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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-29
BLUFFTON LOCALS
Continued from Page y

The fall meeting of Lima Presby-
terial will be held in the Presbyterian
church in Columbus Grove Tuesday,
October A, which is of interest to a
number of women of the Bluffton
area.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Deppler and
Jackie Hoddad of Detroit, spent the
week end here visiting among the
Deppler relatives.
Mrs. J. S. Steiner left Friday for
a weeks visit with DIR. and Mrs. D.
A. Baumgartner and family in Cleve-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Burkholder
and family of Ft. Wayne, Ind, spent
Sunday with Bluffton relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Tucker of North
Plainfeld, N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Howe of Bowling Green,
were Monday afternoon guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Orlo Marshall.
Descendants of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Gideon Burkholder had family
gathering at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Muller and family of
Cleveland last Sunday. A pot luck
dinner was served at the noon hour
and all had an enjoyable day togeth-
er. Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
William Burkholder, Mr.. Harley
Burkholder, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Steiner, Mrs. Harry Gratz, Mrs. Paul
Diller, Margaret, Barbara and jim
mie, all of Bluffton; Mr.. and Mrs. AL
vim Burkholder and Mr.. and Mrs
Sherwood Burkholder and family of
Findlay; Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Diller
and daughter, Bowling Green; and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goss and daugh-
ter of Columbus.
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Draws l To 20 Yrs.
In RefOrmatOry

Nineteen-year-old Orville A. Henry,
who was sentenced to a / to 20-year
term at Mansfield Reformatory this
week by Common Pleas Judge Moran
B. Jenkins, was resident at 226 N.
Jackson street for about week this
summer.
Henry, who pleaded guilty to oper-
ating vehicle without the owners
consent, admitted to the court that he
was also wanted in Terre Haute, Ind,
for parole violation involving strong
arm robbery.
Neither Chief of Police Lee Coon
nor Mayor w. A. Howe were ac-
quainted with the youth or knew OF
his police record, they told the News
Henry's older brother, Denzel, 25
under whose name the telephone is
listed at the Jackson street address,
was also remanded to Jail after ask
ing the court for probation and a re-
turn to Terre Haute to face a charge
of assault with intent to rob. He told
the court he had not been aware of
happenings the night of the car theft
because he was drunk at the time.
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Lutheran Ladies Aid

The Lutheran Ladies Aid and
Missionary Society will meet in the
church Wednesday, October 5 at 2
o'clock.
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BlufftOn Motorists
Involved In Mishaps

Bluffton motorists were involved
in two auto accidents last Friday, one
in town and the other at the out
skirts of Findlay.
Clarence Biery was treated at a
local physicians office for cuts and
bruises and shoulder injury the re-
suit of an accident on Cherry street
at 1850 am. Friday. He was making
left turn into the Bluffton Cement
Block Co. when his auto was struck
by another driven by Don Cupples, a
resident of Cherry street. Cupples
was not hurt.
Miss Mary Jean Ramseyer of
Bluffton was involved with two other
autos in the accident on Route %
just south of Findlay. All three autos
were heading south. Miss Ramseyer,
driving the third auto, started to
pass the second, just as the first car
started to turn left at an intersection.
She applied the brakes, but the car
slipped on the wet pavement sliding
into the turning car.
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BluftOn Prexy
Attending G0nfab
OF College Heads

DIR. Lloyd L. Ramseyer, president
of Bluffton college, is in Columbus
today, Thursday, attending special
meeting of the Ohio College Associa.
ton at Ohio State university.
The association is in special meet
ing to discuss the proposal of COM
mittee of the association recommend
ing that special assessment of $780,
600 be made to study ways in which
Ohio colleges can take care of the
large influx of students expected
within the next decade.
DR.. Ramseyer is serving on the
executive committee of the associa-
tion. He was the president last year
While in, Columbus DIR. Ramseyer
will also attend an executive meet
ing of the Ohio Foundation of In
dependent Colleges. He serves as
secretary of the group.
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Party Surprises
j. A. Warren On
His 8Oth Birthday

