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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
is Your Home Safe? Jaycees Ask
In Fire Prevention Week CAMPAIGN

An all-out campaign to make
Bluffton fire safety conscious is un-
derway in observance of Fire Proven
ton Week, October Z through 13, with
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
spearheading the annual event.
James Henderson, general chair
man of the Jaycee committee in
charge, and Richard Smith, president
of the group, have announced that a
special effort will be made to have
each family in the community check
its residence for hazards. Special
obServances will also be conducted in
the schools, and fire prevention
posters are being displayed in Main
street business establishments.
A Home Fire Safety Check list Is
printed in page advertisement in
this issue of the Bluffton News.
Residents are urged to take five
minutes time to make the check-up in
their home, and the lists are to be
turned into the committee through the
school.
A free candy bar will be given each
school child in grades one through
eight for each signed check list turn
ed in to the teacher during the week
long drive. Children may turn in
either the check list printed in the
paper or one provided on circulars
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04

ance occasionally at some church
Of their choice. No effort was
made in the survey to chart
regularity of attendance.
The survey under the chairman
ship of Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Ms.
wander, reached 872 families in
Bluffton.
OF the families covered in the
survey 1881 adults contacted re-
ported membership in som e
church. Including children, the
number reached 1851.
Although the number of non-
church goers is small, a program
of lay evangelism is planned to
increase fhe percentage of church
members here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
News Man To Head
Christmas Seal
Sale In County

Don Sherwood, news director oil
radio and television station WILMA,
has been named chairman of the 1856
Christmas Seal campaign in Allen
county.
The appointment was announced
this week by DR.. Harold E. Lauer,
president of the Allen County Tuber-
culosis and Health association, which
sponsors the drive. The campaign
will open November 16.
Sherwood is a former director of
the association and has assisted with
its Christmas Seal drives in the past.
Proceeds from the annual sale are
used to finance operations of the
TB associations mobile X-ray unit
and for educational work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
BluftOn'S 10TH
New Home This Year
Under Construction

The nineteenth new nome to ge,
underway this year in Bluffton' s
record-breaking building boom was
reported to be a three-bedroom
residence under construction on the
County Line road just south of Bluff
ton by Jack Harnisfeger.
The new Harnisfeger home will be
located south of the new home report
ed last week to be under construc-
ton by the Rev. ]. Paul Clark The
owner is building it himself, and this
week was in the process of laying up
block for the basement
Several other major remodeling
projects are underway this week
including an addition to the Fred
Ludwig home on Harmon road, and
a new carport and patio being con-
structed at the Herbert Conrad home.
Warren Moser has also been COM
pleting second floor addition to his
residence on the old Dixie highway
south of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
Businessmen Ask DriUe-M
MniLbOx At Post Office

The possibility of obtaining a new
style drive-in mail box at the Bluff
ton post office will be explored by the
Business Mems association, it was
decided at last weeks meeting in the
Offices of the Bluffton Cement Block
company.
The new boxes in use in other CT
ties make it possible to drive up to
the curb at the post office and deposit
mail in the box from inside an auto.
Forrest Steinman of Steinman
Bros. Lumber company suggested
the improvement as means OF
eliminating traffic congestion at the
post office especially around five p.
m. when many businessmen dispatch
their days mail. A drive-in box
would make it unnecessary to hunt
for a parking spot for the five min
utes it takes to carry the mail to the
present box at the curb or inside the
post office.
A motion was made to request To-
cal postal officials to see if box of
this type could be made available for
Bluffton.
In other action the businessmen
voted to request the village to re-
place the three-hour parking limit
signs on Main street as soon as pos
sible. The signs were removed when
the boulevard street light standards
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
BHS Student Senate
Holds First Session

Members of the Bluffton high
school student senate were to hold
their first meeting today and reor-
ganize for the coming year. The SEN
ate will meet once each month, ac-
cording to Wilmer r. Bechtel, school
principal.
Members of the Student Senate
with the organization they repre-
sent follow: Don Alspach, Varsity
"B"; Judy Tschantz, Cutlass; Rae
leen Bucher, G. A. A.; Roger Ed
wards, Junior class; Judy Schiffke,
F. H. A.; Bill Herr, F. F. A.; Gerry
Martin, Senior class; Miriam Gier-
man, Tri-Hi-Y; Mary Jo Diller, Bic
cancer; Betty Stratton, Freshman
class.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
Freshman Gardener And Veteran In Tie
For Blue Ribbon HOnOrs At Annual ShOU

