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Evening star., 1955-01-09
Ministers Elect

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Jan.
8 tSpecial) The Rev. Robert
Field, recently ordained pastor
Of the Presbyterian church here,
was named president Of the Nor
gan County Ministerial Ass0cia-
tion at the annual organization
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11

Charles S. CalhOOn was present
ed with a S5-year Star and card.
Mr.. CalhOon is a Charter Member
of the Post.
Francis Globes, Post Adjutant,
read a letter on the award which
is being offered by VOitUre 10. 1920
ent-Sussex), 40 ct 8. The award
will be presented during the De-
partment Convention, to the Post
attaining the highest membership
performance.
Announcement was also made Of
the forthcoming American Legion
Ball to be held at the Shrine Club,
on State Road, near Wilmington,
April IA. Commander Rogers,
James Hastings. Ralph Lyons and
Department Commander Zerby
may be contacted locally for tick
cts to this affair.
The Post voted to appropriate
its commitment in support Of
Bows State which will be held in
Dover, April 21, % and %. The
Post also approved the purchase
of Safety RaincOats, which will be
presented to the Safety Patrol of
the Georgetown High School.
Three new members-James W..
Mifflin. Thomas Everett and James
T. Mifflin, were initiated in cere-
monies conducted by Commander
Rogers, vice-cOmmander James
Hastings and Adjutant Globes.
The next meeting of the Post
will be held on March II, at 500
D. m.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11

Three well-knOwn Milton resi-
dents passed away last week and
funeral services for each were
held over the weekend.
The third citizen to succumb dur
ing the past week was Adolphus l..
Palmer, 81, who passed away at
his home in Milton last Wednesday.
Services were held on Saturday
afternoon from the William M.
Short Funeral Home in Milton. The
Rev. William Mcdaniel of the
Church of the Brethren and the
Rev. Frank M. VOlk, pastor of the
Methodist Churches in Milton, con-
Quoted the services.
He was a retired section foreman
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Born in Baltimore Hundred, Sussex
County, he had lived in Milton for
the past 54 years. Surviving are his
wife, Mrs. Susanna Steelman Pal
mer; a daughter Mrs. Arthur Mack
lin, of Newport; a son George r.
Palmer. of Milton and three grand
children, Walter P. Macklin, New
port; Mrs. Arthur Bagenis, Newport
and Ebert L. Palmer, Wilmington.
James c. Clendaniel has been a
recent patient in the Beebe Hos
pital, Lewes. At this time he is
showing steady Improvement.
Mr.. and Mrs. David w. Dutton
and son, David, Mrs. David w,
DuttOn, ST., Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wilson and sons, Kenneth and
George and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wilson and daughters were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Harvey Wilson near Leipsic, Del
The relatives were celebrating the
birthdays of Harvey Wilson and
his daughter-in-law, Myrtle Wilson
One of the surprise gifts received
by the celebrants was a beautifully
decorated, tier birthday cake a.
dOrned with candles presented tC
the pair by Mr.. Wilson's sister, Mrs
DuttOn, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Clendaniel
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Vent
John T. Crouch and MedfOTd King
were among guests who called al
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
King on Monday evening to wish
their son, Benny a very happy first
birthday. The lad received several
gifts and cards and before an early
bedtime for him, ice cream and
cake were served.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
MILTON
By
Walter w. Crouch
Phone
Milton 1885

