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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
James West Elected
Head OF Community
Progress Assn
New President Succeeds
Paul w. Stauffer AT Head
OF 90-Club Group

James West, cashier of the Citizens
National Bank, was elected the new
president of the Community Progress
association succeeding Paul w.
Stauffer at the organization of the
executive board Tuesday evening.
Other officers are Harry Bogart,
vice president; Mrs. Robert Simcox,
secretary and Edith Amstutz was re-
elected treasurer.
Member of the executive committee
elected October 10 to represent ap-
proximately 80 member organizations
of the association are: James West,
Leland Diller, Norman Triplett, Rob-
ert King, Mrs. Gerald Swank, DR..
B. w. Travis, the Rev. Alvin Beachy,
the Rev. James Heininger, Paul Ba-
singer.
Robert Crow, A. C. Burcky, Edith
Amstutz, Mrs. Robert Simcox, Wayne
Matter, Mrs. Clayton Harkness, Ar
den Baker, Harry Bogart, Luther
Shelter, Mrs. Richard Cookson, Dan
Gleason, Ralph Reichenbach, Jr., Mrs.
James Deppler and Miss Theresa
Slusser.
Several alternate members are yet
to be named.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Home Ec Students
From Five C COlleges
Meet Here Friday

Students and advisors from five
northwest Ohio college home econom-
les clubs will gather for their annual
meeting on the Bluffton college cam
pus Friday afternoon with a banquet
in the evening.
Highlights of the afternoons pro-
gram will include talk by Miss
Mary Lou Sandifor, who has a pro-
gram on WIMA-TV; business meet
ing, workshop, and tour of the cam
pus.
The evening banquet will feature a
foreign theme with the dinner served
by the Busy Mothers Class of the
First Mennonite church.
The banquet program will include
an introduction of the international
students present, comments by Miss
Alice Schocke, district advisor, Miss
Edna Ramseyer, Bluffton advisor, a
comedy skit, and talk by Miss June
Boyd, Hancock county home demon
stration agent who will speak on her
experiences as an international farm
youth exchange student in England.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Prof. Snlucker On
University Of Life
Faculty At Sidney

Carl F. Smucker, professor of
social service at Bluffton college, has
been named to the faculty" of a
unique University of Life" program
being conducted over a five-week per-
iod by the Methodist church of Sid
ney, Ohio.
Prof. Smucker is teaming up with
DR.. Linn Zook, chief psychologist of
the Northwest Guidance Center, Lima,
to conduct course in psychology.
The Bluffton mans subjects will be:
Preparing for Retirement-NOWp
and "Creative Family Life.
Classes offered on five consecutive
Monday evenings at the church cover
philosophy, the Bible, comparative
religion, and the challenge Of Chris
tian living, and an impressive group
of names is listed as the '1Univer-
sity" faculty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Like Putting Money In The Bank!
An Editorial

If dollars and cents the only consideration in
voters decision the swimming pool bond ISSUE vote for
the pool would still be good business
The $4,000 cost might better be regarded invest
ment rather than expense and buying swimming pool
for the community like putting dollars in the bank for the
average property
The swimming pool, like any of the towns assets, has
dollar value for every property in town. To illustrate
the point just imagine Bufton without its hospital Suppose
could eliminate the sewage disposal plant and back
to sinking, polluted Riley creek What if Bluton college
to dissolve, the stadium Harmon Field eveed and
the land turned to pasture? How do think would affect
the property values of residences business paces
Blufton without these assets would be much poorer
place to i've Many residents here only because of
of these community features
When the Ford plant is completed at the north rim
of Lima and several thousand families into this
Bluton residential town should become
desirable The swimming pool will not make it less
For forward moving community there should be
question about the desrabity of overwhelming or
the swimming pool bonds next Tuesday Even from dollar
and cents viewpoint alone it will be good business regarded
from every other point of view it is must.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold K. Flgart, a
boy. James Howard, born last Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Emans, Col
umbus Grove, girl, Rebecca Sue
born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Williams,
Columbus Grove, a girl; Debra Kay,
born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stratton,
Bluffton, a boy, Brent Clifford, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Lugibihl, Bluff-
ton. a boy. Gary Lee, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Cramer,
Arlington, a girl, Karen Louise, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Rettig, Raw
son, boy, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Launoer' .
how. Harry David, born Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Triplehorn,
Point Pleasant, w. Va, boy, kevin
Jon. born October "a. Mrs. Tripiehorn
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. os-
car Patrick of Leipsic, and Mr.. IMP
lehorn is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Triplehorn of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned PARCEL, a girl
born Tuesday in Elkhart, Ind. MRS
PARCEL is the former Beatrice Leiber
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Warren, (Mar-
celia Niswander) Lima, boy, Mich
aeI Dean, born October 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Swim Pool May Need More Than 500 Votes
To Garry If BallOting Is Heavy Tuesday

