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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Services Today For
Walter S. Marshall

Funeral services will be held to-
day, Thursday at 2:30 p. m. in the
Trautman mortuary, Findlay fol
Walter Scott Marshall, II, retired
Orange Twp. farmer, who died at
his home in Findlay Tuesday. He was
found dead in bed of a heart attack.
Mr.. Marshall operated farm in
Orange Twp. until moving to Findlay
in 1943. He was a member of St.
Paul's EUB church.
Born in Orange township June2,
1878, he was a son of Martin F. and
Henrietta (Miller) Marshall. He
married Mary Amstutz in 1913 and
she preceded him in death in 1941.
He then married Emma Miller in
1914.
He is survived by his wife, Emma
and a foster son, Evan Amstutz, of
McComb; brothers, Roy of Findlay,
Harry of Bluffton, and one grand
child.
The Rev. C. Dwight Osborne will
officiate at the services with burial
in Maple Grove cemetery, Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Expect To Wind-Up
Wheat Harvest By
End OF The Week

Barring additional rains, it was
expected that the wheat harvest in
the Bluffton area would be completed
by the end of this week. Elevator
officials say it would all be in the
bins by now if it had not rained at
the end of last week.
At the local Farmers Grain Ele-
vator, manager Eldon Tschiegg said
that 24,000 bushels of grain had been
taken in by Wednesday morning. The
weekend rains lowered quality some
what, but on the whole it was still
testing better than average.
Average yield on local farms was
estimated at from 80 to 35 bushels
to the acre, although there were a
number reaching 40 and so bushels.
A 141a- a-acre wheat field at the
Sarah Althaus farm was reported to
have yielded total of 725 bushels
or an average of so bushels. The
wheat taken to the Farmers Grain
Co. had a test weight of 63 pounds
to the bushel and a moisture test as
low as 1000 per cent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Fireworks Display Duds Exploded,
Pumps Tested By Local Fire Fighters

through fire department hoses. The
Studebaker pumper, operating at top
capacity, pumps $50 gallons per
minute, while the Mack Truck pumps
have capacity of 500 gallons per
minute. These were tested as well as
an auxiliary gasoline pump.
In addition to the bumpers, the de-
partment is now equipped with tank
truck with capacity of 200 gallons
of water used on rural fire calls.
Included among those on duty at
the tests Monday were Lester Mis-
wander, C. V. Stonehill, Charles
Young, Gene Mericle, Bob Dillman,
Bob Hursey, Bill Mericle, Aldine
Weiss, Robert Yount, John Stonehill,
Ed Badertscher, Loren Steinman and
Chief CorSon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Heart Attack Fatal
To Elida Hirschler

Mrs. Elida Hirschler, II, former
Bluffton college faculty member and
widow of the late E. j. Hirschler,
who also served on the faculty, died
Wednesday morning of a heart at
tack in the presence of her physician,
DR.. F. D. Rodabaugh, who she had
summoned.
Mrs. Hirschler had just admitted
DIR. Rodabaugh at her front door, on
West Elm street and seated herself
on the sofa, when she was stricken
by the fatal attack.
She had been a German teacher at
the college and Mr.. Hirschler taught
mathematics and astronomy.
Born in Wadsworth, Ohio, Sept. 26,
1884, she was the daughter of Jacob
B. and Minerva (Laux) Zepp.
She was preceded in death by Mr..
Hirschler, who died in 1941, and by
a son Edmund Paul, who died July
IA, 1881, following an appendectomy.
Surviving are son, Alfred, Phil
adelphia research chemist, and a
married daughter, Mrs. Gerald Case,
Washington, d. c.
Funeral arrangements had not been
completed at press time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Commission Revises Swim Pool Estimate
TO $4,000 After Study By Engineers
Earlier $35, 900 "Guess"
Overlooked Essential Items,
Engineers Say

