Hauen-
stein. Street lighting and decorating
Fred T. Lauriat, chairman; Viii
ford Geiger. Treasure Hunt-Harold
Balmer, chairman; Silas Diller, Ed
Roth and James Szabo. Chimes Pro-
gram-Harold Klingler, chairman.
Home Lighting contest = Harland
Swank.
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sea masses. HE
can probably tell
you something
about the other
planets in our
solar system, too,
and about stars
and gafaxies.
The naive con-
lectures of antiq-
uity have been dis
placed by a body
of nrociea LnoruI
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SCIENCE IN
YOUR LIFE
Laboratory Earth

The ancient Greeks pictured the
earth as fiat disc floating on the
surface of world ocean.
Today, almost any schoolboy can
describe the earth's true shape, its
dimensions and it's major land and
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-12
to the
EDITOR

Dear Mr.. Gore;
In behalf of the Board of
Directors of the Geauga coun-
ty Maple Festival, we would
like to take this opportunity
to express our thanks to you,
and your paper, for your good
support to the Old Timers Par
ty. Also for the complete COW
erage of the events both be-
fore and after the Festival.
The Festival Board considers
your party one of the better
features of this annual affair
and it is only through such
public spirited organizations as
the Record and persons like
your self that we are able to
tell the world about our Fam
Gus Maple Syrup.
Again we thank you.
Very truly yours,
Elsie DeGroft
Secretary
Geauga County Maple Fes-
tival, Inc.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-12
Girls Receive
lst Communion

FOWLERS MILLS - At st.
Mary'S church in Chardon on
Sunday, Karen. Ann and Carol
Louise, eight year old daugh-
ters of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Kazel received their first Holy
Communion.
Following the service the
Kazel's entertained for dinner
at their home on Mayfield road
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fierro ;,
Mayfield Hgts., Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Kazel of Cleveland, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Fierro of May
field and Mr.. and Mrs. Don
aid Mungall of S. Euclid.
Mr.. Joe Kazel and Mrs.
James Fierro were the G d
parents of Carol Ann and Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Mungall, the
GodparentS for Karen Ann.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-12
10 Boy Scout Troop

7:30 Boy Scout Troop
7:30 Explorer Scouts
800 Worship and Devotional
Life Committee Church Office
Tuesday, May II
2::30 Brownie Scout Troops 8
and
Wednesday, May 1S
100 Alert Group Educa-
tional Bldg.
200 Senior Ladies Aid-Sanc-
tuary
2:30 Brownie Scout Troop S
2:30 Cherub Choir Rehearsal
$50 Friendship Guild Pro-
greSSive Dinner.
FRIENDSHIP GUILD
The Friendship Guild of the
Pilgrim Christian church will
have a Progressive Dinner to
start off their next meeting.
They will meet at the home of
Mrs. James Moon, All North
St., Chardon, at $50 pm. on
Wednesday, May 18 for the ap-
petizer course. 1t is suggested
that members park at Booster
Field, across the street from
the Moon Home. They will then
go to the home of Mrs. Law
renee Baker on Mulberry Road
for the salad course and to the
home of Mrs. Harold Reiter on
Wilson Mills Road for tn e
main course. The dessert cour-
Sc will be at the new parson-
age on Carson Boulevard with
Mrs. Charles w. Strong as hos
tess.
SENIOR LADIES AID
The Senior Ladies Aid of the
Pilgrim Christian church, will
meet at the church Sanctuary
on Wednesday, May 18, at 200
pm. Mrs. Maud Whitman will
be the hostess. Mrs. Edit h
Strong and Mrs. Julia Hollor-
an will be assistant hostesses.
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Chardon at a card party at
their home on Saturday eve
ming. Sausage and waffles were
on the menu for refreshments.
Denny and Nikki Frank, sons
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G eorg e
Frank, made their first Holy
Communion on Sunday, May 8,
at st. Mary'S church in Char
don. Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Ed
mundS and son, James of Gle
veland and Miss Connie Brown
OF East Claridon were guests
at the Franks on Sunday.
Mrs. Betty Wage, advisor
for the Happy Hustler's All
Sewing group has appointed Ca
thy Frank to the position of
Junior Leader.
A PFC. meeting was held
at the school last Thursday
evening, May 5, at 800 in the
cafeteria. The results on the
election of officers is as fol-
lows: President, Mr.. r os
Brown; vice president, Mrs.
Leonard Zoruba; secretary, Mr.
John Sudyk and treasurer Mrs.
Michael Turkoc. A motion was
made and seconded to pur =
chase a spinet piano. DR.. Ber-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-12
Elmer Judds
HonOredo on
Anniversary

HAMBDEN - A surprise pa
rty was held in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Judd, to
honor them on their 3Oth we'd
ding anniversary. severa
friends from the Chardon AS
Sembly of God church We
there to wish them continuous
happiness throughout the years
Reverend Elder Boytar in
his prayer consecrated this
couple to 80 more years of hap
piness together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gaines
and daughter, Dorothy, arrang-
ed the imprompto occasion.
Mary Crellin, Lillian Ander-
son, sister of Mrs. Judd, Mrs.
Betty Rice, Mrs. Pete Kirk,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Poison,
and Paul and Helen Judd, son
and daughter of the couple
were there.
The couple received m n y
lovely cards.
The Judds were married in
their present home and have
spent all 80 years of their
married life there.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-12