Mrs. Alice S. Coverdale. "A. wife
of Frank COverdale died Thursday.
IN Beebe Hospital after a short
illness. A daughter of the late
Peter and Sarah Messick Short Of
SeatOrd, she is survived by her
husband; two sisters, Mrs. Matte
}. Patton, of Ozona, Fla; Mrs.
Sallie M. Turner, fredericksburg,
Md, and one brother, J. Frank
Short, also of fredericksburg.
Services were held on Saturday
afternoon at p. m. from the Milton
Funeral Home, The Rev. Earl
Watts, pastor of the Pilgrim HOli-
ness Church Oficiated. Interment
followed in the Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
James Ponder, 70, a farmer of
Milton, died in Beebe Hospital,
Wednesday night a short time after
admittance. A member of an old
and prominent family, in Sussex
County, he was son of the late
John and Lillian Burr Ponder and
a nephew of the late Governor Pom
der of Delaware. Surviving are
two sons, John and James, JT., both
of Milton; two daughters, Mrs.
Lillian Hunter of HarbesOn and
Mrs. DOllie Williams of Milton; a
brother William Ponder of RehO-
both and a sister Mrs. Anna Schu-
yer of Bethel, Conn.
The Rev. Frank M. VOlk, con-
Quoted the funeral services which
were held on Saturday afternoon at
$3.50 in the Milton Funeral Home
Interment was held in the Slaugh-
ter Neck Cemetery, near Milford.
Mrs. J. Preston Reed entertained
at a tea on Saturday from 2 to 4
p. m. Tea was poured by Mrs. Reed
who had appropriately decorated
her home with spring flowers. Sew
eral guests who were i'll could not
be present. Those attending includ-
ed Mrs. Herman w. Sharp, Sr, and
Mrs. Herman w. Sharp, Jr.. Mrs
Charles Clements and Mrs. Harold
Davis, all of Milford; Mrs. Marshall
Hart of Magnolia. Mrs. Reed en-
tertained her guests with various
parlOr games.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11

Interment was in the Odd Fellows
Cemetery in Milton. A viewing was
held in the Funeral Home on Fri
day evening.
Enroute to their home in Lans-
dOwne, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Meyers spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Reed in Milton.
The Meyers are returning after
vacation in Florida.
Mrs. ]. Preston Reed and chill
dren, Jackie and Ann Elizabeth
were Monday afternoon callers on
Mrs. John Curtis and son in Harr-
ingtOn.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Jack
son entertained Mr.. and Mrs. John
COverdale of Lincoln on Sunday
afternoon. Last Thursday they were
visited by Mrs. Florence Hudson of
RehObOth, who was in Milton as
the guest of her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer DickeTsOn. While here
Mrs. Hudson also called on Mrs
Bertha King, and Mrs. Clyde Belts
During the week the JacksOn's also
entertained Mrs. HOweth and Mrs
! Hallman of RehObOth.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11

chers Of America, COtilliOn Club,
and Zeta Tau Alpha, social sorority.
Miss Donaldson is president of
Alpha Sigma Tau, social sorority,
and has recently been elected bust
ness manager of the May Day festi-
val She is associate editor of the
"Rotunda", the student newspaper,
and ecretary-treasurer of the Co
tilliOn Club. A major in business
education. Miss Donaldson is a
member of Pi Delta Epsilon, Future
Teachers of America, and South
west Virginia Club.
MajOring in art. Miss Stanley is
president of Westminster Fellow
ship, historian of the senior class,
and secretary of Kappa Delta Pi.
She served in the YWCA Cabinet
for four years, and as chairman of
the senior dance. She is dance
chairman of the COtilliOn Club, and
a member of Pi Delta Epsilon and
Kappa Delta, social sorority.
Vice President of the Athletic
Association, Miss Ward is captain
of the basketball team and general
chairman of the May Day Festival.
A major in physical education, she
has been awarded a blazer for
participation in athletics and is
a member of the Monogram Club,
Alpha Sigma Alpha, social sorority,
and COtilliOn Club.
Miss Wilder is a member of the
Student Government Council, and
manager of the varsity basketball
team. MajOring in elementary edu-
cation. she served as secretary of
her class during her freshman and
! sophomore years and also as a
member of Freshman Commission.
She is a member of the Monogram
Club, Athletic Association Council
COtilliOn Club, and Alpha Sigma
Tau, social sorority. In addition,
she has served as sports editor of
the "ROtunda" for the last two
years.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
Sussex Post No. 8
Observes Birthday