How many favorable votes will be
needed to pass the proposed $4,000
swimming pool bond issue Tuesday :?
The answer, of course, depends
upon how many persons go to the
polls since a SIS per cent favorable
vote is required. The issue could carry
with as little as $50 votes or it could
require as many as SAC favorable
votes to pass.
Last November when state offices
were at stake and Bluffton was vot-
ing on a bond issue for a new school,
total of 992 persons voted for
governor in the four Bluffton pre-
cincts. At this rate the swimming
pool issue would require $40 favor
able votes to carry.
However in the last municipal elec-
ton when there was no contest for
the office of mayor and w. A. Howe
was unopposed, just under 900 votes
were cast. In this case only $50
votes would have been sufficient to
carry the bond issue.
Off-year elections generally find
tagging interest in local voting, but
because two full states of candidates
are offered for municipal offices, and
because of the high interest in the
pool bonds, the vote is likely to run
well over the 600 mark and could
run close to last years balloting.
In an effort to get out large
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Huntington, Ind.
Man Buys Miller
Buick Agency Here
Dale Clark Takes Over
leadership Just AS New
Cars For SO Arrive

Buttons Buick agency changed
owners today, Thursday, when Dale
Clark, Huntington, Ind, took over
the ownership of the North Main
street garage and salesroom operated
for the past six years by E. S. Miller.
The new owner, who has been in
the auto business all his life comes
here from 12-year association with
the Frank Crews Motor Co., the
Buick agency in Huntington. He was
on the scene last Saturday after
moving his family into the apartment
over the salesroom, formerly occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Miller.
In making the purchase contract
effective Thursday it will come at
the same time that the 1866 Buick
cars make their debut. Mr.. Miller
will be with the new owner for the
next few days making him acquaint-
ed with the firms old customers who
stop in annually to view the newest
cars.
The Millers have moved into the
Ulysses Reichenbach home at 445
Cherry street, but have not announc-
ed their plans for the future. They
will continue to make Bluffton their
home in the future.
Mr.. Clark is, native of the Hunt
ington area and attended the schools
of that community, During World
War II he was flight engineer with
a BIT heavy bomber outfit flying
combat missions from England over
Germany and France.
In Huntington he was active In
the Evangelical United Brethren
church, serving as financial secretary
of his church in that city. Mrs. Clark
has also been active in church work,
serving as organist in Huntington.
The Clarks have one child, daugh-
ter, Kathie, II years old, who entered
school here Monday in the sixth
grade.
Associated with the new owner viii
be the same personnel in shop and
office. Dale Miller is head mechanic,
Larry DudgeOn, mechanic, Don KIM
met, service, and Shirley Lamb, book
keeper.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Fifth Wettest
October In 81
Years Recorded

October rainfall, nearly double
the normal amount, made last
month by the fifth wettest Octo-
Der in the past 81 years in the
Bluffton- P Pandora area, according
to Ray Burkholder, official
weather observer.
Mr.. Burkholder reported
total rainfall of 5.O4 inches CON-
pared with the normal of 2.5
inches. His records also showed
traces of snow, another oddity
for October, on October "a and
October 81.
The average temperature last
month was 54 compared with the
normal temperature of 53.8. The
high for the month was an 81
on October A and the low was %
on October % and 25.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
New Chevrolet
Goes On Display

