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The Sidney herald., 1956-03-15

Mrs. Gertie Simard and son
called at the Bob Witt home Sum
day evening.
Mrs. Carrie Mccoy and SONS
Clyde and Stanley visited at the
Stanley Swenson home at Fair
view last week.
A large crowd attended the sill
yer wedding anniversary party at
the Ray Trudel home Sunday,
March 4. The committee in
charge of the open house had a
beautiful large wedding cake ON
display which was cut and serv-
ed to the guests following an af-
ternoon lunch. The honOred cou-
pie received many lovely cards
and a purse of silver which was
presented by the Mayor of Molly,
Morris Bacon.
Tuesday evening the Sioux Pass
and Girard All clubs sponsored
a program at the Sioux Pass
hall. Isabel Bengert of Turner,
Montana, was the main speaker.
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-15
NATIONAL wILDLIFE WEEK

National Wlldlife Week, March
1924, is dedicated to saving ami
mails that are on the verge of
extinction in the United States.
We have grown to accept wildlife
as an important part of our heri-
tage, and its disappearance is con-
Sidered to be n of the serious
symptoms of the misuse of our
lands. The possible loss of more
than 80 different animals is one
of the most shocking evidences Of
careless neglect of our country's
rich resources.
1t was not until the early 1900's
that principles of wise resource
use were first offered as guides
for young federal agencies charg-
ed with the administration of
public lands. During the follow
ing years the depletion of wild
life resulted in laws that gave
partial protection to some ami
mails. We did not outgrow a basic
love for nature in our technology
cal growth, a love of outdoors and
animals, even though we contin-
ued to play a leading role, often
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-15
THE SIDNEY HERALD -
Thursday. March Is. 1855 ~

phase of the work. There were
about one hundred people present
at the meeting and lunch was
served. The men who took part
In the program e supper
guests at the Arthur Anderson
home before the meeting.
Mrs. Bob Johnson called at the
Enid Sundheim home Monday af-
ternoon.
On Wednesday afternoon the
Sioux Pass Homemakers held their
monthly meeting at the David
Iverson home. There were six
teen members present and several
guests. Mrs. Casper Wick and
Mrs. Charles McGinnis presented
information on Quantity Buy
ing" The game prize was won
by Mrs. Al Zoanni. The April
meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Ed Lewis with Mrs. Ray
Norby assisting.
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-15

Our customers are FALLING
for the way we handle their
needs at moderate costs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Bender Reelected
Head OF United
Mutual Insurance

C. H. Bender, Mt. Cory, was re-
elected as president of the Hancock
County United Mutual Insurance Co
at the annual meeting of the group in
the Jenera Town Hall Monday night.
Other officers elected were: Walter
M t 6 omery, vice president
Harley Neff, secretary; and Irwin
Rodabaugh, treasurer. The Board of
Directors include C. H. Bender, w. B.
Montgomery, C. E. Marquart, John
Inniger and Virgil Williams.
Appraisers for the company are:
M. E. Boutwell,, Orange township;
Vance Bender, Eagle township;
George Rossman, Van Buren, town
ship; and w. E. Hanna, Union town
ship.
Total claims paid by the organiza-
tion during 1866 amounted to $5,-
369.06. This included lighting, ST.
5O9.9s; fire, $40; and storm, S3,-
789.08. Receipts for the year totaled
$10,892 in policy fees and assess
ments. A balance of $18,850 was re-
ported at the close of business Decem-
Der 81. The company has risks
amounting to $3,497 1886.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
South American Christmas
Enjoyed By BLuftOn Girl