Sussex Post No. 8, American Le-
giOn, and its Auxiliary, celebrated
the 37th anniversary of American
Legion, with a covered dish dinner
in the Log Cabin, headquarters of
the Post.
Harry Zerby, Department Com
mandeT, served as master of cere-
monies. Garland Bloodsworth, of
Laurel Post No. 19, and past dis
tTict commander of Sussex District
No. 4, was presented and discussed
the history of the American Le-
giOn, citing its accomplishments
and projects.
Paul Hadley, Department Chap
lain, spoke on the Legion Back to
Goo" program, now being sup
ported by the American Legion and
urged all LegiOnnaiTes and Aux
iliary members to give whole
hearted support to the program in
its entirety.
Murray Joseph, District Com
mander of Sussex District No. 4,
spoke briefly and commended the
Post for it's membership attain
ments and other fine work during
the past years.
Ralph Lyons, of Georgetown,
National Security chairman. dis
cussed the National Security Train
ing Program as backed by Ameri-
can Legion. Mr.. Lyons reviewed
the state of unpTeparedness of the
United Statse at the beginning of
both World Wal l and II and the
effects on the nation. He also told
of unsuccessful efforts to set up a
Universal Military Training pro-
gram. He briefly cited the purposes
of the proposed National Security
Training Program and how it
would operate in training youth of
the nation to such an extent it
could back up regular Army fore
es in time of war, in the shortest
possible time. Pointing out "In the
last century and a half we have
survived without accepting a Uni
versal Military Training program
and a strong, ready reserve; at a
cost of thousands of gallant lives
and billions of dollars and a tre-
mendous waste of work and energy,
for all of which we are bearing tax
| burdens today. To continue this
! foolish, wasteful and costly patter
in this atomic age is to court
national disaster. Victims of fu-
tuTe ggressiOn can no longer
count on time to get ready to fight,
but must be prepared in advance
or face the inevitable consequent
ces." He concluded his talk by urg-
4 ing all members to contact their
/ Congressional representatives uTg-
ing enactment of a strong National
! Security Training Program and
| said, "The dictates of national sur
vival, common sense and prudence,
demand that a National Security
Program be brought into being
without further delay"
Greetings to the Post were ex-
tended by Mrs. Kay LOfiand, De-
Dartment President, and Mrs. En-
ma Short, Sussex County Vice
! President of the Legion Auxiliaries.
Clifton Rogers, Post Commander,
presided over a brief business ses-
sion following the dinner. A re-
port on the Ambulance Drive was
| given by William Lambden. There
was also. a report on the work in
progress on the Legion Park, sur
rounding the Post Home and Com
mander Rogers expressed appre-
citation for cooperation being re-
ceived.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
News From Famous
LOngwOOd College

Mrs. Alfred /. DUPONT, of Wilm-
ingtOn, Delaware has been made
an honorary member of the Joan
Circle of Alpha Kappa Gamma,
national leadership fraternity for
women at LOngwOOd College.
An alumna of the college, Mrs.
DUPONT received a certificate which
said: Because of your love for
young people, because of your
demonstrated belief in sound edu-
cation, because of your desire to
help young women to secure a
college education and finally be-
cause of all you have done for
the welfare of your fellOwmen
and women without thought of self,
we, the members of the Joan Cir
Gle of Alpha Kappa Gamma, have
selected you for honorary member
ship into this society"
Well-knOwn for the support she
has given to the field of education
through outstanding leadership and
generosity, Mrs. DUPONT has made
il possible for many deserving girls
to enter college and for colleges
to expand their facilities. At the
same time, five seniors and one
junior were recognized by Alpha
Kappa Gamma for outstanding
leadership and initiated into the
fraternity.
They are Misses Joan Marie Con-
ley. of Frederick, Delaware; Dom
Meta Elizabeth Devine, of Rich
mOnd; Martha Jean Donaldson, of
Roanoke; Carolyn Faye Stanley, of
Winchester; Mary Ann Ward, of
Galax; and Helen Louise Wilder,
Of Williamsburg.
Miss COnley pursued in the field
of mathematics in an hOnOrs course
last year. She is a member Of House
Council and a member of Kappa
Delta Pi, honorary scholastic fra
ternity Future Teachers of America
and Eastern Shore Club.
EditOr-in chief of the "Virginian" ,
the student yearbook, Miss Devine
is a major in elementary education.
She is a member of Kappa Delta
honorary journalism fraternity,
Student Standards, Association of
Childhood Education. Future Tea
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
Bible 8or0S
Tot UoOap
give unto you.''

