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irregular bIouses

From famous maker. Docron, nyIon
and blends in group of dressy and
tailored styles. Monv colors Sizes 81
to 38. If perfect 800 to 500 --2o7
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
savings for the whole family
clearance a a.
summer hats
regularly 3.ss to 7.ss
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800 to 1899 ----5 90
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One and two piece dresses in solid
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many styles and coIors. Sizes 9 to IS.
Regularly 2.oo and 3.oe------I.o9
Cotton skirts in solid coIors, stripes,
and prints. Sizes 9 to IS. Regularly
500 and 1899 %
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choice Of styles and coIors Sizes 81
to SO. Regularly 7.o9 --------I,9o
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
American Hymn
Society HOnOrs
DIR. C.. A. Lehman

DR.. G. A. dad" Lehman, former
head of the Bluffton college music
department, has recently been honor
ed by the American Hymn Society
of which he has been a member for
a number of years.
According to Omniscope, student
publication of the American Baptist
Convention, DR.. Lehman has been
asked to revise and correct the Sec
ton on American Baptist Hymnody
in Julian's Dictionary of Hymnology.
He is also to bring the Baptist sec
ton of the dictionary up to date.
The American Hymn Society is
collaborating with the British Hymn
Society in revising the dictionary.
DR.. Lehman, former professor of
music and public speaking at Col
gate Rochester Divinity school, also
recently led the National Baptist
Student Conference in it's worship
and music at Green Lake, Wis. At
present he is minister of music at the
First Baptist Church of Morgantown,
West Virginia.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
Bushy Tails Plentiful But
Hard To Find In Dry Woods

There are squirrels aplenty in
Bluffton area woodlots, but hunters
were having difficulty in the dry
weather hearing and seeing the
bushy tails before they were seen
by their quarry.
This is the way many local nim-
rods have sized up the situation. But
despite the dryness, which makes it
impossible to move about in the
woods without a lot of cracking,
hunters are giving good reports. A
good many squirrels have found their
way into local skillets.
Among those reporting an abund-
ance of game are Denver Augs-
burger, Pat Tripplehorn, Jess
Manages, Myron Motter, Jim Benroth,
Jim Badertscher and Charles Swank.
George McCune reported seeing at
least 20 squirrels by Monday night
this week since the opener last
Thursday. And up to Monday even
ing McCune had bagged eight.
Others reporting a successful
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22

rangements-Robert Green and
Lorain Basinger; Entries-Kermit
Herr, Edgar Bixel, Eli Hochstettler,
Ned Althaus, Marvin Diller; Public
ity-Milton Edwards, Kermit Herr,
Arthur Schumacher, Alfred Kaufman.
Decoration-Paul DiIler, H. W..
Berky, David Riser, William Herr,
Richard Garmatter; Properties-Ron-
aid Moser, Larry Moser, Dale Hoch-
stettler, Lester Niswander, Wilford
Geiger; Acknowledgment Dirmeyer,
Sid Stettler, Ed Cook, Ben Schiffke,
Ron Chidester, Dwain Leiber;
Judging-Emerson Basinger, Gary
Lora; Grain-Homer Gratz, Herman
Hilty, Mark Luginbihl, Dwane BixeI;
Fruit-G. T. Soldner, DIR. B. w.
Travis, DR.. w. NJ. Niswander, Leland
Gerber, Dan Gleason; Vegetables
Herbert Traucht, Willis Amstutz,
Oliver Zimmerman, Larry Moser;
Hay-Paul Jorg; Wilhelm
Amstutz, John Boehr; Cleanup
Charles Alderman, Karl Gierman,
Jake Basinger, Dick Badertscher,
John Hartman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
Damage Light At
McElWain Farm Fire

A fire of undetermined origin at
the Edgar McElwain farm, Route /,
Lafayette, sent the Bluffton fire de-
partment on ."dry run" at 11:O5
am. last Thursday.
The local fire department did not
pump any water at the scene of the
fire which had been brought under
control by the Beaverdam fire de-
partment. Bluffton was called for
fear of shortage of water had the
fire gotten out of control.
According to Assistant Fire Chief
C. V. Stonehill, the fire started as
alfalfa was being blown into the barn
on the McElwain farm. The hay had
to be shoveled out of the barn in
order to reach the point of the blaze.
There was no damage to the barn.
Damage to the hay was estimated
at $100.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22

