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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
Page Dairy Go.
To Make BluftOn
Distribution Point
Change Necessitated
By Sale OF Findlay
Building For Jail

Sale of the Page Dairy Company's
building at 222 Broadway, Findlay,
for use as new Hancock county Jail
will temporarily make the Bluffton
plant new distribution center for
the company's products in this area,
according to company officials.
Arnold Page, vice president of the
dairy firm in turning the deed to
the building over to the Hancock
county commissioners last Friday
explained that Bluffton would become
distribution point until new build
ing is located in the Findlay COM
munity.
Although the transfer of the prop
erty was effected last week, the
county will not take possession until
October 1.
Mr.. Page explained that manu-
featuring and bottling operations at
the 30-year-old Findlay plant had
been discontinued several years ago
and that two-thirds of the building
was not used in recent years since
the operation had become mainly dis
tribution.
upon completion of the bypass
west of Findlay, we will give con-
sideration to another Findlay plant
along that roadway to suit our con-
venience and needs" Mr.. Page said.
The traffic situation on Broadway
and Cory street was one of the factors
contributing to the Page decision to
leave the heart of Findlay.
A local official said that arrange
ments were to be made to provide
distribution facilities here, but that
it would not entail any building ex-
pansion or affect the present oper-
alton to any great extent.
The Bluffton plant is engaged
principally in collection of Grade A
milk from area farms, preparation OF
ice cream mix and evaporation of the
skim milk. No bottling of milk for
the retail trade is done here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
Rainfall Below
Normal In June

Temperatures during the last week
of June, which had not reached above
the mid-80's, climbed well into the
COS over the weekend and there was
no letup in sight the first part of
this week as the "good old summer
time" brought its first honest-to-
goodness heatwave.
The thermometer reached near
record highs for the year Sunday and
Monday, recording a sticky 95 on
the sabbath and hitting three degrees
lower the next day. And if persons
did not read a thermometer, they
had to agree at was hot"
Temperatures in the last week of
June were almost ideal for comfort.
The high for the week was the read
ing of 81 Saturday, the final day of
the wedding month. The mean tenn
perature of 70.4 degrees was one
degree above the normal of 69.4 for
the month.
Precipitation for the month Of
June totaled 2.27 inches was 1.53
inches below the June normal of $50
inches.
The weatherman sent the mercury
to above 80 eight different days
during the month of June.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
Bill Amstutz Gets
New Assignment
To Study Jets

Wilhelm Amstutz III, (Bill) former
Bluffton man now an electronics
development engineer with The
Motorola Corp. in Phoenix, Ariz., is
being sent to the California Institute
of Technology, Pasadena, Calf, foi
Is months training in their Jet Pro-
pulsion Laboratories.
After completion of his specialized
study, Bill with four other engineers,
will head new manufacturing
development which Motorola will con-
duct for the government.
Mr.. Amstutz reported at the In
stitute Monday and will move his
family to Pasadena for the duration
of his training there. After that they
will return to their home in Phoenix.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilhelm Amstutz of Route 2, Bluff
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
First Mennonite
Delegates Five
To General Conf.

Five delegates from the First
Mennonite church were elected re-
Gently to represent the church at the
General Conference of Mennonites to
be held August 1922 in Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada.
DR.. Lloyd L. Ramseyer, president
of Bluffton college, currently travel
ing in Russia and other major
European centers, will be one of the
delegates. DR.. Ramseyer is chair
man of the Board of Education and
Publications for the conference.
Other delegates from Bluffton will
be the Rev. G. T. Soldner, of the
Unity committee; Carl Lehman,
board of trustees and finance; DR..
j. S. Schultz, business committee;
and DR.. Robert Kreider, board of
Christian Service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
Congregation To Lay Cornerstone Sunday
For St. Johns E. & R. Church Addition
FOresee Building Under
Roof Next Month, Completion
This Fall