Scheduled for debut Friday and
Saturday in the showroom of Bob
Williams Chevrolet, Inc, the new
Chevrolet for 1856 carries increased
horsepower, a. fieeter, more rugged
appearance and is offered in the
broadest array of bodies ever pro-
duced by the company, Bob Will
liams, Bluffton dealer announced this
week.
New in the low-price field is a
four-door hardtop sport sedan. The
car has no obstructing center pillar
in the window area and is fashioned
with the same styling zest that made
the Chevrolet sport coupe sensa-
ton of the auto market since 1850.
The local dealer is serving coffee
and donuts to persons visiting the
showroom Friday. and Saturday.
Souvenirs and free gifts viii be
distributed for the occasion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
50 Pupils Get
Second Polio Shot

The IOng-delayed second round
of polio immunization shots was
given In the Button elementary
school Monday morning when 80
pupils who received the initial
shot last spring lined up for the
Salk vaccine.
Miss Meredith StepIeton, eIe-
mentary school principal, said
that there were only four ab-
sences when the second shot was
administered.
The Salk vaccine used in the
second round of shots was pro-
duced at the Pitman-MoOre
Laboratories, indianapolis.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Lima OutnumberS
BluftOn Men In
SpOrtSnen'S Club
Membership Totals S71 AS
Club Meets Tonight For
Annual Election

Fishing in Buttons quarry waters
during the past year has again PROV
ed more popular with Lima anglers
than with the local population, the
Bluffton Community Sportsmen's club
will be advised tonight at it's annual
meeting.
Although the total membership this
year of 87I is somewhat under the
1000 figure of year ago, it is still
21 higher than two years ago, Carl
Mumma, membership secretary has
reported.
Last year, the only time in the
history of the Trout Derby that Bluff
ton residents have outnumbered Lima
residents in the Sportsmen's club,
there were 299 Bluffton members and
243 from Lima. This year figures are
reversed and Bluffton members num-
Der only 156 as compared with, 194
for Lima.
Members coming here to fish from
Toledo this year increased to 81 COM
pared with 40 last year. Other towns
well represented in the local club are
Findlay with 81; Ada, 81; Columbus
Grove, 18; Lafayette, IL, Dola, Leip-
sic, and Wharton all have seven
members. There are eight from Raw
son, six from Dunkirk, and five each
from Rossford, Fostoria, Kenton,
Tiffin, Elida, Akron and Beaverdam.
Cridersville, Bowling Green, Mt. Cory,
Dayton, Curtice, Delphos and North
Baltimore are represented by three
each. Many others have two members
or single membership.
The annual meeting and election
of officers will open tonight, Thurs
day, with a pot-luck supper at $50
D. m. The election will be at 7:15.
The evenings program includes a
talk by Bill Robnolte, Allen county
game protector, from Beaverdam;
who will screen and narrate motion
pictures on game habitat.
John Gilbert will discuss the winter
ice fishing program planned for the
Water Works quarry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Precinct A Voting
Place Is Changed

Voters of BIuffton Precinct A, who
have been casting their ballots at
polls set up in the old elementary
school building many years, will vote
this year at the Beach Radio & TV
salesroom on North Main street.
The change was announced this
week by the board of elections. Other
voting places viii be as follows:
Bluffton B-High School Library
Bluffton C-Bixel Motor Sales
Bluffton D-Mayor's office
Richland N-Twp. Room, Bluffton
Richland S-Town hall, Beaver
dam.
Beaverdam-Town hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Four To Compete
In Peace Contest

Four Bluffton high school students
will compete in the local Prince of
Peace defamation contest Sunday
evening at 7:30 o'clock in the First
Presbyterian church.
The students, members of Robert
Schumann's speech class, are Loretta
Nonnamaker, Denise Badertscher,
Sally Reichenbach and Gerry Martin.
The winner will be presented with a
bronze medal in the local contest and
will be eligible to compete in the coun-
ty event later this fall.
The annual defamation contest is
sponsored by the Ohio Council of
Churches, aid all residents of the
area are invited to attend the Sunday
evening event.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Polio Vaccine NOW Available From Local
Physicians For Children Age TO9

POiOmyet vaccine is available privately
BlufOn physicians by D.
local physician and member county of health
Following the association only
children between the be innouated
until such time the other
There series of three injections
after the first and the third six later
All possible the safety of the
vaccine Errors the early manufacture
rd Figures taken of number
to nOnnnOcuaed children polio the
innOcuaed group to be much higher
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Girl Scouts To
Launch Peanut
Sale On Monday