J. A. Warren of Orange township
was pleasantly surprised Sunday at
a pot-luck dinner in honor of his SOth
birthday.
Under the impression that he was
on his way to eat dinner with niece,
he and Mrs. Warren were waylaid as
they drove past the Orange Center
Community House. Here his children,
grandchildren, great grandchildren
nieces and nephews and their fam
lilies, 81 in ali, had gathered with
well-filled baskets.
There were several birthday cakes
but an outstanding one was large
three TERED white one decorated with
pink roses and inscribed in icing with
the name, "Dad".
Mr.. Warren, who has lived practi-
cally all his life in Orange township
is the father of three children, Clyde
of Orange township, A. R. of Lima,
and Mrs. Lloyd (Cathryn) Van Meter
of Pandora. He has six grandsons, a
grand daughter, and four great
grandsons. All were present with the
exception of one grandson, Robert
Warren, with the armed forces in
Okinawa.
The happy occasion also marked the
46th wedding anniversary OF his
niece and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Guider of Ada.
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Glasses Offered
BlufftOn Adults

For the second year driver training
instructions will be offered to Bluff
ton adults as we'll as to the 32 high
school students who will learn to
operate an auto in Driver Education
classes taught by Joe Harris of the
high school faculty.
Mr.. Harris said that adults in
terested in learning to drive will meet
at the school cafeteria Tuesday eye
ming at pm. Arrangements will
be made at that time for conven-
lent time for taking the course.
Lessons will be given adults from
7:15 to 8:15 am. on weekdays and
on Saturday morning from 8 am.
until noon.
A new Chevrolet furnished by Bob
Williams Chevrolet, Inc. will be used
for the classes this year.
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Missionary Society Meeting

Missionary Society Meeting
The Missionary Society of the
First Mennonite Church will meet at
the home Of Mrs. Ezra Moser Thurs
day, October at 200 pm. The devo-
tions will be led by Mrs. John War
kentin; Mrs. H. D. Raid will speak
on ''Mennonites in Mexico" and Mrs.
i. w. Bauman will speak on "Men-
nonites in BRAZIL. This is the regular
October meeting and all ladies are
welcome to attend.
Alice Freeman Club
Dora Lape will be hostess to the
Alice Freeman Club on October at
500 pm. The program, "Geriatrics"
will be given by Dora Bixler.
Orange Twp. Farm WOmen's Club
The Orange Township Farm Wo-
mems Club will meet October with
Myrle Warren as hostess. Devotions
will be given by Edna Crawford and
Roll Call will be answered by "My
Most Embarrassing Moment. Mem
bers appearing on the program will
be Maude Thompson, Mary Triple
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College Honor Roll
For '54-'55 Announced

Twenty-six Bluffton college stud
ents and graduates were listed this
week on the 1954-55 Scholastic Roll
of Honor. During the entire year they
received no grade lower than ''B".-
The students included on this list
are: Charles Abbott, jeanette Ba-
singer, Betty Brown, Earl Campbell,
Cynthia Conrad, Connie Diller, Mag
tha limerick, Barbara, JoAnn Fett,
Daniel Hostetler, Stanley Hunter,
Marion Keeney, John Kraft, Edmund
Leech, Donald Pannabecker, Daniel
Roth, Laverne Schirch, Carolyn Sch
nell, Sarita Schrock, Betty Shantz,
Shirley Shelmadine, William Sim
mons, Paul Snyder, Evelyn Steiner,
Barbara Streid, Edith Suderman. and
Evelyn Suhweil.
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Night Glasses
In HOnemaking
Offered Here

Night classes in homemaking are
being offered again this fall at
Bluffton high school to any woman
interested in reviewing some phase
of the subject, or wanting to know
more about specific interest.
Classes will start Monday, October
10, and continue through December
IL. The classes will start at o'clock
and be dismissed at 9. AT the first
meeting the group will decide what
they would like to study.
Miss Margaret Diller, home econo-
mics instructor at Bluffton high
school, will teach the class. Guest
instructors will also participate, and
field trips are planned. Those wish
ing to enroll should leave their names
with Miss Diller at the school.
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Junior Gridders
Hit Leipsic Today

Bluffton's Junior high school grid
ders viii open their season today,
Thursday, in contest with the Leip-
sic Junior high eleven at Harmon
Field. Game time is AIS.
Coach Joe Harris has been running
a 27-man squad through drills in
preparation for q four-game sched-
ule. The team is composed of seventh,
eighth and ninth grade students.
In contest last season with Leip-
sic the locals came out on the short
end of Go score. They finished with
a 2-2 record for the campaign.
The remainder of the schedule
Pandora, here October 6; Lafayette,
here, October 13; and Columbus
Grove, there, October 27.
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-Four From BLuftOn
Attend Taylor u.