Laying of the cornerstone for the
new addition to the Evangelical and
Reformed church at the corner of W.
College avenue and S. Jackson street
is scheduled for 7 o'clock Sunday
evening, July 8, it was announced this
week by the Rev. V. C. Oppermann,
pastor of the church.
Principal speaker at the corner
stone laying ceremony will be the
Rev. Orville Schroer, Champaign, H.,
brother of Mrs. Oppermann's. The
program with special music will be
conducted at the main entrance to the
addition on College avenue.
Assisting Rev. Oppermann in plac-
ing the cornerstone in position will
by Maynard Badertscher, chairman of
the building committee, and Robert
Mills and Ortho Stratton, masons on
the project.
A sealed metal box will be enclosed
in the cornerstone block containing
mementos of the occasion. Included
will be copy of the new translation
of the Bible, pictures of the ground
breaking ceremonies, copies of The
Bluffton News and other items of
interest.
Excellent progress is being made
on the new addition now, and the
steel for the structure has been
promised for delivery July Is. Bitler
Bros, the general contractors, expect
to have the building under roof the
early part of August, and the con-
gregation hopes to dedicate the build
ing sometime in the fall.
The addition is being faced with
attractive Briar Hill sandstone which
is mined near Glenmore, Ohio, in
Van Vert county.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Luginbuhl
Bluffton, a boy, Don Robert, born
June 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Bibler, a girl,
Bonnie Sue, born last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Redd, Jenera,
boy, Dean Loren, born last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Amstutz,
Bluffton, boy, Stephen James, born
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Elsea, Findlay,
boy, Floyd Luther, born last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bower, Airing
ton, a girl, Linda Lou, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Schmidt,
Bluffton, a girl, Judy Ann, born Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Thompson,
Bluffton, boy, Eugene Martin, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goldsberry,
Beaverdam, a girl, Linda Jean, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Benroth, Jr.,
McComb. a girl, Linda Jean, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Spangler,
Bluffton, a girl, Valarie Jane, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Garmatter,
Pandora, boy. born Tuesday.
y
Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Cassel of
Fairyiew Park, boy, John E., born
June 26. Mrs. Cassel is the former
Hildred Eversole, daughter of Mrs.
]. w. Eversole of Cherry St.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Franklin, Bur-
bank, Calf, a girl, Bonita Kay, born
July 2. Mrs. Franklin is the former
Martha Niswander, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. F. Niswander of South
Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kohler, a
boy. Norman Lee, born Thursday at
Lima Memorial hospital. Mr.. Kohler
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rhuel
Kohler of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
Wheat Harvest Late This Year,
But Combines Should Roll Next Week

moisture during the spring and
early part of summer, farmers have
what appears to be bountiful crop
although it will be later than usual
in ripening. The only point causing
concern is that there is more straw
than usual making the crop vulner-
able to windstorlns which could do
widespread damage. Some fields were
fa,tcned by wind storms of about a
week ago, but seem to be coming
out nf it.
Combines are operating now in
some fields harvesting the earlier
crops of barley and rye. Usually these
crops are already ii by this time of
the season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
Rose Society Exec.
Will Be Speaker

Mr.. James P. Guerny, Columbus,
national executive secretary of the
American Rose Society, will give an
illustrated lecture on roses Tuesday
at p. m. in the auditorium of the
First National Bank building, located
at the corner of Crawford and Main
streets in Findlay.
Kermit Herr, S. Lawn avenue, a
member of the Findlay Mems Gar
den club, sponsors of the program,
is program chairman for the meeting
and arranged with Mr.. Guerny to
speak
Garden clubs in a radius of 80 miles
of Findlay have been invited and any
persons interested are invited to
attend the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05

Colorado resort town of Aspen in the
near future where he win work In
Ceramics.
He and his wife, the former Vir-
ginia Geiger, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Geiger, Cherry street,
and daughter, Stefi, reside at 236
Crandall street, Los Angeles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
EsthOni0n Refugee Finds
A NeU Home In BLuhtOn

Lifelong dreams of coming tc
America to live were realized by
Theodore Hunnius, Esthonian refu.
gee, who arrived here in Bluffton
recently under sponsorship of the
First Mennonite church.
A mild-mannered, good looking
man of % years, Hunnius who can
speak Russian, German, French and
English, made application to come
to America in Munich, Germany in
September, 1854. 1t was through
authorization of the Mennonite Cen
trail Committee, with the aid of the
World Council of Churches, that his
dream came true.
Before he could be assured of COM
ing to this country the congregation
of the local church gave assurance
that they could secure a job and
living quarters. immigration papers
were signed by Ezra Moser, Route
2, Bluffton, a deacon of the church.
First impressions are usually last
ing ones and they were good ones
with Hunnius. Americans have a
certain informality about the way
they do things. They are more free
with their actions and much more at
ease on a social level than Euro
peans." he said in an interview this
week.
Born in Reval, the capitol city of
Esthonia with about 175,00O inhabi-
tants on the Gulf of Finland Uen-
ingrad as the Russian preferred to
call it,, Hunnius resided there until
he was II years old. Then, under a
German-Russian pact of 1899 that
permitted Germany to absorb all
ethnic Germans into their control,
he moved with his father and mother
to Germany.
Being natives of another country,
although technically Germans, the
father had to apply for citizenship.
When this was granted, young Hun
MUS was Immediately drafted into
the army. He was sent to the eastern
front, near Poland. II really don't
think we were employed to fight
Extensively, but rather to stop the
Russian surge pushing in from the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
Disaster Service
Will Meet Here

