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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25

This % the third J,istnlfnse5it OF
one Of the most discussed books Of
our time. Anne Moron Lildberphss
best-seller GIFT From the Sea.'l
& 4 WALKED far down the beach. soothed
] By the rhythm Of the waves. the sun
on my bare back and legs, the wind and
mist from the spray on my hair. Into the
waves and out like sandpiper. And then
home, drenched, crugged. Keeling. fun
to the brim with my day alone; fun ike
the moon before the night has taken .
single nibble Of Il; fun as cup poured
up to the lip. There Is . quality to full
ness that the Psalmist expressed: Ny
cup runneth over Let no one come-T
pray In sudden panic ! might spill my
self away!
Is this then what happens to woman?
She wants perpetually to spin herself
away. All her instinct as Woman--the
eternal n6urisher Of children, of men. Of
society demands that she give. Her
time, her energy. her creativeness drain
out into these channels II there Is any
chance, any leak. TraditionaIly We are
taught, and instinctively We long, to give
where It Is needed--and immediately
EternaIly, woman spills herself away In
driblets to the thirsty, seldom being all
lowed the time, the quiet. the peace, to-
let the pitcher MI up to the brirn.
hut why not one may ask2 what Is
wrong with wnman's spilling herself away,
since ii is her function to give? Why
am ], coming back from my perfect day
at the beach, so afraid Of losing my trea-
sure? II Is not just the artist III me. The
artist naturally. always resents giving
himself In small drops. He must save
up for the pitcher-faii. No, It Is also
the woman in me who Is 50 unexpectedly
misery.
Here Is . strange paradox. Woman m
stinctively wants TO give, vet resents
giving herself IN small pieces. Basically
Is this conflict? Or Is It an over
simplificati0n of many-stranded prob
lem? believe that what woman resents
Is not 80 much giving herself In pieces
rs giving herself purposelessly. What We
fear Is not SO much that our energy may
be leaking away through small outlets Is
that 1t may be going ''down the drain.
We do not see the results Of our giving
as concreteIy as man does In his work.
In the Job Of housekeeping there Is no
raise from the boss, and seldom praise
from others to show us we have hit the
mark. Except for the child. woman's
creation Is so often invisible, especially
today. We are working at an arrange
ment In form. Of the myriad disparate
details OF housework. family routine, and
social life. II Is gind Of intricate game
Of cat's-cradle we manipulate on our
fingers. with invisible threads. How can
one point to this constant tangle Of
household chores. errands. and fragments
Of human relationships, as creation?
It ID hard even 10 think Of II q purpose
full activity, 20 much Of 1t Is automatic. ]
Woman herself begins to feel like tele-
phone exchange or Q laundromat.
Purp0seful giving is not as apt to de-
plete ones resources; 1t belongs to that
natural order Of giving that seems to
renew itself even In the act Of depletion.
The more one gives. the more one has TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25

fThis d the third inst1liment OF
one of the most discussed books Of
our time, Anne Moron Lindbergh's
best -seller GIFT From the Sea.'1
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
Churches Join To
Sponsor Benefit
Concert For Home

All of the local Mennonite
churches are cooperating in the
sponsorship of a concert of organ
violin music Sunday evening at 8
p. M, in st. John Mennonite church
as a project to benefit the land
scaping program at the Memorial
Home.
N. Laurence Burkhalter, formerly
of the Bluffton college music faculty
and now on the Ohio State university
staff, and Miss Ruth Bixel, music
instructor at Tabor college, Hills
boro, Kansas, will appear on the pro-
gram. Miss Bixel will play the organ
and Mr.. Burkhalter will be the
violinist.
Congregations of all of the Men
MONTE churches will be represented
in. the audience, and the concert is
open to the public.
DeIvin Kirchhofer, superintendent
of the Memorial Home, said that
proceeds of a free-will offering will
be turned over to the landscaping
committee at the home. 1t is hoped,
he said to get the grounds in condi-
tion for fall paintings.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
Legion Auxiliary
Names BlufftOnite
To State Committee

