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Evening star., 1955-01-30

Fontanne. Auspiciously 1t was
as Cinderella" at London's
Drury Lane. ,
Bella Blows Up
A tiny, round woman re-
luctantly erupted into Broad
ways limelight this week.
gray-haired crusader, bright
eyed, determined and dis
mayed.
"An impulse overcame me.
baby" she sums up. land now
Sam says to me. so all Of q
sudden you're a character.
How do you like it?'"
She Is Bella Spewack, Sam
is her husband. For 20 years
they have been writing plays.
and any one who has ever
seen q stage show or movie Is
pretty sure to have seen their
work-scripts such as kiss
Me, Kate" boy Meets Girl"
MY Three Angels" and now
Festival"
Festival" arrived in town q
Evening star., 1955-01-30

and teievision shows. repeat
ing her belief In Festival"
The resulting new life at the
Longacre's box ofilce persuaded
the producers to rescind plans
to close Immediately. and one
backer pumped new coin into
the opus 70 Keep II running
several weeks more at least.
Something Bigger
I'm not fighting for this
show. but for the living tbs
ater," asserts Mrs. Spewaek.
Sam and I fell IN love with
the stage long ago and It's
still the greatest thing In our
lives.
Having o failure ISN'T such
Evening star., 1955-01-30
By Bob Thomos
Asseeiaisd Press stoff Writer
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Three years ago, Jody Law
renee costarred with Burt
Lancaster in 40 Tall Men"
Today she Is a waitress in an
ice cream shop near the UCLA
campus.
How could this happen? I
dropped by the shop to find
out.
She was dressed in the I'M
maculate waitress uniform. II
anything, she looked prettier
than when I saw her on the
set of 40 Tall Men" She wore
no makeup except for lipstick.
and her face had a we'll
scrubbed look. She asked one
Of the other mattresses to take
her station while she sat down
Evening star., 1955-01-30

at the counter to tell me her
story.
1T was partly my fault" she
began. explaining her slip from
film prominence. II see now
that I was temperamental. I
didn't cooperate with pub
licity. ! didn't want to do
cheesecake, not because my
legs were bad, because they
aren't. My entire training
had been as an actress, and I
didn't want to submit to the
usual starlet routine.
Her Mind Changes
IF I had it to do over again,
I would do it differently. /
realize now that cheesecake
and publicity are an important
part of the movie business"
Jody said her movie career
began five years ago. She was
10. At Beverly Hills High
School. she had been taking
Evening star., 1955-01-30
A PIoy With Scope

What they are saying in the
remote. warning mid-nine-
teenth century world of the
Countess Ostenberg is more
than reduces to terse synopsis.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
DR.. Herbert ]. Oyer, Former BlufftOnite,
Now On OSU Faculty, To Be PTA Speaker

DR.. Herbert ]. Oyer, ,Bluffton high
school and college graduate, who has
gained wide prominence in expert
mental work on ear-emitted speech
at Ohio State university, will be the
speaker at the next meeting of the
Parent Teachers association Monday
evening.
DR.. Oyer will discuss can Overview
of Speech, Hearing Therapy" at the
Bluffton meeting.
DR.. Oyer gained national promin-
ence while doing graduate work at
Ohio State and during the past sum-
mer when he continued his work for
the u. S. Air Force. His research
has been important to the Air Force
since it will make possible the use
of ear microphones in new high alti-
tude planes.
He is the stepson of Mrs. Adella
Oyer, Bluffton fourth grade teacher.
The PTA program Monday also in
cludes an Open House visitation of
the classrooms after the meeting.
Teachers will be present to greet and
talk with parents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
Loretta NOnnamaker
Wins Peace Contest

Giving her defamation, "Wa1
Fire" by Jerry Schmalenberger, Miss
Loretta Nonnamaker, a senior at
Bluffton high school, was the winner
last Sunday evening in the local
Prince of Peace defamation contest
in which four contestants competed at
the Presbyterian church.
The victory in the local contest will
entitle Miss Nonnamaker to compete
in the county event to be announced
later this month, and earned for her
a bronze medal given by the Ohio
Council of Churches, state sponsors
of the contest.
Miss Sally Reichenbach was select
ed as alternate in the local contest.
Her topic was "Let Us Take Stand
for Peace.
Miss Nonnamaker is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nonnamaker
and Miss Reichenbach is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Reichenbach.
Judges Sunday evening were the
Rev. Dale Dickey, the Rev. VIM.
Keeney and ALB. Longsdorf.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
$2,O92 Judgment
Awarded BluftOn
Meat Man By Court
Suit Filed By Detroit
Sausage Firm Backfires
In Favor OF A To z

