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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Rev. Dale Dickey
Returning To
College Faculty
Resigns Rockford PastOrate
To Head Expanded
Speech Department

The Rev. Dale Dickey, former men,
Der of the Bluffton college faculty,
who for the past year has held the
pastorate of the Rockford, Ohio, Pres
bytelian church, will return this fall
to head the college speech department,
College officials said that under
Mr.. Dickey's direction the department
will be expanded to provide wider
scope of school dramatics and possible
addition of special courses in speech
training especially for pre-ministerial
students.
Mr.. Dickey was responsible for di-
recting a number of highly successful
stage productions here two years ago.
At that time he served as director of
admissions as well as speech instruc-
tor. Mr.. Dickey also served as execu-
tive secretary of the alumni associa-
tion.
A native of Sidney, Ohio, he was
graduated from Bluffton college in
1850. He received his bachelor of di-
'vinity degree from Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary in 1853.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
New Line To Boost
Gas Pressure For
Local Consumers

Gas consumers of this community
will enjoy increased pressure as a re-
suit of project now underway near
the Bluffton pumping station, it was
learned this week.
The West Ohio Gas company is
laying a new four-inch main begin
ming at the Bluffton station and ex-
tending to the Zurfuh road, dis
tance of II, 500 feet. At that point the
workmen are setting in a "gate" and
attaching on to three-inch line Ray
mond Sisco, foreman of the crew of
10 men working on the new line, said
that they expected to complete the
project by the middle of this week.
The pipeline crew, which works out
of Columbus, will move on to q job
at Elida after this one is completed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30

Illustrating again how air travel
has placed Americas furthest out
post, Alaska, only a hop-skip-and-
jump fl pm Bluffton, two young ladies
of this Community are casually plan7
ming Acation visit of several weeks
with #nds in Anchorage and Fair
y Miss Margaret Groman, who makes
IherhdsfR with the F. T. Lauriats and
teaches school in Lima, and Miss Sara
Badertscher, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Badertscher and a teach
er at Old Fort, will make the trip.
They will leave for their Alaskan ad-
venture Immediately after attending
the wedding of Miss Groman's broth
er, Morris, to Miss Carol Sammet in
Upper Sandusky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Badertscher viii
drive the girls to Detroit where they
viii board a Northwestern Airlines
plane for Minneapolis and Seattle. In
the west coast city, they win transfer
to uan Alaskan-bound plane, and
sh6hld arrive in Anchorage Monday
at noon. The entire trip takes only
IA hours.
at Anchorage4they wiIlebs met by
Inland Mrs. WllliamHeilr Jan (the
formsr/ Melbea Lauriat) tho are
homesteadng place Is mbes from
Anchorage. From their eadquar-
ters" at the Heilman home the girls
expect to make numerous Iside-trips
to various baFts of the terri kory.
In Anchorage, they hok ke to visit
Sgt. and Mrs. Paul King Che former
Lois Marquart).
The visit of Miss BadeHscher and
Miss Groman will be the second visit
from Bluffton in recent months for
the Kings. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Mar
quart hoped up to see them last Oc-
tober when the Marquart's grandson,
Ralph, was born.
The Bluffton girls are also hopeful
of visiting Captain and Mrs. William
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30

centered on Kibler, Jackson, Spring
and Elm streets, College avenue and
Harmon road, the town also will hard
surface the drives at Maple Grove
cemetery. Aggregate cost of all street
work planned for the summer likely
will be in excess of $4,000, which is
more than three times the amount
normally spent for summer re-surfac-
ing.
At mid-week tar-chip re-surfacing
already had been completed on Kib-
Ter street, from Main to Grove; Jack
son, from College avenue to the south
terminus; College avenue, Main to
Spring; Spring, College avenue to
Riley; and Elm, from downtown to
the west corporation. Also planned
for this week is re-surfacing of Kib-
Ter east of Main and Harmon road.
Elimination of three dangerous
curves on heavily-traveled streets also
is ticketed for this summer, Street
Commissioner Coon said.
One project already completed is on
West Elm street wheresa sharp curve
east of the Gid Luginbuhl property
has been vastly improved. Land was
donated to the village by Councilman
Gerald Swank to make the curve
Strengthening project possible, Coon
said. r
Other curve improvement projects
will be on College avenue, just west
of the Lincoln Hall entrance, and on
Cherry street, just beyond the Geiger
street intersection, the street commits
sioner announced.
Street re-surfacing here is being
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30