Christmas trees imported from the
United States are used in the observ-
ance of Christmas in Columbia, South
America, but on the whole the Yule
season retains much more of the re-
ligious spirit and is not so CONNER
cialized as here at home according to
Lois Amstutz, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Amstutz, North Spring
street.
Lois, who returned January IL
from a visit with friends in Carta-
gena, Columbia, said that many of
the residents there use real Christmas
trees when they are available. She
added that this year they were not in
abundance and many artificial trees
were used.
Contrary to the opinion of many of
her friends that South American ci-
ties are backward and the country
primitive, Lois pointed out that there
were many beautiful homes and build
ings. She added that many of the ci-
ties were as modern as those here in
the states, more so in some respects.
Cartagena is city of 128,000 in
habitants situated on the Caribbean
coast of Columbia. 1t lies about IL de-
grees north of the equator. They are
currently Having their dry season
and Lois says now is the best time of
the year in the region.
Lois made the trip to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlos Martelo and their son,
Carlos, Jr., whom she met at one of
her church's young peoples meetings.
Carlos Jr. resided in Lima with the
Doyt CANDLES, friends of the family,
and was graduated from st. Gerard's
high school. He later attended Ohio
Northern university where he ma
jored in engineering and business. He
presently is associated in the building
business in Cartagena with a friend.
Mr.. Martelo is associated with the
Andian Oil Company. Oil is the main
industry of the country although
many large American firms have fac
tories there.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Fire, Wind Losses
Unusually Light
In '55 Is Report
Richland Twp. Mutual
Passes Up Assessments
OF Policy Holders

Because fire and windstorm losses
were exceptionally light last year
among the SAG policy holders in the
Richland Township Farmers Mutual
insurance association, it was unneces-
say to collect assessments of any kind
last year, directors of the mutual
company reported at their annual
meeting last Saturday in Bluffton
town hall.
Total vouchers issued for all losses
amounted to $3,491.09. This included
fire losses of $1,731.07, wind losses of
$1,175.95 and lightning damage of
$584.07. This compares with total
losses of $11, ,909.31 in 1854.
The company now has insured risks
of $4,421, ,435, an increase of $118,305
over last year. The number of policy
holders increased from. 542 to SAG.
Reelected president of the associa-
ton was Walter Hochstettler, with
Ezra Moser, who was reelected for
another three-year term as trustee,
vice-president; Earl L. Matter, secre-
tary, and Quinten E. Burkholder,
treasurer.
Also re-appointed as appraisers
were Rawleigh Moser and Marden E.
Basinger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Rites Today For
Former BluftOn
Village Marshall

Funeral services will be held at z
p. m. today, Thursday, in the Central
Church of Christ, Findlay, for Gideon
Luginbuhl, 66, Bluffton, who died
Monday after long illness. Death
was attributed to cancer.
Brief rites win also be held at
p. m. today at the Diller Funeral
Home.
Mr.. Luginbuhl, a former village
marshall and street commissioner,
was until recently a sheet metal work
er at the Triplett Electrical Instru-
ment Co. He was an elder in the Cen
trail Church of Christ, Findlay.
Born July %, 1889, in Richland
township the son of Jacob and Mary
Badeitscher Luginbuhl, he married
Dora Reichenbach August "a, 1911.
She survives.
Also surviving are daughters, Mrs.
Mabel Bright, Tempe, Ariz,; Mrs,
Lucille Habegger, Bluffton; Mrs.
Luella Hendrickson, Brooklyn, Iowa
Mrs. Doris Jean Smith, Anchorage
Alaska; sons, Ray, Findlay; Robert
Bluffton; Wayne, Medway; Earl d..
North Kansas City, Mo-; a sister, Mrs
Lydia Augsburger, Bluffton.
The Rev. Harry McFadden will of
ficiate at the services Burial will
be in Maple Grove cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Paging Buffalo Bill!
Mount Cory's First Buffalo Bergers
ArriUe At CrnlUfs Place On The HOOf

Genuine Buffalo Bergers" and
Buffalo steaks, a delicacy enjoyed by
Americas earliest settlers, may some
day soon be available to the public
near Mt. Cory.
AT least it has been an idea of Bev-
erly Crawfs of Route 1, Mt. Cory, to
open such unique restaurant. She
and her father, Ralph, have already
purchased two Buffalo and have plans
for starting herd.
The wild animals are presently
penned up in corral behind the
Crawis home at the edge of Mt. Cory.
In another months six more heifers
and bull are expected to be shipped
from Buffers Buffalo Range at Cold
water, Mich.
They will be shipped in, that is, if
the Butler Range can secure the serv-
ices of several horses and riders to
rope the animals. Buffalo are report
edly as fast as horses and it is said
that they can jump a fence five feet
in height.
The two buffalo, both cows, are
three and one-half and two and one
half years old. They came from the
Lansing, Mich. zoo. They weigh about
800 to 1000 pounds. When they are
five years old they will be full grown
and will weigh in at about 1000
pounds. That's lot of Buffalo Ber-
ger.
The Crawfses expect to start a res
taurant when they have enough of the
animals on hand to make a paying
proposition. Buffalo steak, according
to the owners, is delicious, especially
the hump steak, which is procured
from raised part of the animals
forward part of the back.
AS to the price of the buffalo meat.
Steaks sell for about $3.50 pound.
Ground meat can be purchased for 81.
A popularity of the animals is that
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19