A $2,092.61 judgment in favor OF
the A to 2 Meat Market operated
here by Clarence Brunn, was award
ed last week by Common Pleas Judge
Arthur d. Tudor in a suit filed by a
Detroit sausage firm which backfired
in favor of the defendant.
The Detroit firm, the Premier Saus-
age Co. sued the Bluffton meat dealer
for $10,621.07 which it claimed was
due when Brunn entered into con-
tract to purchase sausage-making
business which had been operated in
Findlay by the Detroit firm.
Brunn claimed he had a right to
rescind the contract and asked for
$2,651.59 from Premier.
Judge Arthur D. Tudor, Hardin
county, sitting in the Allen county
court by assignment, found no cause
of action for the original petition, on
the grounds the company had sold as
free and clear property upon which
there actually was lien. In addition
he awarded Brunn $2,092.61, an a.
mount stipulated by the two parties
to the action.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
Jim NJ. BenrOth
Enters US Navy

James Milton Benroth, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Benroth, Route 1
Bluffton, has reported to the U. s
Naval Receiving Station, Chicago, Ill.
to begin a two-year hitch in the navy
Benroth reported to Cleveland for in
duction November 2.
A graduate of Cory-Rawson high
school and Bluffton college, Benroth
was a four-year, three-sport star al
the college from which he was gradu-
ated last spring. He was member of
the football, basketball and baseball
teams.
Benroth was married in September
to Miss Imogene Lehman, Berne, Ind,
former student at Bluffton college.
Prior to his induction into the serv-
ice Benroth was employed by the Ohio
Oil company, Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10

tribution superintendent provides ap-
proximately five times the capacity
of the old system. 1t is believed that
it will provide sufficient capacity to
meet the needs of Bluffton in eight
years of normal development.
However, Mr.. Doughty said that if
above normal growth or use should
occur a few minor changes could in
crease the capacity nine times what it
is at present.
Approximately 95 per cent of the
poles are now new, and a total of 993
were installed in the new Bluffton
system. A total of 106 miles of new
wire was stretched, making 95 per
cent of the wiring also new.
Mr.. Doughty added that the pro-
gram included installation of 299 new
transformers and taking out 184 of
the old ones in the former municipal
system.
"Now, you may add those new
electric appliances and equipment
confident that sufficient power is
available for their economical and eff
ficient operation" said Mr.. Conn.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Phillips MARY
Lou Lewis), Bluffton, a boy, Mark
James, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin, Lima,
girl, Sherry Sue, born Friday. !,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Huffman,
Blufton, boy, Jeffrey Allen, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Cramer,
Benton Ridge, boy, David Lee, born
Saturday. -s
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Amstutz
(Louise Wilch), Bluffton, a girl, Pa
tricia Ellen, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kent B. Burkhol5er,
Lafayette, boy, Craig Douglas, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leigh Dabler, 0tta-
wa, boy, Henry Leigh, born Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Stonehill (Jo
Haller), Findlay, boy, Jeffrey Scott,
born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rettig, Bluff
ton, girl. born Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard E. Little.
McComb, q boy, born Wednesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
Bible Lecture Series Opens Sunday,
Ministers Conference Next Week