The Bluffton Girl Scouts next
week will be ringing door bells
in their annual peanut SALE
which serves the two-fold pur-
pose of raising nearly half OF
the funds necessary for opera
ton of the area council and OF
giving the girls a valuable ex-
perience in human relations.
The drive will be launched
Monday afternoon after rally
at the garage of Mrs. Stanley
Basinger at $3.50 p. m. where
peanuts will be supplied for the
sale. A troop leader, assistant
and one mother for each troop,
along with all Brownies and
Girl Scout members will attend
the meeting.
Refreshments will be served
to the girls as they launch their
campaign.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Life Scout Award
Presented To Two

Two Life Scout awards, second
highest rank in scouting, were pre-
sented to Ronnie Zimmerly and Doug
las Reichenbach Wednesday evening
in a Court of Honor conducted for
Bluffton Boy Scouts and Explorer
Scouts in the First Mennonite church.
Zimmerly is the son of Dwight and
Juanita Zimmerly, and Reichenbach
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Reichenbaeh.
A number of merit badges as well
as tenderfoot and second class awards
were also presented. The court was
preceded by a pOtluck supper in the
church basement. - E
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
HARDwICK HEADS SCOUTS

C. 2. Hardwick, Findlay, executive
vice president of the Ohio Oil Co.,
and former Bluffton man, was elect
ed president of Put-Han-Sen Area
Boy Scout Council at the annual
business meeting Tuesday evening at
the Berry Boy Scout reservation. A
new record membership of S,075
scouts are now registered in the
area. r
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Library Has Books
On Indust. Expansion

A special section of books pertain
ing to industrial expansion in COM
munity and how it effects the COM
munity has been arranged in the
Button -Richland Public Library, it
was announced this week. Many of
the books and pamphlets were pro-
vided by the Bluffton Industrial Ex-
pansion Co., of which Silas Diller is
president.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Scout Fund Drive
Raises S1,2O3 Here

Although there were still a few
more solicitors to report early this
week, total of 81, ,203 had been con-
tributed to the area Boy Scout Fund
drive by Bluffton citizens, it was re-
ported Monday, according to Ralph
Reichenbach and Gerald Huber, CO
chairmen of the local campaign.
The $1,203 figure was approximate
ly 5000 less than last year when IL q
Bluffton campaign raised in excess sf
81, 400 in support of the scouting
movement.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Worker On New School
Breaks Wrist In Fall

Charles Montieth, Huntsville, a
bricklayer's tender working on the
construction of the new elementary
school building, suffered a broken
wrist when he fell off a scaffold
Monday afternoon.
The injured man was taken to
Bluffton Community Hospital in a
Diller Funeral Home ambulance. He
was treated by local physician later
at the physicians office.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Two From BlufftOn
Enter Army Service

Two Bluffton youths who volunteer
ed for their tour of duty under
selective service were on their way
Wednesday morning for basic train
ing in the Army at Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri.
The young men are Don Badert-
scher, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Badertscher of South Jackson street,
and Burdette Augsburger, SON of Mr..
and Mrs. Harley Augsburger, 129
South Main street.
They were inducted Tuesday at
Fort Hayes in Columbus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
BREAKS BOTH WRISTS

Mrs. Leonard Gratz, Route 1, Bluff
ton, suffered two broken wrists in
an accident on the Gratz farIh last
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Gratk was
helping her husband construct shed
partition at the time Of the accident.
She is reported in fair condition at
her home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Composer Of "K-K-K-Katy'
To Lecture Here Tuesday

five other numbers will be included
in 1955-56. These include: David Bar
Illan, pianist, November 20; Andre
Trocme, lecturer, December /; Rey-
mold Siemens, cellist, February %;
Apollo Boys Choir, April 4, and an
additional lecturer to be scheduled.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03
Attending Girl Scout
Meeting In Frisco