If Bluffton is to build swimming
pool adequate for its needs and
equipped with filtration system re-
quired now by state law, it should
be prepared to spend approximately
$4,000 rather than an earlier esti-
mate of $4,000, the recreation and
parks commission was advised at a
meeting Thursday evening of last
week.
Robert B. Jergens of the Toledo
engineering firm of Finkbeiner, Pet
tis & Strout, submitted estimates
prepared by his firm. He estimated
that construction of a pool 35 feet
by 70 feet varying in depth from 21a
feet to Az feet would cost $14,510. A
small wading pool would add an
other S1,100.
The commission should allow $4,000
for filtration equipment, which Mr..
Juergens declared was a "must" for
all rev pool construction, according
to state law. He added another $780,
700 for piping, concrete deck, toilets
and entrance, fencing, retaining walls,
sewers and electrical equipment.
Finally, $7,19O was added for "cont-
ingencies, engineering, legal printing
and advertising"
The grand total, according to Mr..
Juergens, would be $4,000. He point
ed out that several important items
of expense had been overlooked by a
commission member in the early es-
innate.
This estimate included $4,000 as
the cost of pool complete with filtra-
tion system, and $4,000 for concrete
base, wading pool and walks.
"Our estimate shows the $4,000 to
be too low, as the manufacturers
quotation for the pool and filter is
OIL ,UUU. OOIlSIIuCllOIl lISliio llOI HlCil~
toned in the newspaper announce
ment, but desirable and necessary for
a community swimming pool, are pip
ing, toilets and entrance, fencing,
sewers and electrical. These items will
bring the total construction costs to
approximately $42,810. In addition,
the contingencies, engineering, legal,
printing and advertising We're not con-
sidered when arriving at the estimat-
ed cost of the project" he said in a
letter to the commission.
Paul Diller, chairman of the recrea-
tion and parks commissions said that
his board was in agreement to proceed
with plans for the municipal pool,
after hearing the cost estimates.
1--WE are asking the town council
Tuesday evening to pass the neces-
sary legislation to place the bond
issue on the November election bal
lots" he added.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14

A series of explosions early Mon
day evening which brought Bluffton
residents to their doors proved only
to be members of the Fire Department
setting off dud fireworks pieces
which failed to explode at the Fourth
of July Rodeo.
Fire Chief Guy Corson explained
that the duds were exploded in order
to render them harmless.
At the same time the entire crew
of firefighters was on hand Monday
evening to test the pumps on the
various pieces of equipme ent in
preparation for the numerous grass
fires which ordinarily occur this part
of the summer.
The bumpers drew water from the
Buckeye quafry and replaced it there
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Chief Coon Seeks
"MedneSt Thief"

BlufftOn's Police Chief Lee
Coon is looking for what news
papers often call "the meanest
thief in town."
In this case, however, the man
who picked up little Gary Kirt-
lands toy station wagon last
week is believed to be a known
Out-of-town character who goes
through BlufftOn alleys the day
before rubbish collection to pick
up items of value from waste
containers.
FOur-year-Old Gary was stand
ing beside his station wagon
when the man took it and put it
into his truck.
Chief Coon has not been able
to learn the eulprit's identity or
home town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Homer Gratz Host
To Garden Club

Homer Gratz will be host to the
Mems Garden club of Bluffton at his
home on Route 2, Bluffton, when it
meets Wednesday evening, July 20,
at 8 p. m.
The gardeners will enjoy showing
of four color and sound films on
garden topics: PLANT Oddities, !,
Gardens of England, "How Green
is Your Garden, and Cultivate your
Garden Birds"
Another feature of the meeting will
be a display of vegetable, fruit and
flower displays with each member
asked to bring an arrangement for
the exhibit.
The same films will be shown at
an open meeting Thursday July 81,
at the First National Bank Audi
torium, Findlay, at 8 p. m. Everyone
is welcome to attend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Heads Discussion
Of Mutual Insurance

Mutual Property Insurance" will
be the topic of talk to be delivered
this week by DR.. Howard Raid of
Bluffton college at the Conference on
Mutual Aid of the Mennonite Central
Committee in Chicago.
DR.. Raid, who serves as secretary
of the local Mennonite Mutual Aid
society founded in 1865, made a sur
vey of II of 40 Mennonite Mutual Aid
societies in U. S. and Canada in
preparation for his talk and confer
ence discussion. He will lead the dis
cussion session today on Mutual Aid
Areas of Activity.
Mrs. Raid and daughter, Elizabeth
Ann, accompanied DIR. Raid to Chi
cago and are visiting Mrs. Raids
sister, Mrs. Lester Lowenberg and
family.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
BluftOn Physician
On New City-COunty
Board of Health
DIR. F. ID. Rodabaugh Polls
Top Vote For Seat On
Five-Man Board