The annual Bluffton college Bible
lecture series and co-ordinated con-
ferences of Mennonite ministers and
church women will be held on the
campus and at the First Mennonite
church during next week beginning
Sunday and continuing through Fri
day.
The lecture series and conferences,
regarded as the religious highlight of
the year in Bluffton, will bring as
principal speaker DIR. George M. Glib
son, professor of preaching at Nc
Cormick Theological Seminary, Chi
cago, Illinois.
Also on the conference programs
are Paul Erb, editor of The Gospel
Herald and the Rev. Ward Shelly,
pastor of Bethel Mennonite church,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
DR.. Gibson comes with a well-round-
ed background having served pastor
ates in Methodist, Congregational and
Presbyterian churches in some of the
principal cities of the midwest. He
was also general secretary and editor
in-chief of The Pilgrim Press, Bos-
ton, and in 1854 he was an exchange
preacher to the British Isles. He has
been active in the peace movement
and in other social and civic prob
lens.
The Bible lectures will be conducted
each morning for the students at
$3.50 am, in the Ramseyer chapel and
in the evenings at 7:30 in First
Mennonite church.
Sunday morning the topic will be
"He Spake in Parallels, in the eve
ming, "a Sower Went Forth; Mon
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10

feated Frank L. Todd, incumbent
Democratic village treasurer. Balmer
piled up $50 votes to Todd's 283.
Board Of Public Affairs
In the contest for board of public
affairs Harvey Bauman, present presi-
dent of the board, was reelected as
was Herbert Conrad. Clayton Hark-
ness will be the new member of the
board replacing Forrest Basinger, who
was not candidate for reelection.
Defeated for the board was Cleon
Triplett. A fifth candidate, Francis
Marquart, was ineligible because of
having moved from town, but never
the-less polled total of 139 votes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10

day, "The Summing Up; Tuesday,
"The Forgiven are the Forgiving";
Wednesday, Unto this Last; Thurs
day, "The Neglected Invitation; and
Friday, ''The Door Closes at Mid
night.
The minister's conference opens
Wednesday morning with Mr.. Erb's
talk on "The Mennonites and Escha-
tology". There will be a discussion
of the subject in the afternoon at 2
p. m. and a buffet supper with mem
bers of the college faculty in Founders
hall at $50.
Continued on Page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
New School Bldg.
40 Pct. Completed

Progress on the new elementary
school building reached the 40 per
cent mark this week, according to a
report by Superintendent of Schools
A. B. Murray.
The Superintendent reported that
approximately $141,O35 had been paid
out of the building fund to the three
principal contractors thus far. The
electrical contract with the Barnes
Joy Co., Lima is about 81 per cent
complete, plumbing and heating con-
tract held by R. E. Eversole & Co.,
Lima, 43 percent complete, and the
general contractor, Knowlton, Inc, OF
Bellefontaine, is 81 per cent finished
with his work.
Mr.. Murray noted that the 40 per
cent completion payments do not in
clude payments on new equipment for
the building or on the architect fee
Total amount of the bond issue was
$S95,OO0.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
SpOrtsrnen's Club.
Directors To Unite
Election Tangle

First task of the newly elected
directorate of the Bluffton Commun.
ity Sportsmen's club will be to deter
mine who the new club president is
and thus untangle problem growing
out of last Thursdays election wher
both duly nominated candidates de-
clined the office.
The question before the directors
is whether a third write-in candidate
is the new president, or whether the
office goes to the duly nominated
and elected president
George McCune and Gilbert "Peck''
Montgomery, both listed as candi-
dates on the ballot, have declined the
office. They polled the highest and
second highest number of votes res
pectively. John Gilbert, past presi-
dent, was not listed as a candidate,
but received a number of write-in
votes.
Even though not listed as a candi-
date, the directors could decide that
Gilbert was a write-in candidate and
thus entitled to the office. On the
other hand they may decide that
Aldine Weiss, duly elected vice-presi-
dent should succeed to the office.
Mr.. Gilbert has been in Canada all
week on a deer hunting trip, and
could not be reached for comments.
He is due to return Sunday.
Other officers elected are Roy
Klingler, secretary; Hiram Huser,
treasurer. The six directors are Ray
mond Cummins, Hiram Wenger, Les
ter Niswander, Silas Diller, Ross
Irwin and Charles Steiner.
Forrest Basinger, also elected a
director, declined the office.
In addition to reaching a decision
on new president to succeed Lester
Niswander, the new officers and
directors will re-organize the club
departments at the next meeting.
At last weeks meeting William
Robnolte, Beaverdam, Allen county
game protector, screened color
film, Bob White" in Missouri, and
following the film gave an interest
ing discussion on game habitat.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
MangIed Fingers
Fails To Halt
Corn Picking job