Mrs. Garnette Foltz, who has
previously held a state office in the
American Legion Auxiliary, was
again honored at the recent Ohio
Convention in Ohio by appointment
as state junior activities chairman.
The appointment was made in
recognition of her activities iE Bluff
ton, the district and department
auxiliary affairs, the department ex-
ecutive committee announced.
Mrs. Foltz previously served as
departmental Pan American chair
man. She has also served as child
welfare chairman of the second dis
trict. She is past officer of her
unit having served as chaplain, his
torian, sergeant-at-arms, secretary
and president, and has served as
chairman on all major committees
of the local unit.
Mrs. Foltz is also member of the
Past Officer and Past Presidents
Farley of the Bluffton unit. She has
also held office in the Eight & Forty,
honor society of the auxiliary, and is
the immediate Past Chapeaa (presi-
dent) of Allen County Salon No. 207,
Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11

Locally he is a member of the
Lions Club, which he served as pres
ident, and also belongs to the Mems
Garden Club. He is a member of the
First Mennonite church which he has
served as Sunday School superinten-
denty deacon, chairman of the Educa-
tion committee, teacher, and at pres
ent is chairman of the Church Build
ing committee. He was also chairman
of the Boy Scout committee for many
years.
In school he has been the Hi-Y ad-
visor for 26 years, also serving as sec
retary of district YMCA committee.
He has taught physics every year
besides courses in general science,
chemistry and health.
For side line and hobby Mr.. Buh-
Ter enjoys electrical work and rose
gardening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buhler have four chill
dren, Mrs. Peter Fast, Muncie, Ind.
Mrs. Leland Voth, Freeman, S. Oak.
G. Samuel Buhler, Los Angeles,
Calf; and Miss Ruth Buhler at
home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
Mrs. Byron Anderson
NelU Cafeteria Head

Mrs. Byron Anderson, 551 South
Main street, was employed by the
board of education at its meeting
Tuesday evening to take charge of
the school cafeteria in. the high
school building when school re-opens
September 6.
She will succeed EIrs. Hazel Ever
sole, who has held the post for
many years, and resigned at the
close of school this spring.
The board also received the resig7
nation of Oscar Zimmerman as school
bus driver. Mr.. Zimmerman has ac-
cepted other employment which
makes it impossible for him to con-
tinue his bus job.
In other action the board approved
a contract with Button college for
use of two classrooms at the college
during the next school year at $50
per room for the term. The board
will prepare the rooms for use, and
provide janitor service. The college
will provide light, heat, water and
use of toilet facilities to pupils.
A contract with Charles E. Kohl,
Inc, Lima, to install a 12-inch con-
crete sewer from the new grade
school to the Spring street sewer
was approved at S2.75 per foot. An
estimated Gil feet of sewer will be
needed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
First Accident
'Chalked Up For
New Rt. Is Bypass
Canton Truck Driver
Suffers Fractured Skull;
Truck Burns

Bluffton citizens were concerned
early this week over whether they
do not have new traffic "death
trap" at the towns front door ap-
proach to the new Route 25 over the
Bentley road.
A Canton truck driver, seriously
injured in the first mishap on the
new 8.9-mile Bluffton bypass, hover
ed near death in Bluffton Commun-
ity hospital, as townsfolk discussed
the new problem. His truck, cab
burned to cinder, stood at the in
tersection, mute evidence of the ac-
cident, which many felt was only a
beginning.
Two other cars were involved in
the accident which occurred at 2:3O
p. m. Sunday.
Investigators reported the Bluff
ton crash occurred when a car driven
by Henry C. Meyer, "a, Wapakoneta,
travelling north on Route 25, passed
three other northbound cars on the
right side, struck curb and swerved
across the road to collide head-on
with the truck driven by Samuel
Lawrence, 81, Canton.
The impact bounced Meyers car
back across the road into the side of
one driven by Mrs. Gertrude Heisler,
81, Wapakoneta, who had stopped
preparatory to making a left turn,
The truck driver, hurled from the
cab of his truck before it caught fire,
walked several yards away from the
scene of the accident before he col
lapsed. He was admitted to the local
hospital after treatment for de-
pressed skull fracture.
Mr.. Meyer was released from the
hospital after treatment for severe
bruises of the right knee, and null
tiple cuts and bruises of the body.
He was charged with passing on the
right of another car by highway
patrolmen who investigated the ac-
cident. a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
Jaycees To Launch
Membership Drive