Strout, Toledo engineers. After view
ing the proposed pool site, the engi-
neers returned to Toledo to prepare
tentative plans and cost estimates.
Paul Diller, chairman Of the
recreation commission, said that cost
estimates will be prepared on both
concrete and steel types of construc-
ton. Detailed plans would be prepar-
ed after funds are assured by passage
Of the bond issue.
The Toledo engineers have promis-
ed to go to work Immediately on the
Bluffton plans, and will report to the
commission in time for council to take
its necessary action on the bond legis-
lation.
1t has been roughly estimated that
a sufficiently large bond issue TO
build the pool could be amortized by
a small one-mill extra tax levy over
a 10-year period.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
5O-Year Ownership
OF Pandora Times
Ends This Week
Newspaper And Printing
Business Sold To
Vincent Schumacher

A change of ownership of the Pan
dora Times, published for more than
half century by the Times Publish
ing company, partnership in which
the family of the late D. B. Basinger
was mainly interested, was announced
Wednesday by the Times.
New owner of the weekly newspa-
per and printing business is Vincent
c. Schumacher, a native of Pandora,
who has been employed as an indus
trial power engineer for the Ohio
Power Co. at Bucyrus, Ohio.
Mr.. Schumacher worked on the
Times as a high school youth during
his junior and senior years at Pan
dora high school. He is nephew of
Mrs. Irene Basinger, who edited and
managed the paper since 1945.
The new owner is graduate of the
Pandora high school, class of '43, and
received the degree of bachelor of
science in electrical engineering at
Virginia Polytechnic In nstitu e,
Blacksburg, Va. He served in the U.
S. Army two years.
Married, the new editor and pub.
Usher, has a 16-month old son. The
family will come here from Bucyrus
to make their home with his mother,
Mrs. w. H. Schumacher on North
High street.
The paper was acquired by the late
D. B. Basinger in 1902. He died in
1912, and for about three years the
paper was edited by son, Iner Bas-
niger. His sister, Mrs. Irene Schu-
macher, took over the duties in 1945
and has carried on the business since
that time.
Also interested in the partnership
was Clarence Schnegg, Pandora, who
handled the printing duties for many
years in the shop.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
$500 Grant To Aid
DR.. Weaver's Work

The receipt of a $500 Frederick
Gardner Cottrell grant from the Re
search Corporation of New York was
reported this week by Bluffton col
lege. The grant was made in support
of a research project under direction
of DR.. ]. Richard Weaver.
DR.. Weaver began his work at the
University of Michigan as part of his
study for his doctorate. The work is
in chemistry, studying the properties
of the streaming electrode.
The grant will enable DR.. Weaver
to obtain equipment and use student
assistants to continue research on the
"Kinetics of Reduction Processes at
the Streaming Electrode". The work
will be in the Bluffton college labora-
tories next year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
FIy-In Breakfast
Brings 81 Planes
$50 Flyers Here
Break Last Years Record
Despite Poor Weather In
Parts OF State

Despite the close weather which
kept many planes grounded in the
area of southern Ohio this years
Breakfast Flight to the Bluffton Air
port attracted more f1iers and passen-
gers than last seasons event, accord
ing to Miss Dorothy Anderson, a
member of the Bluffton Sky Pirates
Club, sponsors of the event. They
were assisted by the Bluffton Saddle
Horse Club.
Ninety-four planes of all shapes
ard sizes carrying pilots and planes
from as far away as Miami, Fla,
were on hand for the day which was
topped off by the popular breakfast
in the wooded area west of the air
port. Some $50 persons including vis-
itors from Bluffton were on hand for
the affair.
Although the attendance for the
second annual breakfast fight ex-
ceeded last years turnout, the wea-
ther conditions around the state kept
many expected aviators from attend
ing the flight. One party from Col
umbus had to make the trip by auto
after their plane was riddled by a
hail storm which tore gaping holes in
the craft.
Prizes to those participating in the
fight were awarded by the Bluffton
Business Mems Association. The
Grand Prize, a portable radio, was
won by Marion Willford, Napoleon.
Prize for the oldest plane went tc
Jess Breslow, Miami, Fla, flying q
1888 twin-engined Boeing PAID
Breslow is also a contestant for, the
pilot from the farthest distance but
as he had been visiting in Defiance
that prize was withheld pending in
vestigation of other distances and {
decision by the club.
Prize for the first pilot to arrive a
the airport went to Earl Manner
Bowling Green. Other winners were
First Lady Pilot, Bernita Nickle, IN
dian Lake; Oldest, Doc Fisher, "a
Buckeye Lake; and Youngest, Larr.
truth, 16, Carey.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30