give unto you.''
There came to my study few years ago an all
Amencan football player who said, 81 want to get
night With God. am not satisfied. "In his heart and
mind was eonfu sion, illustration, turmoil and deep
sense of his need of God Truly this young man was
picture Of life devoid of peace, serenity and
spiritual happiness.
After speaking with him about his condition and
how he might be placed in the proper relation to
God, ! referred to the peace that is implanted in
ones hean as a result of true repentance and ac.
cePtance of Christ as Savior and Lord. How hilI-
ing it vas to share with him in prayer he poured
out his heart TO God and humbly accepted Jesus and
became recipient Of His peace.
Dr.. Gilmer H. Cross
First Baptist Church
GoldsbOrO, N. C.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
BLOCKED COMMUNICATIONS

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - CP) -
Hitchhiking Larry Markas, Is, ar
rived at his destination and asked
the driver to let him out. The dri-
yer, however, kept on going. Mar
kas. thinking he was being kid
mapped. jumped out of the car.
Scratched and bruised, he learned
later that the driver was hard of
hearing.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
HOT THEFT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - (P) -
Arson didn't work as a cover for
chicken thievery. Fireman reached
Elvira Hoods backyard so quickly
they put out a chicken coop blaze
before a feather was singed But
six of Is hens were missing.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11

Teddy Cannon spent last week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Kopple and son, Eddie in Harbe-
son.
For your shopping convenience,
Milford stores now, open both Fri
day and Saturday evenings until
9 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
CRIME UNDER CONTROL

HUDSON, N. H. - (P) - Crime
doesn't pay. And in this town of
4,1S3 the saying has special mean
ing.
Police Chief Andrew J. Polak
has completed the fourth straight
year in which every case he has
brought to court resulted in a con-
VictiOn.
The community has been without
a highway fatality since April 1852.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
PAY IT YOURSELF

ATLANTA, Ga. - (P) 49, Mrs.
Ruby Williams was visiting a
friend, Mrs. J. w. Sills, and ans
wered the doorbell when the post
man rang. There was two cents
postage due on a card for Mrs.
Sills. Mrs. Williams gladly paid.
Shed mailed the card.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
TIME TO COMPLAIN

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - up -
City Manager George Rice holds
a "Squawk Day" once a week for
the average citizen to tell his COM
plants about city services.
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Enlarged BIufftOn
College Catalogue
Goes To Press

A new and enlarged version of the
Bluffton College catalogue for the
1856 school year went to press
this week, and college officials expect
to have it in the mails as the April
issue of the monthly College Bulletin.
Use of larger and more legible type
faces and the inclusion Of additional
data on courses offered and new ma
terial on extra curricular activities
will swell the catalogue to 96 pages
instead of Ga as ID recent years. The
catalogue was reduced in size during
war years as a paper economy
measure.
The faculty committee on curricu-
lum has served Jas an editorial COM
mittee with DR.. Robert S. Kreider as
editor. More liberal use of sub-head-
ings and larger index makes the cat
alogue more easy to use.
A new two-color cover in black and
green on white cover stock is en-
HANGED by an artists sketch of Col
lege Hall. A green design is used as
an expression of the colleges beauti-
full wooded campus.
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Here Are The Farm
Contest Rules