After mangling four fingers of
his right hand in a corn picker
accident, a Bluffton area farmer
Tuesday morning completed pick
ing several more rows of corn,
then hauled it to the barn and un-
loaded his wagon before report
ing to his wife he was 'going to
town on an errand".
Arriving at BlufftOn COmmun-
ity hospital, Asa Boedicker, Ada
Route 3, was given little hope
that his fingers could be saved.
1t appeared that the machines
rollers had burned the flesh
from the fingers, destroying the
circulatory system. Amputation
may be necessary.
After treatment at the hospi-
tai, Boedicker insisted on being
permitted to drive home, but
was re-admitted to the hospital
several hours later.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
NeisUGnder Wins
Close Race For
Township Trustee

One of the hottest races in the To-
cal election Tuesday was that for the
office of township trustee in which in
cumbent Robert Neiswander edged
out his Republican opponent, Wayne
zimmerman, by majority of 35
votes, 673 to 638.
Otherwise there was no opposition
for township office. Dale Reichenbach
was reelected unopposed for clerk,
and A. D. Gratz had no opposition for
justice-of-the peace.
Millard Herr, the only candidate
for two openings as township con-
stable, received 1854 votes, and flood
of write-ins received a single vote for
the office. Only one, Harold Weaver,
Beaverdam, received two votes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
Exhibition Mans Son Is Revived
From death" By Heart Massage

The 6-year-old son of former
Bluffton man, unaware he was once
believed dead, this week was happily
hoping to be released from Cleve-
lands Fairview Park hospital soon.
Richard w. Euler, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard B. Euler, North Ohm
sted, was brought back to life in a
dramatic operation Monday of last
week after his heart stopped beating
while he was undergoing routine
removal Of tonsils and adenoids.
The boys father is nephew of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
Effect OF Bypass On Hunting CrOlCd,
Subject Of Local Business Speculation

Bluffton was speculating this week
on the effect the new Route 25 bypass
will have on the usually heavy influx
of pheasant hunters into the village
when the bird season opens next
Tuesday morning.
Ordinarily Bluffton restaurants are
jammed and streets lined with autos
of .Dut-of-town hunters before time
for the big shoot. The season opens at
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
Dennis L. Miller
Receives Promotion
At Ex-Cell-O Plant

Dennis L. Miller, former Blufftor
man now residing in Lima, has beer
named general supervisor of the blade
manufacturing departments of the
Ex-Cell-O Corp. plant in Lima, il
was announced this week.
The former Blufftonite, son of E
S. Miller of Cherry street, is assum-
ing part of the work of Clark D. Todd
who has been named works manager
for the Lima plant.
Miller joined Ex-Cell-O in 1852 and
has been supervisor in the aircraft
parts manufacturing department dur
ing most of his employment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
Bell, BurkhOLder
Reelected To
School Board

Maurice Bell and Harvey Burk-
holder were reelected members of
the BlufftOn board of education
in Tuesdays election, defeating
a third candidate, Richard Augs-
burger.
Bell polled the highest vote
with 804 and Burkholder ran
closely behind with 716 votes, Mr..
Augsburger received 457 votes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
INJURED IN FALL

Roy Rogers, Union township
farmer, was injured Thursday after
noon in a 12-foot fail while working
in his wagon shed. He was taken
to Bluffton Community hospital in
the Diller ambulance, but examina-
ton indicated no broken bones. After
treatment, he was released to return
home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10

Mrs. Josephine Benroth of North
Main street, Bluffton. The family
lived here several years ago.
1t was estimated that the boys
heart was still slightly under two
minutes. Quick action by DIR. Frank
Paino, anethesiologist, who opened
the chest wall and massaged the heart
until it started beating again, is cred
tied with saving Richards life.
The action was taken so quickly
apparently no permanent brain dam
age resulted. &fa :.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
Mems Garden Club
Meets Wednesday

Three members of the Bluffton
Mems Garden club will speak on un-
announced subjects of their own
choosing at the next meeting of the
club Wednesday, November 16, at 8
p. m. in Science hall at Bluffton col
lege.
The members who will conduct the
program are w. A. Amstutz, Ray
Diermeyer, and Arthur Schumacher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10