Rehearsals were underway this
week by Bluffton cast for apple
of His Eye, "a light comedy play
with a rural setting and "a sweet
cidery" atmosphere, which will be
produced under the sponsorship of the
Bluffton college Booster Committee
during the college homecoming week
end, October IA and Is.
The play was selected this year
as a Booster committee presentation
following on the heels of the highly
successful "Swiss Holiday, an orig
inal musical show of last fall. Paul
w. Stauffer, former speech and dra-
matics instructor of both the college
and high school, has agreed to direct
the local players.
He directed and took major role
last year in the Swiss Holiday show.
Richard Cookson has been named
stage manager and Morris M. Trip
lett, assistant, for the Forthcoming
production.
Cast in leading roles as Sam Stover
and Lily Tobin are Robert Stratton
and Jean Triplett.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22

new post.
Assistant pastor at the First Pres
byterian church of Fort Wayne since
1862, Rev. Mr.. Hannum had previous
ly been pastor of church Of the
same denomination in Franklin, Ohio
for % years.
A native of Belle Center in Logan
county, Rev. Mr.. Hannum was gra-
duated from Ohio State university
in 1921 and received his bachelor of
divinity degree from Pittsburgh Theo-
logical Seminary in 1924. He later
returned to Ohio State university and
received his MA. degree in 1880.
His first pastorates were served in
Delhi, N. Y, and Akron, Ohio, before
going to Franklin. In that community
he was active in community affairs
serving on the recreation association
and as a member of the board of
directors of the Community Fund. He
taught public speaking one term in
the Franklin school.
During World War II he served as
an Army chaplain for two and half
years.
Rev. and Mrs. Hannum expect to
move into the manse on Cherry
street on September 20 and he will
assume his duties on October 1.
The Hannums have a son, William
H., who is serving in the Army, and
expects to be released from duty
sometime next summer. He is "a
years old.
Mrs. Hannum is a former high
school teacher, having taught French
and English for period of four
years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
BIuftOn College Enrolment Hits 244,
Highest Mark In The Past Six Years

Enrolment at Bluffton college in
the first week of school had reached
the highest point in the past six years
with total of 244 students register
ed thus far, DR.. Weaver, registrar,
announced this week. College officials
are expecting the final figure to
reach $50.
An unusual feature of the registra-
tion was the fact that the men out
numbered women students more than
two to one with 149 men and 95 wo-
men enrolled.
Of the total enrolment ITO are
freshmen or new students including
eight from beyond the continental
United States.
Several women students, who had
previously dropped out of school to
marry, have returned as students
this fall. Continuing their education
are two faculty wives, Mrs. Earl
Lehman and Mrs. Luther Shelter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22

beginning for the first three days of
the season were Ralph Augsburger,
s; Don Leiber, 5; Russell Leiber, 8;
James Badertscher, 9; Jim Herr
mann, 6; Oliver Steiner, 10; Pete
Steiner, 2.
Denver Augsburger, a; Gene Ben
roth, a; Joe Birchnaugh, 5; Leland
Garmatter bagged and 4 more on
Monday; Max Young, A; Don Martz,
a; Dave Risser, 3; Charles Swank, 5;
Weldon Luginbuhl, 6; Lowell Habeg-
ger, 4; Barry Corson, 8; Don Corson,
1; Oscar Wenger, 5; Dale Joe Kohl,
a; Bob Benroth, 6; Tom Bucher, q;
John Amstutz, a; Bert Swank, 5;
Kenny Moser, 6; Leroy Traucht, 6;
Elmer Romey, a.
Others reporting one or more in
cluded 81 Diller, Dick Rockey, Ray
Cummins, Clair Bucher, Junior Zim-
merly, Jess Manages.
Bill Mericle, Bob Benroth, Elmer
Romey each reported bagging one
grey squirrel on opening day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22

Who will be Bluffton's "WO-
man of the Week.?
That question will be asked
via newspaper, telephone, and
personal contact by members OF
the Business and Professional
Women's club from now until
Sunday.
In conjunction with National
Business Women's Week, Sept.
25 to Oct. 2, the local club is
sponsoring a contest to select an
outstanding Bluffton woman in
business or professional life. The
woman selected by public vote
will receive the title and be the
honored guest of the club at its
meeting Monday, Sept. 26. At that
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
Gardeners Vie For Green Thumb HOnOrs
SATURDAY. In Grain, Fruit, Vegetable Show