Tom Nusbaum, freshman Future
Farmer of America, and the Rev.
Grover T. Soldner, veteran gardener,
were tied for first place in the num-
ber of first-place prize winning entries
in the annual Vegetable, Fruit and
Grain shown staged Saturday in the
school gymnasium.
Each of the top entrants had Ia
blue ribbon winners in the show and
Dwain Bixel, another F. F. A. youth
was close behind with IL first prize
winners.
Nusbaum was also awarded the
F. F. A. trophy for the boy or girl
of school age entering the most ex-
hibits in the show. He had % entries
to his credit with Lucille Amstutz
showing 21 entries.
Other Junior Gardeners and FLA
students who entered Is or more
items in the show were Carol
Basinger, Karen Basinger, Dwain
Bixel and Allen Traucht.
Altogether there were approximate.
ly 497 entries in the show including 81
entries in the Chrysantthemum dis
plays, new feature of the event this
year.
Lorain Basinger, former vo-ag
teacher who is now associate county
agent of Hardin county, and Calvin
Leimbach also a former Bluffton
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Groman
Bluffton, boy, Darrell Eugene, borr
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cresencio Velasquez
McComb, a girl, Amelia VelasqueZ
born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Crow, Pan,
dora, boy, Robroy Lee, born Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Staley, Will
JAMESTOWN, a boy, James Dean, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Miller, Mt.
Cory, boy, Richard Jay, born Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Norway,
McComb, a girl, Melissa Jeanne, born
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Stepleton, Jr.,
Columbus, Ohio, girl, Cheryl Lynn,
born September IL. Mrs. Ted Steple-
ton, Sr., of Findlay, spent the past
week with her son and family.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
New Dorm Needed Now mot Tomorrow
College Fund Workers Told At Kickoff
only so Of BLuftonites
Without Church "HOmes

The Bluffton community, well
supplied for population under
5000 with churches of 10 different
denominations, learned this week
that less than eight per cent of
its adult residents are not mem.
bers of any church.
This was the finding of a Com
munity Canvass conducted recent.
ly by members of the various
churches under the direction of
the Bluffton Ministerial associa.
ton.
The percentage of non-attend-
ance at church was even
smaller, indicating that a num-
Der of persons without member
ship i'm any church were i'm attend
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04

Bluffton football fans will be com
PEELED to leave town this week fol
their gridiron fare, although they
will not have far to go to see either
the high school Pirates or the col.
lege Beavers in action.
Coach Pete Schmidt's rampagine
Pirates will carry their Northwest
Conference war to the Pandora-Gil
boa gridiron Friday night, and the
Beavers will open their Mid Ohio
conference season at Ada.
The Bluffton-P andora hassle is
generally considered the top contest
in the Northwest loop this week. II
will bring together two undefeated
teams thus far this season. The
Rockets hung one on Spencerville,
1870, in their first game, then de
feated Forest in a conference tilt,
TO, and last week tied up to with
Leipsic.
The Pirate record, of course, is
identical, two victories and tie, but
in Pandora-G -Gilboa they will find their
heaviest opponents this season. The
Hornets pack more beef than any
team encountered by the Schmidt
boys, and they outweigh the Bluffton
team man for man.
The Pirates will also be running
up against their first unbalanced line
offense this season and they're being
coached to cope with it. Last year
the local boys were hard pressed to
come out of their Homecoming event
with a 13 to 13 tie against their
neighbors. Friday the Rockets will
be playing before their own home
coming crowd and will be out to give
Bluffton a rough time.
After three straight victories in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
Pirates Garry Grid War To Pandora;
College Opens Mid-Ohio Seized At Ada

which the Beavers have piled up 5S
points against 40 for their opponents
outside the conference, Mast's charg-
es hit Ohio Northern at Memorial
Park Saturday night.
Bluffton will enter the fray as the
favorite since the Polar Bears $50
catastrophy last week at the hands
of Findlay college, and their 47-0 fall
a week earlier before the Otterbeir
eleven.
The hapless Polar Bears won only
one game all season last year and
held the basement position in the
Mid-Ohio without single victory in
the league. The roster shows a team
made up mostly of freshmen and
sophomores with only five seniors on
the entire squad and seven juniors.
Bluffton will definitely be the fav-
orite going into the game, but neigh
boring Ohio Northern guns for Bluff
ton under any circumstances and
will be out to avenge last years 20-6
defeat.
Coach Mast said his Beavers are
taking nothing for granted at ONU.
After two losses, they're set for
rebound. We expect to have our
hands full', Mast said.
Ebert Dubenion who has been on
the bench with an ankle injury
should be ready to play again, and
Bill Alderman, Glen Snyder and
Gary Schiller, who have been nurs-
ing sore spots, are back in shape.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
Music Festival
Is Cancelled