Riser Elected BIuftOn s New Mayor;
In Record Off Year Election Turnout

David L. Riser, Democrat, was
elected mayor of Bluffton in Tues
days election defeating Republican
Joseph L. Urich by heavy majority
of 354 votes. He will take office with
split council of three Democrats and
three Republicans.
The new president of council and
vice mayor will probably be Demo
crat Francis Reichenbach. According
to custom council selects the council
man with the highest number of votes
for that position at the reorganiza-
tion meeting in January.
Closest in the race for village coun-
Gil were Edwin Badertscher and
William Gaiffe, both Democrats.
Badertscher went into office as the
sixth councilman in line with two
vote margin over his fellow Demo-
crat, 400 to 407.
In addition to Badertscher and
Reichenbach, the members of next
years council are Gerald Swank,
Charles Hankish, Jr., Wilbur Am
stutz and Edwin Rice.
Record Off-Year Vote
The election brought out record
number of voters to the polls in an
off-year with a total Of 933 votes
cast. This compares with only little
more than 600 votes cast in the off
year municipal election of 1851 and
about 900, the former record year of
1947.
A. ]. B. Longsdorf, unopposed for
village clerk, was returned to office,
and Harold Balmer, Republican, de-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10

9 a. m. and shooting can continue un-
til 6 p. m. this year. The hours were
increased for the benefit of the work
ing man unable to get into the fields
until after working hours.
The state wildlife authorities have
speculated that the local pheasant
population has increased 20 per cent
over last year, which may add to the
number of hunters invading this ter
ritory.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
KROGER MAN is SPEAKER

Richard Tisdale, Ft. Wayne, per-
sonnel manager of Kroger Food
Stores, will address the Commerce
Club of Bluffton college tonight,
The company's managerial
program will be discussed and slides
will be shown of the company's ope-
ration.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
SPEAKS IN KANSAS

DIR. Robert Kreider, dean of Bluff
ton college, presented the annual
Memo Simons lectures at Bethel
College, Newton, Kansas, from
November to8. His series of talks
was entitled "Anabaptism Speaks
to Our Day..
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
BEAyERDAM OK,s LEVY

The village of Beaverdam voted
more than two to one, S8 to Al, to
approve a 3-mill extra tax levy for
village operating expenses. Included
in the levy is 2.35 of a mill renewal
and IS of a mill increase.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
BEAvERDAM SCHOOL BOARD

Elected to the Beaverdam school
board Tuesday were Carl Amstutz
with 2O6 votes; Richard F. Simon,
142 votes, and William Stephens, 80.
There were also two write in votes
cast in the election, one for Rosmand
Marshall and one for Russell Augs-
burger +.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
Small Fry Looks Forward
TO First Dips Next Summer

Inere was JuOiation Buttons small fry Tuesday
evening before bedtime word reyed by telephone that
the swimming pool bond issue had carried
First word drifting from the precinct counting places was
that too close for comfort hours it appeared
that the $4,000 squeeked through for 5
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10

Frank P. Anderson, Democratic
mayor of Beaverdam, viii begin his
fourth term in that office next Janu-
airy as a result Of his unopposed cleo
tion Tuesday evening.
He will be assisted in office by
two Democrats in the office of clerk
and treasurer, but his party managed
to elect only two councilmen.
The new clerk is Maurice Burkhol-
der and his wife, Jeanne H. Burk-
holder, is. the new treasurer. They
defeated Otis and Sylvia Bowers for
the offices.
Members of council we're elected as
fnlloxx--.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
TO ATTEND DENTAL MEET

DR.. Evan Basinger will attend a
three-day meeting of the Ohio Dental
association Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Nov. IA, 15 and 16, in
Cleveland.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-11-10
$2O6,3S5 Power System Rebuilding Job
Completed Here By The Ohio Power Co

Completion of the companys $206385 of rebuild
ing the system Buton announced this week by
D. NJ Conn., division manager of the Ohio Power in Lima
Letters notifying Buon customers of the improvements
be put the mails the latter part of this week
improvement program according to H. C. Doughty, dis