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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
Prof. LGntz Packs For
Last Vesper Choir Trip

Prof. Russell A. Lantz, who has
packed his bags q times to accom-
pany his beloved Vesper Choir on its
annual spring tour, win make his
last trip with the widely-known Choir
al group early next month.
The popular vocal music instructor
and director of the Vesper choir an
nounced last week that this spring
would terminate his work with the
choir. He will make his last Bluffton
appearance with the group Sunday
evening, June 5, at Founders Hall,
as a finale to week of pre-com-
mencement activities.
Mr.. Lantz has asked to be relieved
of this part of his college work due
to the heavy demands on his time
and energy. Direction of the choir
will be handled next year by Earl
Lehman of the music department.
Prof. Lantz will continue his reg
ular teaching and administrative du-
ties as head of the department of
music, and will also continue as con-
ductor of the Choral Society. Under
his baton the society has sung The
Messiah every year since 1929.
His work at Bluffton college began
in 1927 as director of the Mems
Glee club. The following year he took
over the Vesper choir, and since then
under his guidance the name of
Bluffton college has been carried in-N
to communities through a great part
of the U. S. and Canada by his sing
ing group.
Throughout the years an estimated
1850 studentt have sung with ths
choir under KaHtz's a5lsx xdirectiM. ]
Their. bus has tlaveted an estirnSted
42A00s miles on trips which alternat-
ed hetween eastern and western
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19

underground reservoir, near where
the temporary sub-station of the
Ohio Power Co. now stands.
Preliminary plans for the building
were shown to councilmen by Forrest
Basinger, a member Of the Board of
Public Affairs, who said that final
specifications and plans would be
completed within the next two weeks
by the Lima engineering firm Of Kohl
and Kaliher.
In the new structure will be The
pump room, work shop and a small
office. Estimated cost, including new
pumps, pipe and grading, will be in
excess of $4,000, council was told.
An exact estimate will be available
when plans are completed.
OF the aggregate cost, however,
onl approximately $1,000 to $4,000
rep esents the additional cost of NOV
iaa from the larger plant building
be&un of ext6,sive changes which
wo d be rea6ire should operations
be vpntinued Their Complete replace
mentNof equipm nt is required in
either event.
Upon completidh of the improve
ment program, Il waterworks will
have two SOD gallons-per-minute
pumps, including standby gasoline
operated auxiliary pump for emergen-
cy purposes, the plants pumping
capacity will be about four times
greater than at present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
SlUiss Day CrOUd
To See MOUies OF
Alpine Country

Travel movies of Switzerland,
the scenic Alpine homeland of
many of the fOrefathers of Bluff
ton folk, will be shown this year
as a special feature of Swiss Day
on June 3 at Bluffton College.
Arrangements for showing the
films provided by the Swiss
Travel Bureau were made at
recent meeting of the Swiss Day
Committee.
Another feature of the pro-
gram will be a skit by group of
Berne, Ind, women centered
around an old-fashioned rag rug
sewing party. Mrs. Martha
Habegger. of Berne will direct the
skit.
The occasion will also be
marked by speeches and songs in
the Swiss dialect. Coach Ken
meth Mast and his sister, who
have appeared in numerous Swiss
comedy dance acts, are on the
program, as are Leland Gerber
and Delvin Kirchhofer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
Mary Jo Diller
18th In State
Scholarship Test

: Mary 10 Diller, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Leland Diller, ranked 18th
in the state among Ills participants
in Final District-State Scholarship
Test in English 10, it was announced
this week by Principal Gerhard Buh-
Ter.
Mary 10 placed third in the dis
trict test held recently at Ohio
Northern university in Ada.
Also placing in the district test
was Dorothy Stratton, 18th in Eng
lish II. Earlier it was announced
Martha Badertscher placed 18th in
English 9, and Lynn Schiffke receiv-
ed honorable mention in General
Science.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
Harold Bddertscher
Acquires NelU Farm