drive had to be cut down and burned,
and large one on the Presbyterian
church grounds in downtown Bluffton
was stricken.
When the Campus drive trees were
felled, it was noted that number of
others along the Little Riley on Col
lege property were dead or dying,
This led to general inspection of the
situation throughout the campus.
Several large ones along College road
and near the Administration Building
had to be removed.
The Rev. j. Paul Clark, who oper-
ates bulldozer, agreed to remove the
trees, saw them up and burn them.
Up to early this week he had taken
out about 25 trees measuring up to
three feet in diameter, and as many
smaller elms.
Mr.. Clark said that some of the
trees had apparently been dead for a
year or two. Others were just begin
ming to turn yellow and drop their
leaves.
Undoubtedly there are many others
which have died and have not been
particularly noticed in other parts of
the village, Mr.. Clark said. He had
received a call to remove one large
tree on Cherry street just east of the
railroad crossing.
Although all of the trouble here has
been ascribed to the Dutch elm dis
ease, some of it may be another type
OF blight which has hit the trees of
this area known as phloem necrosis.
Both of the diseases are said to be
spread chiefly by insects. The Dutch
elm disease is fungus spread pri-
marily by the European elm bark
beetle, and in some cases the native
elm bark beetle.
The elm phloem necrosis is virus
disease which is spread mainly by
leafhoppers. These two insects carry
the disease from infected trees to the
healthy ones.
Although the diseases seem to af-
feet the native elms mostly, some of
the other varieties are also suscepti-
BILE. In some cases individual trees of
the species usually affected, will re-
main resistant to the infection.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Vacation Exodus
Begins Friday AS
Local Plants Close

The annual mass migration of
BlufftOnites to their favOrite
vacation lands, which occurs
when the towns principal indus
trial plants close down for their
twO-week midsummer period, is
scheduled to begin Friday even
ing and continue until the plants
start to hum again on Monday
morning, July 18.
Buttons big Fourth of July
celebration undoubtedly will de-
lay many of the families from
starting their vacation trips, and
the big exodus will not reach its
heighth until after the holiday.
The Boss Glove company and
the Triplett Electrical Instru-
ment company will both shut
down operations at the close of
the working day Friday.
Nearly 500 members of the.
Triplett organization will be en-
iOying their vacations during the
twO-week period, and members
of their families will be accom-
panying them on vacation
junkets.
A number of Buttons retail
businesses have also announced
they are closing for their vaca-
tiOn period at the same time.
All of the principal retail
stores, bank, library and post
office will be closed on July
Fourth.
Also taking advantage of the
long week end holiday, four of
the towns garages have an
nOunced they would be closed on
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
to enable their employees to enjoy
the three-day vacation. Z
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Homer Zimmerly Hurt
In Hay Now Accident

Homer Zimmerly, Rlutfton Route
2, is reported improving at his home
from injuries received when he fell
about IL feet through an opening in
a haymow last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Zimmerly received severe
bruises of the head and face and dis
located the fingers of his left hand in
the fall. He was working on the farm
of his brother, Leonard, when he
stepped backward and droppe d
through the opening which was cover
ed with hay.
He was taken to Bluffton Commu-
nifty hospital and later removed to
his home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30