The fifth annual Ohio-Indiana Men
MONTE Music Festival scheduled for
the last Sunday in October at
Founders hall, Bluffton college, has
been cancelled, it was announced this
week by Mrs. Milo Lora, chairman.
Cancellation was due to conflict
with the Tri-County Evangelistic SER
vices which begin on that date. Mrs.
Lora said that the committee made
the cancellation with regret, and hope
that the event may be continued next
year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
Friday Last Day
For Winter Wheat
Acreage ReserUe


Friday, October 5, Is the final
date for farmers to sign agree
ments for participation in the
1857 winter wheat acreage re-
serve program, according to the
u. s. Department of Agriculture.
The fwo-week extension from
September 21 was granted to
make sure all Agricultural Stab
ilization and Conservation COM
mittees had time to handle the
applications from farmers.
Agreements are signed at local
ASC offices.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
Lets Nourish Our
Community Assets,
Staufer Urges
Three-Year Subscriptions
Sought In House-To-House
Campaign


with "a students already forced
to live off the campus because of
lack of dormitory facilities, the need
for the Ropp Hall addition is right
now. This is no idle day dream Of
future needs" Mrs. Sidney Steiner
told more than 100 volunteer workers
at Kickoff dinner which launched
the drive to raise S330D00 over the
next three years for expansion and
improvements at the college.
Mrs. Steiner was one of several
speakers called upon to outline the
need for the drive and the reasons
why the Bluffton-Pandora community
should get behind it solidly.
Paul w. Stauffer declared that the
college is one of the community's
finest assets, culturally, educational
ly, economically and spiritually.
at is just as important to pro-
tect and nourish our established as
sets-and maybe more so-as it is
70 encourage new ones to establish
here" Mr.. Stauffer emphasized.
Bluffton would not be so rich cul-
turally without its college of liberal
arts, the instruction in art and music
appreciation and the concerts and
musical programs originated on the
campus, Mr.. Stauffer pointed out. The
educational advantages are apparent,
and economically the college amounts
to a good sized industry in its I'M
pact on the community.
Spiritually, Mr.. Stauffer said, the
college increases the moral tone of
the community by stressing Christian
conduct, by bringing here a fine type
of youth and by providing religious
leaders.
Mrs. Steiner declared that there is
no question of the colleges future
growth. After So years, Bluffton col
lege is here to stay, and increased
student growth in the past three
years will surely continue at least at
the present rate, and concluded.
A predicted enrolment increase of
10 per cent annually would give the
college All students by 1860, she
pointed out. Last year the step up
was IL per cent and this year 1875
per cent.
DR.. B. W. Travis, Bluffton physi-
clan and surgeon, also addressed the
rally pointing out that the college is
a community responsibility as we'll as
asset.
The Rev. Harry Yoder, general
chairman of the drive, asked solicit
tors to emphasize upon making their
house-to-house contests, the fact that
this will be three-year drive. Con-
tributors are encouraged to budget
their subscription in monthly or
quarterly amounts over the three
years.
All solicitors were asked to make
heir initial reports to team captains
oy Saturday evening between and
O'Clock. The final report will be
made by all solicitors and cap
aims at a meeting October Is at
p. m. in the Stauffer Room at
Founders Hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
Hornets Seek First
Win At Liberty-Be