Probate Judge Robert Ford
is on a months vacation with
his wife and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Carlson
and Mrs. Clyde Harrison at :
tended a meeting of Jobe's
Daughters in Painesville Mon
day evening. Mr.. Carlson's nei-
ce is at present Most Worthy
Queen of the organization. Fol-
lowing a spaghetti dinner Mr..
Carlson called square dances
for the group and Mrs. Har-
rison played the piano.
Mrs. Harlow Stafford of Alta
Scadero, Calf, has returned to
her home after spending three
weeks with Mrs. Fred Stafford.
Mr.. Sherman E. Fenner of
E. King st. is much better in
health following a serious heart
illness of several months. Mrs.
Fenner who has also been very
i'll is some what improved but
till confined to her bed.
Mrs. Fred Stafford and dau-
ghter in law, Mrs. Harlow
Stafford and Mrs. G. Manno vi
sited Mrs. Mabel Hathaway at
her daughters, Mrs. Burt Och
ling, in Berlin Hgts., recently.
Mrs. Hawathaway is recover
ing slowly from her accident
of last October.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. HAYDEN.
Mrs. Lillian Chipman and Mrs.
Wilson of Chardon attended
the special mothers service of
Galilee Shrine last Friday at
Willoughby.
Case hall, Charles Hall, Geo.
rye Martin of Bass Lake and
DR.. Mario Pagan of Mentor
Headlands left Friday for a
five day fishing trip at Com
bermere, Ontario, Canada.
A. r. Evans, Vain Parsons
Harold Strong, Wade Crellin of
PaineSville, Erwin King, Harry
Stroud of Chagrin Falls will
leave the 18th of May for a
fishing trip also at Comberene
and will return May 16.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Trask on Sunday, were Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Tras k
and son David of Jefferson,
granddaughter Mrs. Ruth For
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NEWS from HUNTSBURG
Continued from page one)

Continued from page One)
Monday. Consequently t h e e
was no school for the Sd and
5th grades on that day.
Mrs. Hal Clark, first grade
teacher has purchased a slide
film collection from funds re-
ceived from her tax stamp
drive.
The township trustees at their
recent meeting discussed a dust
control program for our town
ship roads. 1t was agreed that
measures would be taken to
start this program soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Clark and
their daughter, Harriette, visit
ed at the home of their dau-
ghter Patricia in Cleveland on
Mothers Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur First
and a group of friends visited
the "Myrus" the mind reader
show in Cleveland on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Bat
ties of Thompson entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur First of
Huntsburg, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Blair of Burton and Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Pelton of
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-12
Pilgrlrn-Christian
Church

Thursday, May IL
7:30 Chancel Choir Rehearsal
800 Camp Council Meeting
at Camp Pi-Chi.
Friday, May Is
$3.50 Chapel Choir
Sunday, May Is
GAS Church School for all
ages
10:45 Nursery in the South
Hambden st. Parsonage
1l:00 Morning Worship Serv-
ice
Sis Chi Rho Group
tbs Pilgrim Fellowship
Monday, May Is
$50 Brownie Scout Troops l
and 2
TOO God and Country Scouts
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T. A. have approved a plan
to establish a 10000 scholar
ship fund with P.TA. funds
and this will be completely ex-
planned at the meeting and put
to a vote.
Following the business meet
ing and recognition of students,
open house will be held in the
various classrooms and refresh
mentS will be served.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-12

Edwards

BURTON Miss Bobbette
Edwards, daughter of Mrs. FL
dora zak, was guest of honor
at two bridal showers during
the past week. Her wedding to
James Bollinger will take place
at the Congregational church
in Burton on Saturday, May IA
at loo pm. The custom of
open church will be observed,
with an open reception to be
held at the Fire Department
hall, following the ceremony.
On Friday evening, May s, the
first of the bridal showers was
held at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Sass, on Snow road, Buru-
ton township. Hostess was Miss
June Fontanelle, former class
mate of the bride-to-be.
Guests were Miss Joan
kalSch, Miss Maria Rae Craw-
ford, Miss Myra Foster, Mrs.
George Timmons, Mrs. Sam
Blyer and daughter, Irene, all
from Newbury, Miss Betty
Flickenger, Mrs. Ben Fontan-
ellie and daughters, Gloria and
Connie Sue, Miss Peggy Ed
wards, Miss Patty Edwards,
Miss Faye Bond, all from Bur
ton and Mrs. Walter HEIR of
Cleveland.
The gift table was appropri-
ately decorated with silver
bells and white ribbon. The
honored guest received manv
lovely gifts. The evening was
spent in conversation with her
friends and classmates, MANY
OF whom she had not seen since
graduation from Newbury
school in 1854. The hostess SER
ved cupcakes and coffee to
the group.
On Sunday, May 8, Miss Ed
wards was again the honored
guest at a bridal shower held
at the home of Mrs. George
Timmons in Newbury. Guests
were Mrs. Mitchell and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Betty Lemrs Miss
Mary Lou Portman, Miss Vir-
ginia Flanery, Miss Maria Rae
Crawford, Mrs. Walter HEIR,
Miss Viola Zak, the Misses
Peggy, Patty and Vivian Ed
wards, and Mrs. Eldora Zak,
Mrs. George Allshouse and Miss
Joan Bon of Newbury were un-
able to attend but sent gifts
The evening was spent play
ing games, after which Miss
Edwards opened her many
gifts. The table was decorated
with a bouquet of white and
lavender lilacs. Cream-puffs
filled with ice cream, topped
with chocolate sauce and Ha,
vain punch were served