Each week four free tickets to
the Carma theatre are offered as
prizes in this interesting contest
to the first four persons who
phone in correct identificatiOns of
the farm picture appearing that
week. One ticket goes to the first
person with a BlufftOn City car
rier address, one to the first
person living on a BlufftOn rural
route, and two to the first per-
sons living elseWhere in the area.
The tickets must be called for
at the BlufftOn News office and
cannot be given twice to the
same person.
The owner of the farm prop
erty or tenant is urged to call the
News office at once so that it can
be determined who the ticket
winners are as early as possible.
The original of the photograph
shown in The News will go to the
owner or tenant with the cOmpli-
ments of the newspaper, which
takes pleasure in recognizing out
standing farm properties of the
vicinity.
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Eight Vets Report AS SOftbalI Champs
Begin Workouts For The New Season

Triplett's softball team, defending
Allen county champion, opened prac-
tice sessions last week at Harmon
Field and will hold workouts each
Tuesday and Thursday until the start
of the season according to manager
Ken Moser.
Eight veterans from last seasons
team reported bt the opening drills
and several othEr experienced players
have indicated they would come out
for the team within the next week.
Loss of Larry Miller, who joined
the Army, viii be a big spot for
the manager to fill. Miller, when not
seeing action on the mound, played
third base and was one of the teams
leading hitters.
Holdovers from last year who have
reported to the practice sessions are
Bob Which, Kent Stonehill, Junior
Moser, Ken Moser, Dave Gerber, Bill
Hart, Don Schmidt, Ken Mast and
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part OF the farm of Mr.. Luginbuhl's
father, Jacob, and an additional 80
acres acquired in 1924. The latter
part of the farm, which includes the
buildings, was lowned by Ephriam
Amstutz previously land the first 80
acres were acquired by Jacob Lugin-
buhl back in 1898 from David Ba-
singer
Purebred Aberdeen Angus beef cat
tie are the farm's principal product,
and the pride and joy of the owners.
The Luginbuhl's believe in raising
their own calves, but are required to
buy some feeder stock in order to con-
sumo the feed produced on the 18O
acres. Approximately 30 to so head
of stock are marketed each year off
the farm.
Crop production has been steadily
increased on tie acreage. Isaac be-
lieves that ths extensive use of tile
for better drainage has been the most
important factor. He estimates that
$4,000 tile have been laid on the farm
in his lifetime.
In addition to beef cattle, hogs are
an important business, but chickens
and milk cows are kept only for the
family's own use.
In recent years the Luginbuhl's
son, Luke, has been operating the
farm for his folk. He and his wife,
Dorothy, and their daughter, Joyce
Anne, live with his parents.
Another son, Leroy, farms the
nearby Zilla Amstutz farm, and En-
erson, the third son, lives in Hialeah,
Fla, a stones throw from the famous
race track.
There are also two daughters,
Jemima, who is i9 the banking busi-
ness in Los Angeles, Calf, and Mrs.
John Roose of Fort Wayne, Ind
The farm has produced comfort
able living for the Luginbuhl family
for which Isaac and his wife, Della,
are deeply appreciative.
1--WE give God all the glory for
giving us all the strength and wisdom
from day to day to work on this
farm" says Mrs. Luginbuhl. Daily
family devotions have always been a
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part of life on the Luginbuhl farm
They are members of the Ebenezer
Mennonite church.
Great believers in mission work
they are actively supporting seven
missionary enterprises. They believe
however, in supporting only those
with whom they are well acquainted
personally, and lean to the program
sponsored by the Gospel Radio Broad
casts. They have long been support
ers of DIR. Theodore Epp of Lincoln
Neb., who is heard daily over Radio
Station WLW, and also of Quinten j
Everst, heard over a Detroit station.
The Lugnbuhl's are typical of
many Blufftpn area farm folk who are
quick to give God credit for theil
accomplishments with the soil.
First to identify the farm and
win free theatre tickets last week
were Charles Hankish, Jr., Bluff
ton; Mrs. Howard Niswander, CO.
lumbus Grove, Route 2; George
Bame, Jenera and Mrs. Leland
Basinger, Route 2, Bluffton.
Others who phOned in identifi-
cations include: Mrs. Clair
Michel, Mrs. frank Jaeger, Mrs.
Weldon Geiger, Mrs. Irwin MOser,
Don Deerhaks, David Augsburg
er, Dean SOTmers, Ann Bucher,
Evelyn Schasf, Mrs. Gid Steiner,
Mrs. Dwaine IAmstutz, Mrs. Rich
ard Boehm and Robert StrattOn.
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Clarence Greiner
At Sea With Navy