The Cory-Rawson Hornets and Lib
erty-Benton football team will both
be seeking their first victory Friday
night when they clash on the Liberty
Benton field Both teams have lost
their first three games.
The Hornets have scored only two
touchdowns this season while their
opponents have run up u points.
Liberty Benton has doubled the
touchdown count with four, but their
opponents have piled up GA points in
three games.
Vanlue, Arlington and Arcadia are
tie for the lead in the Hancock Coun-
ty High School league.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04

of Window Shopping night will be
Silas Diller, Robert Crow and Ed
Waltermire. The Santa Claus COM
mittee includes Charles Emans and
Claude Ream. In charge of street
lighting and decorations is Harold
Balmer; Christmas Chimes, James
Benroth; Christmas Lighting Con-
test, Milt Edwards; and New Years
Baby Derby Contest, Gene Benroth.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04
WASTE COLLECTION

The regular monthly waste collec-
ton will be conducted beginning Mon
day at noon, Street Commissioner
William Gaiffe has announced. Resi-
dents are urged to have waste
materials in containers ready for pick
up at the curb by II o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04

were taken down recently.
Committees for various phases o.
the Christmas promotions were al
so named to serve with Genera
Chairman Leland Diller. In charge
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-04

vo-ag teacher, now county agent of
Allen county, were judges in the
show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26
BY WILLIAM R. BASHAM

II was called rhythm and
blues is years ago in New
Orleans-but now it's rock n roll.
So says musician Fats Domino
who is reputed to be one Of the
Nations outstanding performers
OF the controversial style Of
music which sets youths wild
and parents wilder.
Sitting at his piano in the
Casino Royal, where he is APP
Ipearing, the stocky 28-year-old
colored singer expanded his
views:
He said he couldn't explain
rock n roll, and after all who
could?
Back in my home town. New
Orleans, that brand Of music
has been kicking around for
years under the different name. F"
he said. Il was playing it long
before the kids came up with
rock n roll.
Catches Suddenly
II really didn't catch on until
l1949, but then all of q sudden
lit caught, and the hand-clap-
ping of the customers told me
I had a good thing"
Since then. Fats has sold 10
million discs-an enviable record
for any musician.
Going deeper into his explana-
ton. Domino set up a phono-
graph and slipped a record on
the turn-table. The voice of
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong sing
ing l"Blueberry Hill' came out
Iof the small machine.
After eight bars or so. Fats
lifted the needle. winked, and
voiced. That's your old stand
ard one-two-three beat. Now
listen to my version"
The same song came out, but
decidedly different.
Fats was singing the same
words to the same music. but
an old-fashioneo fox-trotter
would have found himself tram
pied if he'd tried to dance to
the beat on a dance floor field
ing rock n rollers.
One-TwO Punch
did you notice the change in
beat?" asked the nattily dressed
performer. "Satch's one-two-
three becomes a definite one-two
punch, with the accent on the
second beat. This stuff is easy
to dance to, and that's why
think the kids have taken to II
Iso we'll"
When asked about the posi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26
SeIective Sale
OF Wholesale
Liquor Upheld

A plan of the District Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board to
stop liquor wholesalers from
choosing their customers has
been upset.
The District Commissioners
yesterday approved an opinion
by Corporation Counsel Chester
H. Gray ruling specifically that
a wholesaler may limit sales Of
some of his m r c h a n disc to
members of certain groups and
decline to sell to on-members.
Mr.. Gray ruled that "such
activity is not prohibited by the
ABC Act"
The board, in request for an
opinion from Chairman Alan w.
Payne. said they had proposed
to issue a letter saying, q.
Various wholesalers are carrying
brands of alcoholic beverages
which they sell only to certain
groups of retailers, refusing or
declining to sell to others. You
are advised this is in violation
!. Of the statute.
wholesalers ares therefore.
directed to cease the above prac-
tice at once, and make available
all brands to retailers regard
less Of their membership in
groups"
Mr.. Payne quoted a complaint
from a retailer. Harry M. Seigel,
that since April l he has been
unable to obtain a brand of gin
he has been selling for II years,
Mr.. Seigel said this was be-
cause C. Kramer Johnston, Inc,
1874 Tenth street NE, had been
named exclusive distributor for
the gin and had agreed to sell
oY1lv Tn Thrifty Stores
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26
Youth Convicted
In Officer Knitting

An l8-year-old colored youth
yesterday was found guilty Of as
saulting a United States park
policeman with knife and with
melting a riot.
The charges stemmed from a
mob disorder at Fort Dupont
Park last Easter Monday.
The youth, Clarence jackson,
of the 3700 block Grant street
NE, faces a possible maximum
penalty Of UP to 10 years impris-
onment on the assault conviction
and up to i've years on the riot
charge. Sentencing was deferred
by District Judge James r. Kirk
land pending probation report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26
cuncer Toll in Norway