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Badertscher,
south of Bluffton, have purchased the
112-acre farm of the late George
klingler near Ada, it was learned
Wednesday morning. The deal was
closed with the administrator of the
estate Tuesday evening.
The Badertschers plan to sell their
60-acre farm here and move to their
new place in August. They have five
children, Don, Frank and Kenneth,
attending Beaverdam school, and
Dale, 5, and Dennis, /.
Their new farm, a mile north and
a mile west of Ada, is in the Ada
school district.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
BacCalaureate To
Open High School
Graduation Week
Service To Be Held Sunday
With Commencement Set
Next Thursday

A busy six-day program of Button
high school commencement week
activity will be opened Sunday even
ing, May %, with baccalaureate serv-
ices for the graduating class in the
high school gymnasium.
Other events in the closing days of
public school life for the Glass of '55
will be the all-important commence
ment exercises Thursday evening,
May 26, followed by the senior reeep-
tion, dinner and dance of the Alumni
association on Friday evening.
Speaker at the baccalaureate serv-
ice Sunday will be the Rev. Robert
King, pastor of the First Methodist
church. The service will begin at 8
p. m.
n. G. Fawcett, superintendent of
schools, Columbus, will deliver the
class address, Whats The Use", at
the commencement exercises. DR..
Boyd w. Travis, vice president of the
board of education, viii present
diplomas to 35 seniors.
At the Alumni dinner Friday of
next week graduates of the school
will hear talks by Dana Whitmer,
Class of go, now superintendent of
schools at Pontiac, Mich, and from
the Rev. Paul M. Niswander, Gallipo-
lis, who will speak for the Class of
30.
The program will include special
music BY the high school music de-
partment and skit by the public
speaking department.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
M'Della Moon
New President
Of B & PW Club

Miss M'Della Moon, professor of
biology at Bluffton college, was
elected president of the Business &
Professional Women's club at a re
cent meeting of the organization.
She succeeds Mrs. Flo Basinger.
Other new officers of the B&PW
club are Theresa SlusSer, vice presi-
dent; Florence Duffield, correspon-
dence secretary; and Miss Fern Blk
el, treasurer. Mrs. Audrey Hofer
was reelected recording secretary.
Miss Moon was also chosen by the
local club as a delegate to the 35th
annual convention of the Ohio FEEDER
alton of B&PW clubs to be held in
Dayton Memorial Day weekend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19

states each year.
Prof. Lantz is one Of the veterans
in choral work among Ohio colleges.
Among choral people who were on
the job when Lantz Joined the Bluff
ton faculty only THEE others still re-
main in the work.
Active in cor snunity as well as
Rllege affairs, rof. LaItz was choir
director of tNe First Mennonite
cprch of Bluff pm for 10 years. He
N served as poir director at the
'Gr& &e church, PaAdora, and ID the
last three years at tme-Rmst Bapt4st
church in Lima. He has also conduct
ed the Lima Choral society.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
Teachers Group
Elects Officers

Miss Margaret Diller, home eco
nomics teacher, was elected president
of the Bluffton Teachers association
at its annual May picnic Monday.
Other officers are Mrs. jeanette
Klay, vice president and Miss Mildred
Keel, secretary-treasurer. Wilford
Geiger and Mrs. klay win represent
the school at the Northwestern Ohio
Teachers Workshop in Toledo next
October, and Miss Theresa Slusser
and Miss Meredith Stepleton were
chosen delegates to attend OEA meet
ing in August at Camp Muskingum.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
Elect Don Stewart
New Commander Of
Legion Post 382

Don Stewart, engineer at the Cen
tral Ohio Light and Power Co., and
veteran of Army service during
World War ii, was elected Com
mander of the Bluffton American Le-
gion Post 382 Monday evening. He
succeeds Don Corson and will take
office June 6.
Other officers for the coming year
include: Burdell Huber, vice COM
mander; Emanual Boutwell,, adju-
tant; Al ingalls,, treasurer; Harry
Bogart, chaplain; Stanley Basinger,
service officer; Roger Klay, histori-
an; Garnette Foltz, publicity officer;
Robert Hursey, sergeant at arms;
and Richard Smith and Frank Stei-
ner, color bearers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
COLLAPSES ON MAIN STREET