program at the Greding hardware
store, and simultaneously it was
learned that several other Main street
firms have improvements in various
stages of planning.
At Greetings, Harry Mericie and
Sons, builders, have started work on
laying new tile floor throughout the
entire store room. When this is COM
pleted, the w. c. Heller Fixture COM
pany of Montpelier will move onto the
scene setting up completely new fix
lures.
The planners estimate that the new
arrangement and fixtures will display
more than so per cent additional mer-
chandise.
Another extensive rernodeling prof.
ect is being planned for this summer
by Crows sc to 81 store. The store
will also be completely refurnished
with modern fixtures, according to
Robert Crow, owner.
"These present fixtures were in
stalled when the store was opened
here back in 1885,, said Mr.. Grow. He
added that he felt modernization was
competitive "must".
While not as extensive as the other
projects, another improvement is be-
ing planned at Balmer's Store. Har-
old Balmer, proprietor, said that
shelving will be removed from one en-
tire wall, and show cases installed to
permit better display of merchandise.
Another complete store renovation
program is on the drawing board
pending ability of the owners to make
proper lease arrangements, and other
smaller projects are expected to de-
velop.
This week South Main street in the
business section took on "new look"
when Steinman Bros. Lumber Co. in
stalled a new aluminium awning the
entire width of the c. F. Niswander
building. 1t is said to be one of the
largest metal awning installations in
this area.
General feeling among local mer-
chants is that the highway removal
has made Bluffton a better shopping
center by taking the heavy trucks off
Main street and improving auto park
ing facilities.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Select Seniors
To Compete In
Scholarship Tests

A number of Bluffton high school
seniors will take the Ohio General
Scholarship tests which will be given
Saturday morning in the cafeteria Of
the new Lima Senior high school it
has been announced by Principal Rob-
ert Schumann, a member of the COM
mittee in charge.
Any student in the upper 40 per
cent of the graduating class is eligi-
BILE to take the tests which cover five
subjects. These are English, useage
and literature; history, world, Amer
lean, government and contemporary
problems; mathematics, arithmetic
and algebra; science, combined basic
branches; reading, comprehension and
vocabulary.
Bluffton students who will take the
general scholarship tests include
Jackie Berry, Ann Hilty, Beulah Blk
ell, Kay Clauss, Shirley BURY, Rebec-
ca Frankhauser and Frank Chamber
lain.
Students receiving high scores on
the tests will be considered for avail
able college scholarships.
At the same time three Bluffton
seniors will take the Ohio State uni
versity agricultural examination.
These will be given in Room Ill of
the high school. The three are Ron
Lora, Ned Althaus and Dale Hoch-
stettler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Falcons Coach
Is Dinner Speaker

The two most important elements
of success in athletics, business or
any phase of life are great desire 70
succeed and spirit of cooperation
with others, Doyt L. Perry, head
coach at Bowling Green, told mem
bers of the high school and college
football teams Tuesday evening at the
annual dinner sponsored by the Bluff
ton Lions club at the legion hail.
Perry cited numerous All-American
stars with whom he has worked in
high school and college coaching as
the results of extraordinary desires to
succeed.
He told young men planning coach
ing careers to look upon the vocation
as an honor because of the tremen-
dous influence coaches have upon
young men.
A. C. Burcky, athletic director at
Bluffton college, was toastmaster for
the dinner. He introduced coaches Ken
Mast, Pete Schmidt and Joe Harris,
who made brief remarks and intro
duced the honored guests, their teams.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
ChiLdren's Play
Program, Planned
At Founders Hall