Bluffton is now represented by
four students enrolled at Taylor
university, Upland, Ind, for the first
semester of the 1886 college year.
They are among 81 students from
Ohio attending the college.
Only one other Ohio city, Colum-
bus, has a larger number of students
attending the Hoosier school. Cincin-
natl, Dayton and Mansfield each
have four students at the school as
does Bluffton.
The Bluffton students are Irlene
Sue Gierman, Wilma Jean Jorg,
Howard Landes- and David Dean
Tschiegg.
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A8 tst
horn, Rhoda Montgomery, Eulalia
Warren, Alma Nonnamaker, and Mel
lie Heistand.
Century Circle
The next meeting of the Century
Circle will be held on October at
the home of Mrs. M. d. Soash, Mrs
Charles Hankish, assistant hostess
The program will be given by Ruth
Geiger on "New Devices and Gadgets
in Science" and Elfrieda Howe on
"Hydrazine Stuff That Does
Almost Everything.
Poinsettia Club
g Miss Mildred Keel will be hostess
to the Poinsettia Club on October
with Mrs. A. ]. B. Longsdorf as
assistant hostess. Miss Lois d. Ander-
son, Administrator, Sister Kenny
Polio Hospital, will be the guest
speaker at this meeting.
y
Beaverdam PTA
The Beaverdam PTA will hold
their next meeting Wednesday, Octo-
Der 5 at 500 pm. in the school
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Raymond D. Garau
Dies In Rushville

Funeral services were held in
Rushville, Ind, Monday afternoon
for Raymond d. Garau, 81, native
of Bluffton and son of the late Emil
and Sarah (Huttinger) Garau, a
former prominent family of this
community.
Mr.. Garau was employed by the
Indiana Gas and Water company, in
Rushville. He was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his widow, Anna,
three daughters, HM/2 Ardith Garau,
of Santiago, Calf; Mrs. Elizabeth
Kerr, Andersonville, Ind, and Sara,
at home; two sons, John of Martins
vile, Ind, and David, at home; a
sister, Mrs. e. L. Heckathorn of Del
phos, Ind, and two grandchildren.
Burial was in East Hill cemetery,
Rushville.
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BlufftOn Woman Hurt
In Auto Accident

Minor injuries were suffered by
Mrs. Jean Swank of Bluffton Satur-
day evening in a two-car collision
on the Allen-Hardin County Line
road south of Route 2S1.
A car driven by Mrs. Swank's
husband, George, collided on a bridge
with another auto operated by Ronald
Whitaker, 16, Alger. Both cars were
reported considerably damaged.
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TO SPEAK IN CHAPEL

The Rev. 7. J. Wilson, pastor of
the Bluffton Church of Christ, will
be the speaker at Bluffton College
Chapel service Friday morning, Sept.
80.
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library. There will be a panel dis
cussion on the topic "a Better School
Through Discipline. The moderator
will be Mr.. Charles Mason, Chief
Probation Officer of Juvenile Court;
panel members will be Judge Paul
Rockey, Probate Judge; DR.. Gail Mil
Ter, Representative of Health Depart
ment; Rev. Roger Sappington, minis
ter; Mr.. Lloyd Miller, business man.
Refreshments will be served by the
18th and 18th grade room mothers.
o. E. S. Meeting
Regular meeting O.E.S. Tuesday
night, October a at 800 o'clock. We
will observe Warder and Seminal
Night. There will be special meet
ing October z. Worthy Matrons of
District No. 8 will exemplify. the
initiatory work.
Blue Star Mothers
The Blue Star Mothers of the
Wayne Daley Chapter will meet
Wednesday, October 5 at 500 pm.
with Donna Henderson as hostess.
G. III. M. C.
The Gertrude Hoy Missionary
Circle will meet Monday, October 3
at 500 pm. Leader for the evening
will be Margaret Carr and a book
.review-Man and God in the City
will be given by LaDonna Derringer
and Ruth Geiger. Hostesses for the
meeting will be Florence Huntley,
Leona Niswander, jeanne Basinger
and Betty Main.
AMIGO Club
The AMIGO club will meet with Mrs.
Gladys Burkholder next Tuesday,
October A, at 500 pm.
Olive Branch Ladies Aid
Ladies Aid of the Olive Branch
church will meet with Mrs. Carson
Marshall, Wednesday, October 5 at
2 pm.
st. Johns Women's Guild
The fall meeting of the st. Johns
Evangelical and Reformed church
Women's Guild will be held October
13 in the church. DIR. Grace Kimmet
of India will be the speaker.
Brownie Troop No. 122
AT our meeting last week we plan
ned wiener roast to be held at our
next meeting on September 20. We
will bike to Mrs. Derringer's if the
weather is nice. Karen Mericle,
Elaine Mas and Jean Oberly are to
order the food which will be pur-
chased from the troop treasury. We
played Here Comes Sally.
Lutheran Ladies Aid
The Lutheran Ladies Aid and
Missionary Society will meet in the
church Wednesday, October at 9
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-08
IFarmvilIe High P-TA
Calls Carnival
Meeting March II