Equipment Co. viii have long ar
Ny of equipment.
One of agriculture's most modern
aids to seed production-the detas-
selling machine-will be paraded by
Bixel Seed Farm, and Irwin Blanken-
mire, Columbus Grove, will exhibit
his new adjustable drag, a tool re-
Gently patented by the local farmer
and being produced in quantity by
himself and his si3asohs in their home
farm shop.
But equipment will not be the only
interesting fe a ure of the Rural
Progress Parades Livestock, much of
it prize-winning calibre, which has
been or will be shown at couINy and
state fairs will be naraded dbwnsMaih
street by proud owifers~ "
Practically every breed of dairy
cattle will be represented in the par
ade. Among those planning to lead
their animals are Maurice Criblez,
Edgar Herr, Merlin Zimmerly, Melvin
Hilty, Bob Niswander and Lorain
Basinger.
Several beef cattle breeds will also
be represented in the parade by local
breeders and FLA or Al club mem
bers.
Farm organizations and local civic
and service groups as well as church
es and women's clubs have signified
they will enter floats in the parade
again this year. A few of the floats
in competition for the prizes will be
Telisis club, PTA, All clubs, Cub
Scouts, Murray Triplehorn, Steinman
Lumber, Dick Cookson, Mems Garden
Club, American Legion, Legion Auxi-
liary, the Bluffton Farmers club,
Farm Bureau and many others. Some
groups will have more than one en-
try.
It was reported early this week
that the Allen County Soil Conserva-
ton Service and the Extension Serv-
ice will also have parade entries.
Lorain Basinger, Button vocation
al agriculture instructor, is general
chairman of the parade with Carter
Shisler as parade marshall. Others
on the committee include Harvey
Gratz, Edgar Herr, Kenneth Chides-
ter, DR.. Waldo Niswander, Wayne
CONTINUED on page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
To Name Teacher
Of Religious Ed.
At July Meeting

A new teacher of religious educa-
ton to succeed Mrs. Edna Lauby,
who resigned at the close of the school
year, will probably be selected at the
next meeting of Buttons Combined
Religious Education Council on July
8.
The Rev. Robert Welch, president
of the council, said that the group
will consider two candidates for the
post. Both are local women.
Because of the Importance of the
decision, it is important that each
church in the council be represented
at the meeting by it's pastor and two
lay representatives, Rev. Welch said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Legion Auxiliary
ITlSt1LLS President

Mrs. Golda Weiss was installed as
the new president of the American
Legion auxiliary at the organizations
meeting Tuesday evening. She sue
ceeds Mrs. Geneva Rammel.
Other new officers installed Tues
day were Margie Huber, first vice
president; Peggy Hursey, second vice
president; Louise Ream, secretary;
Marie Stonehill, trea asurer; Elva
Zimmerly, historian; Augusta Steiner,
chaplain; and Estella Core, sergeant
alarms.
Mrs. Joan Dillman was installing
officer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
BLufftOn Women Leaving
Sunday On Alaskan Holiday

]. Lucas (former Mary Margaret
Basinger) and Mickey Gleason who
are serving with the armed forces in
Fairbanks. Mickey is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Gleason, Route 2,
Bluffton.
The girls had considered flying on
to Nome, Alaska, but thus far it
seems that the trip cannot be worked
into their schedule.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
LINE OF MARCH

The parade will form on
Vance street, move north to JEFF
fersOn ST., hence west to Main
where it will proceed through the
business section TO College ave-
nue., and then east to Harmon
Field.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Town ReSurfacing 20 Blocks OF Streets
In $4,000 Summer Improvement Program

With Buftons largest street improvement
history well under here this week. than 20 blocks of
village streets will have been reuaced by the close of work Sat
urday Tuesday by Street Commissioner H. L.
Coon
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
WASTE COLLECTION

The regular monthly waste col
ection has been set for Thursday
afternoon, July z, with a garbage
pickup the same day in the morn
ng, according to Street Commission
n Lee Coon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Switzerland Found To Be 'Neatest Country
By Mrs. Zoe HGuenstein On European Trip

descend and walk our legs Mrs.
Hauenstein writes.
In Switzerland Mrs. Hauenstein re-
Continued on page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30

done by Cossett and Son, Findlay con-
tractors, assisted by the towns street
crew.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30
Fifty EIms Counted Dead
In Battle With Blight On
BluftOn College Campus
BulldOzer Removes Dead And Dying
Trees In Effort TO Halt Disease

More than first realized Buffon nfesaon of
the Dutch elm disease has already taken toll of than so
trees mostly the Buton college campus it revealed this
week
The extent to which local m have been damaged did not
light recently several of the large Campus
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30

hay te Ter made of wood il contrast
strs hlined equipment I'd modern
y-mAkRg methods.
An bld 1910 Internationa truck
kiA b END red " e FsNiswsader &
SpnAaIb Ibng 18th ma ~ rnodefn pieces
III machinery aiia5the Bluffton Farm
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-06-30

crew..
, 1955-05-02
NEW

ground to be shoveled up
again. This delays the move
ment Of the truck.
Plans are complete for gar
bage trucks, under the new
system, to pass each street
every day and empty the cans
from all properties.
, 1955-05-02