Mennonite Disaster Service Unit of
Western Ohio will hold a meeting at
g p. m. Monday, July 16, at the
Evangelical Mennonite church, S.
Jackson street, according to Prof.
Howard D. Raid, secretary-treasurer
of the organization.
Purpose of the meeting is to aid in
the coordination of the unit with
other units of the Disaster Service
under supervision of the Mennonite
Central Committee.
Harry Martens, Newton, Kansas,
has been asked to visit all the units
in the u. S. and Canada. He will eX-
plain the organizations relation to
the Red Cross and Civil Defense.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
Master Of Fine Arts Degree AWarded
Paul SOLdner At California Art School

The master of fine arts, top degree
awarded by American universities in
this field, was received recently by
Paul Soldner, former Blufftonite,
from the County Art Institute of Los
Angeles, Calf.
Soldner, a graduate of Bluffton
high school in the class of go
attended Bluffton college upon re-
turning from service and then was
graduated from the University of
Colorado at Boulder. He has been an
advanced art student at the County
Art Institute for two years.
During that time he has distin-
guished himself with unique and
colorful pottery, often of massive
design and shape. One of his urns
stands seven feet high, according to
an article which appeared in the Los
Angeles Times. The Times devoted a
full page of pictures and story to
the opening of the new Ceramics
Building at the institute and the
annual exhibition of student work.
Recently Soldner won first prize
at the "City of Paris" contest in San
Francisco for west coast potters.
The former Bluffton man and eight
students at the institute recently
opened gallery located at the juno
ton of Sunset Blvd. and Hollywood
in Los Angeles. They call the gallery
the "Ivory Tower.
Soldner is planning to locate at the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
Four Bluffton Youths To Participate
In State Jaycee Tennis Tournament

Four Bluffton youths will repre-
sent the local Junior Chamber of
Commerce in the state tennis tourn-
ament Friday, Saturday and Sunday
in Elyria.
Leaving here today, Thursday, for
the state meet will be Ramon Lewis,
Jim BURY, Dave Little and Dale
Schiffke. They will be accompanied by
Bill Hart, a member of the Jaycees,
who will drive the group to the cam
pus of Oberlin college. Registration
will take place today and living
quarters have been made available on
the campus.
Lewis and BURY will be entered
in the 15-18-year-old class in the state
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
First Check From
Ford Foundation
Received By BE
$4,000 Endowment Gift
Will Be Repeated
Next July

First of the Ford Foundation
checks for $4,000 endowed to Bluff
ton college was received this week
as a part of the S6,07O,00O the Ford
Foundation is distributing among 33
Ohio colleges and universities.
The $4,000 check is approximate
ly half of the SCI, 800 Bluffton share
of the foundations 26O-million dollar
endowment and accomplishment pro-
grams to provide money to boost
faculty salaries in the nations pri-
vately endowed colleges and univer-
sites. A similar check will be given
the local institution on July /, 1851.
Upon hearing of the foundations S
plans in December of last year, Pres
ident Lloyd L. Ramseyer stated that
the endowment investment would
make available an approximate four
percent increase in faculty salaries
at the local school. This would mean
about $128 annually for each of the
faculty members.
When the other half of the endow-
ment is received here in 1857 the
college will have received an amount
approximately equal to its under
graduate instructional costs for the
1954-55 academic year. Added to the
endowment fund of the institution
this will produce an annual income
of about four percent. For a period
of 10 years the endowment must be
applied wholly to increasing faculty
salaries. After that period, the prin-
cipal sum may be used for either
salary support or any other acade-
mic purpose.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05

meet and will also make up the local
junior doubles team in the meet.
Little and Schiffke viii play in the
class for boys under Is, with the
former entered in the singles division
and the duo combining for the doubles
matches.
These four were the qualifiers at
the completion of the local tournament
which ended Saturday on the Harmon
Field courts. The local tourney was
under the direction of Harold Norma
maker and Jim Daley.
State winners will be eligible to
participate in the national Jaycee
tournament at Oak Park, ILL.,, in
August.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05

Combines which are usually going
full tilt in local wheat fields by the
fourth of July will be delayed ap-
proximately 10 days this season, and
the holiday Wednesday found little if
any wheat cut in this area.
Farm observers point out that the
earliest stands probably will not be
ready for harvest before the first of
next week and combining will not be
underway in earnest until the latter
part of next week. A few farms
which still belong to threshing rings
viii begin the cutting operation sew
eral days ahead of normal combining
time because the grain is cut before
it fully ripens.
With cool weather and plenty of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
OSU HONOR ROLL

Donovan C. Shook, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Shook, Route 2, Bluffton,
was, listed on the honor roll of Ohio
States college of agriculture for the
spring quarter it was learned this
week from John 7. Mount, secretary
of the college.
To be listed on the honor roll a
student must carry an average of
$50 or better.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
BLUFFTON MARKETS
"wednesday MOrning)