Plans will be completed for an all
out membership drive to interest
young men of Bluffton in member
ship in the towns Junior Chamber
of Commerce at the next meeting of
that organization Thursday evening,
tonight, in the Jaycee Hall above
The Charles Co. store on Main
street.
Oliver Beach, president of the
Jaycees, said that the group will also
review parliamentary procedure and
its use in conducting business
meetings.
The forthcoming membership drive,
Beach said, will emphasize the fact
that it is not necessary for a young
man to be operating his own busi-
ness in order to belong to the Junior
Chamber. The only requirement is
that he be between the ages of Is
and 35, and be interested in Bluffton.
All men interested in becoming
Jaycees are invited to attend the
meeting tonight.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
RuhLer Granted LeaUe
To Teach In South Dakota

Gerhard Buhler, who has served
the local high school as principal for
the past 81 years, was granted a
leave of absence by the board of ed
ucation Tuesday night to teach at
Freeman Junior college, Freeman. S.
Dakota for this coming year.
The leave was granted upon a mo-
tion by Harvey Burkholder seconded
by DIR. Travis after Superintendent of
Schools A. B. Murray recommended
that Mr.. Buhler's request be ap-
proved.
Mr.. Buhler is native of Mt. Lake.
Minnesota, and came to Bluffton COL
lege as a student in 1913. Following
his graduation from the college here,
he taught school in Everly, Iowa. for
one year. In 1924 the principalship
at Bluffton high school was open and
he was hired to fill the vacancy at the
time when C. E. Bender was superin-
tendent of schools, and has held the
position since that time.
Besides his Bachelor of Arts degree
from Bluffton college, Mr.. Ruhler has
master of education degree from the
University of Cincinnati. Post grad
uate studies include two summers
work at the University of Chicago
and two summers at Ohio State uni
versity. Most of the post graduate
training was received in the field of
administration and guidance.
Other summer activities include.
teaching at Bluffton college in the
field of psychology and education;
three summers as counsellor in a
boys camp in northern Minnesota
with DR.. Frank d. Slutz, and two
summers in the Ford Trade School at
Detroit.
Professionally he has been con-
tinuous member of the State and Ma
tional Principals association, the
Ohio Education association and the
National Education association. He
is also member of Phi Delta Kappa,
honorary society. The two past years
he served on the Reviewing Commit
tee of the North Central association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
Services Today
For Leander Flick

Funeral services will be held in
the Otto funeral home, Rawson to-
day, Thursday, at 2 p. m. for Leander
Flick, 81, retired farmer who died
in the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Forrest Steinman at 1920 a. m.
Tuesday of a cerebral hemorrhage,
The Rev. H. D. Camp and the Rev.
Thomas Weisenborn will officiate
with burial in Tawa cemetery.
A native of Union township, Han
cock county, he was born Feb: 27,
1878, a son of Thomas and Sarah
(Deeds) Flick. In 1898 he married
Clara E. Blymyer who preceded him
in death.
Mr.. Flick for many years operated
a threshing outfit with his brother
in-law, Harry Blymyer. He was a
member of Findlay K. of p. lodge
and a 65-year member of Rawson
EUB church. He made his home with
Mrs. Steinman for the past three
years.
In addition to Mrs. Steinman
survivors include another daughter
Mrs. w. S. Jacka of Platteville, Wis.
son, Ralph w. of Fremont; two
sisters, Mrs. T. E. Powell and Mrs
o. E. Barnum of Lima; eight grand
children and five great-grandchilden.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
DR.. Herbert Oyer
Accepts New Post
On OSU Faculty
BlufftOnite's Research
On Ear-Emitted Sound
Won Air Force Praise