The Bluffton area will continue
to be we'll represented in public health
matters on the recently unified Lima
Allen County board of health by DR..
F. ID. Rodabaugh, it was learned
Tuesday after the new board was
appointed.
DR.. Rodabaugh, who has been a
member of the county health board,
received the highest vote to the new
unified board by members of the
county advisory council. Nominated
by Elida's Mayor E. A. Wilford, the
Bluffton physician was given the
five-year term.
Other members of the new board
are; Mrs. Kennedy Beach, Lima,
four-year term; John HORNE, Del
phos, three years; F. Earl Roeder,
Lima, two years; and B. A. Nc
Pheron, Harrod, ,pne year.
Mrs. Beach and Mr.. Roeder, have
been members of the Lima city board
of health, while HORNE and McPher-
on were members of the county
board along with DR.. Rodabaugh.
Both Lima city council and the
Allen county board of county COM
missioners had ratified plans for
unification of the two health boards.
Under terms of the agreement,
Lima is to pay 72 per cent of the
costs of the health board administra-
tion and Allen county and Delphos
are to pay % per cent, based on 1854
actual expenditures.
DR.. Gail E. Miller, former county
health commissioner, will hold the
office of commissioner under the uni
fled boards administration.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
School Board Ok'S
$l&,OOO Operating
Budget For 1856
Tax Revenues Jump $4,000,
But Depicting Balance To
Limit Spending

Bluffton schools will receive near
ly $4,000 more in tax revenues dur
ing 1856 than will be received this
year, but will actually have only a.
bout $4,000 more cash to meet in
creasing costs, the board of educa-
ton learned in a study of the new
budget Tuesday evening.
The reason for this is the fact that
actual and estimated expenditures
this year are expected to eat into a
S9,911 balance carried over in Janu-
airy, leaving only a $500 balance at
the end of the year. The estimated
expenditures for 1856 will almost
completely wipe out the balance.
The 1856 budget calls for estimated
expenditures of $164,072 with the
principal increase being in the item
for personal services teachers
and other employee salaries. The new
budget provides approximately ST.
600 additional in this fund to keep up
with the salary schedule.
Of the $4,000 increase in revenues,
approximately $1,000 is anticipated
from general property taxes, and
$4,000 viii come, according to the
county auditor, from the state school
foundation fund. The increase from
this source is the result of changes
made by the legislature in distribu-
ton of the funds.
In other action, the board of edu-
cation authorized an expenditure of
$3.50 to the Jones Engineering Co.,
of Lima for work of transferring a
stoker from the old elementary school
building to replace an older stoker
now in use in the high school.
A resolution was also adopted
naming The Citizens National Bank
Of Bluffton as the schools official
depository for funds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Don Critics Takes
ELida Teacher Post

Don Critics, former Leipsic teacher
and Bluffton college graduate, has
been named mathematics teacher at
Elida high school for the forthcom-
ing school year, Roland. Swank, supr
erintendent, has announced.
Critics was graduated from North
high school, Columbus, and is known
here to many having received his
bachelor of science degree in educa-
ton at Bluffton college. He has COM
pleted graduate work at Bowling
Green State university.
In addition to teaching at Leipsic,
Mr.. Critics also taught for three
years at Botkins. Don's wife is the
farmer Joan Clark, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Clark of Grove street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14

With municipal finances again in
the black after a year of hardship,
the council adopted a budget which
permits the board of education to
again benefit from the 80 cents per
thousand income, despite the fact that
last year they had indicated they
likely would have the 80 mill levy
transferred to town finances this
summer.
Town general fund expenditures of
$33,507.42 for the coming year will be
up sharply from the 1866 estimated
expenses of $29, 9,558.64, the new bud
get shows. This increase will consist
of expenditures for street lighting,
for which payment will be required
beginning shortly after midsummer
in the coming year.
When the municipal light system
was sold out to the Ohio Power Co.
last August, the utulity firm promis-
ed Bluffton up to two years of free
street lighting as part of the contract.
This free service will expire next
summer.
In contrast to general fund ex-
penditures of S33.5O7.42, the village
will have estimated 1856 income of
only $29 ,461. However, deficit financ-
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Bob BurkhOlder
Named Coach At
Muskingum College