One Of the largest and finest dis
plays of its kind eyer held in Bluff
ton is expected Saturday when the
annual Grain, Fruit and Vegetable
Show is held in the high school
gymnasium.
Sponsored by the Bluffton Mems
Garden Club and the Future Farm
ers of America, the shows program
of exhibits lists an even greater
variety than Inst year when 1T
classes were put on display.
Entry to the show is open to all
persons interested in growing grains,
fruits or vegetables it was pointed
out by A. B. Murray, president of
the Mems Garden Club, and Ronald
Lora, president of the FLA. There
is no entry fee for the show.
Some 20 classes of corn are ex-
pected to be on display in the grain
division which viii also include dis
plays of small grains, crop seeds and
decorative farm produce.
In addition all types of fruits and
garden vegetables viii be on display
at the show which will be open for
public inspection from / to 9 p. m.
New and uncommon varieties of
grains, fruits and vegetables are en-
couraged at the show and floral
exhibits and arrangements are well
come.
All exhibits mEst be in place,
ready for inspection, at 10 a. m.
Saturday. Al exhibitors are asked
to donate their splay for public
auction to be ShsIa 1t the close of
the show. The proceeds viii be dis
tributed to the sponsoring organiza-
tions.
Committees for thh show are:
General chairnsen ~, charge Of ar
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
Heavy Weed Growth
In Fields Slows
SOybean Harvest
Extra Work Also Required
At Elevator To Clean
Incoming Crop

The Bluffton areas September
heat wave has provided ideal weather
for harvesting soybeans, but a heavy
weed growth in most local fields this
year is creating a major harvest
headache.
The heat wave which pushed the
mercury to the 80 mark and above
for the sixth day in succession Mon
day has made moisture content in the
beans arriving on the local market
exceedingly low-averaging about
per cent.
Most Of the pean crop in this area
has grown tall and tough, and this
combined with an extra heavy crop
of weeds, is making combining a real
chore. Many farmers report they
must stop their combines after one
round in the field to clean the shoe
before they can continue.
Weeds have also made extra work
for elevator employees, who must
separate them from the beans before
they are purchased from the farmers.
Extra emphasis is being placed on
freedom from weeds and foreign mat
ter this year. American exporters are
having difficulty competing with hand
harvested beans of other parts of
the world.
Eldon Tschiegg, manager of the
Farmers Grain Co., said that move
ment of soybeans into Bluffton has
been slower than was at first antici-
pated.
While Monday was the sixth con-
secutive day on which the mercury
climbed into the COS, it was also the
Both day this summer of 80 degree
weather.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
Tags To Identify
I2O Tree Species
On College Campus

Approximately 120 different
species of trees on the BlufftOn
college campus will be identified
by metal tags as a project of the
BlufftOn Mems Garden club.
Wilhelm Amstutz and joan
Boehr were in Cleveland Monday
making arrangements for having
zinc name plates made. The COM
mittee in charge of the project
hopes to have the project COM
pleted within the next six weeks.
Included on the committee in
addition to Alnstutz and BOehr
are Prof. H. w. Berky of Bluff
ton college and Oliver Zimmer-
man.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
BluftOn Schools
Act To Set Up
New Health Council
Responsibility For Health
Program Lies With School,
b of e Is Advised

Following the recommendation Of
the new Allen County-Lima board of
health, action has been taken to es-
tabIssh a Button school Health
Council to formulate school health
policies.
Advised by the board of health
that responsibility for a school health
program lies directly with the local
school under state law, the Bluffton
board of education moved that such
a health council be set up by the
superintendent and two school prin-
cipals.
The county-city board notes that
health services of the schools should
include those of physician and
nurse employed by the school. In the
event they are not hired, the school
then should bargain for these SER
vices with the health department,
Bluffton schools have been advised.
Following the custom of the past,
however, the new county-city board
said that it would continue tempor-
arily to assign a county health nurse
to Bluffton. The same nurse will also
be assigned to Cairo, Conner and
Beaverdam schools.
A tentative program of health work
was set up including vision testing
in September and October, possible
polio innoculations in November, TB
patch tests in January and February;
X-raying in March.
The new city-county board also
declared the Pre-School Clinic to be
obsolete and recommended replace
ment by a program of education of
parents through conferences.
Indications are, however, that the
pre-school clinic is still favored by
Bluffton physicians rather than in
dividual examinations at their offices.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
sc Ford Autos
On Display Friday