DR.. Herbert J. Oyer, former
Blufftonite who recently gained ma
tional renown for experimental work
on ear-emitted speech, has been ap-
pointed to the Ohio State university
faculty in the department of speech,
it has been announced by the univer-
sity.
DR.. Oyer is the stepson of Mrs.
Adella Oyer, Blufftoh school teacher.
He is a graduate of Button high
school and Of Bluffton college.
His work in ear-emitted speech
interested the Air Force due to the
fact that it would make possible the
use of an ear microphone. This
would not be subject to the pilots
breath stream and would always be
in operating position. These are i'm
portant features where speed and
accuracy of transmission may have
an important bearing on safety.
DR.. Oyer's early experimentation
showed that speech could be trans
mitted mechanically from the ears
of the speaker to the ears of a lis
tener when the takers mouth sounds
were sealed off by a sound-proofed
BATTLE box. This led to further study
which eliminated in dissertation for
his doctor of philosophy degree.
In tests by the Air Force it was
shown that ear signals were approx
mately 129 per cent more ineligible
at the most difficult listening condi-
tions than were those signals which
were picked up at the lips.
DR.. Oyer's research was supported
by the Voice Communication Project.
DR.. Henry NJ. Moser is project direc-
tor. The project carries out research
for the Operational Applications La
boratory of the Air Force Cambridge
Research Center, Air Force Research
and Development Command, Boiling
Air Force Base, Washington, d. C.
DR.. Oyer holds advanced clinical
certifieation in speech, American
Speech and Hearing Assn; is
member of Sigma Alpha Eta, pro-
fessional speech and hearing frater-
nifty; American Assn. of University
Professors, and belongs to the Ohio
Assn. of Speech and Hearing Thera-
pists.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
Acquire Estate Of
RObt. Mccormick
In BOcG, Fla.

BOca Ration, the beautiful
ocean ridge Florida estate of
the late Col. Robert Nj. Nc
COrmick, former publisher of
the Chicago Tribune, has been
acquired by a couple, well-known
in this community.
Announcement was made this
week that the Mccormick estate
had been purchased by Mrs.
Jean Watt Spence, wife of Ed
mond ]. Spence, internationally
known furniture designer of
Boca, Florida. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spence are frequent visitors at
the home of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Amstutz at their
country home west of Beaver
dam.
The deal involved 100000, it
is reported. Architects plans call
for the conversion of the manor
house into an exclusive club with
40 cooperative apartments and
pent houses. The beautiful home
has 725I feet of ocean frontage.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Suter, Pandora,
a girl, Alice Jean, born last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Diller, Pando-
ra, a girl, Kathleen K, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Stratton, Ada,
a girl, Kathy Lynn, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Stuckey, Nc
Comb, boy, Paul Douglas, born
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lee, Button
Girl, Amy Kay, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James j. Mayer OF
Mansfield, Ohio, are the parents of 9
boy, born Sunday at the Mansfield
hospital. Mrs. Mayer is the former
Margaret Basinger, daughter of Mrs
Noah Basinger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
Businessmen's Picnic
TOddu At Mirror Lake

With stores closed according 70
the usual Thursday afternoon GUS
tom, Bluffton business men and their
employees and families, are to head
for Mirror Lake today for their an
nual picnic and outing. A program
of swimming, boating and fishing
will open at 2 p. m. and pot-luck
supper will be served on the club
house terrace at $50 p. m.
Each family is to bring one hot
and one cold dish of food and table
service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11

st. Johns Evangelical and Re-
formed handed the Ebenezer nine a
100 shellacking Tuesday night at
Harmon Field to walk away with the
honors in the Church League softball
finale.
Deacon King hurled st. Johns to
victory as he struck out nine of the
Is men to face him in the contest. The
game was called after fve innings be-
cause of the 10-run margin.
st. Johns was the league winner by
mutual agreement on the outcome of
the contest. Both clubs finished with
So marks in the league standing. st.
Johns earned the right to meet Ebe-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
1000 Farmers Take Time Off To Witness
County Flowing Contests On Local Farms