Ray Howard, about So, an employee
of the Hefner Construction Co., cur
rently engaged in work on the U. S.
Route 25 bypass of Bluffton, collapsed
on Main street last Thursday night
in front of the Basinger Furniture
Store.
Removed to the Bluffton Commun-
ity Hospital in a Djller funeral home
ambulance, he was examined and re-
leased.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
POSTPONE MEETING

The Bluffton Business Mems asso-
citation will meet on Wednesday june
l instead of the regular date on May
25, Dwaine F. Amstutz, president, has
announced.
Members will be guests of the Old
aker Manufacturing Co. The firm
specializes in sheet metal and punch
press work, and manufacture parts
used in electronic equipment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19

church is preparing to launch cam
paign to raise approximately $4,000
for large addition to the rear of
their church. The Presbyterian cam
paign to raise $4,000 for Sunday
School addition is already we'll under
way.
The proposed Mennonite church adj
dition will include basement and
first-floor building to the rear of the
present building. 1t will provide ad-
ditional classrooms, restroom facili-
ties, and new entrance to the base
ment and first floor.
A new heating system is to be in
stalled, the choir loft and balcony
completed, and the basement remodel
ed including improvement of the
drainage system.
A resolution adopted by the congre-
cation last Thursday evening provid-
es that construction is not to begin
until at least IS per cent of the re-
quired $65,000 is raised in cash and
pledges, nor until at least half of the
cash is on hand.
The decision to proceed with raising
money for the addition was arrived
at after plans for building a complete
ly new church were voted down sew
eral weeks ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
RawsOn Store
Changes Ownership

The Variety Store in Rawson, op-
Grated for the last three years by
Earl Hoch, has been acquired by
Harry Hauenstein in transfer of
ownership which became effective on
May l.
The new owner resides in Rawson
and is associated with his brother,
Roy, in the bakery business in Bluff
ton. The Hauensteins' daughter,
Mary, at present is operating the
store for her parents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP

Miss Margaret Faze, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Faze, Route /,
Lafayette, has been granted a
scholarship for study at Bowling
Green State university. 1t is one
awarded on basis of scholarship,
Miss Faze being co-valedictorian of
her class in high school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Parsons, Lima,
girl, Patricia Ann, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alven Osting, MAR
ilyn Brunn), Bluffton, a girl, Cheryl
Lee, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Inbody, Ar
lington, boy, Steven Richard, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Ewing, Nc
Comb, girl, Jane Lynn, born Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Branan, Ar
lington, boy, Russell Dean, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Jennison,
Lima, a girl, Cathy Ann, born Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gage Alderman, Nc
Comb, boy, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Parks, Bluff
ton, girl, Gwendolyne Kay, born
Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
RECUPERATING

Raymond Conrad, manager of the
Bluffton Stone Co., is recuperating at
his home on S. Jackson street follow
ing a heart attack suffered last week.
Conrad, who was taken to Bluffton
Community hospital follow ing the at
tack, was released Tuesday morning.
His condition is reported to be rnuch
improved.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19

counterparts on their home grounds.
Invitations have already been re-
ceived from European women's clubs
to visit in their homes, to become
better acquainted individual to :
individual.
"We have it in our hands to demon
strate the international cooperation
and understanding that is so desper-
ately needed by the world today. Thus
Continued on Page y
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
Saturday Last Day
In Trade Survey

With Saturday the last day remain
ing in the Bluffton merchants trade
area survey, patrons of the business
places are being urged to be sure
their place of residence is plotted on
the new area maps and that their
preference for Friday or Saturday
evening shopping is recorded.
Results of the survey are to be
complied and reported by DIR. Howard
d. Raids business and marketing
class at Bluffton college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
Ohio Foundation Gifts Total $15,2l6
For BIufftOn College This Year

% colleges so per cent equally, 40
per cent according to enrolment.
New officers of the Foundation, all
presidents of their colleges, are: DR.
Paul H. Fall, Hiram college, chair
man; DIR. Howard Lowry, College of
Wooster, vice chairman; DR.. Lloyd L.
Ramseyer, Bluffton college, secretary;
DIR. William E. Stevenson, Oberlin
college, treasurer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
$13l,OOO In improvements
Planned By Local Churches
First Mennonite Congregation Latest
To Approve Fund Raising For Addition