Plans fof the community vide
sprne carnival viii be madc dur
ine meeting Of Famville High
School p-TA Thursday Anlght
March II MIS-. W A. Oldham
president. reports
She has asked civic clubs 70
have representative present on
Thursday to report What kinds Of
booths 6ge planned and how much
space viii be required for each
one
Mrs Oldham said that P-TA has
secured tho Armory, on MAN
street for The family affair event
on the night OF April %
Accord.ne 10 P-TA preliminary
plans. ihc civic clubs booths would
donate proceeds for Use IN filling
needs at FarmYlle Hleh School
Mrs Odam listed among these
chlof robes. band uniforms. eaf-
ctcaan dishes. hlcacher seats and
q puolAc address system
The meeting vii be held in the
h.ea school library al q p. m
Mrs Odam reports.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-08

Supervised recreation programs
ard daily classes III everything
from banking to photography de-
pending upon the interest Of the
campers are conducted during
seek long excursions
Religion is also Kept uppermosl
ii the minds Of the campers. Each
evening at shutdown chimes call
The entire camp 10 vesper services
and o.hee religious program
This year. here III Prince Ed 4
Rard al county clubs arc toH-
daict'na the sadle in-aciloql farm
and home safety projects II .ate
t3@ dernaps'rations 9TH In d4-
ferent safety topics have been
gwen in classroom meet iuss.
1hsnlshout tic entire program
members are urged 10 practice
good safety habits continually
and list as their goal. making
Prince Edward County the safest
ii Liz country
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-08

All landowners ia tbs area are
invited to a forestry meeting Wed
ncsday IA Woraham High School
at 8 r. NJ sponsored by the Wot-
sham Farmers Club.
Problems and Practices in
forestry VIII BE- discussed Dy
District Forester r. r Br.erlcy
and County Agent r r Strpi.r
A new interesting forestry
film. Men Women and Cb.ldfen
viii De shown II is up to-date
and informative and VII be
worth seeing Mr aa pMa rc-
ports of tae film
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-08
Artists Series Play
Shalr's Penetrating Humor Abounds
In "PygmaIi0n' Due Here Wednesday

Pysma-.on one p l7f ao
2pu'aF pays bF Inc is+H Y r
org 1es.la q 5i1a ~ ~
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io.t1s. "eo!!t I8g -T'3i.ttI = .--s
VIII pc tiie lou Ia pFo= dtil IF
iIo49~5od Coleee i9o4-oo All
ISIS series
PygnaAon IS modem
ton 81 the Greek legend ol Pye
a1aion and Gaiatca the story of
be sculptor vino fell ln loYe ~ltA
a beautiful statue Of lbs own
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-08
Safety Demonstrated
by Worsham i-Ii'ers

Safety n handling electrical
equipment Wae featured during
INC March meeting of the Wog-
sham An club with Charlie
Anderson johnny noutt Bobby
Bigaers. Paly Garrett Ruth
Garrett and Linda Vau0ycr lead
mig tAc program
Charles Anderson demonstrated
tne proper technique iu replacing
a plug at tie end ~ H.re cord.
AAae Bobby Bigaers showed spilc
lna methods for electrical. ulre.
earning that such splicing should
be temporary nITaauc only
Three afjA showed proper
methods Of keeping electrical APP
pllauces clean
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-08
Honorary Deputy
Title Given Carter