Mrs. B. w. Travis of Bluffton,
president of the Ft. Amanda Girl
Scout Council, and Miss Margaret
Rooney, executive director of the
council, left Monday morning by
train for Chicago where they were
to board a plane for the National
Girl Scout convention in San Fran
cisco Tuesday through Friday. They
will return home at the end Of the
week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-03

vote, members of the Community
Progress association, are making
house-to-house canvass this week and
passing out literature urging favor
able vote on the bond issue.
Evening star., 1955-10-30
DATELINE PARIS
81 sRENDA HrLstR
Latest Romdnce Rumors Link
Groce Kelly and Prince Ruinier

needn't hang his head In
shame.
Come to think Of 1t. Picasso's
hanging his head in shame
over anything Is & highly un.
likely possibility. But even the
Paris Salon didn't have every
thing its own way. Patriotic
ally Jaguar held back Its new
"a iitre sedan 60 that 1t could
make its debut at the London
auto show which follows the
one here. {. Also noted in
Paris Is the amazing resembl-
ailce between Prince Rainier
Of Monaco and Raymond Pei
legrin, star Of Judas latest
play Of acadamician Marcel
pagnol.
The Prince Is the man who
wanted to marry actress Giseie
Pascal and Monsieur rellegrin
Is the man who just did 80.
The newest romantic ru-
mors surrounding Rainier con-
cern Grace Kelly. Actually
they aren't such q bad idea as
e match. The Prince wants q
devote Catholic. one who has
never before been married. d
girl with enough money, but
not too much and Miss Kelly
Is fully qualified on ali points.
Add 10 that the suitable few
Evening star., 1955-10-30

PARIS LIN this column
you've been given = running
account Of Paris precipitation.
especially concerning the
chestnut trees. Wei. watch
out because you haven't had
the last bulletin.
First there were white blOs-
SONS falling ii May. then the
bullet hard chestnutg tih per-
sotil hombardiag u Ii late
September. and now It's raiia-
ing graceful. golden leaves.
You can expect the next note
on this subject when the sap
starts running and begins
making i mess Of parked auto
mobiles.
But how we'd miss those
lovely trees II they we're taken
away. In fact. how much they
are missed already. on the
Champs Elysees. When the
avenue attracted 50 much
trafiic that the air became
heavily laden with smoke and
gas fumes. the faithful old
chestnuts literally began 70
curl up and die.
They had to he replaced BY
plane trees which are more
hardy.
Autumn closes the great
! summer exhibition. II Ii noted
that Picasso's one-fnail show
enticed lOO.0o visitorz during
It's six-incnth's run and sets
d world record for works by i
living artist.
Million Turn Out
However. In only 10 days
time. 10 times that number
tone million peopiel paid tlleir
respects To the new cars 81
the 42nd annual Paris SaIon
de l,Automohiie.
Since It Is the oldest and
largest. the grandpappy Of al
auto shows perhaps PicassO
Evening star., 1955-10-30

years differences IN their ages.
m the right direction. pins ti'e
fact, that n both csses tlhs
earned income comes nom
gambling. His from the casino
and hers from an AtlanEir CITY
race track.
Like Menaoo
Her family have aIwaye
liked Monaco: her brother
Jack has spoken Of doing some
business there which Is. IN 20
way, concerned with any plans
Grace might have for the
poker chip size country.
The only trouble il that
Grace might be bored "a Mo-
naco except IN August when
the social world come 20 its
door. But August Is exactly the
time Rainier wants to leave
Just because 1t Is the social
time. An Englishmau In
Paris has just received d let
ter from Virgins on the SUBJ
ject Of fox hunting. It reads ii
part: Here 1t Is 3 rich 111an's
sport not many farmers ss Ia
the average British field z
Sixteen usiaerettes IN Berlin
couldn't stand seeing Gone.
with The Wind" more than
1000 times 80 they resigned
their jobs. Ii. Also III Ger-
many Mrs. Lautis Norstaad,
wife Of the NATO Air Deputy.
said that the only way Amer
lean women overseas fail down
Is In their dress. Mrs. Nor-
staad isn't the iirst to say II.
but apparently no amount of
criticism improves the bad sit-
uation. Self-respect ought TO
turn the trick BY itself
NE4
In Paris Andre Leduux. 4
former Ski champion. turned
couturier, devotes his designing
talents exclusively to clothes