Action last Thursday evening by the congregation the First
Mennonite church in approving campaign to raise $6000 for
building and remodeng at the church brings to total
OF approximately $3O00 the amount of be spent
church improvements here in the near future.
The congregation of ST. Johns Evangelical and Reformed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Huber, Rt. 2,
Lima, twin boys, born Sunday at Lii
ma Memorial hospital. Nh. Huber is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hu-
Der.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-19
Water Board To Erect
New Building This Summer
$4,000 Project Includes Replacement
Of Pumps And Other Needed Equipment

new, threeroom municipal waerworks building of brick
and concrete will be constructed this house badly
ed pumping equipment members of the
advised at their recent meeting.
Outside wall dimensions onesory structure will
be Sc by 18 feet The building will adjacent to the
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-02-18
US. INTERNAL REVENUE
PROMISES ASSISTANCE IN
MAKING TAX RETURNS

Thomas M. Robinson, district
director of Internal Revenue for
the state of Montana, has an.
nounced that assistance in the
preparation of 1854 federal in
come tax returns may be obtain
ed at the Internal Revenue Sery-
ice office located at first floor,
county court house, Cut Bank.
Assistance or advice will be
available Monday through Fri.
day, April II to Is, 8 am. to SPIN.
1t is requested that taxpayers
complete as much information
on returns as possible before
seeking assistance at the local
Internal Revenue Service per.
Will prevent unnecessary loss of
taxpayers time while waiting
for assistance and will enable
lunternal Revenue Service Der
sonnet to provide better assist.
ance to a greater number of
people.
Because of time Limitations
ana delay caused to people await.
ing assistance. Internal Revenue
service personnel cannot pre-.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-02-18

pare business schedules and re-
turns of taxpayers having sub
stantial amounts of income. How
ever, advice concerning the pre-
paration of business schedules
and large returns may be OBJ
tanned either by telephone or
personal visit at the Internal
Revenue office.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-02-18

The proportion of women
among all persons at work in the
United States increased from II
per cent in 1890 to "a percent in
ie4O and was close to 80 per cent
i'm 1852
Evening star., 1955-05-01
Doctor Orders
{
First Lady TO
Cut Schedule

The White House announced
yesterday that Mrs. Eisenhower
has Cancelled social engage
ments this week because her
physician believes she has not
yet fully recovered from a recent
respiratory Illness.
The cancellation included
scheduled attendance at a tea
yesterday at the British En-
bassy in connection with house
and embassy tour. Mrs. Mary
Jane McCaffree, Mrs. Eisen-
hower's social secretary. said
the other engagements can
celed we're:
A Tuesday luncheon in her
honor by the Senate Ladies
Luncheon Club, whose members
are wives of present and former
Senators: a Thursday brunch"
in her honor at the Congress
sional Club, whose members are
wives of present and former
Senators and Representatives;
and the annual National Cathe-
dral Flower Mart where she was
to have cut the ribbon at the
opening next Friday.
Mrs. Eisenhower returned last
Evening star., 1955-05-01

Snyder. the White House doctor.
protested that she had to stop
again to get rid of a chest cold.
Remained at Farm
"She decided" a White House
intimate said, ito go up to the
farm at Gettysburg. Since she
was going, she decided she
would stay until work was COM
pleted on draperies, slip covers
and shrubbery at the first real
home she and the President
have ever owned"
Over a period of three weeks
she missed numerous scheduled
engagements, including a re-
ception of visiting convention
delegates of the Daughters of
the American Revolution. Their
displeasure was little concealed.
They" said one huffy OAR.
of the Eisenhowers, "are going
to learn that they can't snub
Evening star., 1955-05-01

an organization as powerful as
ours"
Mrs. Eisenhower's fear Of
height frequently enters White
House planning.
When she recently christened
the new Columbine, a plan to
have her stand on a regular pipe
fenced mechanics stand to break
the traditional bottle on the big
ships nose was vetoed. Instead
a fenced platform was built and
draped in flags, making it im-
possible for the first lady to see
the ground, unless she leaned
over the railing-which she
didn't.
released by N.A.N.A.)
Evening star., 1955-05-01