A supervised children's recrea-
tiOn program to be held on
Saturday afternoons from l to 8
in the college gymnasium has
been announced by the Telesis
Club, sponsors of the program.
The college has donated the
use of the gymnasium for the
program and the Telesis Club
has arranged with Jim Siewert,
college senior majoring in phys
ical education, to supervise the
recreation periods.
The classes will be open to
children from the first through
the sixth grades. The children
must bring their own. equipment
and are asked to wear gym
shoes which will not mar the
playing floor in the gymnasium.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Music Festival
To Bring 400
Here On Jan. 28

Bluffton college will again be host
Saturday, January %, to some 400
area high school students who will
participate in the District III Fes-
tiyal for Chorus, Orchestra and
Band.
Top ranking high school musicians
from approximately 80 schools in the
five counties of northwestern Ohio,
which comprise the district, will
participate.
There will be 200 students in the
District Chorus, 125 students in the
District Band and 75 in Orchestra.
The groups will rehearse in RAM
seyer chapel, Founders hall and the
high school gymnasium in the morn
ing and afternoon, then a concert
will be presented in Founders hall in
the evening.
Earl Lehman, high school and col
lege music instructor here is district
chairman, and Russell A. Lantz,
professor of school music, is chair
man of the festival.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
College Prepares
To Launch Drive
For New DOrmitOry
Rev. Harry YOder, Who
Engineered Founders Hall
Drive, Returning

1t appeared that Bluffton college
will launch a serious campaign this
fall to raise funds for a new student
dormitory on the campus.
A concentrated fund raising cam
paign for the new structure became
apparent this week with the an
nouncement that the Rev. Harry
Yoder would return to the campus
this fall as an assistant to the presi-
dent. Rev. Yoder previously served in
that capacity from 1916 to 1851.
Rev. Yoder is now pastor of the
Calvary Mennonite church, Washing
ton, Illinois. His new duties at the
college will be in fund raising and
public relations.
Rev. Yoder is attributed with much
of the success of raising funds for
Founders Hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Brown, Bluff
ton, boy, Paul Alan, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Tucker, Dyers-
burg, Tenn, a girl, Michele Rae, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Badertscher,
Bluffton, boy, David Kent, born Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Manley,
Lafayette, a girl, Jean Ann, born Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lauck, Airing
ton, boy, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dilts, Ada, a
boy, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Won Steini
Bluffton, boy, born Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Byron Fritchie
Joins News Staff

Byron Fritchie, formerly of the per-
sonnel office of the Triplett Electrical
Instrument company and editor of
The Tripletter, employee publication,
has joined the staff of The Bluffton
News this week as associate editor.
Mr.. Fritchie was graduated from
Ohio State university's school of
journalism in 1852. He is Navy vet-
eran of World War II.
He assumes full time duties with
the paper after serving for the past
two years on part time basis cover
ing sports. His father, Fred Fritchie,
Sr., has been associated with the
Newssfor many years as a compositor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
BluftOn Busmessmen's Group TO Hear
Talk By Social Security Adm. Official

Henry ]. Kuhle Jr., of the Lima
social security office, will discuss
"Your Social Security-What You
Ought To Know" at the first meeting
of the Bluffton Business Mems as
sociation this year next Wednesday
evening at the new office of the
Leland Diller Insurance agency in
the Chamberlain building. The meet
ing opens at p. m.
In addition to speaking on his
subject, the assistant office manager
will show motion picture films titled
Looking Ahead" and "They Ought
To Know
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19

Paul Basinger, new president of
the association will be in charge of
the meeting. Other officers taking up
their new duties are Robert Grow,
vice president; Myron Meyer, treas
urer, and Eugene Benroth, secretary.
The president will announce ap-
poiptments of committeeman and
block workers for the coming year,
and the annual financial report will
be read. Receipts totaled $S,599.21
with disbursements of $3,437.01.
Lunch will be served at the close
Of the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Merchants Set
Dollar Days Here
For January N-28