Prince Edward county haa
nea' law enforcement officer an
honorary deputy sl5erLf r w
Carter Ir
known better ~ I.roipcr Prte
Garter. five tHa d pltg rettrfd
last week after serving the
Virginia State Police for II
years
Sheriff james 7 Cla4k made
the appointment last seek While.
an honorary deputy serves ~sLh-
out pay don't Try d eeg tough
wtth Our They have tiil aQtllor.-
tn III the Law
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-08
On c In; One Out
[ Cumberland Race
70 r Sheriff

J iNmdita Lyon no last peek
ANNOUNCED hh candidacy for
Democratic ncmu.atlou for sheriff
81 Cumberland county. has attn
drawn hNe CANDIDACY fnF pureiy
pcr4onaI reaaons H IaEon liYes
In Randolph district and serves -
tao clerk III tne electoral board
Lloyd Vance Key d Carriers
s.lle. ~ has aunourced that be
AID seek tae Democratic nomlna-
slon 3llg Il f9f sheriff MI Kcy
iivei IA Ham ton district and hab
z2ei4t Ma-g yeas as q salesman
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-08
100000 Strong

Virginia population uay an.
ptoach Of pass the 1000 0on
mark b. 1850 the Census Bureau
orkers believe In 1850 some !
STA sac Vireinlans were counted
by ccnsa~ WORKERS
Tie Bureau also hazarded a
eiess that tic head count may
2oem as high as a3a2so00 bg
1868 The true count. however
must wait for five myfe year
Next official census comes III 1860
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-08

Representative Watkins NJ Au-
bitt has been named chairman Qt
the Tobacco Subcommittee %
the House Agriculture Committee
for the oath Congress
Abbitt was chosen by Chairman
Harold y Cooley 81 the AericIl-
ture Committee
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-08
County Agent Cites
Emergency Aid
Improves Herds
County Herds
Rank Sixth
In Virginia

Prince FdNafd county farmers
@ilo used hay through tlle emer-
s'eY ired proaram were saved
$1,000 ms winter. according 70
"A estimate published today BY
ff-fnfv hPers f F. SorpiM.
Part Of the savings accrued
through the freight reductions
authorzfd By railroads ndlng
cars into this area he pointed oat
the agent SAD the einergener.
hay and feed program helped
fnpre tlAs winter than In 1884
There " re II farmer applica-
ons for hay this winter. while
70 applications we're approved Last
car Tic tonnage was 587 as
against IA
The 557 tons used On emer-
rency applications docs rot IN
eludo many tons which Mere sold
outside Of tie emergency pro-
efam MI Stripln said
See, Better Feeding
he cited tVo reasons. fos the
flccess Of this ycaI S program
extend na tic freight rate RE-
du@tion 20 February Is. and bet
Ter feeding programs bY farmers
and daiiymcn. even though dry
conditions Of the late summer and
early fan reduced the amount Of
haH saved locally
The agent said that January
and February reports Of Tho
Prince Edward DHIA supervisor
Herman Miller indicate that most
herds are holding up yell dr.
spite thc hard winter and short
hay supply
THIS has been helped out be
pointed out BY the ayalab lity,
Of better quality hay than
tlat purchased last year Dairy
M ID havf tried 70 feed better
than usual because Of the pasture
conditions here and tie general
feed situation
DfIia Totals
The January report of the
pHIA supervisor revealed that q
O Pcttus was first in milk pro-
auctiqn average per cow with
gao pounds IL second place W.
Carson Brothers, with $50 pounds,
while third was held by w. =
Bass With 805 pounds
High herds IN butter fat pro
duction IN January were Carson
Brothers with 404 pounds aver
age W b Bass with 80 pounds
average. John Gates with herd
No ? had an average Of 387
pounds.
The February report which Is
lust completed shows the herd Of
Carson Brothers LEADING with
874 pound average In mil. O O
pettus next with 866 and w l.
Dickinson ~ third place with T83
rounds Very close UP was Bruce
Gates, with 742 pounds
Butter fat leaders were Carson
Brothers WITH 404 pounds. John
Gates with 80 5 pounds. and c
w Gates with 1913 pounds
total IL 833 cows were on test
III February, with an ave rage milk
oduct on Of 642 p7lmds With
butter fat average Of 293 In
january there were 833 COWS on
test
PRINCE Edward Association
ranked sixth IN the state with
production Of TO pounde r1ilk
average, and 328 pounds butter
fat pei cow