With temperatures below the nine
ties for the first time in almost two
weeks and the ground softened up b!
the heavy rains of the past weekend
the weather was ideal Monday for the
Allen County Conservation Field Day
and tractor plowing contests witness.
ed by an estimated 1000 people on the
Wilson McBain and Charles Fisher
farms about two miles south of Bluff
ton.
Co-chairmen Gene Schmidt, Jeffer-
son street, and Herbert Hadley, AL
len county extension agent, who head
ed the field day, expressed satisfaction
over the event and called it a COM
plete success.
The level land contest was held on
the Wilson McBain farm and the con-
tour competition took place on the
Charles Fisher farm.
Edgar Huber, Route l, Bluffton,
contour champion last year, won the
level land contest in competition with
13 other contestants. He placed sec
ond in the contour contest, barely be-
ing edged by Willis Bridges, Route 5,
Lima.
Jerry Bridges, following in his
Dads footsteps, won the junior divi-
sion of the level land contest, and
Richard Palte, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
John Palte, Route 2, Bluffton, placed
second. Jerry also placed third in the
junior division of the tractor rodeo.
The senior division of the tractor
rodeo was won by Oscar Etgen, Route
3, Lima, who will represent Allen
county in the Ohio State Fair contest
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
No Contract, No
Fire Dept. Service,
Town Council Rules
Uncontrolled Township Fire
Calls Cost Village $500
So Far This Year

Bluffton's fire department is going
to stop answering alarms in Mon
roe, Riley and Union townships un-
less trustees of those areas make
arrangements to guarantee payment
for fire fighting services, municipal
councilmen decided at Tue S da J
nights meeting.
"We think it's time to stop being
good neighbor at our own ex.
pense", according to the way Ont
councilman summed up the situation
in commenting on ultimatums for
warded to trustees of the three town
ships.
So far this" year Bluffton has in
Cured over 5000 in expense in pay
ment for firemen's salaries alone in
answering calls to fight two fires in
Monroe township and two in Union.
In not one single case, however,
has Bluffton been able to collect a
cent in return, for trustees of the
townships involved advise they have
fire contracts with other villages
and are not permitted by law to pay
Bluffton for services rendered. Nei-
ther is it possible to collect from in
surance companies or Individual
property holders.
Inasmuch as some areas of the
three townships in question lay
closer to Biuffton than any other
town, with the property owners in
the areas having Bluffton telephones,
the logical procedure is to call here
in case of fire.
Councilmen pointed out they are
willing to have the Bluffton depart
ment be of help whenever possible,
but in the future payment must be
assured or there will be no service
available.
They suggested to the townships
involved that they are not interested
in signing contract agreements to
provide service throughout the en-
tire township areas. However, for
supplemental calls into the townships
payment must be guaranteed on the
basis of a minimum of $50 per call,
plus SO additional per mile for the
distance in excess of six miles which
the site of fire may be from Bluff
ton. If firemen are on the run for
longer than one hour $12 additional
will be charged for each additional
hour.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
School Board Urges
Bentley Improvement

In action at its meeting Tuesday
evening, the Bluffton Board of Edu-
cation endorsed a movement of the
Businessmen's association to seek
improvement of the Bentley road and
Route 25 intersection.
P. w. Stauffer, president of the
board, pointed out that the danger
of accidents at the Bentley road
crossing and other intersections of
the new Route Is creates a hazard
for the school buses which will use
the intersections daily.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
New Students At BHS
To Register Aug. 1916

New students, who plan to attend
Bluffton high school for the first
time when school re-opens Septem-
Der 6, are asked to register at the
office of the principal on Monday or
Tuesday, August Is or 16.
The office will also be open or
these days to former students who
wish to make schedule changes
Principal Gerhard Buhler has an
nounced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
AWARD BRIDGE CONTRACT

Wander & Mason, Inc, Columbus
contractors, were the lowest of three
bidders on construction of a new
bridge on Route 103 over Riley Greek
in Bluffton, the state highway de-
partment announced this week.
The Columbus concern bid
$36 6,06458 to build a concrete slab
structure SO feet wide. The state
estimate was $44, 100.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
st. Johns Swamps Ebenezer Team To Win
Championship In Church Softball Loop

nezer with a 6-5 win over the Metho-
dist team last Wednesday.
The Presbyterian and First Memo
mite clubs did not finish their second
round of play because of the end of
the recreation schedule. The super
visors have to get the field ready for
the football season which is little
more than a month away.
Final Standings
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-11
GARDEN CLUB PICNIC

The Bluffton Mems Garden club
will hold its annual picnic meeting
Wednesday, August II, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Boehr, it was
announced this week. 1t will be
Family Night" for the club.