N4
ST. cRoIx
exhibit. John Ohmeis and
Carl Wills, Chamber Of Com
merce designed and built the
booth. Mrs. Millar wore a col
orful madras bolero dress de
signed and donated by the Ay
Ay Shop. Her assistant was
her secretary, Mrs. Margareth
Joseph. Hundreds Of folders
were given away and informa-
ton supplied.
miss Maison Creole, a "a"
doll from DR.. Emma Steven
sons Frederiksted shop, at
tracted much attention! The
doll was dressed with bits Of
everything the shop sells-ma-
dras dress and bandana, lace
petticoat, st. Croix ear rings,
straw hat and bag, and even
a bunch of dried flowers from
her owners shop.
Eyes of St. Thomas cooks
were caught by the canning
display arranged by Mrs.
Edith Jackson, Home Demon
stration Agent, along with
beautiful fancy work. The
bright skirts and fancy blous-
es from Att, Ay Ay, and Is
and Sport Shops added gayety
to the exhibit with colorful
poster-dlspIays from the Con-
tinental, Danish House, Mu-
scum, 'Henge, Rubaiyat and
Treasure House.
When demolishing time
came for the booth, we were
like the fairy-tale gingerbread
house, as every snitch of sugar
cane quickly disappeared max
ing many sugarcane hungry
youngsters tremendously hap
Ply.
FOR RENT
JUNE THRU OCTOBER
, 1955-05-02
DIR. DE FRE1TAS CoMING

DR.. Robert M. De Freitas,
a. O., p. Specialist in Eye
Examination Refraction Or
thoptics, announces that on
Tuesday, May 3rd, from
10 am. to 5 pm. & Wed. May
4th, from 100 to 4::30 pm.
complete o%ptometric service
will be offered to the Munich
patty of st. Croix.
Will be in Fl ederiksted
Municipal Hospital from 900
am. until noon.
The latest designs in Eye
prepaid Or COD.
Arkansas State press., 1955-04-08
STATE PRESS Fri, Apr. 8, 1855 |

the Alta district meeting held IN
Texarkana Friday: Washington hi:
c, p. williams, Mrs. Ruth A. Jack,
son, Mrs r. B. Graham, Mrs. l.,
J. Gurst, Mrs. E. L. Cummings,
Mrs. Robert Frazier Miss Bette
]. Kelley. Mrs. Alluna Williams,
Miss Pettis johnson, Mss Billie
j. Carter Miss Bonnie J. Danger
field, Charles Carter, B. 7. Dang
erfield, Lee A. Terrence, Win
field Reynolds, A. Brewster. John
B. Watson school; Mrs. Irma
Boone, Mrs. Amanda Miner, Mrs
Mabel Culp. H. H Hill, jr, Mrs.
l.. V. Greer. Mrs. Jewell Leather
man, Mrs. Jaunita Charles, Mrs.
Vida Anderson Carver school:
Mrs Ruth G.. Burkes, principal,
Mrs. Gertie Goodwin, Mrs. Ophe-
lia MeJunkins, Mrs. Pernila An
derson, James Bradford, jr, Mrs.
Marie Washington, Mrs. Eula V.
Adams, Mrs. Juanita Mcclellan,
Mrs. Lille M Greene, FairvieW
school: Roy Loyett, principal, Mrs.
Louise Jefferson, Mrs Beatrice
Davis, Mrs. Sylvanthia Moore,
Mrs. Mabel johnson, Mrs. Grace
Hill, Mrs. Ethel Gambler, Mrs Le-
Arkansas State press., 1955-04-08
Formal Opening Of
Dairy Ranch"
Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday can be not only
a day for the parade of new
clothes. but it can also be a day
of fun and good eats to those
VINO attend the formal opening Of
the Dairy Ranch"
Provision has been made for
fishing. swimming, dancing and
prepared foods are available. Spe-
eial souvenirs have been set aside
for the children and gifts for
adults. The celebration of the
ranch started Wednesday and will
be held thru the week
The Dairy Ranch, a beautiful
establishment. located miles out
on Pine Bluff hiway IS, is ope-
rated by Mrs M E. Johnson of
the Johnson business school.