Robert BurkhoIder, former
athletic star of BlufftOn high
school who coached lzst year at
Urbana high school has been
named basketball coach 1T Musk
ingum college, it Was announced
this week ny Robert N. Mont
gOmery, president.
Burkholder succeeds Harry
Adams, who resigned to coach
at Western Reserve university.
The former BlufftOn man re-
ceived his college training at
Ohio State university.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Burkholder of Route 2,
BlufftOn. Mr.. Burkholder is a
member of the Bluffton board of
education.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
SUin, Pool Up To Voters;
Council Acts To Place
Bond Issue On Ballots

Municipal council Tuesday night initial
$4,000 swimming pool bond the electorate
authorizing the clerk Allen county
before certified
vember election.
action taken after chairman
committee had notified his
ion the $4,000 issue will be required to finance the pool
Solicitor John told all
NoVember be completed At
council meeting late this month. " % ~
opinion that could
period real estate % about mill
valuation This PROPERTY with valuation $4,000
would only IS additional taxes for the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Accident Victim
Removed To BlufftOn

Charles Kinsinger, Bluffton poultry
dealer who was injured two weeks
ago in a truck crash near Bellevue,
Ohio, was removed last Saturday to
Bluffton Community hospital where
his condition is reported good.
Mr.. Kinsinger's left leg was brok-
en- in two places at the thigh, and sur
gerry was necessary. Both legs must
remain in casts for approximately
four months, the doctors have told
the family.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14

Hancock county inductions into the
armed forces today, Thursday will
take five men, four of whom reside
near Bluffton.
The inductees are: Dale Allen
Welch and Daryl D. Garmatter, both
of Route 1, Rawson; Jerry Ronald
Wolber, Route 8, Ada: and Robert D..
Corbin Jr., Route 4, Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Local Girls Win
In Poster Contest

Two Bluffton girls were named
among six Allen county winners in
the 1866 Community Institute Safety
Poster Contest held recently.
The local winners are Doris Fett
and Twyla Augsburger, both of Route
2, Bluffton.
Other county winners were Don
Baxter, Route 2, Lima; Barry Ba-
singer, 1910 Garland avenue, Lima;
Larry Creek and Larry Kleinoeder,
Elida.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Village Adopts $33,5O7 Budget, Waving
Claim To 80 Mill In Favor OF Schools

In adopting 1856 budget enang general fund expenditures
amounting to AZ its budget hearing Tuesday
night municipal councmen dollars into the Golfers of the
board of education by waving their claim for the coming
30 of mill in taxes to which the village entitled but which
been used by the school board for nearly decade
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-07-14
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Miller, Pan
dora, a girl, Deborah Jean, born last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph O'dell (Sheila
Burkholder), Bluffton, a boy
Gregory Lynn, born last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Marshall,
Pandora, a girl, Barbara Ann, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Smith, Anchor
age, Alaska, girl, Barbara Jean,
born July 3. Mrs. Smith is the former
Dora Jean Luginbuhl, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon Luginbuhl of
West Elm street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Soviet 20-Yeur Ban
Charlottesville

MOSCOW, Dec. (Pj.-The
Soviet government yesterday an
nounced legalization of abortions
The action reversed a law
nearly 20 years old under which
this type of operation was
strictly forbidden.
The new law requires that abor-
tons be carried out only in hos
pitfalls and other medical inStitu-
tions. 1t explained that 1.-THE
abolition Of the prohibition
against abortions provides the
possibility of avoiding the harm
caused women by abortions car
ried out outside institutions fol
medical care"
This was an admission that
undercover operations had beer
common despite the prohibition
against them. The new law sale
"averting Of abortions can be &C.
complished by further extension
of state measures for encourag-
ing motherhood and educational
and explanatory means"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01