Grain (bushel prices) - wheat,
$1.S4; corn, $1.41; soy beans, $2.61;
oats, Csc.
Eggs-large white. Bic: large
brown, 29c; medium white or brown.
26c; small, 23c.
Poultry-heavy hens, tic; leghorn
hens, 13c; heavy stays, 10c; leghorn
stays, &c.
Butterfat-No. 1, 58c; No. 2 53c.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
REV. OPPERMANN SPEAKER

The Rev. v. c. Oppermann, pastor
of the st. Johns and Emmanuel
Evangelical and Reformed churches
here was the afternoon speaker al
services Sunday commemorating the
5Oth anniversary in the ministry and
ordination of the Rev. Frederick H.
Kemme, pastor of st. Paul's and
Heidelberg ERR churches, near Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-07-05
east, " Hunnius said.

east, HunniuS said.
In 1915, a short time before the
German surrender, he was captured
by American troops in southern
Continued on page a
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BOY AND GIRL

naming in dummy at this point
were the king and six of spades,
both good.
Mr.. Champion disgustedly
threw his last cards on the ia
bile, conceding the rest. But Mr..
Muzzy misinterpreted this ges-
ture as meaning that Champion
was claiming the last two tricks.
"Wait a minute" he cried. "At
least I get the king of spades. "
Both of your spades are good,
DOPE" snapped Mr.. Champion
you're the only one who
doesn't know it,"
"Your got a lot of nerve
criticizing me on this hand
Your discarding was the worst ]
ever saw" returned Mr.. Muzzy
still unaware that he had ex-
ecuted a perfect progressive
squeeze.
"If had your revolving luck
Mr.. Champion retorted, II coulc
discard my hat and still come
out winner"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-29
FLOWERS FOR EASTER

The shops filled with beautiful spring flowers
Easter everyone his home Jonquls
hyacns tulips always favorte because of their ban
and varied color.
Sometimes flowers for gifts have the flower pot dressed
with crepe paper frlls and ribbons
Editor flower shop trying to decide what
she going take home mother The bright sunshine outside
makes everything look beautiful it is difficult to make choice
This picture color and the brighter and clearer yol
coors will look like real flower shop.
the look in flower shop window
you will get ideas about coloring flowers
TOMORROW: Anthem Easter
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OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE M. CATUDAL
BY RoUsoN

To-day is the 166th ami
versary Of the birth Of our first
Vice President to succeed to
the presidency upon the death
of the Chief Executive. Who?
Miss Lou Henry. who was
born in Waterloo, Iowa, 81 years
ago today. became a First Lady
What was her husbands name?
ST do not feel that it is my
duty to spend another four
years in the White House." said
the President at the Jefferson
Jackson Day Dinner in Wash
ington, four years ago today
Which President?
ANSWERS on Next Page)
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CONTRACT
BRIDGE
BY EASLEY BLACKWOOD


Lucky thing we stayed out of
Q slam. partner" said MFR. Muzzy
when the king of diamonds was
led and the dummy hand was
spread on the table. We've got
just II tricks"
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
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20 Pass ~ All pass
Dummy's ace of diamonds won
the first trick and Mr.. Muzzy
then led four rounds of hearts,
discarding a club from the board
on the last one. Here, he stopped
and tried to remember whether
or not he had extracted all Of
the opposing trumps.
He couldn't do it. So he led
his last trump and played an
other club from dummy. "A
tracer" he said cleverly.
As you see. the trump leads
had played havoc with Mr..
Champions hand. He had to
make four discards. He had no
trouble with the first three, let
ting go the jack, eight and four
Of diamonds.
On the last trump. however.
he had a hopeless choice. If he
dropped the queen of diamonds,
dummy's ten would be good.
After some thought he played
the eight of clubs. hoping his
partner had at least three to
the ten.
At the seventh trick Mr..
Muzzy cashed the ace of clubs.
Next came the king of clubs on
which Mr.. Champions queen
fell. The five of diamonds was
played from the board.
Now Mr.. Muzzy laid down the
ten of clubs and Mr.. Champion
was squeezed again.
This time he had to part with
Q spade and dummy's last dia-
mond was played on the trick.
Mr.. Muzzy then cashed his
queen of spades and led to dunn
my'S ace. The only cards re-
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Why We Soy
WILD GOOSE CHASE

WASTED TIME: When some
one goes on a wild goose chase"
he has wasted time. The saying
came from an English game
popular at the time of Shake
speare. 1t was like our children's
game of "follow-the- leader. ="
except that it was on horseback
and the leader tried to confuse
his followers. The chase was
compared to the zig-zagging of
a wild goose.