Eisenhower's physician (Dr.
Howard Snyder the First Lady
will not keep her engagements
for today and next week. The
doctor feels that Mrs. Eisen-
hover has not sufficiently recov-
cred from her recent respiratory
illness to participate in a heavy
calendar of social engagements" :"
Evening star., 1955-05-01

Sunday after almost q month at
the Eisenhower farm at Gettys-
burg. Pa. where she was re-
cuperating from a respiratory
Infection and supervising deco
ration of the new farm home.
The White House statement yes
terday said:
"At the direction of Mrs.
Evening star., 1955-05-01
First Lody's Health Is Called
Exactly the Same as in ..52

visiting ladies who must be re-
ceived and daily requests for
Mrs. Eisenhower's appearance at
fashion shows and other char
liable benefits.
Finally, she does her best to
give some time to maintaining.
personal contacts with old
friends from the days when she
was the wife of a young Army
officer.
Her inability to shake off a
cold complicates matters. Re-
Gently, for instance. Mrs. Eisen-
hover was in bed at the White
House for five days with the flu.
Then she resumed her schedule
until Maj. Gen. Howard M.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
PITCHER NOBODY WANTED
Heorn First in League
To Capture Six Games

first Giants run in the fourth
and his sacrifice fly brought
home the winning run in the
fifth after Don Mueller's double
had tied it and chased loser
Ernie johnson.
The Braves. incidentally, twice
walked Hank Thompson, pur-
posely filling the bases, to pitch
to Mays, the National League
batting champion of last season.
Play Pirates Tonight
The Giants head home from
the West 712 games behind
Brooklyn. New York is at Pitts
burgh tonight to play the Pirates.
who have lost seven straight, with
Brooklyn at home again trying to
snap a three-game losing streak
against the Phils, who have lost
is of their last 16.
st. Louis, having won f1ve
straight at home, Is at Cincinnati
and Chicago at Milwaukee in two
other night games. .
In the American League, also
playing under the lights, Cleve-
land takes its game and a half
lead to Detroit. Runnerup New
York is at home to Baltimore,
pitching Bullet Bob Turley in his
first night game Of the year. The
strong-arm highlander has fan
ned a league leading SO in broad
daylight so far.
Kansas City is at Chicago and
Boston at Washington.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
u. S. Golfers Make Sweep
Of 4 Walker Cup Matches
Ward and Cherry
Rally to Defect
Carr and White

ST. ANDREWS. Scotland. May
20 R.-The United States
Walker Cup golf team made q
sweep of the opening foursome
matches in the 18th interna-
tional competition today over
the rugged st. Andrews Old
Course.
The Americans will start to-
morrow's eight singles matches
with a 40 lead. Each of the
36-hole matches counts for one
point.
Joe Conrad of San Antonio.
Tex, and Dale Morey Of Indian
apolis completed the rout of the
British when they defeated Ian
Caldwell and Ernest Millward
of England, 8 and 2. in the
final two-ball match.
Harvie Ward Of San Francisco
and Don Cherry Of Wichita Falls,
Tex, won the first point with q
1-up victory over Joe Carr Of
Ireland and Ronnie White Of
England. .....
Billy Joe Patton Of Morgan
ton, N. c.. and Dick Yost Of Port
land, Oreg.. defeated Gerald
Micklem of England and John
Morgan of Wales, 2 and !.
Bruce Cudd of Portland. Greg.
and Jim jackson Of st. Louis
routed David Blair and Robin
Cater Of Scotland, 5 and 4.
Britain has won the Walker
Cup from the Americans only
once in IA previous meetings.
st. Andrews weather, relatively
placid during the morning.
started playing tricks just after
the afternoon round began. The
wind began changing direction
every 10 or Is minutes. making
tee shots and even putting on
the sea-level green's hazardous.
The sun disappeared and
See WALKER CUP, Page ca