Safety features offered for the
first time by any automobile compa-
ny, power equal to the Thunderbird,
and lower body silhouettes are offer
ed in the 1856 Ford cars which go
on display Friday at Bixel Motor
Sales, Bluffton.
The new Fords will be built in four
series offering Is body styles-two
more than in 1866. They are avail
able in 13 solid exterior colors, or 21
two-tone combinations.
At the same time the local dealer
announced the showing here of the
new 1856 truck models including two
completely new models which have
been added to the line a T-750
tandem axle model in the heavy
truck series, and a new, longer
wheelbase pickup.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
BIuftOn Asked To Select
It's "WOnan Of The Week

time the honor will be officially
conferred by Miss M'Della Moon,
president of the BlufftOn club.
The woman selected need not
be a member of the B & PW club.
She may be a clerk in a local
store, secretary or office girl,
teacher or nurse. Any woman
who performs her duties with
courtesy and efficiency and is a
credit to her business or profess
sion is eligible.
Bluffton residents may vote
by casting the ballot below in
boxes prepared for the vote at
the BlufftOn News office, the
Rexall Drug Store, Community
Market, Carma Theatre or the
Citizens Bank.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22

Schaeublln, first assistant director OF
the highway department is personally
investigating the problem from
Columbus.
Mr.. Schaeublin advised The News
that he had requested an inspection
of the intersection Button Council
has termed "death trap. He has
asked H. G. Eckhardt, engineer of
the bureau of traffic, and a repre-
sentative of the bureau of location
and design to view the site and re-
commend what should be done in
the way of treating the intersection
to alleviate the condition.
at is very possible that some
thing other than lights or signs
should be done to permit proper
turning movements" Mr.. Schaeublin
told his bureau heads.
In asking for the investigation the
assistant director said that he has
received several complaints from
Bluffton citizens regarding the condi-
tion of the intersection. In an inter
departmental communication, he at
tached copy of recent editorial
which appeared in The Bluffton News
on the subject.
Early last month after the new
bypass opened Bluffton council urged
the highway department to widen the
bypass to four lanes at the Bentley
road intersection. 1t was pointed out
that there is not even sufficient
room on the BERN of the new high
way for a northbound auto to pass
a car at the intersection should the
latter be compelled to come to a halt
before making a left hand turn.
One serious accident occurred at
the intersection shortly after the by
pass was opened, and other near ac-
cidents have been reported.
An answer to councils complaint
came several weeks later; the divi-
sion office in Lima RECOMMENDED that
Bluffton motorists use the safer
Phillips road turn-off several miles
south of town and come into Bluffton
on old route 25.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
Ebenezer Church
InStallS Pastor

At the regular morning worship
service of the Ebenezer Mennonite
church, the Rev. w. J. Flickinger was
installed as pastor of the congrega-
tion.
DR.. A. C. Schultz, a former pastor
now associated with Northern Bap-
tist Seminary, gave the charge to
the new pastor who responded with
his acceptance. Charles Springer,
present supply pastor, gave the
charge to the congregation.
Rev. Mr.. Flickinger comes to Bluff
ton from Orienta, Oklahoma, where
he was pastor of the Saran Mennonite
church. He and Mrs. Flickinger and
their son, Leland, are now established
in the parsonage at 222 Grove street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
Flanagan To Direct
College Orchestra