Friday and Saturday, January
q and %, are the dates set for
Bluffton's mid-winter Dollar
Days, it was announced this
week by Ed Roth, general chair
man.
Bluffton retail store owners
have already started checking
over merchandise and getting it
ready for the big bargain event
which annually attracts bargain
hunters from within a wide
radius of town.
More than 5000 circulars will
be mailed out early next week
announcing the sales in practical
ly every retail store in the
Button business section.
On the planning committee
with Roth are Harold Balmer,
Vidella Herr, Silas Diller, Ed
Rice and Ed Waltermire.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Buys Vaughnsville
Barber Business


r. A. "Pat" Patterson, North
Jackson street, who formerly operat-
ed barber shop in business with his
brothers. Ray and Don, in the build
ing now occupied by the Bluffton
Meat Market, has bought barber
shop in Vaughnsville.
"Pat" has purchased the shop for
merly operated by Sam Sneary. Mr..
Sneary, regarded as the oldest and
longest-tenured barber in Putnam
county, if not all northwestern Ohio,
was injuredin recent fall and had
to give up the business.
Mr.. Patterson plans to commute
between Bluffton and Vaughnsville.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Founders Hall
Dinner To Honor
Rev. A. ]. Beachy
Resigns Mennonite Pastorate
To Continue Studies
At Harvard University

Five and one-half years as pastor
of the First Mennonite church will
come to an end Sunday for the Rev.
Alvin Beachy.
Rev. Beachy, who has resigned eff
fective Sunday, will be honored with
fellowship dinner at Founders Hall
on the Bluffton college campus at
1890 p. m. that afternoon.
Pastor of the First Mennonite
church here since July, 1850, just
after completing his master of theo-
logy degree at Hartford Theological
Seminary S Hartford, Conn, Rev.
Beachy will enroll in the Harvard
Divinity school, Cambridge, Mass,
February 1. He and his family plan to
leave Bluffton next Wednesday.
During his tenure in Bluffton new
parsonage has been constructed by
the 520-member congregation. In adj
dition an $4,000 fund was raised in
cash and pledges which will be used
for a church remodeling program.
Additions to the church in recent
months included new grand piano,
public address system and new choir
robes. A new women's society was
formed which now totals over so
members, three youth groups have
functioned successfully, and 29 young
people attended the church camp last
summer at Friedenswald, Mich.
Mrs. Beachy and daughters Brenda
and Deborah will accompany Rev.
Beachy to Cambridge where he viii
take up studies at the start of the Sc
cond semester.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19

The city still bears many of the
traces of the days of the Spanish ex-
plorers who founded it. Walls still
surround the old part of the city. The
new section has beautiful residential
sections and modernistic buildings.
While large numbers of the inhabi-
tants speak English, most speak the
predominant Spanish language.
Lois flew from Dayton and changed
planes in Miami on the trip to Car.
tagena. She departed at 10 p. m. Mon.
day and arrived in the South Ameri-
can city Tuesday noon. This included
six-hour layover. On the return
trip the plane laid over at Kingston
Jamaica.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-19
Hold Final Rites For Charles Hilty
Killed In Train-AutO Crash Friday

Final rites were held Monday after
noon in the st. Johns Evangelical and
Reformed church for Charles d. Hilty
SO, Bluffron, who died of injuries re-
ceived Friday afternoon when his
auto was struck by a freight train
at the Nickel Plate crossing of the
County Line road.
Mr.. Hilty, a retired tool and die
maker, was removed to Bluffton
Community hospital in a Basinger
funeral home ambulance. He died
about an hour after the accident.
Death resulted from multiple frac-
lures of the skull, neck, spine, left
arm and leg according to DR.. R. j.
Biery, Allen County coroner, who
ruled it accidental death.
D. J. Bash, Geiger street, tower
man at the nearby railroad crossover,
who witnessed the accident, said Hilty
was not travelling at high rate of
speed when he approached the cross
ing, He pointed out that rays from the
sun on the snow made it almost i'm
possible to see the oncoming freight
train. The Hilty car did not reduce
speed as it pulled onto the tracks in
front of the locomotive.
Hilty was born in Union township,
Hancock county, January Is, 1897. He
was a member of Bluffton American
Legion Post 382; Bluffton Lodge 432
F. G. A. NJ, the Toledo Scottish Rite
Valley and the st. Johns Evangelical
and Reformed church..