OSLO.-A report Of the Nor
wegian Cancer Registry show
that more than $500 Norwegians
are dying Of cancer each year,
About one third Of all cancer
cases are in Oslo although the
capital contains only about one
seventh of the country's total
population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26
MODERN BEDROOM

MODERN BEDROOM
Double Dresser 1880 1000
Fown mahogany, by Fashion Trend
l-3-Pieee Bedroom Suite 2oo so gag. 50
Heother wonu bookcase bed chest double dresser BY
Thomosvile -
1-5-Piece Bedroom Suite 46o so ago 60
Heoher wonu bookcase bed chest, double dresser by
tobes by Townsville.
l-3-Peee Vonity Group 1890 lag. so
Heather wonu chests and drop center BY ThomosvIe
! Chest go so 10 Sn
cordcvon, BY Foshion Trend
! 3-Pieee Bedroom Suite 7oo so 23e go
Ivory white mahogany, bookcase bed
and chest, ond double dresser, BY
ThomosviIle
3-Pieee Corner Group 1880 1880
Seofoom, corner cobnet and chests
by Cavalier
Panel Bed $50 1850
Champagne, BY Haywood Wakefield
z 3-Pieee Bedroom Suites $500 1880
Block and modero, bookcase bed,
chest, triple dresser, by Bosc-Wtz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26

The verdicts were returned by a
Jury.
Two knives had been thrown.
One struck the belt Of Police
Pvt. John J. Conlin. The other
struck his horse.
jackson originally had pleaded
guilty Of assaulting an officer
Later he withdrew the plea and
elected to stand trial.
The case was prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attorney
Alexander Stevas. James j
Brocard was defense attorney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26
Dig This: Rock n Roll
New Name for Old Stuff

Ibility Of his music creating riot
ing mobs, Fats answered:
ANY big crowd can get riled
up at the slightest thing. Most
Of the disturbances at my SEES
sions have been caused by people
with too much liquor in their
systems"
Someone asked Fats how come
he didn't use any 1--WE talk.
II always like to speak nice
and natural" he replied, sc
you can dig me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26

diamond-studded Legion lapel
pin to President Eisenhower to-
day and talked fishing with him.
Mr.. Daniel told Mr.. Eisen-
hover he occasionally went fish,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26

ing in the Shenandoah River and
caught trout. He mentioned that
the river was very rocky where
he iished and the President
smiled and said he was afraid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26
Our entire stock Of the Nancy Merritt
BEDROOM GROUP BY NATIONAL
Cherry Finish
2Oo6 OFF
MODERN LIVING ROOM

MODERN LIVING ROOM
Was NOW
z Armies Chairs o75O $500
Blond. with gold hubby fobnc BY Volenttne Sewer
I Sofo $3.50 1880
Blond with grey ond black fobic oil foam rubber BY sote
4 Tight Seat Sofas $3.50 $3.50
] Barrel Chair $3.50 1850
Blond, with cinnamon pIostie cover, BY conover.
l-z-Piece SectionoI Soto $500 1890
Blond with brown bouce cover, by Fischer
! Lounge Chair 1895 $3.50
Block. turquoise and block cover. by Indianapolis
Sofc 1880 1850
Bross legs choncouI tweed. BY Surrey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26

w. c. Daniel Of Danville, Va,
new national commander Of the
American Legion. presented a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05

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RIGHT RESERVED TO LIMIT oUkNTITIEs
Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-30
Suzanne Morton,
 Bruce RoWlands Wed Saturday

In a beautiful candle light cere- mony Saturday evening in the First Methodist church. Miss Marilyn Su- zanne Morton and Bruce Hobart Rowlands were united in marriage by the Rev. A. E. Purviance
 The bride, gowned in white net and lace over satin, stepped down the aisle on the arm of her father. George H Morton Her fingtertip length veil was attached to satin coronet: she carried a cascade of lilly of the valley and stephanotis and her Bible was graced by a white orchid
 The maid of honor. Miss Kath- eryn Kozleski, wore a rust gown of chrystaIine taffeta. and carried rust brown erysanthemams. a garland of which she wore in her hair
 A champagne gown of ofeehrystaiine