David Flanagan, Findlay high
school instrumental instructor who
recently joined the Bhffton college
faculty, will direct the college or
chestra. This announcement was
made by Prof. Russell A. Lantz this
week. Flanagan succeeds Laurence
Burkhalter.
One Of the oldest organizations on
the campus, the orchestra will pre-
pare several concerts this year and
will play for the presentation OF
Handel's messiah" when it is pre-
sented by the Choral Society Decem-
Der IL.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22

they had not been extended the cour-
tesy of an invitation.
Early this week the only notice
received by the Pirates that they were
no longer wanted as members of the
Class A school loop had come through
the newspapers. Nothing official had
been received from the league.
Coach Joe Harris said that, the
handwriting was on the wall last fall
that Bluffton eventually would drop
from the league. Even though the
local school had dropped from foot
ball competition in the WBL, Harris
said that all schools were unanimous
]y in favor of retaining the Pirates
as competitors in the cage sport.
However, Harris said that he sem
sed something was not proper in
Denmark" when st. Marys, which had
seconded motion to retain the Pr
ates in basketball, was the only school
which did not have two-year con-
tract prepared. Subsequent incidents
bore out his feeling on the matter.
The Bluffton coach said he would
have liked to have presented Bluff
toms viewpoint on the withdrawal at
the Shawnee meeting. He would have
proposed that the local school re-
main in the WBL until after the pre-
sent two-year contracts are complet-
ed, and then drop out. The Pirates
would then play as an independent
school for one year, and then would
join the newly formed Allen county
loop.
Despite varied sentiment locally
few years ago, the Pirates withdrew
from WBL football. 1t was felt they
could no longer compete with schools
of much larger enrolment. At that
time, they joined the Northwest Con-
ference football league and Shawnee
succeeded them in the WBL.
According to the decision at the
Shawnee meeting, Bluffton will be
retained as WBL member in basket
ball for the forthcoming 1856 sea-
son. At the end of that time, they
would be dropped although some of
the members would keep them on their
schedules.
Members of the WBL are Celina,
Wapakoneta, Vah Vert, Kenton, st.
Marys, Shawnee, and Bellefontaine.
All are Class A schools whereas
Bluffton was the only Class B affili-
ate. 30
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22

S. are Ingrid Schultz and Edit Woel-
ke of Germany; Kathleen Verhulst,
the Netherlands; Nae Shing Chang,
Taiwan, Formosa; Elsa Rodriguez,
Benjamin Flores and Hector Rodri-
guez Of Puerto Rico and David Pear
son from the Canal Zone.
Another Formosan student, a girl,
is expected to arrive here within the
next few weeks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
Criblez Enters Cattle,
Natl Dairy Congress

Maurice Criblez, Route 2, Bluffton,
has entered three head of Brown
Swiss cattle at the 1855 National
Dairy Cattle Congress to be held in
Waterloo, Iowa, October 1 through 8,
it was announced this week by the
Congress secretary.
An estimated 2,2O0 head of the
top dairy cattle of the country will
be entered in the show, and will be
competing for supreme honors and
nearly $4,000 in cash premiums.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
Students See Electric
Safety Demonstration

Safety in the use of electricity and
the personal hazards which result
from it's misuse were stressed in an
interesting demonstration before Will
ford Geiger's physics class Monday
at Bluffton high school.
The demonstration was presented
by w. L. Flager, western division
safety supervisor for the Ohio Power
company. Equipment used in the
demonstration has been seen by ap-
proximately 1900 persons Mr.. Flager
said.
The physics class also invited mem
bers of the high school agriculture
class and the industrial arts class
to see the demonstration.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
Booster Group Begins ReheGrsGls On
Homecoming Play, Apple OF His Eye"

Other members of the cast include
Mrs. Harry Bogart, Verl Neeper,
Silas Diller, Mrs. John Moser, Jean
Stauffer, Milt Edwards, Mrs. Ed
Rice and Sam Diller.
The play was copyrighted by its
authors, Kenyon Nicholson and Char
les Robinson, under the title, "Janu-
ary Thaw", and was produced in the
Biltmore Theatre in New York in
1916 by Jed Harris in association
with Walter Huston.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22

Others are Mrs. Paul Emmert, Mrs.
Wanda Cherry and Mrs. Louise
Miller.
The new students hail from various
parts Of the country with one from
Iowa, one from New York, one from
Arizona, three from Illinois, six
from Indiana, eight from Pennsyl-
vania and the remainder from Ohio.
New students from outside the U.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-22
PTA Plans Community
Halloween Carnival

A community masquerade party
and Halloween carnival is planned
for Bluffton by the Parent nt-Teachers
association on Wednesday evening,
October 26 in the high school gym
nasium, it was announced this week.
The program will begin at $50
and continue until 10 pm. with
prizes offered for best costumes. A
feature of the carnival will be con-
cession stands and games for all
members of the family.