Maryland will have the same
number of delegates. "a. as in
1852. The delegate strength of
the District of Columbia, 6 also
remains the same.
In the big States in the East.
the Middle West and the Far
West there has been practically
mo change.
Florida, which Mr.. Eisenhower
also carried in 1852, will have
rs delegates as compared to Ia
In the last convention. And
Tennessee, the fourth southern
State carried by Mr.. Eisenhower
will have % delegates as COM
pared to 20.
AS compared to the Democrat
lie National Convention Of 1856
the Republican convention will
be materially smaller in delegate
strength and personnel. The
Democratic National Convention
will have q total of 1872 dele
gate votes. Due to the fact that
the Democrats authorized dele
gates with one-hah vote each
for District delegates next year
the maximum personnel Of the
convention will be 4.640. divided
between 2.744 delegates and 1896
alternates.
In the Republican convention
it will take 662 delegate votes
to nominate. The delegate ap-
Iportionment will be contained in
the official call for the Republi-
can National Convention Of 1856
which was authorized by the Re-
publican National Committee
meeting here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Eden Says Soviet
Must Clarity Its
Atom Bon Proposal

LONDON, Dec. (R.-Prime
Minister Eden has announced
Britain's readiness to consider
Russia's proposal for a world.
wide ban on nuclear weapon
tests.
But he stalled Laborite de-
mands that he press for a Brit
Eish- American Russian agreement
calling of experimental explo-
sionS.
Sir Anthony. addressing the
House Of Commons yesterday
left the door open for Russia
officially to confirm and clarity
"a Soviet suggestion which was
reviewed Tuesday by q Moscow
radio commentator. The broad
cast said the Russians are ready
there and now" to stop testing
Enuclear weapons "if the other
powers possessing such weapons
agree to do the same"
Sir Anthony gave a clue about
some of the things that the Brit
Iish would want to know more
about before agreeing to halt
further tests:
Her majesty's government. >
he SAID. are rekdy no discuss
these matters at any time but
II must make u clear that In
such discussions regard win have
to be paid to the number and
nature of the tests which each
country has already made. a.
well as to the number and nature
of the tests proposed"
/ The statement came in re.
Spouse to a question by former
Labor Prime Minister Clemenr
Attlee. who had urged him Il
initiate talks with the Unitee
States and Russia on the Mos
COW radio proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Williams Hits
In1miiqrantLaW
BY the Associated Press

Gov. G. Mennen Williams of
Michigan said today the present
immigration laws Of the United
States set up a second-class citi-
zenShip.
Such a situation, Mr.. Williams
told Senate immigration SUBJ
committee, is "repugnant, in my
mind, to the very essence and
spirit of our national traditions
and national institutions"
He also said present laws "af-
front many of our citizens and
many foreign countries. includ-
ing some of the best of our
friends and allies"
Origin Rule Opposed
This affront. he said. is created
by distinguishing between immi-
grants by country of origin, sin
dicating that we are more anx-
ious to welcome nationals from
one country than another. This
In effect sets second-class ORR
gins
Mr.. Williams urged adoption
of the Lehman-McNamara bill
now before Congress to replace
the McCarran-Walter immigra-
ton act. The subcommittee is
considering proposed changes in
the McCarran-Walter law.
The bill by Senators Lehman,
Democrat of New York, and Nc
Namara, Democrat of Michigan,
would abolish the present ma
tional origins quota in admitting
immigrants and also would raise
the yearly quota by $4,000 a year.
Visa Rules Criticized
Meanwhile Victor F. Weiss
kopf of the Federation Of
American Scientists told SEN
ate judiciary subcommittee that
Congress should encourage, not
discourage, visits by foreign
scientists. This group also is
studying proposed immigration
law changes.
Mr.. Weisskopf is a professor
OF physics at Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology. In pre-
pared testimony he said that
present visa regulations for nom
immigrant visitors, such as
scientists. seriously interfere
with the healthy development of
American science" and are
harmful to the prestige and in
fluence of the United States
abroad"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Hog Prices Tumble
To Lowest Since 1871

CHICAGO, Dec. l (P.-Hoe
prices tumbled to new lows since
l94l today on a heavy outpour-
ing Of offerings from the country,
Butcher hogs dropped so to rs
cents a hundred pounds. Top
price was $1185. for 40 head
This is the lowest top since De-
Icember 81, 1871.
Many packers had enough hogs
to keep slaughter crews going
for the rest Of this week and in
to early next. They were not
bidding,