Clarence E. Greiner, who recently
returned to duty with the U. S.
Navy after sevetal days leave at
home with his mother, Mrs. Harold
Kempf, is now aboard ship in the
Caribbean sea. His most recent let
ter was mailed from Vierques Island.
Greiner's new address is: Clarence
E. Greiner, 435-4O-71 FISH, F Di-
vision, USS Fremont, APA-44, co
FPO, New York, N. Y.
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Bluffton is under contract with WBL
teams in the cage sport for the next
two years. After the contract ex-
pires, said Harris, Bluffton will again
consider becoming a member of the
county setup.
The basketball question failed to
set off the type of debate that arose
some time ago when the Pirates sever
ed relations with the WBL in foot
ball because it was felt that the
undermanned / high school squads
could not compete on even terms with
the larger schools.
Other schools in the WBL are Bel
lefontaine, kenton, Celina, Wapakon-
eta, st. NJ hrys, Shawnee and Van
Vert.
At that time Shawnee replaced
Bluffton in the league and the local
team joined the Northwest Confer
ence. This league includes Columbus
Grove, Pandora-Gilboa, Forest, La
fayette, Elida, Delphos Jefferson,
Spencerville and Bluffton. The league
competes only in football and track.
With Bluffton's decision to stick
with the WBt, the new Allen County
League proceeded with organization
on nine-te4m basis, and set up next
seasons schedule.
Members of the Blufton high
school athletic committee, who decid-
ed the league matter are Supt. A. B.
Murray, Principal Gerhard Buhler,
Board Member Harvey Burkholder,
Faculty Manager Robert Ewing and
coaches Joe Harris and Pete Schmidt.
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IL To Attend
Church Conference

A delegation of II members of the
First Mennonite church of Bluffton
will attend sessions of the Middle and
Central District conference at Goshen
and Nappanee, Ind this week end be-
ginning Friday.
The group elected by the congrega-
tion to attend the conference includes
the Rev. A. J. Beachy, pastor of the
local church; Dr.. Robert Kreider, DR..
Delbert Gratz, DIR. Howard D. Raid,
Leland Gerber,I Carl Lehman, Mrs. L..
L. Ramseyer, the Rev. G. L. Soldner,
Mrs. Robert Kreider, DIR. l.. l.. Ram
seyer, Mrs. A. . j. Beachy, Z. r. Moser,
Kenneth Winkler, Mrs. Chris Locher,
Carl Smucker,i Sally Reichenbach and
Mrs. E. r. Moser.
CASH PRODUCTION expenses on
farms have tripled in the last 35
years.
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Gospel Team In
Charge Of Services

A gospel team from Fort Wayne
Bible college made up of a male
quartet and student speaker will be
in charge of ali services at the Bluff
ton Missionary church Sunday, April
"a. Services at 10:30 a. m. and 1880
p. m.
The gospel team will also have a
part in the Sunday school and the
youth fellowship program in the eve
ming at z o'clock, according to the
Rev. Robert R. Welch, pastor.